And Who Are You?

And Who Are You?^[1] (Spanish: ¿Y tú quién eres?) is a 2007 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio Mercero,^[2] which stars Manuel Alexandre, Cristina Brondo, and José Luis López Vázquez. The film, Mercero's swan song, tackles the Alzheimer's disease.^[2]

And Who Are You?
Spanish	¿Y tú quién eres?
Directed by	Antonio Mercero
Screenplay by	Antonio Mercero
Produced by	Miguel Menéndez de Zubillaga
Starring	Manuel Alexandre Cristina Brondo José Luis López Vázquez
Cinematography	Gonzalo Berridi
Edited by	José María Biurrun
Music by	Manuel Villalta
Production companies	Mono Films Irusoin Buena Vista International
Release date	21 September 2007 (2007-09-21)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

The film's story is about the Rivero family, which goes on vacation, leaving their daughter Ana, who is studying for a competitive examination, and grandfather Ricardo, in Madrid. Ricardo is accommodated in a nursing home during this period. At the residence, Ricardo meets Andrés, his roommate and new friend, and they reminisce about their youth together, leading to tender and amusing episodes. During the course of the summer, Ricardo is beset by Alzheimer's disease.^[3]

Cast

• Manuel Alexandre as Ricardo^[4]
• Cristina Brondo [es] as Ana^[4]
• José Luis López Vázquez as Andrés^[4]
• Álvaro de Luna as Luis^[5]
• Monti Castiñeiras
• Amparo Moreno
• Ángeles Macua
• Alejandro Zafra
• Luis Ángel Priego

Production

The filming took place between Madrid and San Sebastián. The film's release date coincided with the international's day of the degenerative disease. During the filming the therapist to whom the film is dedicated to and director's advisor discovered that Mercero had its first symptoms. Mercero would be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.^[3][6] It was his last film as well as José Luis López Vázquez'.^[7][8][9]

Reception

Televisión Española organized a colloquium about the film after the director's death in 2018.^[10][11]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2007

References

1. Kelley, Graham (10 December 2007). "And Who Are You?". The Hollywood Reporter.
2. "'¿Y tú quién eres?', en 'Versión española'". Diez Minutos. 23 June 2018.
3. "20 Películas sobre el alzhéimer que puedes ver con tus hijos". Sapos y Princesas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
4. "'¿Y tu quién eres?', de Antonio Mercero, en Versión Española". rtve.es. 5 December 2016.
5. "¿Y tú quién eres?". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
6. Broadcasting of the film in Versión española (TVE), 24 June 2018, with subsequent discussion
7. Segura, Patricia (2021-12-16). "La última cabina telefónica será roja en homenaje a Antonio Mercero". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
8. Ansede, Manuel (2021-06-26). "El enigma del alzhéimer: su incidencia cae un 16% cada década sin que exista ningún fármaco". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
9. "Muere Antonio Mercero, el mago de las series". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
10. "Versión Española rinde homenaje a Antonio Mercero con su última película: '¿Y tú quién eres'?". RTVE (in Spanish). 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
11. "'¿Y tu quién eres?', de Antonio Mercero, en Versión Española". RTVE (in Spanish). 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

External links

• Trailer and review, 20minutos
• Antonio Mercero habla de ¿Y tú quién eres?, YouTube