Maspalomas
2025 · Spain · 115 min
- Director
- Jose Mari Goenaga, Aitor Arregi
- Screenplay
- Jose Mari Goenaga
- Producer
- Ander Barinaga-Rementeria, Xabier Berzosa, Ander Sagardoy
- Music
- Aránzazu Calleja
- Cinematography
- Javier Agirre
- Production company
- Irusoin, Moriarti Productions
Awards: Sebastiane Award
Cast
What it is about
Vicente, a 76-year-old man, has lived a carefree life in Maspalomas, on Gran Canaria, as an openly gay man after splitting from his partner. A stroke forces him to return to San Sebastián, where he must reconnect with the daughter he left years earlier and move into a nursing home. This new setting confronts him with questions about how he wants to live his identity at a different stage of life.
How it was made
The original screenplay was written by Jose Mari Goenaga, who co-directs the film with Aitor Arregi Galdos. Irusoin and Moriarti produced it, with the participation of ICAA, RTVE, EiTB and the Basque Government. Filming took place in Orduña and in the Canary Islands. José Ramón Soroiz leads the cast alongside Nagore Aranburu, Kandido Uranga and Zorion Eguileor.
Reception and legacy
Maspalomas premiered at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Shell, and opened in Spanish cinemas on 26 September 2025 through BTeam Pictures. Soroiz won Best Actor at the 40th Goya Awards, and the film took the Sebastiane Award at the festival. Critics mostly praised Soroiz's performance, while some noted that the film's style is restrained rather than especially cinematic.
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Trivia
A Goya for Soroiz
José Ramón Soroiz won the Goya for Best Actor at the 40th edition of the awards for his role as Vicente.
Filming in two settings
Shooting took place in Orduña and in the Canary Islands, two locations that reflect the two worlds between which the protagonist moves.
More films by Jose Mari Goenaga
Flowers
The Endless Trench
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