Rivera and Castells' realistic special effects in 'Anacleto' achieve a Goya

LLuis Rivera: "In 'Anacleto, agente secreto' our goal was for all the effects to seem real, according to the laws of physics"

Anacleto, Secret Agent he won his only Goya of the night thanks to the work of Lluís Rivera and Lluís Castells, who were the creators of the special effects of the film version of the most popular secret comic book agent with the permission of Mortadelo and Filemón.

The fight for this Goya was played out between leading figures such as Reyes Abades, Curro Muñoz, Juan Ramón Molina and Pau Costa. Therefore, for the winners, having won the Goya against these rivals is an honour.

For Lluís Rivera, this award is the consecration of a work with director Javier Ruiz, and which is recognized in films such as The Orphanage, Spanish Movie or Three weddings too many. According to the award-winner, the most difficult thing was to achieve realism, "to make all the explosions credible, to respond to physical issues and that is why I have discussed a lot to achieve this".

Both Rivera and Castells come from the Film School of Catalonia (ESCAC).

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