Gonzalo Santonja describes the Goya gala as “brilliant” and assures that Almodvar can not give classes on taxes | EUROtoday

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The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Gonzalo Santonjahas described as “brilliant” the award ceremony of the 38 Goya Awards held final Saturday in Valladolid, and needed to congratulate the organizers of the occasion, whereas referring to the phrases that Pedro Almodvar addressed in response to the vice chairman of the Board, Juan García-Gallardoand has asserted that the movie director not “can give tax advice”.

Santonja, who has visited the restoration works of the wall within the Palencia city of Carrín de los Condes, has thus referred to the phrases that Almodovar, on the finish of the gala, addressed to the vice chairman of the Junta, to whom he responded that cinema Spanish “returns the money received as an advance in spades, through taxes and Social Security.”

In this regard, the Minister of Culture, who attended the gala held on the Valladolid Fair, has acknowledged his “respect” for Pedro Almodovar's filmography, however has said that the person from La Mancha “cannot give lessons about taxes” in reference to his alleged reference to the Panama Papers.

However, the counselor described the Goya 2024 gala as “brilliant” and needed to congratulate the organizers, whereas acknowledging that “there were extraordinary moments” such because the speech by the president of the Film Academy, Fernando Mndez. -Leite, or the “fortunate” interventions of director Jos Antonio Bayonawhich received 12 'Goyas'.

Likewise, he has referred to the successful movie of this version, The Snow Societyfrom Bayonne, a manufacturing that he noticed just a few months in the past and that appeared “extraordinary” which supplies him “satisfaction” that what he thinks is ratified “by very expert juries.”

Likewise, Gonzalo Santonja has praised the Catering service supplied by the eating places in Valladolid and has said that the Valladolid eating places and cooks “have demonstrated incredible capacity”, as a result of it is vitally advanced to serve the three,200 individuals who attended the gala.


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