‘El jugador de Ajedrez’ (Luis Oliveros)
‘El jugador de Ajedrez’
Luis film is all about passion. About a profound passion for the game of chess and an equally desperate passion between two people who become victims of the times they live. They only survive thanks to passion…
Diego Padilla won the 1934 Spanish Championship, but at the outbreak of the Civil War (1936) he finds it necessary to flee to France to save his life and join Mariane Latour , a French journalist and the mother of his daughter.
His new-found peace does not last long as Diego finds himself accused of being a spy soon after the Nazi take over France. He is imprisoned by the SS and soon faces certain execution. Unexpectedly, Diego finds an opportunity to use his passion for chess as barter for his freedom…
This film is an adaptation of Julio Castedo’s of the same title (2009). The main roles are played by Marc and Melina .
Marc Clotet (born April 29, 1980 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish actor and model. He is best knownfor acting inEl cor de la ciutat and his role on Spanish primetime soap opera Física o Química. He has also worked as a model, most recently for the Spanish magazine Showdown Melina Matthews is an actress born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. Her father is Welsh and her mother is French, of Spanish descent. She is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Catalan. She made her acting debut in the popular Catalan series “El Cor de la Ciutat” at the age of 18, and has worked in many features, including “The Returned” and praised Spanish film “Negociador”. She is also the voice of “Mama”. After graduating from college where she studied journalism, Melina combined acting with behind the camera work, from production, dialogue coaching and assistant to director.
