Tuna and Chocolate
| Tuna and Chocolate | |
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| Spanish | Atún y chocolate |
| Directed by | Pablo Carbonell |
| Written by | Pablo Carbonell |
| Produced by | Antonio P. Pérez |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Álex Catalán |
| Edited by | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
| Music by | Nono García |
Production company | Maestranza Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Sogefilms |
Release dates |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Tuna and Chocolate (Spanish: Atún y chocolate) is a 2004 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Pablo Carbonell, who also stars along with María Barranco and Pedro Reyes.
Plot
[edit]Set in an Andalusian fishing village against the backdrop of dwindling fishing resources, the plot follows fisherman Manuel and his pals El Cherif and Perra, as the former's life is upended when his son Manolín says that he wants to have his First Communion, in turn prompting Manolín's mother María to ask Manuel to marry her.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Pablo Carbonell as Manuel[4]
- María Barranco as María[4]
- Pedro Reyes as Perra[4]
- Antonio Dechent as El Cherif[4]
- Andrés Rivera as Manolín[4]
- Rosario Pardo as Juani[4]
- Esther Arroyo as bailaora[4]
- Cesáreo Estébanez as padre de María[4]
- Begoña Labrada as bailaora[4]
- Biri as Omar[5]
Production
[edit]The film is a Maestranza Films production and it had the association of Indigo Media, the participation of TVE and Canal+, and the collaboration of Junta de Andalucía, Diputación de Cádiz, and Ayuntamiento de Barbate.[2][6] Shooting locations included Zahara de los Atunes and Barbate.[5][6]
Release
[edit]Tuna and Chocolate was selected in the competitive official lineup of the 7th Málaga Film Festival.[7][6] Distributed by Warner Sogefilms,[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 30 April 2004.[4] It also made it to the lineup of the Los Angeles Latino Film Festival.[8]
Reception
[edit]Javier Ocaña of El País considered that the film's virtue "is the daring and the constant shunning of political correctness".[9]
Robert Koehler of Variety assessed that Carbonell is up to something "willfully eccentric" with the film, lamenting that he "dawdles while the film slips away from him".[2]
Alberto Bermejo of El Mundo gave Carbonell's directorial debut feature 3 stars, deeming it to be "surprising, in the most positive sense of the word".[10]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004
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7th Málaga Film Festival | Best Actor | Pablo Carbonell | Won | [11] |
2005
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19th Goya Awards | Best Original Song | "Atunes en el paraíso" by Javier Ruibal | Nominated |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "'Atún con chocolate', el debut de Pablo Carbonell y un entrañable viaje al Sur a ritmo de bossa-nova". rtve.es. 30 August 2004.
- ^ a b c d Koehler, Robert (29 June 2004). "Tuna and Chocolate". Variety.
- ^ "Atún y chocolate". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Atún y chocolate". Especial Goya 2005. January 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2025 – via El Mundo.
- ^ a b Viúdez, Juana (25 April 2004). "Pablo Carbonell retrata los problemas de la costa gaditana en una comedia". El País.
- ^ a b c "'Atún y chocolate', de Pablo Carbonell, competirá en el VII Festival de Cine de Málaga". Europa Press. 29 March 2004.
- ^ Green, Jennifer (2 April 2004). "Malaga film festival unveils competition line-up". ScreenDaily.
- ^ "«Atún y chocolate», la ópera prima de Pablo Carbonell, único filme español en el festival de Los Ángeles". La Voz de Galicia. 12 July 2004.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (30 April 2004). "Comedia social con buenas intenciones". El País.
- ^ A. B. (7 May 2004). "Amor, humor y pateras". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
- ^ "'Héctor', de Querejeta, primer premio del Festival de Málaga". Cadena SER. 1 May 2004.
- ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, pp. 271–276, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8