Carmen Machi kicks off the Goya Awards speaking in Valencian in her monologue about the pandemic and cinema

This year the night of Spanish cinema, which moves to the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, came with a new unknown: Who would lead the 2022 Goya Awards gala? And it is that while in other editions it was known long before who would be its presenter or presenter, this time, the doubt has remained until the start of the gala.

The president of the Academy, Mariano Barroso, had already advanced it: this year “there will be top-level figures as presenters and presenters”, but it will not fall on anyone in particular to carry the weight of the gala. At the moment, the only thing that has been discovered is who has starred in the opening monologue of the gala: Carmen Machi. The actress, winner of a Goya for Leading Actress and another for Supporting Actress, has been in charge of welcoming the film industry in a monologue whose first words have been in Valencian, in homage to the place where the ceremony is being held this year. A moment that has started the applause of the public. In addition, the monologue has been based on a reflection on the film industry and the coronavirus pandemic, after two difficult years.