Gloria (2014 film)

Gloria is a 2014 Mexican drama film directed by Christian Keller, based on the life of Mexican pop singer Gloria Trevi. It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,^[2][3] but it lost out to 600 Miles.^[4]

Gloria
Mexican theatrical release poster
Directed by	Christian Keller
Screenplay by	Sabina Berman
Produced by	Matthias Ehrenberg Ricardo Kleinbaum Barrie Osborne Alan B. Curtiss Christian Keller
Starring	Sofía Espinosa Marco Pérez Tatiana del Real Ximena Romo
Edited by	Adriana Martínez Patricia Rommel
Music by	Lorne Balfe
Production companies	Pelo Suelto México Films Rio Negro Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures[1]
Release dates	20 October 2014 (2014-10-20) (FICM) 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (Mexico)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Plot

The film chronicles the life of one of Latin America's biggest pop icons, Gloria Trevi. The film opens with Gloria at an audition for the popular music composer, Sergio Andrade. She impresses Andrade and earns a spot as a member of the Mexican pop group Boquitas Pintadas. The group fails to achieve much fame, but Sergio notices Gloria's potential as a solo artist, and grooms her as such from then on. Gloria quickly becomes a huge success all over Latin America, but her career comes to a screeching halt when she is found in the middle of a controversial sex scandal.

Cast

• Sofía Espinosa as Gloria Trevi
• Marco Pérez as Sergio Andrade [es]
• Tatiana del Real as María Raquenel
• Ximena Romo as Aline Hernández
• Osvaldo Ríos as El Tigre
• Ricardo Kleinbaum as Abogado
• Moises Arizmendi as Fernando Esquina
• Magali Boysselle as Mónica Ga
• Estefanía Villarreal as Laura
• Paula Serrano as Reportera Española

Awards and nominations

Ariel Awards

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. Gloria won five awards out of 14 nominations.^[5]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Gloria	Best Picture	Nominated
	Christian Keller	Best First Feature Film	Nominated
	Sofía Espinosa	Best Actress	Won
	Marco Pérez	Best Actor	Won
	Tatiana del Real	Breakthrough Female Performance	Nominated
	Sabina Berman	Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
	Julieta Álvarez	Best Art Direction	Nominated
	Adriana Martínez, Patricia Rommel	Best Film Editing	Won
	Raúl Prado, Edgar Piña, Juan Carlos Lepe	Best Visual Effects	Nominated
	Martín Boege	Best Cinematography	Nominated
	Lorne Balfe	Best Original Music	Nominated
	Matías Barberis, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc	Best Sound	Won
	David Gameros	Best Make-Up	Won
	Gilda Navarro	Best Costume Design	Nominated