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| Producer: | Beatriz Bodegas | ||
| Language: | Spanish | ||
| Distributor: | Filmax | ||
| Cinematography: | Javier Salmones | ||
| Editing: | Irene Blecua |
Idol Affair (Spanish; Castilian: '''Buscando a Coque'''|links=no) is a 2024 Spanish-American romantic comedy film written and directed by Teresa Bellón and César F. Calvillo which stars Alexandra Jiménez and Hugo Silva alongside Coque Malla.
The happy domestic relationship between Teresa and César is upended after Teresa confessed having banged Coque Malla, César's longtime idol. They travel to Miami to look for Coque while they rethink their relationship.[1]
The film is a Spanish-American co-production by Agosto, la película AIE and La Canica Films alongside Bestacosta Productions and Inti Films, Inc.[2] It had the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+, the collaboration of Paramount, the backing from ICAA and support by Ayuntamiento de Madrid.[3] Shooting locations included Miami and Madrid.
Distributed by Filmax, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 14 February 2024.
Javier Ocaña of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars deeming it to be "a textbook romantic comedy, with a classic structure, remarkable dialogues and situations between the everyday and the absurd, with a hint of tenderness".[4]
Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "very pleasant, luminous", but less "Sandlerian" or "Smithian" than the reviewer would have liked.[5]