Carmina or Blow Up

2012 1h 11m ES

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 92

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Carmina, 58, runs a shop selling Iberian products in Seville. After several robberies and no help from her insurance company, she comes up with a way to recover the money she needs to keep her family. While she waits in her kitchen for her plan to kick in, she thinks back over her life, her work and her miracles.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

María León
María
Antonio Adarve
Miguel Alcíbar
Carmina Barrios
Carmina
José Mari Bizcocho
Raimundo Carrasco
Paco Casaus
Antonio León
Antonio Estrada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paco León
Writers: Paco León
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Carmina Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paco León, shot by Juan González Guerrero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pony Bravo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ana Álvarez-Ossorio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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María León and Antonio Adarve and Miguel Alcíbar carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paco León directs. Juan González Guerrero behind the camera. Pony Bravo scores. Ana Álvarez-Ossorio cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

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1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Part of the "Carmina Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Paco León, shot by Juan González Guerrero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Pony Bravo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ana Álvarez-Ossorio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8María León and Antonio Adarve and Miguel Alcíbar carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2177509 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.