Ocho apellidos catalanes

Spanish Affair 2 (Spanish: Ocho apellidos catalanes; transl. 'Eight Catalan Surnames') is a 2015 Spanish comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro. It is the sequel to the 2014 box-office hit Spanish Affair, with the four main actors reprising their characters.[2]

Spanish Affair 2
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SpanishOcho apellidos catalanes
Directed byEmilio Martínez-Lázaro
Written byDiego San José
Borja Cobeaga
Starring
Music byRoque Baños
Production
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • 20 November 2015 (2015-11-20) (Spain)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office€36.1 million[1]

Plot

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Some time after the events of Ocho apellidos vascos, Rafa and Koldo's daughter Amaia have parted ways. Now Amaia is dating a Catalan man named Pau. This is too much for Koldo, who ventures outside the borders of the Basque Country for the first time in his life to search for Rafa in Seville and to convince him to try and win back Amaia's heart.

Cast

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Release

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Distributed by Universal Pictures,[1] the film premiered in Spain on 20 November 2015. The weekend of its premiere, the film gathered an audience of 1,117,678 which resulted in box office grossing of 7.9 million euros.[3] Worldwide, the movie has accrued $40.6 million.

Sequel

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A film with the working title Casi familia ("Almost Family") was published in 2023 as Ocho apellidos marroquís ("Eight Moroccan surnames"). Its cast does not include actors from both earlier films.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "'Zootrópolis' y 'El renacido' lanzan la taquilla en España por encima de los 10 millones de euros y 'Truman' nota ya el efecto Goya". 16 November 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ "'Ocho apellidos catalanes' se estrenará el 20 de noviembre". El País. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ John Hopewell (23 November 2015). "'Spanish Affair 2' Punches Best 2015 First Weekend in Spain". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  4. ^ Corona, Alberto (30 November 2023). "'Ocho apellidos marroquís', un descalabro que evidencia un modelo de producción nocivo" ['Eight Moroccan Surnames', a catastrophe that makes evident an obnoxious production model]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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