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Lisa McLoughlin

Ana de Armas wipes away tears as Blonde receives 14-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival

Ana de Armas attends the Blonde premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, on September 8

(Picture: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Netflix)

Ana de Armas wiped away tears of joy as her film Blonde received a 14-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, September 8.

The Cuban-Spanish actor stars as Monroe in the biopic and was left overcome with emotion by the reception, the longest of any film to screen at this year’s cinematic festival.

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