Club Virginia Orchestra

Club Virginia Orchestra
Club Virginia Orchestra
	Film poster
Spanish	Orquesta Club Virginia
Directed by	Manuel Iborra
Screenplay by	Manuel Iborra; Joaquín Oristrell;
Starring	Jorge Sanz; Antonio Resines; Santiago Ramos; Enrique San Francisco; Emma Suárez; Juan Echanove; Pau Riba; Torrebruno; Natasha Hovey;
Cinematography	Javier Salmones
Edited by	Miguel A. Santamaría
Music by	Santi Arisa
Production; companies	El Catalejo PC; Fernando Colomo PC;
Distributed by	Warner Española
Release date	11 September 1992;
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Club Virginia Orchestra (Spanish: Orquesta Club Virginia)^[1] is a 1992 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Iborra [es] from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joaquín Oristrell. It stars Jorge Sanz, Antonio Resines, Santiago Ramos, Enrique San Francisco, Emma Suárez, and Juan Echanove.

Plot

Inspired by the life of Santi Arisa [es] and set in 1967, the plot follows the plight of a Spanish provincial orchestra touring in the Middle East during the Six Day War.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Jorge Sanz as Tony^[4]
Antonio Resines as Sr. Domènech^[4]
Santiago Ramos as el Negro^[4]
Enrique San Francisco as Curt^[4]
Emma Suárez as María^[4]
Juan Echanove as el Maño^[4]
Pau Riba as Solimán^[4]
Verónica Forqué as presentadora TV egipcia^[4]
Rocco Torrebruno [es] as Enzo^[4]
Silke Hornillos^[4]
Natasha Hovey^[5]

Production

Shooting locations in Morocco included Marrakesh, Taroudant, Tangier, and Tétouan.^[6]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 11 September 1992.^[7]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1993	7th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Enrique San Francisco	Nominated	^[8]
1993	7th Goya Awards	Best Sound	Julio Recuero, Gilles Ortion, Enrique Molinero, José Antonio Bermúdez	Won	^[8]

References

^ Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Woodbridge: Tamesis. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.
^ "Una orquesta de cine". El País. 9 September 1992.
^ Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2002). Críticas del cine español. Vol. I. Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Benavent 2000, p. 434.
^ "Che fine ha fatto Natasha Hovey, star di "Acqua e Sapone"". Virgilio.it. 16 October 2023.
^ Castilla, Amelia (11 September 1992). "La historia de un sueño". El País.
^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 434. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 275, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

[1] Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Woodbridge: Tamesis. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.

[2] "Una orquesta de cine". El País. 9 September 1992.

[3] Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2002). Críticas del cine español. Vol. I. Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

[FOOTNOTEBenavent2000434-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Benavent 2000, p. 434.

[5] "Che fine ha fatto Natasha Hovey, star di "Acqua e Sapone"". Virgilio.it. 16 October 2023.

[6] Castilla, Amelia (11 September 1992). "La historia de un sueño". El País.

[7] Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 434. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.

[8] Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 275, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

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