Historia de un beso is a 2002 Spanish

Spanish people

The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....

 drama

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...

 film

Film

A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

 directed by José Luis Garci

José Luis Garci

José Luis Garci is a producer, critic, TV presenter, writer, screenwriter and film director in Spanish cinema. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Begin the Beguine...

 and written by Garci and Horacio Valcárcel. The film received seven Goya Award nominations, but didn't win one.

Plot

The plot follows two different stories that take place decades apart from each other. Julio (Carlos Hipolito) attends the funeral of the uncle who raised him. After reminiscing with his uncle's friends, Julio remembers his childhood. At that time, his Uncle Blas (Alfredo Landa) fell in love with a much younger women who made him realize how dispassionate his life had become. The adult Julio also attempts to romance a fellow teacher.

Cast

• Alfredo Landa as Blas Otamendi
• Ana Fernández as Andrea
• Agustín González as Don Telmo
• Carlos Hipólito as Julio
• Beatriz Rico as Marisa
• Manuel Lozano as Julipín
• Tina Sáinz as Melchora
• Francisco Algora
  Francisco Algora
  Francisco Algora is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in 95 films and television shows since 1972. He starred in the 1973 film Habla, mudita, which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
  
   as Don Lino

Nominated

Goya Awards

Goya Awards

The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....

• Best Actress (Ana Fernández)
• Best Cinematography (Raúl Pérez Cubero)
• Best Costume Design (Gumersindo Andrés)
• Best Makeup and Hairstyles (Paca Almenara, Alicia López and Antonio Panizza)
• Best Production Design (Gil Parrondo)
• Best Supporting Actor (Carlos Hipólito)
• Best Supporting Actress (Tina Sáinz)