Cristina Hoyos

Marisol: llámame Pepa (2024)

A portrait of the actress and singer Pepa Flores, an incarnation of the recent history of Spain, who, in just twenty-five years of intense career, went from being Marisol, child prodigy of the Franco dictatorship, to being one of the first communist milita ...

Jokes & Cigarettes (2023)

Barcelona, Spain, in the late sixties. Eugenio, a young jeweler who has fallen in love with Conchita, a singer, to the point of learning to play the guitar to accompany her in her performances, will first have to learn to overcome his stage fright. ...

Fosforito: una historia de flamenco (2021)

El Secadero De Iguanas (2018)

A bar in the middle of nowhere. A girl facing her demons. Her twin brother. An incestuous relationship. A mother they never met. A violent, alcoholic father. The nomads' periodic visitations. ...

Segunda oportunidad (2018)

"El brujo" frente al espejo (2013)

The sporting career of Enrique Castro "Quini" took him to the top of his profession of football. But what really makes it special and unique is its ability to self-improvement, overcoming life experiences very hard and complicated. ...

La balada del estrecho (2010)

Samuel returns to town after many years after fleeing for drug problems. Life has not gone well and things do not change back. He has inherited the old hotel of Leo, an old friend, who had dealings with André, a drug dealer who stole before he died. Now h ...

Antonio Gades, la ética de la danza (2007)

Documentary that reconstructs the professional life of the dancer through the thread of his own voice. A work that travels to the fundamental landscapes of the personal history of Gades with unpublished documents and the testimony of those who shared with ...

Antártida (1995)

A rock star falls in love with a common pickpocket without any personal history. But soon she finds herself in a contraband of drugs and both try to escape it. ...

All Men Are the Same (1994)

Three divorced men who share a flat live together without trouble until they hire a cleaning lady. ...

X Is Y (1990)

Experimental film consisting of images of young women handling automatic handguns and rifles. ...

Carmen on Ice (1990)

Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. ...

Angels (1990)

The American musician Rickie falls in love with the prostitute Sara, who pretends to be a princess. As they escape together, Rickie gets into a dangerous adventure. ...

Montoyas y Tarantos (1989)

History about hate and passion between two gypsy families. ...

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)

Larger-than-life American author Ernest Hemingway is the subject of this biopic that chronicles the famous writer's life from childhood to his suicide at age 61. Haunted by various inner demons -- including his father's suicide -- Hemingway serves in World ...

El amor brujo (1986)

In a Gypsy village, the fathers of Candela and José promise their children to each other. Years later, the unfaithful José marries Candela but while defending his lover Lucía in a brawl, he is stabbed to death. Carmelo, who secretly loves Candela since ...

Carmen (1984)

In the early 19th century, in Seville and the surrounding area, Carmen seduces the sergeant Don José, who deserts the army to be with her. But the beautiful gypsy falls in love with the bullfighter Escamillo, much to Don José's despair. ...

Carmen (1983)

While rehearsing a flamenco ballet adaptation of Bizet's opera "Carmen", Antonio, the choreographer, falls in love with the main dancer, Carmen, a fiercely independent woman. Antonio is slowly consumed by jealousy and possessiveness towards Carmen, just li ...

Blood Wedding (1981)

A dance troupe prepares for and completes a dress rehearsal of Federico García Lorca's tragic play "Blood Wedding," which is about a bride who runs away from her wedding with a former boyfriend. ...

Bewitched Love (1967)

This tragic drama is based on the ballet by famed composer Manuel De Falla. A young woman is caught between the violent struggle of two rival suitors who love her passionately. Candelas (La Polaca) is pursued by kind-hearted Antonio (Antonio Gades) and the ...

The Last Meeting (1967)

A flamenco dancer (Antonio Gades) reflects on his life and career when he is surprised to be honored on a television show telling his life story. The memories stir up controversy, and an old friend seeks retribution as Antonio had once stolen his girl. ...