Gloria
Mexican theatrical release poster
Directed byChristian Keller
Screenplay bySabina Berman
Produced by
StarringSofía Espinosa
Edited by
  • Adriana Martínez
  • Patricia Rommel
Music byLorne Balfe
Production
companies
  • Pelo Suelto México Films
  • Rio Negro Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release dates
  • 20 October 2014 (2014-10-20) (FICM)
  • 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (Mexico)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Gloria is a 2014 Mexican drama film directed by Christian Keller, based on the life of Mexican pop singer Gloria Trevi. It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[2][3] but it lost out to 600 Miles.[4]

Plot

The film chronicles the life of one of Latin America's biggest pop icons, Gloria Trevi. The film opens with Gloria at an audition for the popular music composer, Sergio Andrade. She impresses Andrade and earns a spot as a member of the Mexican pop group Boquitas Pintadas. The group fails to achieve much fame, but Sergio notices Gloria's potential as a solo artist, and grooms her as such from then on. Gloria quickly becomes a huge success all over Latin America, but her career comes to a screeching halt when she is found in the middle of a controversial sex scandal.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Ariel Awards

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. Gloria won five awards out of 14 nominations.[5]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 Gloria Best Picture Nominated
Christian Keller Best First Feature Film Nominated
Sofía Espinosa Best Actress Won
Marco Pérez Best Actor Won
Tatiana del Real Breakthrough Female Performance Nominated
Sabina Berman Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Julieta Álvarez Best Art Direction Nominated
Adriana Martínez, Patricia Rommel Best Film Editing Won
Raúl Prado, Edgar Piña, Juan Carlos Lepe Best Visual Effects Nominated
Martín Boege Best Cinematography Nominated
Lorne Balfe Best Original Music Nominated
Matías Barberis, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc Best Sound Won
David Gameros Best Make-Up Won
Gilda Navarro Best Costume Design Nominated

References

  1. ^ McNary, Dave (6 October 2014). "Picturehouse Buys Gloria Trevi Biopic 'Gloria' for U.S." Variety. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Goya y Oscar 2016". Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ "14 Films Compete to Represent Mexico at the Oscars". Variety. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Mexico Picks '600 Miles' Starring Tim Roth as Oscar Entry". IndieWire. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ^ Magaña, Arturo (13 April 2016). "Nominados al Ariel 2016". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2016.

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Gloria Trevi
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