My Heart Goes Boom! (Spanish: Explota, explota) is a 2020 Spanish jukebox musical comedy film directed by Nacho Álvarez, starring Ingrid García-Jonsson and Verónica Echegui. The film is based on songs by Italian artist Raffaella Carrà, with the original title being taken from the Spanish-language lyrics of her hit "A far l'amore comincia tu".[1][2][3][4]

My Heart Goes Boom!
Film poster
SpanishExplota, explota
Directed byNacho Álvarez
Written byEduardo Navarro
David Esteban Cubero
Nacho Álvarez
Produced byMariela Besuievsky
Gerardo Herrero
Starring
CinematographyJuan Carlos Gómez
Edited byIrene Blecua
Music byRoque Baños
Release dates
  • 10 September 2020 (2020-09-10) (TIFF)
  • 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) (Spain)
Running time
116 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The film was nominated for three Goya Awards and three Feroz Awards.[5]

Cast

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Awards

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Awards Category Nominated Result
Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Verónica Echegui Nominated
Best Costume Design Cristina Rodríguez Nominated
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Milu Cabrer and Benjamín Pérez Nominated
Premios Feroz Best Trailer Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Verónica Echegui Won
Best Original Soundtrack Roque Baños Nominated

References

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  1. ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (3 December 2019). "Latido Films Brings '70s Music Comedy My Heart Goes Boom! to the Market". Variety. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (18 August 2020). "The People Upstairs, My Heart Goes Boom! Set for San Sebastian World Premieres". Variety. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ Corvin, Ann-Marie (10 September 2020). "Oscar Winner Mariela Besuievsky, Nacho Alvarez Talk My Heart Goes Boom!". Variety. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ Benalal, Noah (2 October 2020). "Ingrid García-Jonsson: Yo había cantado y bailado mucho en mi baño, pero ya está". rtve.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ^ Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (18 January 2021). "Netflix Drama Leads Spain's Goya Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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