The leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijoo, has congratulated the winners of the 37th edition of the Goya Awards and has applauded the quality of Spanish cinema. In a message via Twitter, he affirms that it has been "a pleasure" for him to be at the gala "supporting culture", "one of the great patrimonies" of Spain.
The popular leader, who walked the blue carpet accompanied by his wife, Eva Cárdenas, also congratulated himself on the film As Bestas, the night's winner and which tells a story that takes place in a Galician village.
Precisely, the most special congratulations were reserved for Luis Zahera, winner of the Goya for Best Supporting Actor for his role in As Bestas, and whom he affectionately refers to as his "double". "Today he receives his second Goya with an interpretation that could well deserve an Oscar," Feijóo asserted about the interpreter, joking about the lapse he suffered this week by confusing the Goyas with the Oscars. A slip on which Antonio de la Torre and Clara Lago, the presenters of the gala, also ironized at the start of the ceremony.
Although the image of bonhomie between the actor and the Galician president has surprised many, the truth is that they share a story together. In the days before the 2023 Goya gala, Zahera acknowledged that she had recently exchanged a WhatsApp message with Núñez Feijóo, whom she has known for a long time, when the actor imitated the Popular Party politician and pretended to be his double on television. Galician. An imitation that amuses the imitated to such an extent that they even filmed a Christmas greeting together and had a fun face-to-face, also on Galician television.
Already in a more institutional tone, upon his arrival at the ceremony, the president of the Popular Party highlighted the situation that Spanish cinema is experiencing and affirmed that "it is a mark of Spain."
"It's an industry, it's culture, it's economy, it's jobs, it's talent and we have to take care of it and be proud," he said. In addition, she highlighted that the box office is recovering and that there is "a generational change", without forgetting to mention "fantastic artists and actresses".
All this after the commotion created by Vox during the days prior to the Spanish film gala accusing the industry of "laundering ETA".
"The Goyas whitewash ETA: One of the candidates for best film extols two terrorists from the gang and its director is openly philo-etarra," the tweet begins.
And he continues: "Do Feijóo and Juanma Moreno really believe that going to awards that tolerate this is an absolute priority?"
The far-right group is specifically talking about the nomination for Black is Beltza II: Ainhoa for Best Animated Film, a work by veteran Basque musician Fermín Muguruza, vocalist for Kortatu.
