Cate Blanchett: "Spanish cinema has always been a fundamental influence on me".

The Australian actress Cate Blanchett, who will receive her first International Goya Award in Valencia this Saturday, has stated that this award is especially significant for her because it means that her work "has reached an audience and a different culture that she did not expect". "Spanish cinema for me has always been a fundamental influence, Spanish cinema has always seemed to me to be a key element", she said, citing Spanish-speaking references such as Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Amenábar and Pedro Almodóvar, with whom she will be working on her next film 'Manual para señoras de la limpieza' (A Manual for Cleaning Women). NO USE SPAIN.