Lola Dueñas, Esther García and Joaquín Machado Share their Experience Working with Pedro Almodóvar in UASD Auditorium
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, November 10th, 2006

Applause for the actress, producer and cameraman of the movie "Volver" in the Dominican Global Film Festival

Lola Dueñas, actress in "Volver", the Spanish movie directed by Pedro Almodóvar and shown Thursday in the Dominican Global Film Festival, shared the most impressive aspects of working with the Spanish filmmaker his Oscar-nominated film.

"He is the most involved director I know with his actors, and that makes things very easy" said the Spanish actress said in response to questions from the audience after the showing of "Volver" in the Manuel del Cabral Auditorium of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD). Dueñas, who was enthusiastically received by those attending the UASD viewing, told how she prepared for the role of Sole, "I spent several afternoons in a salon to learn how to style hair, and I also went to La Mancha, Pedro’s hometown, to get to know his world".

Esther Garcia, in turn, recommended to everyone in the audience that they try to work with a genius, "because Pedro is a genius, and it is a tremendous experience to work with him". The producer of "Volver", which is her twentieth film with Almodóvar, said that they had wanted to present the film in the Festival because they knew it would be a unique opportunity to further promote film. Joaquín Machado intervened on only one occasion to say that his experience working with Almodóvar had been very positive and that he would be pleased to work with him again.

The audience attending the showing of "Volver" turned their applause to the three members of the filmmaking team at the end of the movie.

The Festival, which ends this Sunday, November 12, has been organized by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE). Under the title "Global Issues, Personal Stories", the Festival seeks to increase global awareness via the retelling of personal stories and circumstances.