The Three Wise Kings vs Santa
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| Spanish | Reyes contra Santa |
| Directed by | Paco Caballero |
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| Cinematography | David Valldepérez |
| Edited by | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
| Music by | Pilar Onares |
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| Distributed by | Tripictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Three Wise Kings vs Santa (Spanish: Reyes contra Santa)[1][2] is a 2022 Spanish Christmas comedy film directed by Paco Caballero. It stars Karra Elejalde, David Verdaguer, and Matías Janick as the Three Wise Men alongside Adal Ramones, Andrés Almeida and Eva Ugarte, Isa Montalbán, Cosette Silguero, and Laura Quirós, among others.
Plot[edit]
The Three Wise Men and Santa vie for the children's attention, unbeknownst that their struggle will wake the Krampus from its slumber.[3]
Cast[edit]
- Karra Elejalde[4] as Melchor
- David Verdaguer[4] as Caspar
- Matías Janick[4] as Balthazar
- Andrés Almeida as Santa Claus[4]
- Adal Ramones[4] as Mayor Sandoval
- Eva Ugarte[4] as Belén
- Isa Montalbán[4] as Ana
- Cosette Silguero[4] as Bea
- Laura Quirós[4] as Sofía
- Karina Kolokolchykova as Snegurochka
- Luis Sacristán as Elf 1
- Noelia Noto as Befana
- Josean Bengoetxea as Olentzero
- Daniel Méndez as Yule goat
- José Antonio Tíscar as Tió de Nadal
- Tomás Pozzi as Tomte
Production[edit]
The screenplay was penned by Carmen López-Areal, Benjamín Herranz, Jelen Morales and Eric Navarro.[5] The Three Wise Kings vs Santa is a Morena Films and Melchor, Gaspar y Baltasar AIE production,[5] and it had the participation of Prime Video and RTVE and support from the Government of Castilla–La Mancha.[6][7] Shooting locations included Toledo, Segovia, Madrid and the Canary Islands.[1] Shooting had already wrapped by May 2022.[1] David Valldepérez worked as cinematographer, Nacho Ruiz Capillas as film editor whilst Pilar Onares was responsible for the music.[8]
Release[edit]
The film had its world premiere at the 19th Seville European Film Festival in November 2022.[9][10] Distributed by Tripictures,[7] it is set to open in Spanish theatres on 18 November 2022.[11] Following the theatrical window, it will be released on Amazon Prime Video.[7][10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Arranz, Tamara (13 May 2022). "Finaliza el rodaje de 'Reyes contra Santa'". Noticias de Álava.
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio; Hopewell, John (19 May 2022). "Spanish Cinema 2022: Top Titles at Cannes". Variety.
- ^ "Los Reyes Magos se enfrentan a Santa Claus en una comedia de Paco Caballero". EFE. 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Canarias será escenario de la lucha entre los Reyes Magos y Santa Claus". Diario de Avisos. 22 March 2022 – via El Español.
- ^ a b "Finaliza el rodaje de «Reyes contra Santa», de Paco Caballero, con Karra Elejalde, David Verdaguer y Matías Janick como los Reyes Magos". 73tv. 11 May 2022.
- ^ "RTVE participa en 'Reyes contra Santa', comedia navideña con Karra Elejalde, David Verdaguer y Matías Janick". RTVE. 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Aller, María (23 March 2022). "'Reyes contra Santa': Comienza el rodaje de la comedia familiar de la próxima Navidad". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Reyes contra Santa". Festival de Sevilla. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "El cineasta Paco Caballero feliz de su última película "'Reyes contra Santa'". yahoo.com. 5 November 2022.
- ^ a b "El Festival de Sevilla acogerá el estreno mundial de la comedia navideña 'Reyes contra Santa'". Cadena SER. 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Visita de la ONCE a las Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha, estreno de Reyes contra Santa..." El Digital Castilla-La Mancha. 8 June 2022 – via El Español.