Mamacruz

Cruz is a grandmother who has not known what an orgasm is for many years, decades now. She is devoted to her religious beliefs and hasn’t attach importance, nor had she considered, it... until one day when browsing the Internet, she begins to feel desires and sensations that she already thought were extinguished. But how do you combine your beliefs with this new sexual and sensual awakening that has suddenly come into your life?

Venezuela, 1977. She has a degree in Social Communication and graduated from the International School of Cinema and Television of San Antonio de los Baños EICTV (Cuba), Directorial speciality. She also graduated from the FILMAKADEMIE in Ludwisburg (Germany) with a specialization in documentary directing. As a director, screenwriter and executive producer, she has made a multitude of short films and documentaries, but it was her debut feature film, Yo, Imposible (2018), that made her known. Distributed by HBO in the United States, it won the Rainbow Spike at Seminci 2018 and was selected as a pre-candidate for the 2020 Oscars representing Venezuela.

Year of production: 2023

Running time: 1 hour 23 minutes

Country: Spain

Language: Spanish

Director: Patricia Ortega

Cast: Kiti Mánver, Pepe Quero, Inés Benítez Viñuela Silvia Acosta, Loles Gutiérrez, Catalina Gaitán, Úrsula Díaz Manzano, Mari Paz Sayago 

Production: Olmo Figueredo González and José Alba

Screenwriters: Patricia Ortega and Jose Ortuño

Cinematography: Fran Fernandez Pardo

Production companies: La Claqueta, La Cruda Realidad, Pecado Films and Mamacruz AIE, in co-production with Mandrágora Films (Venezuela).

International sales: Filmax

Selected at

• 38th Goya Awards (2024) - 2023 film nominations. Best Editing (Fatima of the Saints)
• Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Official Selection nomination.
• Jury Prize - Film (World Cinema)
• Feroz Awards 2024 – 2023 Movies and Series of nominations. Best Comedy nomination. Best Actress (Kiti Mánver).