Como un relámpago

Como un relámpago is a 1996 Spanish melodrama film directed by Miguel Hermoso which stars Santiago Ramos, Assumpta Serna, and Eloy Azorín. Santiago Ramos was awarded the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance.

Como un relámpago
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Miguel Hermoso
Starring	Santiago Ramos Assumpta Serna Eloy Azorín
Cinematography	Fernando Arribas
Edited by	Blanca Guillem
Music by	Alfredo Brito Óscar Gómez Víctor Reyes
Production companies	Los Films del Tango Antea Films
Distributed by	United International Pictures
Release dates	November 1996 (1996-11) (Huelva) 17 January 1997 (1997-01-17) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

Upper-class teenager Pablo living with mother Sonia (a lawyer and former far-left and feminist activist)^[1] decides to look for his father Rafael, who abandoned Pablo in his childhood. Thanks to his neighbor, he discovers that he lives in Gran Canaria, and he does not hesitate to pay him a visit.^[2]

Cast

• Santiago Ramos as Rafael Torres^[3]
• Eloy Azorín as Pablo^[3]
• Assumpta Serna as Sonia Peña^[3]
• Héctor Cantolla as Ricardo^[4]
• Chema Muñoz as Joaquín^[4]
• Isabel Prinz as divorciada^[4]
• Carmen Segarra as Herminia^[4]
• Luis Gutiérrez as F.B. Fornari^[4]
• Elizabeth Pulido as Mireya^[4]

Production

The film is a Los Films del Tango and Antea Films production.^[5]

Release

The film screened at the 23rd Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival in 1996.^[6] It was released theatrically in Spain on 17 January 1997.^[7]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1996	23rd Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival	Golden Columbus		Won	[6]
1997	11th Goya Awards	Best Actor	Santiago Ramos	Won	[5]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1997

References

1. "Adriana Ugarte, en El Hormiguero por su comedia francesa con Gérard Depardieu". vertele!. 19 September 2018 – via eldiario.es.
2. "Como un relámpago (película 1996) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Miguel Hermoso". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
3. Cendros, Teresa (16 January 1997). "Miguel Hermoso explora la edad adolescente en 'Como un relámpago'". El País.
4. Benavent 2000, p. 166.
5. "Como un relámpago » Premios Goya 2023". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
6. Siles, Luis Eduardo (1 December 1996). "'Como un relampago' de Miguel Hermoso, gana el festival de Huelva". El País.
7. Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 166. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.