Ángeles González-Sinde

Ángeles González-Sinde
Minister of Culture
In office 7 April 2009 – 22 December 2011
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	César Antonio Molina
Succeeded by	José Ignacio Wert
Personal details
Born	Ángeles González-Sinde Reig (1965-04-07) 7 April 1965 (age 56) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Complutense University
Occupation	Screenwriter, Film director

Ángeles González-Sinde Reig (born 7 April 1965) is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and politician. She was Culture Minister of Spain from April 2009 until December 2011.^[1]

Life and career[]

González-Sinde studied Classics at the Complutense University of Madrid and did a Masters in Cinema Scriptwriting at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles.

She was president of AACCE (Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences) since 2006 until April 2009, when she was appointed Minister of Culture. Her appointment was received with anger and rejection by the Spanish Internet Community, due to González-Sinde's opposition to P2P file sharing^[2] and the alleged conflict of interest due to her ties to the film industry. A strict anti-piracy law enacted in Spain in December 2011 has become known colloquially as Ley Sinde, or the Sinde Law, as she was seen as the primary backer of the measure.^[3]

She is the daughter of the academy's founder, José María González-Sinde, Sr. Her brother, José María González-Sinde, Jr., is also involved in the film industry.^[4]

Films[]

As a scriptwriter[]

• La casa de los líos —television series (1 episode, 1996).
• La buena estrella (1997), by Ricardo Franco.
• (1998), by Ricardo Franco.
• Segunda piel (1999), by Gerardo Vera.
• (2000), by Gerardo Herrero.
• Antigua vida mía (2001), by Héctor Olivera.
• Cuéntame cómo pasó — television series (2001).
• El misterio Galíndez (2003), by Gerardo Herrero.
• Manolito Gafotas (2004), by .
• La suerte dormida (2003).
• (2004), by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón.
• La puta y la ballena (2004), by Luis Puenzo.
• (2004), by several directors.
• (2004), by and .
• Heroína (2005), by Gerardo Herrero.
• (2006), by Gerardo Herrero.
• (2007), by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón.
• Una palabra tuya (2008).
• Mentiras y Gordas (2009).

As a director[]

• La suerte dormida (2003).
• (2004) — «Como los demás».
• Una palabra tuya (2008).

Awards[]

• Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay, La buena estrella, by Ricardo Franco (1997).
• Goya Award for Best New Director for La suerte dormida (2003).
• Prize Turia for Best New Work La suerte dormida (2003).
• XX Festival de Cine Español de Málaga, Best Script for Heroína (2005), by Gerardo Herrero.
• Premio Planeta de Novela, runner-up for El buen hijo^[5]

Controversy[]

On April 2009, Ángeles González-Sinde was appointed Culture Minister. This sparked a movement against her from the Spanish Internet users community, represented by the Asociacion de Internautas (Internet Users Association). They stated that she was unable to fulfill correctly the needs and obligations of her position because of a conflict of interest, as she had personal ties with businesses involved in the film industry and consequently would not be impartial. Moreover, Spanish law 5/2006 of April 10, 2006 regulates conflicts of interest among high-ranking positions in the Spanish government^{[clarification needed]}.

References[]

External links[]

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• Ángeles González Sinde at IMDb