The city hosted last night the premiere of the documentary film about Pedro Zaragoza and the birth of Benidorm as a tourist city
The documentary film 'El hombre que embotelló el sol' is already in the cinemas of various localities of the province. The film narrates the birth of Benidorm as a toirist city through the figure of the former mayor Pedro Zaragoza Orts, and is signed by the director Óscar Bernàcer and by the production company Nakamura Films. A combination, Bernàcer and Nakamura Films, which has already appeared the short film 'Bikini', inspired by the 'anecdote' that places Pedro Zaragoza in the Palace of El Pardo to defend the use of this swimwear on the beaches Of Benidorm. Benidorm was the stage last night of the preview of the documentary film, 84 minutes long. About 600 people attended the screening of 'The man who bottled the sun' in the main hall of the Colci Cinemas, among them the mayor, Toni Perez; The Councilor for Culture, Ana Pellicer; Members of the municipal corporation; Relatives of Pedro Zaragoza; The director of the tape; The producer of the same, Jordi Llorca; As well as many of the citizens of Benidorm who have been interviewed by the creators of the documentary during their filming. Before the screening, the producer and director of 'El hombre que embotelló el sol' explained the details of the project and thanked the support and treatment provided by the city and all those who have participated in setting up the story about Pedro Zaragoza and the creation Of the current Benidorm. The mayor, on the other hand, wished Óscar Bernàcer and Nakamura Films luck in their race towards the Goya 2017 and offered them all the support of Benidorm to achieve this objective. Also two of the sons of the former mayor, Quico and Pepa Zaragoza, took the floor at the ceremony to thank the affection of Benidorm towards his father. In the name of the family, Quico Zaragoza recognized the work of production and realization of Bernàcer and Nakamura. Since Friday, 'The man who bottled the sun' can be seen in the Cine Roma de l'Alfàs del Pi, in the Multicines L'Altet de Cocentaina, the Cinemax de Petrer, in Kinépolis Plaza Mar (Alicante) and the IMF Finestrat. In addition, from Monday also will be projected a daily pass from Monday to Thursday at 9 pm at the Cinemas Colci Centro de Benidorm. Soon it will also arrive in the halls of Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Ontinyent.