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Actor Viggo Mortensen has issued, via a publisher’s web site, a scathing criticism to Spanish director Pedro Almodovar for “disrespecting the Spanish people” by not attending the Goya Awards ceremony, Spain’s equivalent of the Oscar:

The notable and possibly calculated absence of the multi-nominated Pedro Almodóvar, who waited until after the voting to say that he wasn’t attending, didn’t mar the event. Quite the contrary, as it seemed to call attention to the courage and humility of Agustín Díaz Yanes and the other directors who did attend. It’s really hard for me to understand how a director with such talent and who has won more awards than Buñuel can consistently disrespect the Academy and the Spanish people, who have given him so much affection and recognition over the years.

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