2024 film
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Directed by | Kike Maíllo |
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Produced by | Kiko Martínez |
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Cinematography | Marc Miró |
Edited by | Martí Roca |
Music by | Camilla Uboldi |
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Distributed by | DeAPlaneta |
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Language | Spanish |
Disco, Ibiza, Locomía is a 2024 biographical drama film directed by Kike Maíllo from a screenplay by Maíllo and Marta Libertad based on the musical ensemble Locomía. Its cast is led by Jaime Lorente, Alberto Ammann, Alejandro Speitzer, and Blanca Suárez.
Plot
In 1980s Spain, a group of friends interested in fashion and new to Ibiza develop a musical career upon coming across music producer José Luis Gil.
Cast
- Jaime Lorente as Xavi Font
- Blanca Suárez as Lurdes Iríbar
- Alberto Ammann as José Luis Gil
- Alejandro Speitzer as Carlos
- Albert Baró as Fuentes
- Pol Granch as Jaume
- Iván Pellicer as Manolo
- Javier Morgade as Luis
- Llum Barrera [es]
- Vito Sanz as Manuel Gil
- Eva Llorach as Nieves
- Gonzalo Ramírez as Gard
Production
The film is a Nadie es Perfecto, La chica de la curva and SBD Films production. It had the participation of Atresmedia, Netflix, and TV3. Shooting locations included Tenerife and Barcelona.
Release
Disco, Ibiza, Locomía premiered at the 27th Málaga Film Festival on 8 March 2024. The film was released theatrically in Spain on 17 May 2024 by DeAPlaneta. It was released on Netflix on 6 September 2024.
Reception
Critical response
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "disaster" and a "a missed opportunity".
Martín Fernández Cruz of La Nación gave the film a 'very good' rating, assessing that Lorente "delivers a moving performance".
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, underscoring in the verdict that "it does not quite do justice to Locomía's crazy story, but almost".
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Costume Design | Ester Palaudàries, Vinyet Escobar | Pending |
See also
References
- ^ Rabanal, Antonela (5 February 2024). "Primer vistazo del biopic "Disco, Ibiza, Locomía", el origen del éxito de la banda española". Infobae (in Spanish).
- ^ Chico, Fran (1 February 2024). "Primeras imágenes de Blanca Suárez y Jaime Lorente moviendo el abanico en la película sobre Locomía". Fotogramas (in Spanish).
- ^ Megía, Carlos (6 May 2024). "'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía': un cast de estrellas para rememorar la historia de la ecléctica 'boy band' española que arrasó en los 80". Harper's Bazaar (in Spanish).
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (13 May 2024). "Los estrenos del 17 de mayo. 'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía'. Años locos". Aisge (in Spanish).
- "El curioso hallazgo uruguayo en alocada escena de la película de Locomía que está en lo más visto de Netflix". El País (in Spanish). 15 September 2024.
- López, Lola (21 May 2024). "Eva Llorach, actriz: "Creo que saber gestionar tu ego, y comprender el del resto, es la mejor manera de afrontar la vida"". El Periódico de España (in Spanish). Prensa Ibérica.
- "Comienza el rodaje de la película 'Locomía' pero no en Ibiza". El Periódico de Ibiza (in Spanish). 3 July 2023.
- Rebolledo, Matías G. (15 February 2024). "El Festival de Málaga se vuelca con el cine español en su 27ª. Edición". La Razón (in Spanish).
- "'Disco Ibiza Locomía', la biografía del icónico grupo musical". ABC (in Spanish). 8 March 2024.
- "El largometraje "Disco, Ibiza, Locomía" llegará a cines en mayo". Mondo Sonoro (in Spanish). 26 February 2024.
- "Finalizan los rodajes de 'Al otro barrio' y 'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía', que además estrena título". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 12 July 2023.
- Martín, Pablo (7 September 2024). "Ya puedes disfrutar de 'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía' en streaming: dónde ver el biopic musical de Blanca Suárez y Jaime Lorente". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2025 – via 20minutos.es.
- Ocaña, Javier (17 May 2024). "'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía': desastre visual y narrativo sobre dos apasionantes personajes de la historia musical española". El País (in Spanish).
- Fernández Cruz, Martín. "Disco, Ibiza, Locomía: emotivo retrato de un fenómeno pop de los 90 que escondió egos heridos y varias traiciones". La Nación (in Spanish).
- Bermejo, Andrea G. (16 May 2024). "Crítica de 'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía': ¿El biopic desenfrenado que la banda merecía? No, pero casi". Cinemanía (in Spanish) – via 20minutos.es.
- Partearroyo, Daniel de (18 December 2024). "Premios Goya 2025: 'El 47' domina con 14 nominaciones, seguida de 'La infiltrada'". Cinemanía (in Spanish) – via 20minutos.es.
External links
- 2024 films
- 2024 biographical drama films
- 2020s Mexican films
- 2020s Spanish films
- 2020s Spanish-language films
- Biographical films about musicians
- Films about musical groups
- Films set in the 1980s
- Films set in Ibiza
- Films shot in the Canary Islands
- Films shot in Barcelona
- Mexican biographical drama films
- Pop music films
- Spanish biographical drama films
- Spanish-language biographical drama films