El Deseo S.A was founded in 1986, by Pedro Almodovar and his brother Agustín. They have produced all the films that Pedro has written and directed, and have also produced other young directors. Their films have opened all around the world: “All about my mother” (Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Golden Globe, among others); “Talk to her” (Academy Award for Best Script, 5 European Film Awards), “Bad Education” (Best Foreign Film by the New York Critics’ Circle), “Volver” (Oscar’s nominated, Palme d’or for Best Screenplay, EFA) and “Broken Embraces”.
El Deseo has produced other films, highly rated throughout the world for their value and delicacy (“My Life Without Me”, “The Holy Girl” and “The Secret Life of Words”).
With its headquarters in Barcelona, FILMAX is one of the main independent Spanish groups providing audiovisual content. Organised in three areas (production, distribution and industrial), the FILMAX Group responds fully to the business opportunities of the European and international markets in the entertainment sector.
Since 1999 MORENA FILMS has been producing feature films, documentaries and television programs.
Throughout this time, MORENA has produced more than 20 feature films including dramas, comedies, thrillers and animation features.
Earmarking its tenth year, Morena ventured into the production of content for television.
In addition to its creative production work, MORENA provides production services to foreign production companies interested in filming in Spain. MORENA has provided these services to productions such as Alexander the Great, and more recently for There be Dragons, directed by Roland Joffe (The Mission).
Our main strategy is focused on the production of innovative and high quality projects with commercial appeal focused on the international markets.
Production and distribution company, coproducing mainly with Latin America and distributing films from Europe and Latin America.
Jacobo Gonzalez Suso de Xifra is the Business Managing Director at Producciones Aguamarga, a production company which runs the film studios CIUDAD DE LA LUZ, in Alicante.
CIUDAD DE LA LUZ STUDIOS provides state of the art facilities for film and television productions. The facilities currently include 4 soundstages of 1.620 m2 (17,405 sq ft) and 2 soundstages of 2.340 m2 (25,184 sq ft). All stages are built in pairs and interconnected by elephant doors, 12 hectares (30 acres) of back lot, mill and workshops and production support buildings. NEW EXTERIOR WATER TANK: 100 m x 80 m (328 x 262 ft) with a total depth of 5.2 metres (17 ft) equipped with wave generating system, tip tanks and water canons and a 120 m long (394 ft) blue screen.
In 1970, José Antonio Vicuña founded the production company IMPALA ENTERTAINMENT, which has one of the largest catalogues of Spanish cinema from the past 35 years. He is currently the Chairman.
Promoter in the last years of the film studios CIUDAD DE LA LUZ, in Alicante, he is currently Vice President of Aguamarga, a company chaired by Luis Berlanga that manages these film studios.