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"OCHO APELLIDOS VASCOS" BECOMES THE MOST VIEWED

SPANISH FILM IN HISTORY

• Emilio Martínez-Lázaro's comedy has accumulated more than e 6.6 million spectators and its takings have exceeded 38.8 million Euros
• It is the Spanish film that has managed to remain at No. 1 in the box office for the most time, totaling 6 consecutive weeks since its release on March 14
Madrid, 21st April 2014.- "OCHO APELLIDOS VASCOS" continues beating records and it is now the most viewed Spanish film in history with more than 6.6 million viewers, surpassing the mark held by "The Others". Also remaining undisputed No. 1 at the Spanish box office since it opened on March
14th, it has become the Spanish film that has spent the most consecutive weeks in first position of
the rankings, beating the records set by "The impossible "and" The Orphanage ".
The cumulative takings of "OCHO APELLIDOS VASCOS" exceeds 38.8 million, ranking as the fourth highest-grossing film in Spain, only surpassed by "Avatar", "The Impossible" and "Titanic."
Synopsis: Rafa ( Dani Rovira ) , Andalusian -blooded , never had to leave his beloved Sevilla to get what matters to him most in life: fine , hair gel and women. Then one day everything changes when the first woman to resist his charms appears: Amaia ( Clara Lago) , a Basque girl. Rafa is determined to conquer and travels to a village deep in Euskadi. There, in order to win over Amaia he will do whatever it takes, to impress her, even pretending to be Basque.
LAST EIGHT VASCOS is directed by Emilio Martínez- Lázaro , scripted by Borja Cobeaga Diego and San Jose , starring Clara Lago, Dani Rovira , Carmen Machi and Karra Elejalde . It is produced Lazona , Kowalski Films and Films AIE Snow Telecinco Cinema , and has the support of ETB and CANAL + . It is distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain .
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