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| Spanish | Mi amiga Eva |
| Directed by | Cesc Gay |
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| Cinematography | Andreu Rebés |
| Edited by | Liana Artigal |
| Music by | Arnau Bataller |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Country | Spain |
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My Friend Eva (Spanish: Mi amiga Eva) is a 2025 Spanish comedy film directed by Cesc Gay from a screenplay that he co-wrote with Eduard Sola. It stars Nora Navas as the title character alongside Rodrigo de la Serna and Juan Diego Botto.
Plot
While in Rome, 50-year-old Eva realizes her yearning for falling in love again, and so she starts a new life as a single person back in Barcelona.[1]
Cast
- Nora Navas as Eva[2]
- Juan Diego Botto as Víctor[3]
- Rodrigo de la Serna as Álex[3]
- Àgata Roca as Cris[3]
- Francesco Carril as Dani[3]
- Marian Álvarez as Marga[3]
- Fernanda Orazi as Raquel[3]
- Miki Esparbé as Julián[3]
- Lluís Villanueva as Raúl[3]
- Mercedes Sampietro as Madre Eva[2]
- Mariona Pagés as Marina (hija Eva)[2]
- Martí Ribot as Teo (hijo Eva)[2]
Production
The film is an Imposible Films and Alexfilm AIE production.[1] It had the pàrticipation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and 3Cat and backing from ICAA.[4] Shooting locations included Barcelona, Badalona, La Garriga, and Rome.[4][5]
Release
Distributed by Filmax, My Friend Eva is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 19 September 2025.[1] It was included in the 'Made of Spain' lineup of the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival.[6] After acquiring global distribution rights,[7] Filmax likewise sold the film in Italy (Teodora Film), Germany and Austria (Neue Visionen), Israel (Lev Cinemas), Greece (Cinobo), Bulgaria (Beta Films), and former Yugoslavia (Cinemania).[8]
Reception
Begoña Piña of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "agile, fun, smart, and at times moving".[9]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 75 points ('good'), citing Navas' performance and the central premise as the best things about the film.[10]
Carlos Boyero of El País declared himself to be "not distracted at any point from what they do and say in this film".[11]
Laura Pérez of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that Navas envelopes Eva's character with a tenderness and truth comparable to those of Ricardo Darín and Javier Cámara in Truman.[12]
Carmen L. Lobo of La Razón rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, extolling how Navas "is truly splendid in this beautiful, solid, and humane story".[13]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2025
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31st Forqué Awards | Best Actress in a Film | Nora Navas | Nominated | [14] |
2026
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13th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Film | Pending | [15] | |
| Best Main Actress in a Film | Nora Navas | Pending | |||
| 18th Gaudí Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Cesc Gay, Eduard Sola | Pending | [16] | |
| Best Actress | Nora Navas | Pending | |||
| 81st CEC Medals | Best Actress | Nora Navas | Pending | [17] | |
| 40th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Nora Navas | Pending | [18] | |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Así es el tráiler de 'Mi amiga Eva', la nueva comedia de Cesc Gay". rtve.es. 2 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Mi amiga Eva". Filmax. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (15 September 2025). "Los estrenos del 19 de septiembre. 'Mi amiga Eva'. El juego del amor". Aisge.
- ^ a b Sánchez Sequera, Marco (31 May 2024). "Finaliza el rodaje de 'Mi amiga Eva', nueva película de Cesc Gay producida por Imposible Films". Audiovisual451.
- ^ Dios, Marisa de (16 May 2024). "Cesc Gay sumerge a Nora Navas en un triángulo amoroso en Barcelona con 'Mi amiga Eva'". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (13 August 2025). "San Sebastian: 'Sirat', 'Romería' & Horacio Alcalá's 'Fragmentos' Among Titles Set For Made In Spain Section". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ McLennan, Callum (16 February 2024). "Filmax Secures 'My Friend Eva,' From 'Truman' Director Cesc Gay (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Hopewell, John (15 May 2025). "Filmax Rolls Out Cesc Gay's 'My Friend Eva,' Closing Italy, Germany (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Piña, Begoña (17 September 2025). "Crítica de 'Mi amiga Eva': una declaración de rebeldía en clave de comedia romántica". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (16 September 2025). "Crítica de Mi amiga Eva: encontrar el amor a los cincuenta". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ Boyero, Carlos (19 September 2025). "'Mi amiga Eva': Eva no se resigna. Busca amor". El País.
- ^ Pérez, Laura (18 September 2025). ""La comedia romántica le debe una disculpa a muchas mujeres": Crítica de 'Mi amiga Eva', la nueva película de Cesc Gay". Fotogramas.
- ^ Lobo, Carmen L. (19 September 2025). "Crítica de 'Mi amiga Eva': Derecho a la reinvención ★★★★". La Razón.
- ^ Quijano, F.D. (13 December 2025). "Premios Forqué 2025: la lista completa de todos los ganadores". El Cultural – via El Español.
- ^ Fariñas, Tamara (27 November 2025). "Todos los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2026". La Sexta (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Gaviria, Pere (16 December 2025). ""Romería" i "Sirat" lideren les nominacions als Gaudí 2026: quines pel·lícules opten a premi". 3CatInfo – via 3Cat.
- ^ "'Los domingos' lidera la lista de las nominaciones de las Medallas del CEC en su edición número 81". Kinótico. 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Lista completa de nominaciones a los premios Goya 2026". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 13 January 2025.
