The Ugliest Woman in the World

The Ugliest Woman in the World
The Ugliest Woman in the World
	Film poster
Spanish	La mujer más fea del mundo
Directed by	Miguel Bardem
Screenplay by	Nacho Faerna
Starring	Elia Galera; Roberto Álvarez; Héctor Alterio; Javivi; Guillermo Toledo; Enrique Villén; David Pinilla; Pablo Pinedo; Alberto San Juan;
Cinematography	Néstor Calvo
Edited by	Iván Aledo
Music by	Juan Bardem
Production; company	Aurum Producciones
Release dates	11 October 1999 (Sitges); 5 November 1999 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Ugliest Woman in the World (Spanish: La mujer más fea del mundo)[1] is a 1999 Spanish science fiction comedy film directed by Miguel Bardem from a screenplay by Nacho Faerna which stars Elia Galera and Roberto Álvarez.

Plot

The plot is set in a futuristic 2011 Madrid, capital of the 3rd (Spanish) Republic.[2] Extremely ugly woman Lola Otero is transformed into a beauty in the wake of an experiment carried out by a mad scientist, thereby going into a killing rampage to take revenge for all the humilliations she has suffered.[3]

Cast

Elia Galera as Lola Otero[4]
Roberto Álvarez as teniente Arribas[5]
Héctor Alterio as Dr. Werner[5]
Javivi as sargento Pelayo[5]
Alberto San Juan as Luis Casanova[5]
Enrique Villén as Abella[5]
Guillermo Toledo as Lafuente[5]
David Pinilla as Pizarro[5]
Pablo Pinedo as León[5]
Saturnino García as forense[5]
Luis Ciges as el anciano vicioso[5]
María Isbert as la anciana borde[5]
Anabel Alonso as Rocío[5]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Nacho Faerna.[2] The film is an Aurum Producciones production.[6]

Release

The film was presented at the 32nd Sitges Film Festival in October 1999.[2] It was released theatrically in Spain on 5 November 1999.[5]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2000	14th Goya Awards	Best New Director	Miguel Bardem	Nominated	[6]
2000	14th Goya Awards	Best Special Effects	Alejandro Álvarez, David Martí, José Álvarez, Reyes Abades	Nominated	[6]

References

Martin, Juan Carlos (2006). "Representations of Humans and Technology: The Construction of Identity in Miguel Bardem, Pedro Almodóvar, and Alejandro Amenábar". In Hoeg, Jerry; Larsen, Kevin S. (eds.). Science, Literature, and Film in the Hispanic World.
Torreiro, Casimiro (13 October 1999). "Miguel Bardem se adentra en el siglo XXI y destapa una España casposa y divertida". El País.
Fernández Santos, Elsa (3 November 1999). "Miguel Bardem estrena un cuento de hadas y de terror sobre la fealdad". El País.
Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 399. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
Benavent 2000, p. 399.
"La mujer más fea del mundo". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

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[1] Martin, Juan Carlos (2006). "Representations of Humans and Technology: The Construction of Identity in Miguel Bardem, Pedro Almodóvar, and Alejandro Amenábar". In Hoeg, Jerry; Larsen, Kevin S. (eds.). Science, Literature, and Film in the Hispanic World.

[torreiro-2] Torreiro, Casimiro (13 October 1999). "Miguel Bardem se adentra en el siglo XXI y destapa una España casposa y divertida". El País.

[3] Fernández Santos, Elsa (3 November 1999). "Miguel Bardem estrena un cuento de hadas y de terror sobre la fealdad". El País.

[4] Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 399. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.

[FOOTNOTEBenavent2000399-5] Benavent 2000, p. 399.

[goya-6] "La mujer más fea del mundo". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 27 July 2023.