Gloria (2014 film)

Gloria

Mexican theatrical release poster
Directed by Christian Keller
Produced by
  • Matthias Ehrenberg
  • Ricardo Kleinbaum
  • Barrie Osborne
  • Alan B. Curtiss
  • Christian Keller
Screenplay by Sabina Berman
Starring Sofía Espinosa
Music by Lorne Balfe
Edited by
  • Adriana Martínez
  • Patricia Rommel
Distributed by Universal International
Release dates
  • 20 October 2014 (2014-10-20) (FICM)
  • 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (Mexico)
Running time
126 minutes
Country Mexico
Language Spanish

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,[1][2] but it lost out to 600 Miles.[3]

Plot

The film chronicles the life of one of Latin America's biggest pop icons, Gloria Trevi. The films 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

Home media

In the United States, Gloria will be released through online digital outlets on 29 September 2015 and on DVD and Blu-Ray on 13 October 2015.

Awards and nominations

Ariel Awards

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. Gloria received 14 nominations.[4]

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

References

  1. "Goya y Oscar 2016". Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. "14 Films Compete to Represent Mexico at the Oscars". Variety. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. "Mexico Picks '600 Miles' Starring Tim Roth as Oscar Entry". IndieWire. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. Magaña, Arturo (April 13, 2016). "Nominados al Ariel 2016". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved April 13, 2016.

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