Gloria (2014 film)

2014 film

Gloria

Mexican theatrical release poster

Directed by| Christian Keller
Screenplay by| Sabina Berman
Produced by|

* Matthias Ehrenberg
* Ricardo Kleinbaum
* Barrie Osborne
* Alan B. Curtiss
* Christian Keller

Starring| Sofía Espinosa
Edited by|

* Adriana Martínez
* Patricia Rommel

Music by| Lorne Balfe

Production
companies

* Pelo Suelto México Films
* Rio Negro Productions

Distributed by| Universal Pictures[1]

Release dates

* 20 October 2014 (2014-10-20) (FICM)
* 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (Mexico)

Running time

| 126 minutes
Country| Mexico
Language| Spanish

Gloria is a 2014 Mexican drama film directed by Christian Keller, based on the life of Mexican pop singer Gloria Trevi. It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[2][3] but it lost out to 600 Miles.[4]

## Plot[edit]

The film chronicles the life of one of Latin America's biggest pop icons, Gloria Trevi. The film opens with Gloria at an audition for the popular music composer, Sergio Andrade. She impresses Andrade and earns a spot as a member of the Mexican pop group Boquitas Pintadas. The group fails to achieve much fame, but Sergio notices Gloria's potential as a solo artist, and grooms her as such from then on. Gloria quickly becomes a huge success all over Latin America, but her career comes to a screeching halt when she is found in the middle of a controversial sex scandal.

## Cast[edit]

* Sofía Espinosa as Gloria Trevi
* Marco Pérez as Sergio Andrade [es]
* Tatiana del Real as María Raquenel
* Ximena Romo as Aline Hernández
* Osvaldo Ríos as El Tigre
* Ricardo Kleinbaum as Abogado
* Moises Arizmendi as Fernando Esquina
* Magali Boysselle as Mónica Ga
* Estefanía Villarreal as Laura
* Paula Serrano as Reportera Española

## Awards and nominations[edit]

### Ariel Awards[edit]

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. Gloria won five awards out of 14 nominations.[5]

Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2016 | Gloria | Best Picture | Nominated
Christian Keller  | Best First Feature Film  | Nominated
Sofía Espinosa  | Best Actress | Won
Marco Pérez  | Best Actor  | Won
Tatiana del Real  | Breakthrough Female Performance  | Nominated
Sabina Berman | Best Original Screenplay  | Nominated
Julieta Álvarez  | Best Art Direction  | Nominated
Adriana Martínez, Patricia Rommel  | Best Film Editing  | Won
Raúl Prado, Edgar Piña, Juan Carlos Lepe  | Best Visual Effects  | Nominated
Martín Boege  | Best Cinematography  | Nominated
Lorne Balfe | Best Original Music  | Nominated
Matías Barberis, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc  | Best Sound  | Won
David Gameros  | Best Make-Up  | Won
Gilda Navarro  | Best Costume Design  | Nominated

## References[edit]

1. ^ McNary, Dave (6 October 2014). "Picturehouse Buys Gloria Trevi Biopic 'Gloria' for U.S." Variety. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
2. ^ "Goya y Oscar 2016". Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
3. ^ "14 Films Compete to Represent Mexico at the Oscars". Variety. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
4. ^ "Mexico Picks '600 Miles' Starring Tim Roth as Oscar Entry". IndieWire. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
5. ^ Magaña, Arturo (13 April 2016). "Nominados al Ariel 2016". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Gloria at IMDb