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| Spanish | La infiltrada |
| Directed by | Arantxa Echevarría |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Daniel Salmones |
| Edited by | Victoria Lammers |
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| Distributed by | Beta Fiction Spain |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | €8.5 million |
Undercover (Spanish: La infiltrada) is a 2024 Spanish thriller film directed by Arantxa Echevarría starring Carolina Yuste and Luis Tosar.
Plot
[edit]The plot is based on true story on an undercover agent who infiltrated ETA under the name 'Aranzazu Berradre Marín' and managed to dismantle the 'Donosti' cell.[1][2][3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Carolina Yuste as Mónica / Arantxa[5][6]
- Luis Tosar as Ángel Salcedo, "El Inhumano"[7][5]
- Víctor Clavijo as Teruel[5]
- Nausicaa Bonnín as Andrea[5]
- Iñigo Gastesi as Kepa Etxebarría[5]
- Diego Anido as Sergio Polo[8]
- Pepe Ocio[9]
- Jorge Rueda[9]
- Carlos Troya[9]
- Pedro Casablanc[9]
Production
[edit]Undercover is a Bowfinger International Pictures, Beta Fiction Spain, Esto también pasará, and Infiltrada LP AIE production, with the association of Filmfactory Entertainment, the participation of Movistar Plus+, Atresmedia, EiTB, and Crea SGR and backing from ICAA.[10] Principal photography began on 5 February 2024.[11] Shooting locations included San Sebastián.[4]
Release
[edit]Distributed by Beta Fiction Spain, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 11 October 2024.[9][12] It opened to over €1.1 million, thus becoming the 2nd largest opening for a Spanish film in 2024 up to that date.[13]
By February 2025, the film had grossed around €8.5 million at the Spanish box office.[14] By that time it had already become the highest-grossing Spanish film directed by a woman.[15]
Reception
[edit]María Bescós of HobbyConsolas gave the film 80 points ('very good') praising how "the rhythm and tension are constant" and Yuste's work as the film's best.[16]
Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that it "takes off and excels when political terrorism is mixed and confused with gender terrorism".[17]
Juan Sardá of El Cultural rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that it "hooks like the best thrillers and boldly and knowledgeably portrays a recent historical era that today seems hard to believe".[8]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2024
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30th Forqué Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [18] | |
| Best Actress in a Film | Carolina Yuste | Won | |||
| Cinema and Education in Values | Nominated | ||||
2025
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12th Feroz Awards | Best Director | Arantxa Echevarría | Nominated | [19] |
| Best Main Actress in a Film | Carolina Yuste | Nominated | |||
| Best Trailer | Javier Morales | Nominated | |||
| 79th CEC Medals | Best Film | Won | [20] | ||
| Best Director | Arantxa Echevarría | Won | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Amèlia Mora, Arantxa Echevarría | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Carolina Yuste | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Luis Tosar | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nausicaa Bonnín | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Javier Salmones | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Victoria Lammers | Won | |||
| Best Music | Fernando Velázquez | Nominated | |||
| 39th Goya Awards | Best Film | Won | [21] | ||
| Best Director | Arantxa Echevarría | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Carolina Yuste | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nausicaa Bonnín | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Luis Tosar | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Javier Salmones | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Victoria Lammers | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Amèlia Mora, Arantxa Echevarría | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Fernando Velázquez | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Patricia Rodríguez, Tono Garzón | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Fabio Huete, Jorge Castillo Ballesteros, Miriam Lisón, Mayte Cabrera | Nominated | |||
| Best Special Effects | Mariano García Marty, Jon Serrano, Juliana Lasunción | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Supervision | Axier Pérez Serrano | Nominated | |||
| 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Carolina Yuste | Pending | [22] | |
| Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Carlos Troya | Pending | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "A Spanish Police Officer Infiltrates a Terrorist Group in the First Teaser Trailer for Goya-Winner Arantxa Echevarría's 'Undercover' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Así es el adelanto de 'La infiltrada', la película sobre la única policía infiltrada en ETA". El Diario Vasco. 3 April 2024.
- ^ "El rodaje de 'La infiltrada' en San Sebastián, en imágenes". El Diario Vasco. 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b Muñoz, F. (2 April 2024). "Tráiler en primicia de 'La infiltrada', la historia real de la policía que se adentró en las cloacas de ETA". ABC.
- ^ a b c d e "«La Infiltrada»: Imágenes exclusivas, personajes y el homenaje de Arantxa Echevarría a las heroínas invisibles". Cine y Tele. 8 October 2024.
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (7 October 2024). "Los estrenos del 11 de octubre. 'La infiltrada'. Lucha solitaria". Aisge.
- ^ Boira, Paula (10 October 2024). "'La infiltrada', el filme de Arantxa Echevarría que reivindica a la mujer que engañó a ETA". Infobae.
- ^ a b Sardá, Juan (11 October 2024). "'La infiltrada': la mujer que engañó a ETA durante 8 años merece esta película tensa, veraz y adictiva". El Cultural – via El Español.
- ^ a b c d e Cazallas, Javier (3 April 2024). "Arantxa Echevarria nos devuelve a los 80 con el primer teaser de La infiltrada, que llega a los cines en otoño". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ "Arantxa Echevarría rueda 'La infiltrada', película sobre la policía nacional que entró en ETA". Panorama Audiovisual. 7 February 2024.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (14 March 2024). "La infiltrada, de Arantxa Echevarría, en producción". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Primer tráiler de 'La infiltrada', la historia real de una policía en ETA que dirige Arantxa Echevarría y protagoniza Carolina Yuste". Cine con Ñ. 3 April 2024.
- ^ Cazallas, Javier (14 October 2024). "La infiltrada supera las expectativas en taquilla y ya es el segundo mejor estreno español de 2024". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (9 February 2025). "Local hits 'The 47', 'Undercover' share top prize at Spain's Goya Awards; 'Emilia Perez' wins best European film". ScreenDaily.
- ^ "Esta película se ha convertido en la más taquillera del cine español dirigida por una mujer". Cinemanía. 24 January 2025 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Bescós, María (9 October 2024). "Crítica de La infiltrada, el thriller sobre ETA basado en hechos reales que no te dará un respiro". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ Romero Santos, Rubén (8 October 2024). "Crítica de 'La infiltrada': cuando el terrorismo político se mezcla y confunde con el terrorismo de género". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Abenia, Enrique (14 December 2024). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2024: 'El 47' y 'Querer' hacen pleno y ganan en el 30 aniversario". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Munsuri, María (26 January 2025). "Premios Feroz 2025: lista completa de ganadores". Vogue.
- ^ "'La infiltrada' triunfa en las Medallas CEC y logra su primera victoria lejos de la taquilla justo antes de los Premios Goya". Kinótico. 3 February 2025.
- ^ Partearroyo, Daniel de (18 December 2024). "Premios Goya 2025: 'El 47' domina con 14 nominaciones, seguida de 'La infiltrada'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "Karla Sofía Gascón, nominada en los Premios de la Unión Actores y Actrices 2025". Cinemanía (in Spanish). 4 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025 – via 20minutos.es.
External links
[edit]- Undercover at IMDb