Going South Shopping

Going South Shopping (Spanish: Bajarse al moro)[1] is a 1989 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Colomo based on the play Bajarse al moro José Luis Alonso de Santos. It Verónica Forqué alongside Antonio Banderas, Juan Echanove, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.

Going South Shopping
Theatrical poster
SpanishBajarse al moro
Directed byFernando Colomo
Screenplay by
Based onBajarse al moro
by José Luis Alonso de Santos
Produced by
  • Carlos Durán
  • José Luis García Sánchez
Starring
CinematographyJavier Salmones
Edited byMiguel Ángel Santamaría
Music byPata Negra
Production
companies
  • Ion Films
  • Lolafilms
Release date
5 May 1989
Running time
83 min
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot tracks the mishaps of Chusa (a drug trafficker 'going south' to Morocco to buy hashish) and other characters based in the neighborhood of Lavapiés, including her cousin Jaimito, police agent Alberto, and virgin Elena.[2][3]

Cast

Production

Based on José Luis Alonso de Santos's play Bajarse al moro, the screenplay was penned by Alonso de Santos alongside Fernando Colomo and Joaquín Oristrell.[4] The film is an Ion Producciones and Lolafilms production.[5] The score was composed by the sibling duo Pata Negra consisting of Rafael Amador and Raimundo Amador.[6] Shooting locations included Madrid, Chaouen, and Algeciras.[7] The dialogues incorporate elements of the cheli jargon characteristic of Madrid's outcast youth.[8]

Release

The film opened in theatres on 5 May 1989.[9]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
19904th Goya AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayFernando ColomoNominated[10]
Best ActressVerónica ForquéNominated
Best Supporting ActressChus LampreaveNominated
Best Original ScorePata NegraNominated
Best Production SupervisionAndrés SantanaNominated
Best SoundMiguel Ángel Polo, Enrique MolineroNominated

See also

References
  1. Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-19-815996-X.
  2. Corroto, Paula (13 December 2021). "Las mejores películas de Verónica Forqué: sus cuatro premios Goya y una bola extra". El Confidencial.
  3. Maldivia, Beatriz (14 August 2010). "'Bajarse al moro', desenfadada comedia sobre las buenas intenciones". Espinof.
  4. Piñero, Margarita (2005). La creación teatral en José Luis Alonso de Santos. Madrid: Editorial Fundamentos. p. 400. ISBN 84-245-1021-6.
  5. "Bajarse al moro". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. Romaguera i Ramió, Joaquim (2002). El jazz y sus espejos. Vol. 1. Madrid: Ediciones de la Torre. p. 107. ISBN 84-7960-307-0.
  7. Domínguez Saucedo (15 April 2012). "El Campo de Gibraltar, un extraordinario plató para la historia del cine". Andalucía Información.
  8. Cebollada, Pascual; Santa Eulalia, Mary G. (2000). Madrid y el cine. Panorama filmográfico de cien años de historia (PDF). Madrid: Consejería de Educación. Comunidad de Madrid. p. 101. ISBN 84-451-1821-8.
  9. Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 101.
  10. Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, pp. 272–273, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8
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