Horacio Valcárcel

Horacio Valcárcel
Total Credits at Criticker: 11 (Writer)
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Una Historia De Entonces
Spain, 1946: Julia undergoes a deep depression after José Miguel, her boyfriend and lover, are imprisoned. Stephane K a well-known young painter, and in clear opposition to the Franco regime. Julia is the only daughter of a wealthy banker and is a highly educated and cultured young lady educated in England and Switzerland. She is on the way to the family's country house in a small village in the Asturias region, where she spent childhood summers happy.
Sesión continua
The film tells the story of the relationship and friendship of two men who are both very much affected by the cinema: Both of them are writers, one of books the other of screenplays. (imdb)
Asignatura aprobada
A 50-year-old playwright (Jesus Puente) bemoans his fate from his secluded home in Northern Spain in this depressing drama. Side plots include an actress and former acquaintance who comes to visit and his amorous diversions with a 20-year-old local woman. (Dan Pavlides, Rovi)
El crack
Private detective Germán Areta gets a terminally ill client who wishes to see his long lost, runaway daughter before he dies. But when Areta starts looking into case, that leads him to the dark, underbelly of Madrid, he realizes that he is not only one looking for this girl. Someone else is also interested in her, someone powerful and dangerous who will stop at nothing to prevent Areta from knowing the truth.... (imdb)
El crack dos
Detective Germán Areta is intelligent and has a strong moral code. He starts investigating an ordinary case, jealous stuff, that goes more and more complex. Police theories doesn't match those of Areta, so he decides to go until the end in this dangerous case. (FilmAffinity)
A Time for Defiance
After the Spanish Civil War breaks out, the Prado Museum is being evacuated. One of the guards finds a painting by the master, Goya, and takes it to prevent damage to the work of art. In the interim, he meets a young lady with whom he falls in love. Assisted by her and her family members, the soldier attempts to save Goya's masterpiece intact amidst the war and violence. (imdb)
Tiovivo c. 1950
Madrid, the capital of Spain in the 50s, it is still in a latent postwar period. A carousel of several survivors try to make a living in a gloomy country.
Espérame en el cielo
Did Franco have a double? The story is set in the late 40's, in Spain... The humble owner of an orthopedics shop in Madrid is abducted by a misterious group... He disappears for the external world... What happened to him? Due to an uncanny similarity with the dictator, Franco, he has been "selected" for the highly secret "Operation Janus", to provide a double for Franco for dangerous moments. (imdb)
Canción de cuna
In this latest Spanish-language remake of Gregorio Martinez Sierra's classic sentimental drama, a group of nuns finds an abandoned baby girl at the doorstep of their convent. (imdb)
Story of a Kiss
The plot follows two different stories that take place decades apart from each other. Julio (Carlos Hipolito) attends the funeral of the uncle who raised him. After reminiscing with his uncle's friends, Julio remembers his childhood. At that time, his Uncle Blas (Alfredo Landa) fell in love with a much younger women who made him realize how dispassionate his life had become. The adult Julio also attempts to romance a fellow teacher. (wikipedia)
Tobi
A young boy, Tobi, grows wings on his back which give him the appearance of an angel. This phenomenon draws attention to his community, which includes doctors, scientists and schoolmates. (Wikipedia.org)