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MIAMI, Fl., January, 2021 – ViendoMovies, the pay TV channel owned by SOMOSTV (company chaired by Luis Villanueva and part of SOMOS Group), which programs the best exclusive films, 24 hours a day and without commercial breaks, in its strategy of supporting cinema originally produced in Spanish, the chanel presents for the month of January a special movie cycle starring the Spanish film star Javier Cámara. During the year, ViendoMovies presents these cycles with actors from different countries with the aim of promoting the talent of countries among the Latin audience that resides in the United States and Puerto Rico.

The talented Spanish actor/director Javier Cámara made his debut in the theater at the beginning of the nineties and shortly afterwards he turned to television fiction. He became popular for his role in the first three seasons of Telecinco's 7 Vidas. With his participation in Lucía y el sexo and the work he did with Almodóvar in Hable con ella, he established himself as one of the most important actors on the Spanish scene at the beginning of 2000. Javier Cámara has been nominated and awarded prizes  (47 nominations and 28 awards) in numerous events such as the Fotogramas de Plata Awards, Gaudi Awards, Goya Awards, Iris Awards, Jose Maria Forque Awards, the Miami Film Festival, Malaga Film Festival, Onda Awards, Ace Awards, Platinum Awards and others.

Opening the cycle is Truman, on Sunday the 3. A comedy with a touch of drama presents friendship and solidarity in context above all else. Julián (Ricardo Darín) and Tomás (Javier Cámara) are lifelong friends. Julian decides to visit Tomás in Canada and they both have very emotional and surprising moments, especially since this will be their last meeting. Truman was awarded at the Goya Awards, San Sebastián Festival, Feroz Awards, Forqué Awards, Gaudí Awards, Platino Awards, Fénix Awards, among others.

On Sunday the 10, Torrente 1 will bring laughter and joy to the channel’s subscribers. This is the first great success of a series of feature films, characterized by their thick humor and social criticism. Torrente, the stupid arm of the law had a great reception from the public and also from critics. With 3 nominations and 2 Goya awards, the police comedy follows the police officer Torrente, a fascist, macho, racist, alcoholic and Atlético de Madrid fan. He has a neighbor named Rafi (Javier Cámara) who likes action movies and guns, and who lives with his mother and his cousin Amparito, a nympho. Together, Torrente and Rafi will patrol the streets of the city at night.

For Sunday 17 the comedy La Vida Inesperada can be ejoyed. Juanito is an actor who went to New York to succeed. The years have passed, he has not achieved the success he expected, and now he makes a living working what he can. One day his cousin comes to visit him, apparently a winner who has "everything one hopes to have." However, the coexistence between the two will gradually discover the reality behind each of them. The film participated and was nominated for the Film Scriptwriters Awards, ASECAN, the Feroz Awards, the Malaga Festival and the Turia Awards.

The cycle culminates on the 24th with Es por tu bien, a hilarious comedy with a great cast of actors: José Coronado, Javier Cámara and Roberto Álamo. The time has come for three parents to meet their daughters' boyfriends. This usual situation turns into a nightmare when they realize that the boyfriends are despicable men and little for their daugthers. The three parents will join forces to get rid of them in any way.

ABOUT VIENDOMOVIES: ViendoMovies is a Pay TV channel that broadcasts contemporary, exclusive Spanish-language films 24 hours a day with no commercial breaks, in a premium, culturally relevant on air look. ViendoMovies is produced in the US for the Hispanic and Puerto Rico markets and is part of SOMOSTV LLC. For more information please visit us at www.viendomovies.com and www.somostv.net