This 1990 film was directed by Carlos Saura and based on the eponymous play by José Sanchís Sinisterra. The film stars Carmen Maura and Andrés Pajares as Carmela and Paulino, a pair of travelling players who inadvertently find themselves in the wrong place as the wrong time during the closing months of the Spanish Civil War. The cinematagrapher was José Luis Alcaine. Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director. ... Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director. ... Carmen Maura Carmen Maura is a Spanish actress. ... Jose Luis Alcaine (born 26 December 1938) is a Spanish born cinematographer. ... Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director. ... Carmen Maura Carmen Maura is a Spanish actress. ... Combatants Spanish Republic With the support of: Soviet Union[1] Nationalist Spain With the support of: Italy Germany Commanders Manuel Azaña Francisco Largo Caballero Juan Negrín Francisco Franco Gonzalo Queipo de Llano Emilio Mola José Sanjurjo Casualties 500,000[2] The Spanish Civil War (Spanish: Guerra Civil Espa... Jose Luis Alcaine (born 26 December 1938) is a Spanish born cinematographer. ...

Awards

Winner of the 1990 Goya Awards for: MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spains main national film awards. ...

• Best Film
• Best Director: Carlos Saura
• Best Actor: Andrés Pajares
• Best Actress: Carmen Maura
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Carlos Saura, Rafael Azcona
• Best Supporting Actor: Gabino Diego
• Best Editing: Pablo González del Amo
• Best Sound: Gilles Ortion, Alfonso Pino
• Best Costume Design: Rafael Palmero, Mercedes Sánchez
• Best Make-Up: José Antonio Sánchez, Paquita Núñez
• Best Production Design: Rafael Palmero
• Best Production Supervision: Víctor Albarrán
• Best Special Effects: Reyes Abades

Spanish Wikipedia has an extensive article - es:¡Ay, Carmela! - on this film. Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director. ... The Goya Award for Best Actress (Spanish Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina protagonista) is one of the Goya Awards, Spains principal national film awards. ... Carmen Maura Carmen Maura is a Spanish actress. ...