Actor Fernando Cayo this Sunday receives the Golden Eagle, the highest honorary distinction awarded the Aguilar Film Festival recognize audiovisual reference trajectories. The interpreter from Valladolid, with more than thirty years of dedication to interpretation, will be honored at the … Closing gala of the competition, in a particularly significant edition for him due to his personal connection with the territory and his constant relationship with short films, a field in which he has worked since the end of the 90s.
Cayo expressed how “special” this recognition is for him: he assures that it represents “a source of pride and enormous satisfaction”, not only because of the prestige of the festival and its consolidated history, but also because of his personal roots, reports Ical. “I feel very Castilian, so having a festival here that gives me this recognition fills me with pleasure,” he said. He also underlines the interest of the competition as a reference space for short films and cinephilia: “Festivals put places on the map. “It’s not the only thing that defines Aguilar, because he has many things, but the festival is one of them.”riveted.
Throughout his career, Fernando Cayo has worked under the direction of some of the most prominent directors on the Spanish and international scene. His jump towards movie theater He arrived with “Shacky Carmine” (Chema de la Peña, 1999), for which he won the best actor prize at the Toulouse Festival. Since then, he has participated in titles such as “The Wolf” (Miguel Courtois, 2003), “The longest sentence in the world” (Roberto Santiago, 2005), “The Orphanage” (JA Bayona, 2007), “Mataharis” (Iciar Bollain, 2007), “The skin in which I live” (Pedro Almodóvar, 2011), “The Advisor” (Ridley Scott, 2013) or “Palm trees in the snow” (Fernando González Molina, 2015).
On the ground of short filmCayo has maintained a continuous presence for over two decades. He starred in award-winning works such as “Today for you, tomorrow for me” (Fran Torres, 2002) or “The salesman of the year” (Coté Soler, 2010), which earned him numerous awards. He also co-directed “Ma vie est cinema” (2014) with Bogdan Toma and continues to link his career to short films: this year alone he participated in five productions.
Far from considering it as a minor format, he rejects the idea that it is the “little brother” of cinema and claims it as “a style in itself, with highly qualified professionals who achieve extraordinary results”. For him, supporting short films also means promoting generational change: “Investing talent in those who are just starting out means betting on future directors, screenwriters and filmmakers.”
His career in television She is also notable, with a presence in series such as “La Señora”, “La República”, “Mar de plastic”, “Alatriste” and “Amar es para siempre”. His role in “La casa de papel” (2019-2021) gave him enormous international visibility and earned him two Actors’ Union awards. In the theater, he has participated in more than forty productions – from “Don Juan Tenorio” and “Life is a Dream” to “Antigona” or “El danger de las mujeres buenos” -, and has been recognized by the Max awards, by the awards of the Association of Friends of the Theater of Valladolid and by the readers of El País.
Convinced that Spanish audiovisual production is experiencing a moment of international expansion “like never before”, Cayo insists that short films must strengthen their presence on streaming platforms and services because they constitute “a fundamental school and a key element for the future of the sector”. The Golden Eagle that he will receive in Aguilar de Campoo recognizes precisely this lasting commitment to cinema, theater and new generations of creators.
Closing Gala
Ciné Amor will host from 8:00 p.m. this Sunday, December 7 the Closing Gala, during which the winners of the 37th Aguilar Film Festival will be read and awarded. In addition, a concert will be organized by the singer-songwriter and poet Marwan.
The Aguilar Film Festival is an event organized by the Aguilar de Campoo City Council through the Department of Culture and is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Spain-ICAA, the Government of Castile and León, the Provincial Delegation of Palencia, Galletas Gullón, AC/E (Spanish Cultural Action), Aquona and Eurostyle Systems.
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