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"Las niñas bien," "Araña," "Pain and Glory," front-runners for Platino nominations

Mexico City, Feb 12 (EFE).- "Las niñas bien" (The Good Girls), "Araña" and "Dolor y Gloria" (Pain and Glory) were among the films announced here Wednesday as contenders for nominations ahead of the 2020 Platino Xcaret Awards for Ibero-American Cinema.The task of presenting the 20 pre-candidates in each category was entrusted to Maite Perroni, Humberto Busto, Erik Hayser, Ana Serradilla, Dario Yazbek, Omar Chaparro - who will host the May 3 awards gala in the Teatro Gran Tlachco at Parque Xcaret on Mexico's Riviera Maya - and Natasha Dupeyron.Over the next month, the number of competitors will be whittled down to four finalists per category.For this seventh edition of the awards, hotel operator Xcaret has expanded its role from sponsor to co-organizer with the Spain-based Audiovisual Producers' Rights Management Entity (EGEDA).By country, Spain leads the 23-nation group with 67 pre-nominations, followed by Mexico with 53, while Argentina and Brazil each have 44. (Camera: MIGUEL ÁNGEL ANDRADE)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE EVENT TO ANNOUNCE FRONT RUNNERS AHEAD OF THE 2020 PLATINUM XCARET AWARDS FOR IBERO-AMERICAN CINEMA CEREMONY IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. CONTAINS FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE 2020 PLATINO XCARLET AWARDS FOR IBERO-AMERICAN CINEMA.SOUNDBITES: ANA SERRADILLA, MEXICAN ACTRESS (IN SPANISH) AND ERIK HAYSER, MEXICAN ACTOR (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS AND TIME STAMP:ANNA SERRADILLA (00:00:05,19 - 00:00:17,15) "Many things are being done, many more than before. Thanks to the opening provided by the platforms, there is work for everybody,"ERIK HAYSER 00:00:22,01 - 00:00:36,12) "Increasingly, we have better products to offer the rest of the world. This year we have marvellous productions that are under the spotlight for the world to see."