The stage is being set for the 13th annual Platino Awards Xcaret, a ceremony that honors the best of Ibero-American film and TV.
Leading the film nominations with 11 each are Dolores Fonzi’s Belén (Argentina) and Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s Los Domingos (Spain), followed by Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent (Brazil) and Oliver Laxe’s Sirât (Spain) with eight and seven, respectively. On the TV side, Bruno Stagnaro’s The Eternaut (Argentina) leads the nominees with 13 noms followed by the Rafael Cobos, Fran Araujo and Alberto Rodriguez-created series The Anatomy of a Moment (Spain) with 12.
For a fourth time in its 13-year history, the Platino Awards will take place inside the Gran Tlachco Theater at Xcaret Park in Riviera Maya on May 9. Xcaret, a luxury enclave home to hotels, restaurants, experiences and adventure in the heart of the resort town, welcomes the awards back after a year away in the event’s other home base of Madrid, Spain. The show will be broadcast across the Americas. Nominations were unveiled today at the Telemundo Center in Miami.
“This year, we return to Mexico, a beloved country that has shared so many adventures and successful initiatives with these awards. After 13 years, having the honor and responsibility of recognizing the best in Spanish and Portuguese-language film and television is a challenge we gladly embrace with commitment, year after year,” said Enrique Cerezo, who serves as executive president of the Platino Awards and president of EGEDA. “The privilege of bringing together all the talent from the world’s largest region in a joyful, diverse, enriching, and festive gathering is also a reward for everyone who makes up the great Platino family.”
Competing for best film are It’s Still Night in Caracas (Venezuela), Belén (Argentina), Los Domingos (Spain), The Secret Agent (Brazil) and Sirât (Spain). Nominated in the best miniseries or TV series category are Anatomy of a Moment (Spain), Chespirito: Unintentionally (Mexico), The Eternaut (Argentina), and The Dead Women (Mexico). Best long-form series nominees are Fatal Beauty (Brazil), The Promise (Spain), Dreams of Freedom (Spain), and Velvet: The New Empire (United States).
Vying for best director are Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Los Domingos), Dolores Fonzi (Belén), Kleber Mendonça Filho (The Secret Agent), and Oliver Laxe (Sirât). Best documentary film award nominees include Apocalypse in the Tropics (Brazil), Under the Flags, The Sun (Paraguay/Argentina), Flores para Antonio (Spain) and Afternoons of Solitude (Albert Serra, Spain).
Nominated for best actor on the film side are Alberto San Juan (The Dinner), Guillermo Francella (Homo Argentum), Ubeimar Ríos Gómez (A Poet), and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent). Singled out as best actress are Blanca Soroa and Patricia López Arnaiz (Los Domingos), Dolores Fonzi (Belén), and Natalia Reyes (One Night in Caracas).
Álvaro Morte (Anatomy of a Moment), Javier Cámara (Jakarta), Leonardo Sbaraglia (Menem) and Ricardo Darín (The Eternaut) heard their names mentioned for best male performance in a miniseries or TV series, while Candela Peña (Fury), Carla Quílez (Jakarta), Griselda Siciliani (Envious) and Paulina Gaitán (The Dead Women) got nominated on the female side in the same category.
Best supporting actor nominees include Álvaro Cervantes (Deaf), Edgar Ramírez (One Night in Caracas), Juan Minujín (Los Domingos) and Rodrigo Santoro (The Blue Trail), while best supporting actress nominees are Camila Pláate and Julieta Cardinali (Belén), Dira Paes (Manas) and Nagore Aranburu (Los Domingos).
The 13th edition of the Platino Awards Xcaret is presented with support from Quintana Roo, Riviera Maya and Grupo Xcaret. Additional support comes from UN Tourism, the Ibero-American Film Academies and Institutes, WAWA and ICAA with sponsors AIE, Hertz, CREA SGR, L’Oréal, Mrs Greenfilm, Telemundo, Universo, TNT and HBO Max.
For the full list of nominees, click here.
