The Brazilian Movie I’m still heredirected by Walter Salles, won the Goya 2025 award on Saturday in the category of best Ibero-American movie. The award is considered the main of Spanish cinema.
This is the first time a Brazilian production has been nominated and wins the category. In this 39th edition of the award, Brazilian production competed with four other films: El Jockeyfrom Argentina; Fuertefrom Uruguay; In place of the otherfrom Chile; and Memories of a cuerpo that burnsfrom Costa Rica.
In a letter read at the time of receiving the Goya trophy, director Walter Salles thanked the distance from the Spanish film academy for a distance and stressed that this is the first time a Brazilian film was nominated for a Goya category.
“I’m still here It is a film about the memory of a family, during the long night of the military dictatorship in Brazil, which is intertwined with the memory of my country. I would like to dedicate this award to Brazilian cinema, Eunice Paiva and all her family, Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres, ”said director Walter Salles.
Award and Indications
Fernanda Torres receives the Golden Globe for best actress in the drama category – Reuters/Mario Anzuoni/Prohibited Reproduction
In January, actress Fernanda Torres had already been awarded with the Golden Globe, in Los Angeles, for best actress in the drama category for acting in I’m still here. This was the first time the award was delivered to a Brazilian.
The movie I’m still here also It was nominated for three categories Oscar 2025: The best movie; Best foreign film; and actress Fernanda Torres was nominated for the category of best actress. The Oscar 2025 ceremony is scheduled for March 2, also in Los Angeles.
Film
The Brazilian Drama I’m still here It is based on the autobiographical book of Marcelo Rubens Paiva, who tells the story of her mother, lawyer and human rights activist Eunice Paiva, during the military dictatorship in Brazil. The role of Eunice Paiva, who died in 2018, was played by Fernanda Torres.
The plot addresses the struggle for democracy, the resistance to oppression, the strength of women, the search for missing politicians and the importance of memory, from the disappearance, in 1971, of former federal deputy Rubens Paiva (with the performance of Selton Mello ), husband of Eunice Paiva. The Brazilian politician, who had his political rights revoked in 1964, with the military coup, was tortured and murdered in Rio de Janeiro. Your body was never found.
In 1996, Rubens Paiva’s death certificate was issued. In 2025, the death certificate was corrected to note that his death was caused by state agents during the military dictatorship.
