List of the best Blanca Portillo movies: Boy Missing(2016), Broken Embraces(2009), Elsa & Fred(2005), As Luck Would Have It(2011), Volver(2006), Goya's Ghosts(2006) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2016
105 Minutes
Blanca Portillo Antonio Dechent Vicente Romero Nausicaa Bonnín Andrés Herrera José Coronado Marc Domènech
deaf child mother kidnapper kidnapped child police chief lawyer intense melodramatic suspenseful thrilling emotional home street woods kidnapping deafness secret desperation discovery metamorphosis
A lawyer takes justice into her own hands after her kidnapped son is found traumatized, and police appear unable to arrest the man her son identifies as the kidnapper.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain
2009
128 Minutes
Judit García
Penélope Cruz Lluís Homar Blanca Portillo José Luis Gómez Tamar Novas Rubén Ochandiano Marta Aledo Agustín Almodóvar Enrique Aparicio Yuyi Beringola Javier Coll
stockbroker director producer actress son filmmaker melodramatic suspenseful intricate movie set house office funeral love triangle revenge death father/son relationship the past jealousy discovery
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Romance
2005
108 Minutes
Cuca
Manuel Alexandre China Zorrilla Blanca Portillo Roberto Carnaghi José Ángel Egido Gonzalo Urtizberéa Omar Muñoz Carlos Álvarez-Novoa Federico Luppi Fanny Gautier
old man old woman widower hypochondriac free spirit doctor amusing touching tender inspiring madrid apartment bedroom restaurant rome trevi fountain aging companionship chance meeting wishes
An old widower (Manuel Alexandre) begins a love affair with an elderly woman (China Zorrilla) after moving into an apartment.
Comedy, Drama
2011
98 Minutes
Mercedes
José Mota Salma Hayek Manuel Tallafé Blanca Portillo Juan Luis Galiardo Antonio Garrido Fernando Tejero Joaquín Climent Juanjo Puigcorbé Eduardo Casanova Nerea Camacho
After suffering a freak accident, an unemployed ad man (José Mota) hires an agent to help him turn his newfound fame into fortune, but his faithful wife (Salma Hayek) worries just how far he'll go to provide for his family.
Comedy, Drama
Spain
2006
111 Minutes
Agustina
Penélope Cruz Carmen Maura Chus Lampreave Lola Dueñas Blanca Portillo Yohana Cobo Carmen Machi Pilar Castro Antonio de la Torre
ghost mother daughter grandchild father bad father amusing quirky melodramatic shocking outlandish beauty salon apartment restaurant madrid funeral la mancha, spain death deception sexual abuse
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Drama, History
USA|Spain
2006
117 Minutes
Queen Mary Luisa
Javier Bardem Natalie Portman Stellan Skarsgård Randy Quaid José Luis Gómez Michael Lonsdale Blanca Portillo Mabel Rivera Unax Ugalde Craig Stevenson Julian Wadham
francisco goya priest muse merchant dark powerful gripping spain art deception torture betrayal spanish inquisition father/daughter relationship rivalry 15th century
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.