# Love & Revolution

Love & Revolution (Spanish: Te estoy amando locamente, lit. 'I'm Loving You Madly') is a 2023 Spanish historical comedy-drama film directed by Alejandro Marín (in his directorial debut feature) starring Ana Wagener and Omar Banana alongside Alba Flores.

## Plot

Set in 1977 Seville, at a time homosexuality was a crime in Spain, against the backdrop of the struggle against the repressive Law on social dangerousness and rehabilitation, the plot follows Reme and her son Miguel (a wannabe singer and performer) who become acquainted with the budding Andalusian LGBTI movement.

## Cast

* Ana Wagener as Reme
* Omar Banana [es] as Miguel
* Alba Flores as Lole
* Jesús Carroza as padre Manolo
* La Dani as Dani
* Alex de la Croix [es] as Mili
* Carmen Orellana as Maca
* Lola Buzón as Paquito
* Manuel Morón [es] as don Ignacio
* Mari Paz Sayago [es]
* Pepa Gracia as Raquel

## Production

The plot is inspired by the genesis of the Movimiento Homosexual de Acción Revolucionaria ("Homosexual Movement for Revolutionary Action") led by trans activist Mar Cambrollé. Love & Revolution had British social comedy films such as Billy Elliot (2000) and Pride (2014) as references.
The film is an Escándalo Films, Escac Estudio, Zeta Cinema, Zeta Audiovisual, La Pepa Films and Te estoy amando AIE production. It was participated by RTVE, Movistar Plus+, Netflix, Canal Sur Radio y Televisión and Crea SGR. It also had backing and funding from ICAA, ICEC, ICO, Mogambo, and Triodos Bank. Shooting locations included Barcelona and Seville.
Rigoberta Bandini composed the song "Yo solo quiero amor" for the film score.

## Release

Distributed by Filmax, the film was released theatrically on 6 July 2023 in 109 Spanish screens following a rather muted promotional campaign. The film underperformed at the box office in the first two days, grossing €67,000. After three weeks, it had grossed €274,415.

## Reception

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 75 points ("good") highlighting the "luminous" character of the film, "featuring an encouraging message".
Ricardo Rosado of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Banana's arrival to big screen as the best thing about the film.
Miguel Ángel Romero of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, underscoring it to be the Spanish version of Pride, making the LGTBI collective's struggle visible.
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the "thrilling melodrama" to be an "inspirational film, very well produced and even better acted, in which there is hardly a blur", otherwise noting a potentially surprising feature of the film being the "total absence of sex".

### Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:
* 6th — Mondosonoro (consensus)
* 10th — El Español (Series & Más consensus)

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2023 | 29th Forqué Awards | Cinema and Education in Values | Cinema and Education in Values | Nominated |
| 2024 | 11th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Film | Best Comedy Film | Nominated |
| 2024 | 11th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Film | La Dani | Won |
| 2024 | 11th Feroz Awards | Best Original Soundtrack | Nico Casal | Nominated |
| 2024 | 11th Feroz Awards | Best Trailer | Mikel Garmilla | Nominated |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best New Director | Alejandro Marín | Won |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Alejandro Marín, Carmen Garrido | Won |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jesús Carroza | Won |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best New Actor | Omar Banana | Nominated |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best New Actor | La Dani | Nominated |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best New Actress | Álex de la Croix | Nominated |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best New Actress | Carmen Orellana | Nominated |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best Production Supervision | Carmen Garrido | Won |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best Sound | Antuán Mejías, Fonsi Gil | Nominated |
| 2024 | 3rd Carmen Awards | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Carmela Martín | Won |
| 2024 | 16th Gaudí Awards | Best New Director | Alejandro Marín | Nominated |
| 2024 | 16th Gaudí Awards | Best New Performance | La Dani | Nominated |
| 2024 | 16th Gaudí Awards | Best Costume Design | Isis Velasco | Nominated |
| 2024 | 38th Goya Awards | Best New Actor | La Dani | Nominated |
| 2024 | 38th Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Omar Banana | Nominated |
| 2024 | 38th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Alejandro Marín | Nominated |
| 2024 | 38th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Alejandro Marín, Carmen Garrido | Nominated |
| 2024 | 38th Goya Awards | Best Original Song | "Yo solo quiero amor" by Rigoberta Bandini | Won |
| 2024 | 11th Platino Awards | Best Ibero-American Comedy Film | Best Ibero-American Comedy Film | Nominated |