Ibero-American Audiovisual Industry Gathers for 13th Platino Awards at Xcaret

Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo — The best of Spanish and Portuguese-language audiovisual production will gather on Saturday, May 9, at the Gran Tlachco Theater in Xcaret Park for the 13th Platino Awards, celebrating the top films and series of the season.

Among the nominees attending are feature film actors Blanca Soroa (“Los domingos”), Dolores Fonzi (also nominated for Best Director for “Belén”), Guillermo Francella (“Homo Argentum,” also receiving the Platino Honorary Award), Natalia Reyes (“Aún es de noche en Caracas”) and Ubeimar Ríos Gómez (“Un poeta”). Best Director nominees include Kleber Mendonça Filho (“O agente secreto”), also nominated for Best Screenplay.

Other attendees include actor Juan Minujín (“Los domingos,” nominated for Best Supporting Actor), directors Mariana Rondón and Marité Ugás (“Aún es de noche en Caracas”) and actor Edgar Ramírez (nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the same film).

Documentary nominee Elena Molina (“Flores para Antonio”) will attend, as will Daniel Hendler (“Un cabo suelto”) in the Best Ibero-American Comedy category. Animation nominees César Zelada (“Kayara”) and Tomás Pichardo Espaillat (“Olivia & las nubes”) are also confirmed, along with first-feature nominees Eva Libertad (“Sorda”), Marianna Brennand (“Manas”) and Pierre Saint-Martin (“No nos moverán”).

In series categories, nominees include Griselda Siciliani (“Envidiosa, T2”), Javier Cámara (“Yakarta”) and Paulina Gaitán (“Las muertas”). Creator nominees Alberto Rodríguez, José Manuel Lorenzo and Rafael Cobos (“Anatomía de un instante”), Bruno Staganaro (“El eternauta”), Mariano Varela (“Menem”) and Rodrigo Guerrero (“Estado de fuga: 1986”) will also attend.

Finalists for the new Best Long-Running Series award include Joan Noguera (“Sueños de libertad”), Josep Císter and Miguel Conde (“La promesa”) and actress Samantha Siqueiros (“Velvet: El nuevo imperio”).

Presenters include Alfredo Castro, André Lamoglia, Antonia Zegers, Belén Rueda, Carmen Villalobos, Carolina Kopelioff, China Suárez, Christian Malheiros, Christian Meier, Edgar Ramírez, Giba Javier Sotomayor, Jorge López, Juan Alfonso Baptista, Juana Acosta, Ludwika Paleta, Manolo Cardona, Mariela Garriga, Michel Brown, Nico Furtado, Paco León, Santiago Cabrera, Sara Linares, Stephanie Cayo and Valeria Mazza.

Other celebrities walking the red carpet include Altair Jarabo, Ana Lucía Domínguez, Annette Cuburu, Boris Izaguirre, Calle y Poche, Caro Miranda, Daniela Ospina, David Salomón, Dulceida, José Eduardo Derbez, Lux Pascal, Májida Issa, Marc Clotet, Mario Ruiz, Maxi Iglesias, Michael Ronda, Natalia Sánchez, Nicole Zignago, Stef Roitman, Vadhir Derbez and Valerie Domínguez.

The ceremony, hosted by Carlos Torres and Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, will be preceded by a red carpet presented by Carolina Ramírez and Lourdes Stephen. It will be broadcast on about 20 television networks across Latin America, Spain and the United States, and available on the SmartPlatinoTV platform.

The 13th Platino Awards Xcaret are supported by Quintana Roo, Riviera Maya and Grupo Xcaret, as well as the Community of Madrid and the Madrid City Council. The awards are promoted by EGEDA and FIPCA, in collaboration with FIACINE. Iberia remains the official airline.