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The Spanish Film Festival presented by Palace will return in June – July 2023 with a curated selection of dramas and box-office hit comedies from across Spain, plus a selection of gems from Latin America. Rediscover the big screen with this unforgettable celebration of Hispanic culture. The team at El Patio has picked out 5 of our favourites for you to enjoy, complete with a brief description!

PICK #1: El cuarto pasajero (Four's a Crowd)

In this box office hit comedy from Álex de la Iglesia, a 50-year-old divorcee with financial problems begins sharing his car with strangers via an app, but trouble ensues when he adds new passengers. 

PICK #2: La vida padre (Two Many Chefs)

Set in Bilbao’s world of high cuisine, this delicious Spanish box office hit comedy stars Karra Elejalde and Enric Auquer as a father and son whose unexpected reunion after thirty years apart puts their ideas about cooking and life to the test. 

PICK #3: Modelo 77 (Prison 77)

This five-time Goya Award-winner and Spanish box office hit thriller from Alberto Rodríguez, the director of Marshland, follows a young accountant awaiting trial in 1977, who joins a group of prisoners demanding amnesty. 

PICK #4: Los reyes del mundo (The Kings of the World)

This multi-award-winning drama, and Colombia’s 2022 Oscars submission, from director Laura Mora follows five Medellín teenagers from the streets who seek a place in the world set out on an adventure in search of the promised land. 

PICK #5: La novia de América (My father's Mexican Wedding)

In this hilarious romantic comedy, two Spanish siblings travel to Mexico to attend the wedding of their father to a woman he met online, but what they find there is not what they expected. 

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