Costume designer Paco Delgado received the Ricardo Franco - Academy of Cinema Award from the Malaga Festival this Sunday, recognizing the work of this tireless craftsman, one of the great figures in his field in world cinematography. The gala, hosted by actress and director Chus Gutiérrez, was attended by Sonia Isla, Paola Torres, Sylvie Imbert, Pilar Castro, Natalia Verbeke, Jorge Calvo and Marisa Paredes, who thanked the designer for his creativity and drive. Maribel Verdú also joined the tribute through a video.
The gala opened with a video in which Paco Delgado questioned the label of artist to define his work, as he prefers to consider himself a craftsman. "What I do I can call craftsmanship. It seems pretentious to call yourself an artist," said the honoree in the video, in which he explained the importance of costumes to define the psychology of the characters. A thought that he elaborated on when he received the award, when he defined costumes as "fundamental to build a character."
Delgado was especially moved. "It has been very exciting. I think it's incredible that this festival has this wonderful idea of giving an award to those who work behind the cameras," said Delgado, who also had words to remember the entire team that makes his work possible. "Behind the departments there are incredible people who are as much or more artists," said the award-winning designer who has two Goya awards and two Oscar nominations.
In the presentation of the award, Gutiérrez defended the definition of artist for Paco Delgado while defending the ability of costumes to add "textures" to the characters. The great surprise of the gala was the musical number performed by actor Jorge Calvo, performing the song "Mi jaca" with the music of C. Isaak's Wicked Game, a nod to the parties he shared in Madrid with Delgado.
