Mexico's 'After Lucia' Nominated for Academy Award Hispanically Speaking News
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After Lucia (Despues de Lucia) Alejandra and her dad Roberto have just moved to town. She is new at school, he has a new job. Starting over is sometimes complicated when you have left so much behind. (whispersosoftly)

On Monday, the films from a record 71 countries vying for the 85th Academy Awards’ Foreign Language Film award were announced.

The 2012 official submissions from Latin America and Spain are:

Argentina: Clandestine Childhood
      Director Benjamín Ávila
      Actors – Natalia Oreiro, Benjamin Avila, Ernesto Alterio

Brazil: The Clown (O Palhaço)
      Director Selton Mello
      Actors – Paulo Jose, Selton Mello, Larissa Maneloa

Chile: No
      Director – Pablo Larraín
      Actors – Gael Garcia Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Alejandro Goic

Colombia: The Snitch Cartel (El cartel de los sapos)
      Director – Carlos Moreno
      Actors – Manolo Cardona, Tom Sizemore, Juana Acosta

Dominican Republic: Jaque Mate
      Director José María Cabral
      Actors – Federico Abreu, Luis Manuel Aguilo, Marcos Bonetti

Mexico: After Lucia (Despues de Lucia)
      Director Michel Franco
      Actors – Tessa Ia, Gonzalo Vega Jr., Tamara Yazbek

Peru: The Bad Intentions (Las malas intenciones)
      Director Rosario García-Montero
      Actors Fatima Buntinx, Katerina D’Onofrio, Melchor Gorrochategui

Spain: Blancanieves
      Director Pablo Berger
      Actor – Maribel Verdu, Angela Molina, Daniel Gimenez Cacho

Uruguay: The Delay (La demora)
      Director Rodrigo Plá
      ActorsRoxana Blanco, Carlos Vallarino, Oscar Pernas

Venezuela: Rock, Paper, Scissors (Rock, Paper, Scissors)
      Director Hernán Jabes
      Actors – Xavier Abreu, Alberto Alifa, Leandro Arvelo

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at The Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide. Seth MacFarlane, the funny man behind Family Guy and various other animated comedies is set to host the event.

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