José Sacristán, Goya of Honor 2022 for “his dedication, ethics and professionalism”

Jose Sacristan will receive the Goya de Honor 2022 for “representing us in a unique way in so many unforgettable titles that are part of our intimate memory”, as announced by the Film Academy in a statement.

For the Board of Directors of the Academy, Sacristán is “a model of dedication, passion, ethics and professionalism for all young filmmakers “and has known” to anticipate some of the great changes that we have experienced in our cinema and in our society. “

Sacristan, what was awarded the 2021 National Cinematography Award, He has been “playing responsibly” in film, theater and television for more than sixty years. “My career has been the joy of the child who has seen his purpose fulfilled, that of making people believe that he was the student, the town crier, the recruit, the emigrant, the lawyer, the doctor … and that people believed it And the luck that throughout this journey my best friends and the people dearest to me, apart from my family, are in the profession. What more can I ask for! “, Said the actor when he heard the news.

The actor will receive the award next February 12 in Valencia, where the 36th edition gala will be held of the awards. Indeed, he was one of the founders of the Film Academy. In this sense, he assured that the first thing he thought when he was informed of the award was “at the meeting that Alfredo Matas proposed in 1985 and what came out of there and everything that had to be worked on afterward.” “I remembered the beginnings, my times as vice president, the fight … I am very proud of where the Academy is now,” he added.

The protagonist of mythical titles in the history of Spanish cinema such as ‘La colmena’ (1982) or ‘La vaquilla’ (1985) He has been “very excited” for the Goya de Honor. “The harvest is being good. The years go by and it makes me very happy because something informs that the path was not so wrong,” said the actor, who assures that he already has “more or less” planned the speech he will deliver in Valencia. “I will take a look at the place and the people where I come from,” said Sacristán.

At 84, the actor remains very active in film, theater and television. His most recent works include series such as ‘Alta mar’ or ‘Velvet’ and films with directors such as Carlos Vermut, Isaki Lacuesta or Javier Rebollo. In theater, he has been since 2018 with ‘Lady in red on a gray background’ by Delibes, and now he is preparing ‘The son of the comic’, a tribute to his great friend Fernando Fernán Gómez.