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January 23, 2007

Felicitacion por Penelope Cruz!

Hola Amigos!

I want to give congrads to Penelope Cruz for her Oscar Nomination for Volver. The movie was written and directed by the Spanish director, Pedro Almodovar.

I went to see this film last week with some friends from work and really enjoyed the experience. It was a film of forgiveness, sacrifice, humanity, and love. Cruz's character, Raimunda, makes great strides in her performance as a mother determined to help her daughter in a very difficult situation, to say the least. As the plot thickens in her relationship with her child; things get almost as difficult in her relationship with her estranged mother. It was an ironic film that while dealing with tougher than life issues still had a lot of heart and humor, in a way that only Almodovar could do.

I remember when I lived in Spain one of my friends, Diego, asked me if I had ever seen a movie by Pedro Alomodovar. At that point I had never even heard of the guy, which surprised him, and quite honestly, aggravated him as well...for Pedro is one of the biggest directors to come out of Spain since, well, ever.

It was a pleasure to see a movie and feel connected to a group of people and place that I call a second home, Spain. It was great to hear castellano spoken with that 'th' accent that I love. All that to say, it would be incredible to see Penelope pick up the award for a muy bueno performance!

Felicidades Penelope!!! 0-Ay, O-Ay, O-Ay, O-Ay, O-Ay, O-Ay!

| By Nathan Gemayel | 12:14 PM

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