Cinema of Galicia
Among the first notable filmmakers to have worked in Galicia are Xosé Gil (Miss Ledyia, 1916) or José Signo (La tragedia de Xirobio, 1930).Before being exiled during the Spanish Civil War, he made documentary shorts, before moving to Mexico, where he became a prominent film director.[2] Other prominent Galician film personalities of the time include the actor Fernando Rey and the director and writer Manuel Mur Oti.[3]From the late 1990s onwards, several Galician actors contributed to the notoriety of Galician cinema; they include Tamar Novas, breakthrough actor at the Goya Awards for his role in Mar adentro (2004), Tacho González, Luís Tosar, Manuel Manquiña, Javier Gutiérrez, winner of the Best actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the Goya Awards, Nerea Barros, breakthrough actress at the Goya Awards for her role in La isla minima (2014), Fran Lareu, Federico Pérez Rey , María Bouzas, Manuel Burque, breakthrough actor at the Cinematographic Writers Circle Medals for his role Requirements to be a normal person (2015), Mónica Camaño, Cristina Castaño, Xúlio Abonjo, Christian Escuredo, recognized for his participation in the Portuguese film Assalto ao Santa María (2008), Santi Prego, Alfonso Agra, Chechu Salgado, recognized for his role in the series Pátria (2020), Mario Casas, Nancho Novo or Eva Fernández.Sempre Xonxa was, during 20 years, the biggest theatrical success for a film in Galician, until 2019 when Fire Will Come eventually attracted more spectators.
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