Butterfly Wings (film)

Butterfly Wings
Butterfly Wings
Spanish	Alas de mariposa
Directed by	Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Written by	Juanma Bajo Ulloa; Eduardo Bajo Ulloa;
Starring	Sílvia Munt ; Fernando Valverde ; Susana García; Laura Vaquero;
Cinematography	Aitor Mantxola; Enric Daví;
Edited by	Pablo Blanco
Music by	Bingen Mendizábal
Release dates	September 1991(Zinemaldia); 18 October 1991(Spain);
Running time	1h 48min
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Last updated May 05, 2025

Butterfly Wings (Spanish: Alas de mariposa) is a 1991 Spanish drama film directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa.^[1]

Plot

A poor couple wants to have a boy but instead they get a girl, Ami. A male son is born afterwards but Ami kills the newborn, straining the relationship between mother and daughter.^[2]

Cast

Sílvia Munt as Carmen^[3]
Tito Valverde as Gabriel^[4]
Susana García Díez as Ami^[5]
Laura Vaquero as Ami niña^[5]
Txema Blasco as Alejandro^[6]
Alberto Martín as Gorka^[7]

Release

The film screened at the 39th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1991. It was released theatrically on 18 October 1991.^[8]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1991	39th San Sebastián International Film Festival	Golden Shell		Won	^[9]
1992	6th Goya Awards	Best New Director	Juanma Bajo Ulloa	Won	^[10]
		Best Original Screenplay	Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Eduardo Bajo Ulloa	Won
		Best Actress	Sílvia Munt	Won

References

↑ "Alas de Mariposa (Butterfly Wings, 1991)". Spanish Film Review Club. 14 August 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
↑ "Alas de mariposa". Fotogramas . 29 May 2008.
↑ Recio Gil, David (2004). "Alas mariposa, de Juanma Bajo Ulloa" (PDF). Pliegos de la Insula Barataria: Revista de Creación Literaria y de Filología (7): 122. ISSN 1134-0193.
↑ Recio Gil 2004, p. 122.
1 2 "'Secretos del corazón' inaugura mañana un Seminario de Cine Vasco en el Congreso de la Nación Argentina". Euskal Kultura. 10 September 2012.
↑ Recio Gil 2004, p. 123.
↑ Recio Gil 2004, p. 124.
↑ Recio Gil 2004, p. 121.
↑ Torreiro, Casimiro (29 September 1991). "El filme español 'Alas de mariposa', del debutante Juanma Bajo Ulloa, gana la Concha de Oro". El País .
↑ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 274, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

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[1] "Alas de Mariposa (Butterfly Wings, 1991)". Spanish Film Review Club. 14 August 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

[2] "Alas de mariposa". Fotogramas . 29 May 2008.

[3] Recio Gil, David (2004). "Alas mariposa, de Juanma Bajo Ulloa" (PDF). Pliegos de la Insula Barataria: Revista de Creación Literaria y de Filología (7): 122. ISSN 1134-0193.

[FOOTNOTERecio_Gil2004122-4] Recio Gil 2004, p. 122.

[ek-5] 1 2 "'Secretos del corazón' inaugura mañana un Seminario de Cine Vasco en el Congreso de la Nación Argentina". Euskal Kultura. 10 September 2012.

[FOOTNOTERecio_Gil2004123-6] Recio Gil 2004, p. 123.

[FOOTNOTERecio_Gil2004124-7] Recio Gil 2004, p. 124.

[FOOTNOTERecio_Gil2004121-8] Recio Gil 2004, p. 121.

[9] Torreiro, Casimiro (29 September 1991). "El filme español 'Alas de mariposa', del debutante Juanma Bajo Ulloa, gana la Concha de Oro". El País .

[10] Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 274, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

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