Queens (film)
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Queens is a 2006 film
directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira
.
The story follows a group of men who will be marrying in Spain's first same-sex wedding ceremony, and their mothers, who will be attending.
) is the manager of a posh resort hotel in Madrid which will be the site of a mass same-sex marriage ceremony. One of the grooms is Magda's son Miguel (Unax Ugalde
), who will marry his boyfriend (Daniel Hendler
), son of Ofelia (Betiana Blum
).
Nuria (Verónica Forqué
), a sex addict, is also on her way to attend the ceremony. Her son Narciso (Paco León
) will be marrying his boyfriend Hugo (Gustavo Salmerón), whose own parents, Helena (Mercedes Sampietro
) and Hector (Tito Valverde), are less enthusiastic.
Meanwhile, actress Reyes (Marisa Paredes
) will be attending to watch her son Rafa (Raul Jimenez
) marry his boyfriend Jonas (Hugo Silva
), the son of her gardener Jacinto (Lluís Homar).
2006 in film
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directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira
Manuel Gómez Pereira
Manuel Gómez Pereira is a successful Spanish screenwriter and film director of comedies.He is the nephew of the film director Luis Sanz.-Filmography as Director :* 1992: Salsa rosa...
.
The story follows a group of men who will be marrying in Spain's first same-sex wedding ceremony, and their mothers, who will be attending.
Plot
Magda (Carmen MauraCarmen Maura
Carmen García Maura is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, Maura is best known for her collaborations with noted Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar.-Early life:...
) is the manager of a posh resort hotel in Madrid which will be the site of a mass same-sex marriage ceremony. One of the grooms is Magda's son Miguel (Unax Ugalde
Unax Ugalde
Unax Ugalde Gutiérrez is a Spanish actor born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Basque Country.-Biography:Unax Ugalde, son of a worker at the Altos Hornos and a housewife, was born in 1978 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. While, as a student, he ambitioned to become a marine scientist, started taking classes...
), who will marry his boyfriend (Daniel Hendler
Daniel Hendler
Daniel Hendler is an Uruguayan film, television, and theatre actor who works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, where he lives. He is known for his starring roles in films such as Bottom of the Sea, Family Law, The Paranoids, Phase 7, and award winning Lost Embrace by director Daniel Burman, with...
), son of Ofelia (Betiana Blum
Betiana Blum
Betiana Blum is an Argentine actress.-Filmography:*Esperando la carroza 2: se acabó la fiesta ...Nora*Tocar el cielo ...Gloria*Ciudad en celo ...Marta...
).
Nuria (Verónica Forqué
Veronica Forqué
Verónica Forqué is a Spanish actress of stage, film and television who comes from an artistic and theatrical family. Her mother is Carmen Vázquez Vigo and her father is the director José María Forqué. Her brother is director Álvaro Forqué...
), a sex addict, is also on her way to attend the ceremony. Her son Narciso (Paco León
Paco León
Paco León is a Spanish comic actor born in Seville. His first television experiences were playing in the childlike comedy "Mariquilla Ríe Perlas" and "Castillos en el Aire" on Canal Sur....
) will be marrying his boyfriend Hugo (Gustavo Salmerón), whose own parents, Helena (Mercedes Sampietro
Mercedes Sampietro
Mercedes Sampietro is a Spanish actress.Her debut on stages was in 1979, and in cinema, seven years later, with Jaime Chávarri's A un dios desconocido...
) and Hector (Tito Valverde), are less enthusiastic.
Meanwhile, actress Reyes (Marisa Paredes
Marisa Paredes
María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé, , better known in show business as Marisa Paredes, is a Spanish actress.-Biography:...
) will be attending to watch her son Rafa (Raul Jimenez
Raúl Jiménez
Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Club América in the Primera División de Mexico.-Club career:...
) marry his boyfriend Jonas (Hugo Silva
Hugo Silva
Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva is a Spanish actor.-Early life:Silva was born in San Blas, Madrid, Spain. He began working as an electrician but, with his mother's encouragement, soon decided to try to be an actor...
), the son of her gardener Jacinto (Lluís Homar).