
Agustín Díaz Yanes
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Agustín Díaz Yanes (Madrid, 1950) is a Spanish Goya Awards winner screenwriter and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Agustín Díaz Yanes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.
Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law

A young agent leaves everything behind to pose as a member of ETA, risking her life to uncover the terrorists' hideouts in the south of France.
She Walks in Darkness

In 17th century Spain Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, near to death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

A radio station receives a call from a psychopath who claims to have murdered many women. He leaves a series of clues that lead to his next victim, propelling the cops to find him before he kills her.
To the Limit

Spanish soldiers battle indigenous tribes and their own brutal natures as they search for a legendary city built of gold.
Gold

Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.
Don't Tempt Me

Poor gigolo tries to frame his rich mature mistress, but gets tangled in his own wiles.
Baton Rouge

A woman and her three partners-in-crime plan a revenge heist against her violent narco husband in order to get rid of him and steal his money.
Walking Vengeance

Two twin sisters fall in love for the same man.
Too Much Heart

Alcoholic prostitute Gloria is in the middle of a business deal with gangsters when a fatal confrontation occurs. She flees Mexico City, returning to her native Madrid, where she's reunited with her comatose husband and his mother, while hitman Eduardo is pursuing her to retrieve information.
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead

Veronica, recently divorced with a son, begins to organize her life and adapt to the new situation. Her problems are soon relegated to the back ground when Carlos, her masseuse, is murdered. Knowing himself in danger, Carlos left a final message on her answering machine: she had to retrieve a package hidden in a railway station toilet. From that moment, Veronica will not know peace.
Barrios altos

Diego Velásquez, painter of kings and commoners, master of the off-frame and mise-en-abyme, stands at the heart of a cinematic journey that challenges conventions. From the hypnotic depth of Las Meninas to the dizzying layers of meaning in The Spinners, The Vélasquez Mystery seeks to unravel a troubling question: how does this artist, admired by geniuses such as Manet and Dalí, remain so often on the margins of collective memory? Guided by the symbolic thread of water, a metaphor for movement and reflection, the film traverses centuries and continents, boldly blending historical narratives, contemporary interpretations, and reflections on the universal legacy of an unmatched master.
The Veláquez Mystery

They are the first and the last, those who imagine stories and give voice to the characters who live them. However, they never speak. But now, they emerge from the shadows of a poorly lit room and tell their secrets, their tricks, their influences; they tell their own story, that of those who face the blank page, the absolute nothingness; that of those who are the true authors, those who create and destroy entire universes. They are the screenwriters.
Writing Heads
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La despedida
A collection of stories set during the Spanish Civil War, ranging from an account of Republican executions in a Madrid bombarded by Franco's forces and his fascist allies, to an Andalusian marquess who sets out to hunt communists with his personal death squad, to a militia woman who saves the life of a right-wing lawyer out of compassion.