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In 2018, Somos Films produced its first film ''[[Muerte en Berruecos]]'', a movie about the assassination of South America's independence hero [[Antonio Jose de Sucre]],{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} together with Digivision Producciones, premiered in [[Venezuela]] in the month of April.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title="Muerte en Berruecos", cine policial de época sobre la muerte del General Antonio José de Sucre|url=https://albaciudad.org/2016/03/muerte-en-berruecos/|website=Alba Ciudad 96.3 FM|language=es|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> Muerte en Berruecos was nominated to the [[Goya Awards]] for Best Ibero-American Film at the 35th edition. In 2019, The company produced ''Voy Por Ti'', which depicts [[bullying]] in schools, co-produced with Cnac, Xenon Films and Zona Filmica, which premiered at the [[Miami International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title="THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING" to Open MDC's 36th Miami Film Festival; Patricia Clarkson to Receive PRECIOUS GEM AWARD; Barry Jenkins, Boots Riley & Aaron Stewart-Ahn Attend for New Program "KNIGHT HEROES"|url=https://miamifilmfestival.com/press/this-changes-everything-to-open-mdcs-36th-miami-film-festival-patricia-clarkson-to-receive-precious-gem-award-barry-jenkins-boots-riley-aaron-stewart-ahn-attend-for/|last=Emmanuelle|website=Miami Film Festival|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> and winner of Special Jury Award at the [[Trieste Film Festival|Festival del Cinema Latino Americano di Trieste]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinelatinotrieste.org/festival2020/scheda/56/voy-por-ti|title=Voy por ti di Carmen La Roche - CineLatinoTrieste 2020|website=Festival del Cinema Latino Americano di Trieste}}</ref>
 
The company has completed the production of ''Especial'' (starred by Ruper Vásquez and Greyber Rengifo), a story about a child with [[Down Syndrome]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.noticierovenevision.net/noticias/entretenimiento/largometraje-venezolano-especial-tendra-su-estreno-mundial-en-la-edicion-56-del-festival-internacional-de-cine-de-chicago|title=Largometraje venezolano "Especial" tendrá su estreno mundial en la edición 56 del Festival Internacional de Cine de Chicago|website=www.noticierovenevision.net}}</ref> in co-production with El Dorado Films and Divarte Cine and ''El Paraiso de La Serpiente'', with Biznaga Films, Cine Provincia, Bibi Film and La Maroma Producciones ([[Mexico]]). Both films are participating in international [[film festivals]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planocritico.com/critica-o-paraiso-da-serpente/|title=Crítica &#124; O Paraíso da Serpente (2019)|date=October 30, 2020}}</ref>''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/director-spotlight-ignacio-marquez-on-the-special/|title=Director Spotlight: Ignacio Márquez on THE SPECIAL|date=October 15, 2020}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themighty.com/2021/05/reelabilities-film-review-especial-down-syndrome/|title=This New Film Highlights the Joys and Challenges of Young Adulthood With Down Syndrome|website=The Mighty}}</ref> ''Especial'' won the award "Best Fiction Film" at The Venezuelan Film Festival in July, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-02|title=Entrega de premios en el Festival del Cine Venezolano es "Especial"|url=http://academiavenezolanadecine.com/premios-festival-del-cine-venezolano-2021/|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Academia de las Ciencias y Artes Cinematográficas de Venezuela|language=es}}</ref> and also the Silver Hugo award in the New Directors category in the [[Chicago International Film Festival]].
 
In 2021, SOMOS Films finished the production of ''Hotel Providencia'', filmed in [[Margarita Island]], together with 58 Films, Sghettisawz and Digivisión Producciones,<ref>[https://senalnews.com/es/contenidos/somos-films-58-films-sghettisawz-y-digivision-producen-hotel-providencia SOMOS FILMS, 58 FILMS, SGHETTISAWZ Y DIGIVISIÓN PRODUCEN “HOTEL PROVIDENCIA” - Señal News]</ref> as well as the Venezuelan production with Divarte Producciones ''Un Cupido sin puntería'' (starred by [[Luis Geronimo Abreu]] and [[Claudia La Gatta]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/con-la-comedia-romantica-un-cupido-sin-punteria-coproduccion-con-divarte-producciones-de-venezuela-nuestro-catalogo-de-peliculas-originales-aumenta-a-ocho-luis-villanueva-de-somos-films|title=Con la comedia romántica Un Cupido sin puntería nuestro catálogo de películas originales aumenta a ocho: Luis Villanueva de SOMOS Films|date=February 16, 2021|website=PRODU.COM}}</ref> and "One Way" (filmed in [[Caracas]]) starred by [[Maria Alejandra Martin]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://todotvnews.com/somos-films-y-la-venezonala-rodando-films-producen-nueva-pelicula/|title=Somos Films y la venezonala Rodando Films producen nueva película|date=March 19, 2021|website=TTV News}}</ref> with Rodando Films C.A. Currently SOMOS Films and Rodando Films are producing the comedy ''"Amor en el Aire"'' in [[Colombia]].
 
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