Carlos Saura thanks the 2023 Goya of Honor to Lali, his “traveling companion”: “Life has given me so much…”

The Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences has announced this Thursday, October 7, the Goya de Honor 2023. This edition, the award will go to the director Carlos Saura“history of modern Spanish cinema”.

The 90-year-old director from Huesca will receive him on February 11 in Seville. The filmmaker is recovering from a fall for which he was unable to attend this latest edition of the San Sebastian Festival and, for this reason, this Wednesday he has not reappeared at the Madrid headquarters of the Film Academy either.

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On his behalf, his son, the producer, attended the press conference Antonio Sauraand her little daughter It’s left. In all, she has seven out of four out of four different women. A Adela Medranohis first wife, he met her at the university and with her he had his two eldest children, Antonio y Carlos. With the American actress Geraldine Chaplin had to Shane. Con Mercedes Perez formed his third marriage, from which they were born Manuel, adrián y Diego. Con Eulalia Ramon, Forget ithis faithful companion, is the father of Well.

Sarah’s words

Saura had a few words of thanks: “Thanks to the Academy I receive this award with great joy and enthusiasm. I am 90 years old and will be 91 in January and there are more than 50 films between feature films and documentaries, which have filled a large part of my life as professional: the other has been my six sons and my daughter Ana”, Antonio and Ana have transmitted.

Saura has also turned to his wife, Lali, his “traveling companion.” “I have been lucky in life to do what most attracted me and I hope to continue doing it. I give thanks to life, which has given me so much”, celebrated the director of hurry hurry.

Saura has won the Goya for Best Direction and Best Adapted Screenplay for ‘Oh, Carmela!’ and the Academy Gold Medal in 1992. In addition, his films from the 70s and 80s have “opened markets and prestige” for Spanish cinema, being recognized at the most important festivals. Saura has directed films like the gulfs, The hunt, Peppermint Frappe, Anna and the wolves, The first Angelica, Mom turns one hundred, hurry hurry, Carmen, flamingo, flamingo, Sevillanas, the seventh day, I Don Giovanni y Goya in Bordeauxamong other.