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The Ugliest Woman in the World

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The Ugliest Woman in the World
Film poster
SpanishLa mujer más fea del mundo
Directed byMiguel Bardem
Screenplay byNacho Faerna
Starring
CinematographyNéstor Calvo
Edited byIván Aledo
Music byJuan Bardem
Production
company
Aurum Producciones
Release dates
  • 11 October 1999 (1999-10-11) (Sitges)
  • 5 November 1999 (1999-11-05) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Ugliest Woman in the World (Spanish: La mujer más fea del mundo)[1] is a 1999 Spanish science fiction comedy film directed by Miguel Bardem from a screenplay by Nacho Faerna which stars Elia Galera and Roberto Álvarez.

Plot

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The plot is set in a futuristic 2011 Madrid, capital of the 3rd (Spanish) Republic.[2] Extremely ugly woman Lola Otero is transformed into a beauty in the wake of an experiment carried out by a mad scientist, thereby going into a killing rampage to take revenge for all the humilliations she has suffered.[3]

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay was penned by Nacho Faerna.[2] The film is an Aurum Producciones production.[6]

Release

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The film was presented at the 32nd Sitges Film Festival in October 1999.[2] It was released theatrically in Spain on 5 November 1999.[5]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2000 14th Goya Awards Best New Director Miguel Bardem Nominated [6]
Best Special Effects Alejandro Álvarez, David Martí, José Álvarez, Reyes Abades Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Martin, Juan Carlos (2006). "Representations of Humans and Technology: The Construction of Identity in Miguel Bardem, Pedro Almodóvar, and Alejandro Amenábar". In Hoeg, Jerry; Larsen, Kevin S. (eds.). Science, Literature, and Film in the Hispanic World.
  2. ^ a b c Torreiro, Casimiro (13 October 1999). "Miguel Bardem se adentra en el siglo XXI y destapa una España casposa y divertida". El País.
  3. ^ Fernández Santos, Elsa (3 November 1999). "Miguel Bardem estrena un cuento de hadas y de terror sobre la fealdad". El País.
  4. ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 399. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Benavent 2000, p. 399.
  6. ^ a b "La mujer más fea del mundo". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 27 July 2023.