Undercover Wedding Crashers

The fiction is set in Cádiz. Sebas, a police agent with musical training, goes undercover as a keyboard player in a flamenco-trap band, Los Lolos, which is about to perform at the wedding of the daughter of an important narco.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/play/cine/noticias/abci-operacion-camaron-mafiosos-trap-ultima-esperanza-cine-espanol-para-salvar-taquilla-202106242032_noticia.html|website=ABC|title='Operación Camarón': los mafiosos del trap son la última esperanza del cine español para salvar la taquilla|date=25 June 2021|first=Francisco|last=Muñoz}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcorreo.com/butaca/cine/julian-lopez-narcos-20210623170306-ntrc.html|website=El Correo|title=Julián López, narcos y trap|date=24 June 2021|first=Oskar|last=Belategui}}

{{Cast list|

• Julián López as Sebas{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20210604/operacion-camaron-irresistible-comedia-ritmo-natalia-de-molina-nene-julian-lopez-miren-ibarguren-11788140|website=El Periódico|title='Operación Camarón': una irresistible comedia a ritmo de reguetón|date=4 June 2021|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez|access-date=2 November 2021|language=es}}
• Natalia de Molina as Luci{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/entrevista-operacion-camaron-natalia-de-molina-65390/|website=ecartelera|title=Natalia de Molina ('Operación camarón') desvela su pasado rebelde y choni: "En el instituto me creía underground"|date=23 June 2021|first=Alberto|last=Cano}}
• Carlos Librado as Lolo{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-06-22/nene-del-futbol-profesional-a-la-comedia-en-dos-patadas.html|website=El País|date=22 June 2021|title=Carlos Librado, del fútbol profesional a la comedia, en dos patadas|first=Gregorio|last=Belinchón}}
• Miren Ibarguren as Pepa
• {{ill|Canco Rodríguez|es}} as Mula
• Julián Villagrán as Blas
• Paco Tous as Jaime
• Antonio Dechent{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/cine/critica-Operacion_Camaron_0_1586543216.html|website=Diario de Sevilla|title=Simpatía por el 'cani'|date=26 June 2021|first=Manuel J.|last=Lombardo}}
• Adelfa Calvo
• Alberto López
• Manuel Burque as Gallego{{Cite web|url=https://www.aisge.es/los-estrenos-del-24-de-junio-operacion-camaron|website=Aisge|title='Operación Camarón'. Amor y balas a ritmo de trap|date=22 June 2021}}

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Undercover Wedding Crashers is a remake of the 2013 Italian film Song'e Napule by Antonio and Marco Manetti.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a31400937/operacion-camaron-critica-pelicula/|website=Fotogramas|title=Crítica de 'Operación Camarón'|first=Juan|last=Pando|date=24 June 2021}} It was written by Manuel Burque and Josep Gatell. The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, La Pepa Films and La Pepa La Película A.I.E, in association with La Zona Films and Quexito Films. It had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar+ and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group and funding from the ICAA.

Filming lasted for seven weeks. Shooting locations included the provinces of Seville and Cádiz.{{Cite web|url=https://www.panoramaaudiovisual.com/2019/06/25/operacion-camaron-concluye-su-rodaje/|website=Panorama audiovisual|title='Operación Camarón' concluye su rodaje|date=25 June 2019}}

Initially intended to be theatrically released in Spain on 13 March 2020, the release was postponed to 11 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the shelving of all Telecinco Cinema titles pending for theatrical release.{{cite news |title=El estreno de 'Operación Camarón' se pospone de este mes a septiembre en plena crisis por el coronavirus |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20200306/473985502114/el-estreno-de-operacion-camaron-se-pospone-de-este-mes-a-septiembre-en-plena-crisis-por-el-coronavirus.html |access-date=27 July 2022 |work=La Vanguardia |date=6 March 2020 |location=Madrid |language=es}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/television/20210102/ano-mediaset-dio-espalda-cine-espanol/547696169_0.html|website=Bluper|publisher=El Español|title=2020, el año en el que Mediaset le dio la espalda al cine español|date=2 January 2021|first=Juanma|last=Fdez|access-date=2021-10-07|language=es}} Postponed again, its release was eventually rescheduled for 24 June 2021.{{cite web |title='Operación Camarón': ¡Ya en cines! |url=https://www.telecinco.es/t5cinema/operacion-camaron/nueva-fecha-estreno_18_3154471838.html |website=telecinco.es |publisher=Mediaset España |access-date=27 July 2022 |location=Madrid |language=es |date=24 June 2021}}

The film was screened (as part of the festival's official selection but out of the competition) at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival on 4 June 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-operacion-camaron-trae-festival-malaga-coctel-generos-musica-cadiz-protagonistas-20210604162707.html|website=Europa Press|title='Operación camarón' trae al Festival de Málaga un cóctel de géneros con la música y Cádiz como protagonistas|date=4 June 2021}} The film was distributed by Buena Vista International.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/operacion-camaron-estreno-en-cines-24-de-junio/|website=Audiovisual451|title='Operación Camarón'- estreno en cines 24 de junio|date=21 June 2021}} The release of the movie was extensively teased by Mediaset España in all its television stations (including Euro 2020 matches), to the extent that the reiteration generated online memes about it.{{Cite web|url=https://los40.com/los40/2021/07/07/bigbang/1625653739_112086.html|website=Los 40|title= Cachondeo en redes por la enorme promoción de 'Operación Camarón' durante la Eurocopa|date=7 July 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4756291/0/operacion-camaron-desata-los-memes-por-su-insistente-publicidad-durante-el-partido-de-espana-e-italia/|website=20minutos.es|title='Operación Camarón' desata los memes por su insistente publicidad durante el partido entre España e Italia|date=7 July 2021}} The film grossed €3.3 million at the box-office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/el-cine-espanol-perdio-el-45-por-ciento-de-sus-ingresos-de-enero-a-agosto-de-2021-mientras-que-el-mercado-cinematografico-total-cayo-solo-un-cuatro-por-ciento-respecto-a-2020/|website=Audiovisual451|title=El cine español perdió el 45 por ciento de sus ingresos de enero a agosto de 2021 y el mercado total cayó solo un cuatro por ciento|date=15 September 2021}}

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film a score of 70/100, praising the well played humour and the "sensational" comic talent of the cast. She negatively pointed out that the ending was too cheesy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/critica-operacion-camaron-recomendable-comedia-veraniega-887973|website=HobbyConsolas|title=Crítica de Operación Camarón, una recomendable comedia veraniega|date=23 June 2021|first=Raquel|last=Hernández Luján}}

Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya gave the film 4 stars out of 5, writing that it had a "good screenplay, good cast and jokes that are not cringeworthy".{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20210624/operacion-camaron-comedia-mojon-telecinco-cinema-carlos-theron-julian-lopez-natalia-de-molina-11850195|website=El Periódico de Catalunya|title='Operación Camarón': una comedia que no es un mojón|date=24 June 2021|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez}}

Juan Pando of Fotogramas gave the film 4 out of 5 stars.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a31400937/operacion-camaron-critica-pelicula/|website=Fotogramas|title=Crítica de 'Operación Camarón' |first=Juan|last=Pando|date=24 June 2021}} In his view, the screenplay written by Burque and Gatell featured "simple but effective jokes". He pointed out at the predominance of "lighthearted humour", despite the crime themes. He praised the comedy talent and the chemistry of the cast.

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía gave it 4 out of 5 stars, presenting Operación Camarón as "a film that respects the rich intonations of our (Spanish) geographic diversity with actors who are natives or have mastered the (regional) accents perfectly".{{Cite web|website=Cinemanía|title=Operación Camarón|first=Andrea G.|last=Bermejo|date=22 June 2021|publisher=20minutos.es|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/operacion-camaron-4739174/}}

Javier Ocaña of El País found his only possible objection towards the film to be that the film was a remake of an Italian title, insofar that circumstance entailed an "evident lack of risk-taking capacity and less creativity".{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-06-25/operacion-camaron-irresistible-comedia-de-verano.html|website=El País|title='Operación Camarón': irresistible comedia de verano|date=25 June 2021|first=Javier|last=Ocaña|author-link=Javier Ocaña}} He considered however that the film actually delivered better "rhythm, staging, editing, dialogues, comic timing, tempo and performances" than the original Italian version.

Josu Eguren of El Correo gave the film 2 out of 3 stars,{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcorreo.com/culturas/cine/critica-operacion-camaron-20210702214156-nt.html|website=El Correo|first=Josu|last=Eguren|title=Crítica de 'Operación Camarón' (2021): Échate un cantecito|date=1 July 2021}} deeming it "refreshing, lively and catchy". He pointed out at the "priceless" bitchy deliveries by Miren Ibarguren, who is claiming—according to the reviewer—"the title of best comedic actress" in Spain.

{{Awards table|5}}

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| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2021 || rowspan = "2" | 34th ASECAN Awards || Best Actress || Natalia de Molina || {{nom}} || rowspan = "2" | {{Cite web|url=https://cineconn.es/ganadores-de-los-premios-asecan-2021/|website=Cine con Ñ|title='La hija', mejor película andaluza del año en los Premios ASECAN 2021|date=18 December 2021}}

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| Best Original Score || Riki Rivera || {{nom}}

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| align = "center" rowspan = "9" | 2022 || rowspan = "9" | 1st Carmen Awards || Best Production Supervision || Manuela Ocón || {{won}} || rowspan = "9" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/alegria-y-sevillanas-de-brooklyn-las-mas-nominadas-a-los-primeros-premios-carmen-del-cine-andaluz/|website=Audiovisual451|title='Alegría y 'Sevillanas de Brooklyn', las más nominadas a los primeros Premios Carmen del Cine Andaluz|date=14 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/la-hija-de-manuel-martin-cuenca-coronada-en-la-primera-edicion-de-los-premios-carmen-del-cine-andaluz/|website=Audiovisual451|title='La hija' de Manuel Martín Cuenca, coronada en la primera edición de los Premios Carmen del cine andaluz|date=31 January 2022}}

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| Best Original Song || Riki Rivera & Violeta Arriaza || {{won}}

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| Best Original Score || Riki Rivera || {{won}}

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| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Yolanda Piña & Félix Terrero || {{nom}}

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| rowspan = "2" | Best New Actor || Juanlu González || {{nom}}

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| Xisco González || {{nom}}

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| Best Sound || Dani de Zayas || {{won}}

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| Best Supporting Actress || Natalia de Molina || {{won}}

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| Best Costume Design || Esther Vaquero || {{won}}

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• List of Spanish films of 2021

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• [https://infoicaa.mecd.es/CatalogoICAA/Peliculas/Detalle?Pelicula=56519 Undercover Wedding Crashers] at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol
• {{IMDb title|10290510}}

Category:2021 films

Category:2021 action comedy films

Category:Spanish remakes of Italian films

Category:Buena Vista International films

Category:2020s Spanish-language films

Category:Spanish crime comedy films

Category:Spanish action comedy films

Category:Films set in Cádiz

Category:Films shot in the province of Cádiz

Category:Films shot in the province of Seville

Category:2020s Spanish films

Category:Spanish-language action comedy films