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Blanca Portillo has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Volver.
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Three generations of women deal with family secrets while surviving the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition, lies and even death.
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar · With Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas

Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar · With Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo

In the year 2000, Maixabel Lasa’s husband, Juan Maria Jauregi, was killed by ETA. Eleven years later, she receives an incredible request: one of the men who killed Juan wants to meet with her in the Nanclares de la Oca prison in Araba (Spain), where he is serving his sentence after breaking ties with the terrorist group. Despite her reservations and her immense pain, Maixabel Lasa agrees to meet face to face with those who ended the life of the person who had been her companion since she was 16 years old. ‘Everyone deserves a second chance’, she said, when asked why she was willing to confront the man who killed her husband.
Dir. Icíar Bollaín · With Blanca Portillo, Luis Tosar, Urko Olazábal

When her son's alleged kidnapper is released for lack of solid evidence, a reputable and well-known attorney takes matters into her own hands with unintended and spectacularly disastrous consequences.
Dir. Mar Targarona · With Blanca Portillo, Jose Coronado, Antonio Dechent

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to him, hoping that his connection with fanatical Inquisitor Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure her release.
Dir. Miloš Forman · With Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård

In 17th century Spain, Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, when near to his death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
Dir. Agustín Díaz Yanes · With Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde
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