A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 2006. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Films
Release Title(Domestic title) Cast & Crew JANUARY 5 Life and Color(Vida y color) Director: Cast: , Silvia Abascal, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Carmen Machi, , Nadia de Santiago, Andrés Lima 13 My Quick Way Out(Volando voy) Director: Miguel AlbaladejoCast: Borja Navas, Fernando Tejero, Mariola Fuentes, , Mar Regueras, José Luis García Pérez 27 Blessed by Fire(Iluminados por el fuego) Director: Tristán BauerCast: Gastón Pauls FEBRUARY 3 Una rosa de Francia Director: Manuel Gutiérrez AragónCast: Jorge Perugorría, Álex González, , Ana Celia de Armas 10 (Animales heridos) Director: Ventura PonsCast: José Coronado, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón 24 Melissa P. Director: Luca GuadagninoCast: María Valverde, Geraldine Chaplin MARCH 17 Volver Director: Pedro AlmodóvarCast: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave Gisaku Director: 24 Rough Winds(Los aires difíciles) Director: Gerardo HerreroCast: José Luis García Pérez, , Carme Elías, Pilar Castro, Roberto Enríquez, Andrés Gertrúdix, Alberto Jiménez, Antonio Dechent The Idiot Maiden(La dama boba) Director: Cast: Silvia Abascal, José Coronado, Macarena Gómez, , Verónica Forqué, Juan Díaz, María Vázquez, Paco León, Antonio Resines Dark Blue Almost Black(Azuloscurocasinegro) Director: Daniel Sánchez ArévaloCast: Quim Gutiérrez, Marta Etura, Antonio de la Torre, , Raúl Arévalo, , Ana Wagener, , Roberto Enríquez Madeinusa Director: Claudia LlosaCast: Magaly Solier, Carlos de la Torre, Yiliana Chong, APRIL 7 Welcome Home(Bienvenido a casa) Director: David TruebaCast: Pilar López de Ayala, Alejo Sauras, Ariadna Gil, Juan Echanove, Julián Villagrán, Jorge Sanz, Javivi Gil Valle, Concha Velasco, Juana Acosta, Carlos Larrañaga, Vicente Haro Tirant lo Blanc(Tirante el Blanco) Director: Vicente ArandaCast: Casper Zafer, Esther Nubiola, Leonor Watling, Ingrid Rubio, , Jane Asher, Charlie Cox, Sid Mitchell, Jay Benedict, Victoria Abril, Giancarlo Giannini Remake Director: Cast: Juan Diego, Eusebio Poncela, Alex Brendemühl, Gustavo Salmerón, Sílvia Munt, Marta Etura, Juan Navarro, Mario Paolucci MAY 5 Crossing the Border(Un franco, 14 pesetas) Director: Carlos IglesiasCast: Carlos Iglesias, Javier Gutiérrez, Nieve de Medina, The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni(La vida perra de Juanita Narboni) Director: Farida BenlyazidCast: Mariola Fuentes, Salima Benmoumen, Lou Doillon, Chete Lera, Mariana Cordero, , , Victoria Mora 26 Rosario Tijeras Director: Cast: Flora Martínez, Unax Ugalde, Manolo Cardona JUNE 9 Love in Self Defense(Amor en defensa propia) Director: Rafa RussoCast: Ana Fernández, Gustavo Garzón, Andrés Gertrúdix, Manuel Morón, Ginés García Millán, Carlos Kaniowsky, Bárbara Goenaga 23 The Education of Fairies(La educación de las hadas) Director: José Luis CuerdaCast: Ricardo Darín, Irène Jacob, Bebe, Víctor Valdivia 30 The Bicycle(La bicicleta) Director: Cast: Pilar Bardem, Sancho Gracia, Bárbara Lennie, Javier Pereira, JULY 7 Los managers Director: Fernando Guillén CuervoCast: Enrique Villén, Fran Perea, Paco León, Director: Maria RipollCast: Javier Pereira, Tamara Arias, , Nuria Gago, Jeff Pollack, Ivan Massagué AUGUST 25 The Night of the Sunflowers(La noche de los girasoles) Director: Cast: Carmelo Gómez, Judith Diakhate, Celso Bugallo, , , Vicente Romero, Walter Vidarte, SEPTEMBER 1 Alatriste Director: Agustín Díaz YanesCast: Viggo Mortensen, Javier Cámara, Eduardo Noriega, Juan Echanove, Unax Ugalde, Elena Anaya, Ariadna Gil, Francesc Garrido, Blanca Portillo, Eduard Fernández, Enrico Lo Verso 15 Salvador Director: Manuel HuergaCast: Daniel Brühl, Tristán Ulloa, Leonor Watling, Ingrid Rubio, Leonardo Sbaraglia 29 Go Away from Me(Vete de mí) Director: Víctor García LeónCast: Juan Diego, Juan Diego Botto, Cristina Plazas, Rosa María Sardá, Esperanza Roy and José Sazatornil "Saza" The Distance(La distancia) Director: Iñaki DorronsoroCast: Miguel Ángel Silvestre, José Coronado, Federico Luppi, Belén López, Lluís Homar Lola(Lo que sé de Lola) Director: Cast: Michaël Abiteboul, Lola Dueñas, Carmen Machi, Lucienne Deschamps OCTOBER 6 The Borgia(Los Borgia) Director: Antonio HernándezCast: Lluís Homar, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, María Valverde, Paz Vega, Ángela Molina Doghead(Cabeza de perro) Director: Santiago AmodeoCast: Juan José Ballesta, Adriana Ugarte, Julián Villagrán, , , Ana Wagener, Jimmy Roca, 11 Pan's Labyrinth(El laberinto del fauno) Director: Guillermo del ToroCast: Ivana Baquero, Maribel Verdú, Sergi López, Álex Angulo, Ariadna Gil 20 My Name Is Juani(Yo soy la Juani) Director: Bigas LunaCast: Verónica Echegui, Dani Martín, Laya Martí 27 Nobody's Perfect(Va a ser que nadie es perfecto) Director: Joaquín OristrellCast: Fernando Tejero, Santi Millán, José L. García Pérez NOVEMBER 10 Goya's Ghosts(Los fantasmas de Goya) Director: Miloš FormanCast: Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård Fiction(Ficció) Director: Cesc GayCast: Eduard Fernández, Javier Cámara, Montse Germán, Carme Pla, Àgata Roca The Birthday Director: Eugenio MiraCast: Corey Feldman, Jack Taylor, Erica Prior 17 Dementia(Trastorno) Director: Cast: Najwa Nimri, Ingrid Rubio, , 24 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer(El perfume, historia de un asesino) Director: Tom TykwerCast: Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman DECEMBER 1 Summer Rain(El camino de los ingleses) Director: Antonio BanderasCast: Alberto Amarilla, María Ruiz, Félix Gómez, Raúl Arévalo, Fran Perea, Marta Nieto, Mario Casas, Antonio Garrido, , Berta de la Dehesa, Víctor Pérez, , Lucio Romero, Director: Cast: Santiago Segura, Florentino Fernández, Gran Wyoming, Kira Miró, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, "El Sevilla" 22 Cándida Director: Javier FesserCast:
Box office The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2006, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
+Highest-grossing films of 2006 Rank Title Distributor Admissions Domestic gross (€) 1 Alatriste Hispano Foxfilm 3,130,710 16,489,511.68 2 Volver Warner Bros. Pictures 1,903,583 10,120,241.88 3 Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) Warner Bros. Pictures 1,346,853 7,156,755.31 4 The Borgia (Los Borgia) DeAPlaneta 1,244,590 6,598,611.19 5 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (El perfume, historia de un asesino) Filmax 1,184,849 6,499,507.51 6 The 2 Sides of the Bed (Los 2 lados de la cama) Buena Vista International 854,957 4,461,257.17 7 Nobody Is Perfect (Va ser que nadie es perfecto) Sony Pictures 497,366 2,653,625.17 8 Salvador (Salvador Puig Antich) Warner Bros. Pictures 481,341 2,598,866.32 9 My Name Is Juani (Yo soy la Juani) Manga Films 433,951 2,340,311.50 10 Los managers Filmax 401,317 2,044,113.47
See also 21st Goya Awards
Informational notes
References
External links Spanish films of 2006 at the Internet Movie Database