Andrea's Love

Andrea's Love (Spanish: El amor de Andrea)^[1] is a 2023 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca from a screenplay by Lola Mayo and Martín Cuenca.

Andrea's Love
Film poster
Spanish	El amor de Andrea
Directed by	Manuel Martín Cuenca
Screenplay by	Lola Mayo Manuel Martín Cuenca
Produced by	Gonzalo Salazar-Simpson Manuel Martín Cuenca Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano Luis Collar
Starring	Lupe Mateo Barredo Fidel Sierra Cayetano Rodríguez Anglada Agustín Domínguez Irka Lugo Jesús Ortiz
Cinematography	Eva Díaz Iglesias
Edited by	Ángel Hernández Zoido
Music by	Vetusta Morla
Production companies	La Loma Blanca PC LaZona El amor de Andrea AIE Nephilim Alebrije Cine y Vídeo
Distributed by	Filmax
Release dates	23 October 2023 (2023-10-23) (Seminci) 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24) (Spain)
Countries	Spain Mexico
Language	Spanish

Plot

Set in Cádiz,^[2] the plot follows 15-year-old Andrea, the eldest of three siblings, seeking to rekindle with her father following her parents' divorce.^[3]

Cast

• Lupe Mateo Barredo as Andrea^[3]
• Fidel Sierra^[3]
• Cayetano Rodríguez Anglada^[3]
• Agustín Domínguez^[3]
• Irka Lugo^[3]
• Jesús Ortiz^[3]
• Inés Amieva^[3]
• Jose M. Verdulla Otero^[3]

Production

The film was penned by helmer Manuel Martín Cuenca alongside Lola Mayo [ca], rather than with Martín Cuenca's regular co-scribe Alejandro Hernández.^[4] The film was produced by La Loma Blanca PC, LaZona, Nephilim, and El amor de Andrea AIE, alongside Alebrije Cine y Vídeo, with participation of RTVE and Canal Sur, funding from ICAA, backing from AAIICC [es], and sponsoring by Diputación de Cádiz [es].^[4] It was fully shot in the Bay of Cádiz.^[3] Footage was shot in chronological order.^[5]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival on 23 October 2023.^[6] It also made it to the official selection competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) for its international premiere.^[7][8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 24 November 2023 by Filmax.^[3][9]

Reception

Philipp Engel of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as a "a spiritual family drama with Atlantic airs" in the verdict.^[10]

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the director's brilliant change of register [from his previous filmography].^[11]

Sergi Sánchez of La Razón rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, highlighting as its hallmark the "naturalistic sensibility" at portraying the life of a teenager making uncomfortable questions.^[12]

Javier Ocaña [es] of El País wrote that Andrea's Love is so austere that it is not by chance that the film is compared by specialists to Robert Bresson's cinema.^[13]

Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:

• 10th — El Cultural (critics)^[14]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2023	27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival	Best Director	Manuel Martín Cuenca	Won	^[15]
		Best Script	Manuel Martín Cuenca, Lola Mayo	Won
2024	3rd Carmen Awards	Best Director	Manuel Martín Cuenca	Nominated	^[16]^[17]
		Best Original Screenplay	Manuel Martín Cuenca, Lola Mayo	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Lupe Mateo Barredo	Won
		Best Sound	Daniel de Zayas	Nominated
	38th Goya Awards	Best Original Song	"El amor de Andrea" by Vetusta Morla & Valeria Castro	Nominated	^[18]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2023

References

1. De Pablos, Emiliano (31 August 2023). "Spanish Auteur Martin Cuenca's 'Andrea's Love' Embraced by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
2. "'El amor de Andrea', la película 'gaditana', premio a mejor dirección y mejor guion en el Festival de Tallin". La Voz del Sur. 19 November 2023.
3. "Así es 'El amor de Andrea', la nueva película sobre la familia y el desencanto de Manuel Martín Cuenca". rtve.es. 31 August 2023.
4. Martínez, Evaristo (28 August 2023). "Manuel Martín Cuenca competirá en la Seminci con 'El amor de Andrea'". La Voz de Almería.
5. García, Tamara (31 August 2023). "Así lucen Cádiz y los actores gaditanos en el tráiler de la película 'El amor de Andrea'". Diario de Cádiz. Grupo Joly.
6. "Martín Cuenca habla de las huellas de la felicidad de la vida". El Día de Valladolid. 23 October 2023.
7. "Official Selection Competition out now". PÖFF. 13 October 2023.
8. Dalton, Ben (13 October 2023). "Tallinn Black Nights completes main competition with 16 further titles including 11 world premieres". ScreenDaily.
9. "Así es el trailer de 'El amor de Andrea', la película de Martín Cuenca que se rodó en Cádiz". La Voz Digital. Grupo Vocento. 1 September 2023.
10. Engel, Philipp (22 November 2023). "Crítica de 'El amor de Andrea': La película más 'bressoniana' de Manuel Martín Cuenca". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
11. Martínez, Beatriz (24 November 2023). "Crítica de 'El amor de Andrea', el brillante cambio de registro de Manuel Martín Cuenca". Fotogramas.
12. Sánchez, Sergi (24 November 2023). "Crítica de "El amor de Andrea": érase una vez un padre ★★★ 1/2". La Razón.
13. Ocaña, Javier (24 November 2023). "'El amor de Andrea': el abandono emocional de los hijos por parte de sus tóxicos padres divorciados". El País.
14. "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023, el año de 'Cerrar los ojos'". El Cultural. 21 December 2023 – via El Español.
15. Frost, Caroline (19 November 2023). "Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival: Misericordia Wins Grand Prix Award (Complete Winners List)". Deadline Hollywood.
16. "Los Premios Carmen dan a conocer desde Huelva todos los nominados de su tercera edición". Huelva24. Grupo Vocento. 20 December 2023.
17. "Palmarés completo de la III edición de los Premios Carmen del Cine andaluz". eldiario.es. 4 February 2024.
18. "Premios Goya 2024 | Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'". Cinemanía. 11 February 2024 – via 20minutos.es.

External links

• Andrea's Love at IMDb