Maria and the Lost Movie

Jul 28, 2023

1h 2m

★ 7.0

Overview

The pianist Miguel Ángel Lozano embarks on a personal and artistic journey with the purpose of reconstructing the life of his grandmother, Maria Forteza (1910-60), singer and pioneer of Spanish sound films.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

IB3

MOM Works

Maria and the Lost Movie Trailers

Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Caterina Alorda

Self - Former FE Director

Josetxo Cerdán Los Arcos

Self - FE Researcher

Mayte Méndez

Self - ASIM Director

Xisco Bonnín

Self - Historian

Magda Rubí

Self - Journalist

Laura Jurado

Self - Relative

Jaume Anton Mirallas

Self - Musician & Relative

Miguel Ángel Lozano

Self - Historian

Miquel Sbert

Self - Relative

Pep Forteza

Self - Relative

Arnau Forteza

Self - Historian

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