Memories of a Teenager (Spanish title Yo, Adolescente) is a 2020 Argentine teen drama film directed by Lucas Santa Ana. The movie stars Renato Quattordio, Malena Narvay, Thomás Lepera, and Jerónimo Giocondo Bosia. The movie premiered on July 23, 2020, on the Cine.Ar channel. Netflix acquired the rights to release the film on November 12 of the same year.
Plot Nicolás "Zabo" Zamorano, between 2004 and 2005, begins writing a blog about his daily life titled Yo, Adolescente (literally I, a Teenager) following the suicide of a close friend and a fire at a nearby concert that results in multiple deaths. Shortly after, Nicolás begins to question his sexuality, and becomes intimate with several people.
Critical reception Ben Turner, writing for The Pink Lens, found that the film "perfectly captures the confusion of adolescence" but also criticized the film's portrayal of suicide, finding it sensationalistic, romanticized, simplistic, and "a cheap book-end".
Cast Renato Quattordio as Nicolás "Zabo" Zamorano Malena Narvay as Tina Thomás Lepera as Tomás Jerónimo Giocondo Bosia as Ramiro Walter Rodríguez Pez as Agustín Tomás Wicz as Checho Tomás Raimondi as Lucho Majo Chicar as Camila Agustina Cabo as María Gregorio Barrios as Fran Tomás Agüero as Pol María Lía Bagnoli as Mamá de Zabo Hernán Morán as Papá de Zabo Bruno Giganti as Mateo Carolina Unrein as Florencia
Awards and critical ratings
List of awards and nominationsYearOrganizationCategoryNominee(s)ResultsRefs.2019Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del MarBest Feature FilmLucas Santa AnaFestival de Cine Iberoamericano de HuelvaBest Feature FilmBest ActorRenato Quattordio2020Festival Internacional de Cine en GuadalajaraBest FilmLucas Santa Ana2021Premios Cóndor de PlataMale RevelationRenato QuattordioPremios SurBest New ActorThomás Lepera
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