Gloria (2014 film)
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Directed by | Christian Keller |
Screenplay by | Sabina Berman |
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Starring | Sofía Espinosa |
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Music by | Lorne Balfe |
Distributed by | Universal Studios |
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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]
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
- Sofía Espinosa as Gloria Trevi
- Marco Pérez as Sergio Andrade
- Tatiana del Real as María Raquenel
- Ximena Romo as Aline Hernández
- Estefania Villarreal as Laura
- Osvaldo Ríos as El Tigre
- Ricardo Kleinbaum as Abogado
- Moises Arizmendi as Fernando Esquina
- Magali Boysselle as Mónica Ga
- Paula Serrano as Reportera Española
References
- ^ "Goya y Oscar 2016". Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.