El pregón explained

Director:Dani de la Orden
Story:Diego San José
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Cinematography:Isaac Vila
Editing:Alberto Gutiérrez
Music:The Pinker Tones
Distributor:DeAPlaneta

El pregón is a 2016 Spanish comedy film directed by Dani de la Orden from a screenplay by Daniel González and David Serrano which stars Berto Romero, Andreu Buenafuente, Belén Cuesta, Jorge Sanz, and Goyo Jiménez.

Plot

After hitting rock bottom, the Osorio brothers (formerly successful electronic music artists) are hired by the mayor of their native village of Proverzo, teaming up again to declaim the local festival's pregón announcement.[1]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Daniel González and David Serrano based on an original story by .[2] The film is an Atresmedia Cine and production with backing from ICEC, Movistar, and TV3.[3]

Reception

Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, assessing that the film sets the clock back 50 years.[5]

Fausto Fernández of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, mentioning the leading couple as a positive element about the film.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berto y Buenafuente, unos hermanos muy peculiares en 'El pregón'. rtve.es. Raquel M.. Alonso. 17 March 2016.
  2. Web site: 'Ocho apellidos marroquís': La transformación de 'Casi familia' en la expansión de la saga 'Ocho apellidos'. ecartelera. 20 January 2023. Jesús. Agudo.
  3. Web site: El cine español vuela en el primer trimestre del año con un incremento de su taquilla de un 108 por ciento respecto a 2015. Audiovisual451. 20 April 2016.
  4. Web site: ‘El pregón’ – estreno en cines 18 de marzo. Audiovisual451. 17 March 2016. Shooting locations included Barcelona, Sant Pere de Ribes, Sitges, and Santa Pau.

    Release

    Distributed by DeAPlaneta, it was released theatrically in Spain on 18 March 2016, making over €1.5 million at the domestic box-office during the first thirteen days of its theatrical run.[3]

  5. Web site: Beatriz. Martínez. El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 'El pregón': La comedia popular, en picado. 17 March 2016.
  6. Web site: El pregón. Fotogramas. Fausto. Fernández. 3 February 2016.