Undercover Wedding Crashers

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Undercover Wedding Crashers
Film poster
Theatrical release poster
SpanishOperación Camarón
Directed byCarlos Therón
Written by
Based onSong'e Napule
by the Manetti Bros.
Starring
Music byRiki Rivera
Production
companies
  • Telecinco Cinema
  • La Pepa Films
  • La Pepa La Película A.I.E
  • La Zona Films
  • Quexito Films
Distributed byBuena Vista International
Release dates
  • 4 June 2021 (2021-06-04) (FMCE)
  • 24 June 2021 (2021-06-24) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office€3.3 million

Undercover Wedding Crashers (Spanish: Operación Camarón) is a 2021 Spanish action comedy film directed by Carlos Therón which stars Julián López, Natalia de Molina, Carlos Librado and Miren Ibarguren, among others. It is an adaptation of the 2013 Italian film Song'e Napule.

Plot[edit]

The fiction is set in Cádiz.[1] Sebas, a police agent with musical training, goes undercover as a keyboard player in a flamenco-trap band, Los Lolos, which is about to perform at the wedding of the daughter of an important narco.[2][3]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Undercover Wedding Crashers is a remake of the 2013 Italian film Song'e Napule by Antonio and Marco Manetti.[9] It was written by Manuel Burque and Josep Gatell.[9] The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, La Pepa Films and La Pepa La Película A.I.E, in association with La Zona Films and Quexito Films. It had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar+ and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group and funding from the ICAA.[10]

Filming lasted for seven weeks.[11] Shooting locations included the provinces of Seville and Cádiz.[11]

Release[edit]

Initially intended to be theatrically released in Spain on 13 March 2020, the release was postponed to 11 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the shelving of all Telecinco Cinema titles pending for theatrical release.[12][13] Postponed again, its release was eventually rescheduled for 24 June 2021.[14]

The film was screened (as part of the festival's official selection but out of the competition) at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival on 4 June 2021.[1] The film was distributed by Buena Vista International.[10] The release of the movie was extensively teased by Mediaset España in all its television stations (including Euro 2020 matches), to the extent that the reiteration generated online memes about it.[15][16] The film grossed €3.3 million at the box-office.[17]

Reception[edit]

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film a score of 70/100, praising the well played humour and the "sensational" comic talent of the cast. She negatively pointed out that the ending was too cheesy.[18]

Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya gave the film 4 stars out of 5, writing that it had a "good screenplay, good cast and jokes that are not cringeworthy".[19]

Juan Pando of Fotogramas gave the film 4 out of 5 stars.[20] In his view, the screenplay written by Burque and Gatell featured "simple but effective jokes".[20] He pointed out at the predominance of "lighthearted humour", despite the crime themes.[20] He praised the comedy talent and the chemistry of the cast.[20]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía gave it 4 out of 5 stars, presenting Operación Camarón as "a film that respects the rich intonations of our (Spanish) geographic diversity with actors who are natives or have mastered the (regional) accents perfectly".[21]

Javier Ocaña of El País found his only possible objection towards the film to be that the film was a remake of an Italian title, insofar that circumstance entailed an "evident lack of risk-taking capacity and less creativity".[22] He considered however that the film actually delivered better "rhythm, staging, editing, dialogues, comic timing, tempo and performances" than the original Italian version.[22]

Josu Eguren of El Correo gave the film 2 out of 3 stars,[23] deeming it "refreshing, lively and catchy".[23] He pointed out at the "priceless" bitchy deliveries by Miren Ibarguren, who is claiming—according to the reviewer—"the title of best comedic actress" in Spain.[23]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2021 34th ASECAN Awards Best Actress Natalia de Molina Nominated [24]
Best Original Score Riki Rivera Nominated
2022 1st Carmen Awards Best Production Supervision Manuela Ocón Won [25][26]
Best Original Song Riki Rivera & Violeta Arriaza Won
Best Original Score Riki Rivera Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Yolanda Piña & Félix Terrero Nominated
Best New Actor Juanlu González Nominated
Xisco González Nominated
Best Sound Dani de Zayas Won
Best Supporting Actress Natalia de Molina Won
Best Costume Design Esther Vaquero Won

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "'Operación camarón' trae al Festival de Málaga un cóctel de géneros con la música y Cádiz como protagonistas". Europa Press. 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ Muñoz, Francisco (25 June 2021). "'Operación Camarón': los mafiosos del trap son la última esperanza del cine español para salvar la taquilla". ABC.
  3. ^ Belategui, Oskar (24 June 2021). "Julián López, narcos y trap". El Correo.
  4. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (4 June 2021). "'Operación Camarón': una irresistible comedia a ritmo de reguetón". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Cano, Alberto (23 June 2021). "Natalia de Molina ('Operación camarón') desvela su pasado rebelde y choni: "En el instituto me creía underground"". ecartelera.
  6. ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (22 June 2021). "Carlos Librado, del fútbol profesional a la comedia, en dos patadas". El País.
  7. ^ a b c d "'Operación Camarón'. Amor y balas a ritmo de trap". Aisge. AISGE. 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Lombardo, Manuel J. (26 June 2021). "Simpatía por el 'cani'". Diario de Sevilla.
  9. ^ a b Pando, Juan (24 June 2021). "Crítica de 'Operación Camarón'". Fotogramas.
  10. ^ a b "'Operación Camarón'- estreno en cines 24 de junio". Audiovisual451. 21 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b "'Operación Camarón' concluye su rodaje". Panorama audiovisual. 25 June 2019.
  12. ^ "El estreno de 'Operación Camarón' se pospone de este mes a septiembre en plena crisis por el coronavirus". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Madrid. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  13. ^ Fdez, Juanma (2 January 2021). "2020, el año en el que Mediaset le dio la espalda al cine español". Bluper (in Spanish). El Español. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  14. ^ "'Operación Camarón': ¡Ya en cines!". telecinco.es (in Spanish). Madrid: Mediaset España. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Cachondeo en redes por la enorme promoción de 'Operación Camarón' durante la Eurocopa". Los 40. 7 July 2021.
  16. ^ "'Operación Camarón' desata los memes por su insistente publicidad durante el partido entre España e Italia". 20minutos.es. 7 July 2021.
  17. ^ "El cine español perdió el 45 por ciento de sus ingresos de enero a agosto de 2021 y el mercado total cayó solo un cuatro por ciento". Audiovisual451. 15 September 2021.
  18. ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (23 June 2021). "Crítica de Operación Camarón, una recomendable comedia veraniega". HobbyConsolas.
  19. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (24 June 2021). "'Operación Camarón': una comedia que no es un mojón". El Periódico de Catalunya.
  20. ^ a b c d Pando, Juan (24 June 2021). "Crítica de 'Operación Camarón'". Fotogramas.
  21. ^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (22 June 2021). "Operación Camarón". Cinemanía. 20minutos.es.
  22. ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (25 June 2021). "'Operación Camarón': irresistible comedia de verano". El País.
  23. ^ a b c Eguren, Josu (1 July 2021). "Crítica de 'Operación Camarón' (2021): Échate un cantecito". El Correo.
  24. ^ "'La hija', mejor película andaluza del año en los Premios ASECAN 2021". Cine con Ñ. 18 December 2021.
  25. ^ "'Alegría y 'Sevillanas de Brooklyn', las más nominadas a los primeros Premios Carmen del Cine Andaluz". Audiovisual451. 14 December 2021.
  26. ^ "'La hija' de Manuel Martín Cuenca, coronada en la primera edición de los Premios Carmen del cine andaluz". Audiovisual451. 31 January 2022.


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