Cecilia Roth (Buenos Aires, 1956), an icon of Argentine cinema, has warned about the serious crisis that her country’s cinema is suffering due to the cuts by the government of far-right Javier Milei. “Right now in Argentina it is becoming very difficult to make films. Culture in general is at a point of almost expulsion of all of us who dedicate ourselves to this. They are dismantling Argentine culture in general and Argentine cinema in particular. I want This is known in Latin America and in Spain and I am asking for help because next year there may not be any Argentine representative in these Platinum Awards, because this year no film is going to be made,” the actress said during the conference. press conference held at the Hotel
“Our countries are fragile,” the interpreter continued, “we have slowly built the film industry, with a lot of struggle, but it is not solid and a strong wind, like the one we have now in Argentina, can turn the industry upside down. It is an industry that should be supported by the State because it gives income, we do not ask for subsidies, but we return the money that is lent to us. Those of us in culture are not parasites of the State and we would have to modify that idea that has been imposed and that is cruel and unfair.
Muse of filmmakers of the stature of Pedro Almodóvar, Adolfo Aristarain, Marcelo Piñeyro and Iván Zulueta, Roth has recalled that “we know what it is to make a film. As we are so vulnerable, this family of the Platino Awards and the entire Ibero-American industry, “It has to take charge of what is happening in each of our countries to shed light on all this and make active resistance.” He has also assured that the Platino Awards are “an entire country in which we can intersect, interweave, each one with its identity, but united by the same languages, Spanish and Portuguese.”
After going on stage with the help of producer Axel Kuschevatzky, a participant in films such as El secreto de sus ojos, Argentina, 1985 or El Ángel, in which Cecilia Roth also acted, the actress has received warm applause from the press and has said feel “mute.” Very excited, she dedicated a few words of recognition and encouragement to Ibero-American cinema and series, highlighting in her statements that she has always believed “in a deeper, deeper and more independent way in the sense of being able to tell stories that belong to us.”
The actress’s career, which began at the age of 16, includes theater, film and television and two Goya awards – Martin (Hache) and Todo sobre mi madre – among other recognitions, such as the Gold Medal from the Spanish Film Academy.
After the press conference, the Platinum Audience Awards were presented, which recognized The Snow Society in the categories of best film for Juan Antonio Bayona and actor for the Uruguayan Enzo Vogrincic. The Burning Body has won as best miniseries and best female performance in a miniseries for Úrsula Corberó.
For her part, Argentine Dolores Fonzi has received the Platinum award for best actress in her directorial debut with Blondi and actor Santiago Korovsky has collected his award for best actor in a miniseries for the comedy Division Palermo. Bayona, who is up for seven Platinum awards with The Snow Society, thanked “the human team behind the film and the more than 250 million viewers who have seen it on Netflix” for the award.
Promoted by EGEDA (Audiovisual Producers’ Rights Management Entity), the Platinum Awards are considered the ‘Oscars’ of Ibero-American audiovisuals and since their creation in 2014, the Honorary Platinum Award has gone to artists such as Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga, Ricardo Darín, Diego Luna, Carmen Maura or Benicio del Toro, among others.
