Fernando Colomo concludes the filming of 'Antes de la quema'

Sangam Films, La Mirada Oblicua and La Fiesta PC are the producers of this new project that also has the participation of TVE, Canal Sur Televisión and Amazon Studios.

The director Fernando Colomo filming has concluded Before the burninga, a romantic comedy in a thriller tone starring Salva Reina, Manuela Velasco, Maggie Civantos, Joaquín Núñez and Manuel Manquiña, whose script is written by Javi Jáuregui from Malaga. The feature film has been filmed in such emblematic settings of Cádiz such as the Gran Teatro Falla, the La Viña neighborhood or La Caleta beach, as well as Barbate, and its premiere is scheduled for the second half of 2019.

After filming, Fernando Colomo claims to be “happy to have been able to film this new production in Cádiz.” A production with which he has sought to “reflect the essence of the city and its people, without entering into clichés.” In fact, the director himself and the protagonists of the film affirm that the film is “a declaration of love” to the Andalusian city.

Salva Reina plays Quique, an unemployed chirigotero who tries to keep his family afloat while preparing for the next chirigotas contest. Meanwhile, El Tuti (Joaquín Núñez), a local trafficker, wants me to help him rob the largest drug warehouse in Spain, before they burn all the seized merchandise.

Colomo is very satisfied with the work of the actors. “It has been very special to have Salva Reina, Manuela Velasco, Maggie Civantos, Joaquín Núñez, Manuel Manquiña and the rest of the performers because I had never worked with them and it has been a pleasant surprise,” comments the director of Isla Bonita and La Tribu.

The cast also includes the great figures of the Cádiz Carnival, such as Selu, Vera Luque, José Mari and Javier Aguilera, “who have brought a lot of truth as well as a great sense of humor to the film,” says Fernando Colomo.

Antonio Carmona and the young Fernando Furones are responsible for the musical composition of Ante de la quema, in which the actors María Alfonsa Rosso, Vicente Romero, César Mateo and Sebastián Haro also participate.

The project has its origins in the participation of the producer Beatriz de la Gándara as jury for the best screenplay award Julio Alejandro de la SGAE Foundation, becoming interested in it and launching it with the participation of Fernando Colomo in its different versions, up to its current production.