List of Panamanian submissions for the Goya Award for Best Iberoamerican Film.
The Goya Awards (the Oscars of Spain) recognize Ibero-American cinema through the category of Best Iberoamerican Film. Panama participated for the first time with Chance (which could be said to be the movie that officially opened the doors of Panamanian cinema)
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- DirectorAbner BenaimStarsFrancisco GattornoIsabella SantodomingoAída MoralesThis hilarious comedy tells the story of Toña and Paquita, the housekeepers for the aristocratic González-Dubois family. These domestic employees have been mistreated for quite some time and they are tired of their situation. So when the family plans a shopping trip to Miami, the maids have a plan of their own; to take control of the mansion. Unexpectedly, they will also discover a family secret.2011
Director: Abner Benaim
Not Nominated - DirectorAbner BenaimCarolina BorreroLuis Franco BrantleyStarsLakisha MayAndre MorrisCarlos Eduardo Goldstein AlemánFive shorts spanning a century on lives impacted by the Panama Canal.2015
Director: Abner Benaim, Carolina Borrero, Luis Franco Brantley, Pinky Mon, Pituka Ortega Heilbron
Not Nominated - DirectorRicardo Aguilar NavarroManuel RodríguezStarsElmis CastilloMaritza VernazaJaime NewballThe story of a young boy, Andres Pimienta, that is sent to the United States to be kept away from the bad influences, but returns 10 years later and meets his father, Bobby, an encounter that will change his destiny.2017
Director: Ricardo Aguilar Navarro, Manuel Rodríguez
Not Nominated - DirectorAldo Rey ValderramaStarsJorge PerugorríaNick RomanoRobin DuranArmando, a former illegal fighter, runs away after causing the death of his brother Andres. Years later after putting himself back on track, he returns to his family to ask forgiveness, but finds many unexpected changes that will test him.
2018
Director: Aldo Rey Valderrama
Not Nominated - DirectorAbner BenaimStarsRubén BladesResidenteGilberto Santa RosaLatin American icon Ruben Blades was at the center of the New York Salsa revolution in the 1970's. His socially charged lyrics and explosive rhythms brought Salsa music to an international audience. Blades has won 17 Grammys, acted in Hollywood, earned a law degree from Harvard and even ran for President of his native Panama. He lives in New York, where he shares his life at home and on tour with the camera. Critically acclaimed director Abner Benaim takes us on a journey through Ruben's 50 year career, revealing that Ruben might still have both musical and political ambitions. The film is a celebration of this living legend and his struggle to come to terms with his legacy.2019
Director: Abner Benaim
Not Nominated - DirectorLuis Franco BrantleyLuis PachecoStarsPatricia De LeonArian AbadiAída MoralesOperation Just Cause was the largest and most complex U.S. combat operation since the Vietnam war. Nearly 26,000 combat troops deployed in Panama, this is the story told by the Panamanians who lived it that Christmas of 19892020
Director: Luis Pacheco, Luis Franco Brantley
Not Nominated - DirectorAna Elena TejeraStarsCebaldo de LeónFernando FernándezCebaldo, an indigenous dule from Panama, is a fishermen's assistant in a town in northern Portugal who suffers of nostalgia. In his loneliness, memories takes him away from his daily routine, immersing in a journey back to his village in Guna Yala, where a botanical doctor confronts him with the impossibility of returning to the past.2021
Director: Ana Elena Tejera
Not Nominated - DirectorAbner BenaimStarsIlse SalasFernando Xavier De CastaManolo CardonaThe 42-year-old Alicia is a grief-stricken woman, a grief that has caused her to be estranged from society. Her world is turned upside down when a 14-year-old boy who looks after people's cars, stumbles into her house, bleeding.2023
Director: Abner Benaim
Not Nominated - DirectorMercedes AriasDelfina VidalStarsMaruja HerreraValentino ZucchettiIn front of the waves of the Panamanian Pacific in the town of El Higo, a woman walks and tells the story lived by the Panamanian Tito Arias and Margot Fonteyn, the most acclaimed dancer in the world and incomparable ballet figure.2024
Director: Mercedes Arias, Delfina Vidal
Not Nominated