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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 José de Sucre|Antonio Jose de Sucre]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica |first=The |date=January 30, 2022 |title=Antonio José de Sucre |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antonio-Jose-de-Sucre |access-date=March 23, 2022 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> 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 (winning the Silver Award in The Chicago Film Festival) and ''El Paraiso de La Serpiente'', with Biznaga Films, Cine Provincia, Bibi Film and La Maroma Producciones (Mexico). Both films are participatingparticipated 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]].