The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarcos Zurinaga
Screenplay byMarcos Zurinaga
Juan Antonio Ramos
Neil Cohen
Based onThe Assassination of Federico Garcia Lorca and Federico Garcia Lorca: A Life
by Ian Gibson
Produced byEnrique Cerezo
StarringEsai Morales
Edward James Olmos
Andy García
Jeroen Krabbé
Teresa José Berganza
Miguel Ferrer
Marcela Walerstein
Denise Blasor
Tony Plana
Eusebio Lázaro
Giancarlo Giannini
CinematographyJuan Ruiz Anchía
Edited byCarole Kravetz Aykanian
Lisa Bromwell
Music byMark McKenzie
Production
companies
Antena 3 Televisión
Canal+
Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.
Esparza/Katz Productions
Kanzaman
Miramar Films
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
Triumph Films (United States)
Release date
  • October 24, 1996 (1996-10-24)
Running time
142 minutes
CountriesSpain
United States
France
Puerto Rico
LanguageEnglish
Box office$226,427 (United States)[1]

The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca is a 1996 Spanish-American drama-biographical film directed by Marcos Zurinaga. It is based on a book by Ian Gibson about the life and murder of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. It stars Andy García as Lorca and Esai Morales as Ricardo, a journalist who investigates Lorca's disappearance during the early years of the Spanish Civil War. The film earned ALMA Award nominations for both Garcia and Morales, best feature film, and best Latino director for Zurinaga. It received an Imagen Award for Best Motion Picture.


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