Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and ‘Madres Paralelas’, winners of the Platinum Audience Awards

The film ‘Parallel Mothers’ and the Spanish actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem They have been the big winners of the Audience Platinum Awards 2022.

This was announced by the organization of the event at a press conference this Saturday at the Hotel InterContinental Madrid prior to the gala of the IX Edition of the Platino Awards for Ibero-American Cinema, which will be held this Sunday, May 1.

Specific, ‘parallel mothers‘, from Pedro Almodovarhas won the award for Best Ibero-American Fiction Film, an award that the director thanked through a video in which he highlighted that one of the film’s themes, the existence of mass graves, affects many Ibero-American countries.

“In many places (in Latin America) they have thanked me for this film despite the fact that they addressed this issue long before us (Spain). I dedicate the award to them and also to the forensic archaeologist who helped us in everything related to the grave It has been a very important film and with exciting filming, I am glad that this emotion has been transmitted to the Ibero-American peoples”, he added.

On the other hand, Penelope Cruz has won the award for Best Female Performance in cinema, while Javier Bardem He has won the same award in the male category for ‘the good boss‘, directed by Fernando León de Aranoa.

Also, the seriesThe kingdom‘ has triumphed in the series section, since it has won the award for best seriesas well as their interpreters, the Argentines Mercedes Moran and Chino Darinhave been recognized with the awards for Best Actress and Actor, respectively.

Carmen Maura, Platinum Honor Award

carmen mauraHonorary Platinum Award for Ibero-American Cinema, has recalled her career as an actress, a profession that has been “so much easier” to get along than “all” the other “things in life”.

This was expressed in a press conference at the InterContinental Hotel in Madrid prior to the gala of the IX Edition of the Platino Awards for Ibero-American Cinema.

Maura has affected the “pretty” and “fun” what it has been like for her to work as an actress, a profession that has given her “wonderful moments” as the award that is now given and for which Ibero-American cinema has claimed.