José Sacristán. Goya of Honor

The Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences annually awards a special award, the Goya of Honor, to artists whose career is of undeniable value and relevance. In the 2022 edition of the awards, the award reaches the hands of José Sacristán, one of the most prestigious, respected and beloved actors in Spanish cinema.

The Instituto Cervantes joins with this online film series the academic recognition and homage to the figure of this multifaceted performer with an enormous career in Spanish cinema, who has participated in more than one hundred films of very different spectrum and intention.

Selected by Sacristán himself, the series presents four titles that provide interesting attention to the moment in which they were made. In addition, the participation of our protagonist in them reveals his pact with the cinema as a tool for social dialogue and as a reflection of his hard work alongside four generations of filmmakers with whom he has cemented his exemplary profession as an interpreter.

And the fact is that the work of José Sacristán, who has also directed three feature films and several stage performances, allows us to take a journey through the way in which Spanish cinema has been responding to the demands for social and aesthetic dialogue of culture Spanish. His unmistakable voice and his ability to embody all kinds of characters make him one of the best protagonists in the history of acting in Spain, as his presence has been constant in cinema, theater —and also musical theater— and television.