10 · 24 · 22 "Mexico is Like a Second Home to Me," said Maribel Verdú After Receiving the Ojito de Oro at the Screening for RAYMOND & RAY Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Omar Sosa Topete “On behalf of the Morelia International Film Festival, Daniela Michel, Alejandro Ramírez and myself, I would like to welcome to this screening and this acknowledgement of a person that we admire, and whose work has given us moments that are part of the best of Mexican and Spanish cinematography. Our dear friend, Maribel Verdú.” That was how Cuauhtémoc Cardenas Batel introduced the Spanish actress during the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), to the applause of the entire Matamoros Theater. Maribel Verdú Prior to the screening of Raymond & Ray (2022, Dir. Rodrigo García), a film that would accompany the event, Maribel Verdú received the Ojito de Oro award for her acting career. The Spanish actress known for her work in Pan's Labyrinth (2006, Dir. Guillermo del Toro), Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001, Dir. Alfonso Cuarón), among many others, was awarded the Golden Eye, recognition granted by the festival and performed by the Michoacan artist Javier Marín. Prior to the screening of Raymond & Ray (2022, Dir. Rodrigo García), a film that would accompany the event, Maribel Verdú received the Ojito de Oro Award for her acting career. The Spanish actress known for her work in Pan's Labyrinth (2006, Dir. Guillermo del Toro) and Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001, Dir. Alfonso Cuarón), among many others, was awarded the recognition granted by the festival and made by Michoacán artist Javier Marín. The film screening had the special presence of Alejandro Ramírez, founder and President of FICM, and General Director of Cinépolis; Daniela Michel, founder and General Director of FICM; Cuahutémoc Cardenas Batel, founder and Vice President of FICM; Daniel Giménez-Cacho, Mexican actor and five-time recipient of the Ariel Award; and the Ambassador of Spain in Mexico, Juan Duarte Cuadrado Maribel Verdú, Cuauhtémoc Cardenas Batel, Daniela Michel “Mexico is like a second home for me. Over the years, I have been getting to know and understand it, and the feeling of belonging has been increasing as I go. Thank you to Morelia for premiering a film that made me very happy tonight, which is Raymond & Ray (2022). Directed by a being, Rodrigo García, who leaves me speechless. I could work with him every day of my life,” Maribel Verdú told the Michoacan public, who responded with a long moment of warm applause during the ceremony.
