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¡Ay Carmela! (play)
''¡Ay, Carmela!'' is a play by José Sanchis Sinisterra, set in the opening months of the Spanish Civil War, which premiered 5 November 1987 in Zaragoza under José Luis Gómez, who also played Paulino. Heavily allegorical, it tells the story of travelling players, Carmela and Paulino, who blunder into the wrong place at the wrong time. A film of the same name — '' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' — was released in 1990. The play takes its name from a popular Spanish Civil war song '' Ay Carmela''. Originally written in Spanish, it toured in 2006 in the UK in English. Scripts *''Ñaque, ¡Ay, Carmela!'' by José Sanchis Sinisterra (Spanish, paperback), Ediciones Catedra, 1991. *''Ay, Carmela!'' by José Sanchis Sinisterra José Sanchis Sinisterra (born June 28, 1940) is a Spanish playwright and theatre director. He was born in Valencia. He is best known, outside of Spain, for his award-winning play, ''¡Ay Carmela!''. In 2004 he won the Spanish National Dramatic ..., trans. John Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Sanchis Sinisterra
José Sanchis Sinisterra (born June 28, 1940) is a Spanish playwright and theatre director. He was born in Valencia. He is best known, outside of Spain, for his award-winning play, '' ¡Ay Carmela!''. In 2004 he won the Spanish National Dramatic Literature Award The National Dramatic Literature Award of Spain ( es, Premio Nacional de Litertura Dramática, links=no) is a cultural prize that is awarded annually by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. It is one the National Prizes awarded by Spain Minis ... for his play ''Terror y miseria en el primer franquismo''. Publications *''Ñaque; Ay, Carmela!'' by José Sanchis Sinisterra (Spanish, paperback), Ediciones Catedra, 1991. *'' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' (trans. John London) (English, paperback), New Theatre Publications, 2003. *Lope de Aguirre, traidor', e-book, Caos Editorial *El lector por horas', e-book, Caos Editorial *Reader by the Hour', e-book, Caos Editorial References Spanish dramatists and playwrights Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link=no) or The Uprising ( es, La Sublevación, link=no) among Republicans. was a civil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic, and consisted of various socialist, communist, separatist, anarchist, and republican parties, some of which had opposed the government in the pre-war period. The opposing Nationalists were an alliance of Falangists, monarchists, conservatives, and traditionalists led by a military junta among whom General Francisco Franco quickly achieved a preponderant role. Due to the international political climate at the time, the war had many facets and was variously viewed as cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the center of both Aragon and the Ebro basin. On 1 January 2021 the population of the municipality of Zaragoza was 675,301, (the fifth most populated in Spain) on a land area of . The population of the metropolitan area was estimated in 2006 at 783,763 inhabitants. The municipality is home to more than 50 percent of the Aragonese population. The city lies at an elevation of about above sea level. Zaragoza hosted Expo 2008 in the summer of 2008, a world's fair on water and sustainable development. It was also a candidate for the European Capital of Culture in 2012. The city is famous for its folklore, local cuisine, and landmarks such as the Basílica del Pilar, La Seo Cathedral and the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Gómez (actor)
José Luis Gómez García (born 19 April 1940) is a Spanish film actor and director. He has appeared in 33 films since 1968. At the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, he won the award for Best Actor in the film '' Pascual Duarte''. Gómez was elected to Seat ''Z'' of the Real Academia Española on 1 December 2011; he took up his seat on 26 January 2014. Selected filmography * '' Pascual Duarte'' (1976) * '' In Memoriam'' (1977) * '' Blindfolded Eyes'' (1978) * ''Dedicatoria'' (1980) * ''Rowing with the Wind'' (1988) * '' Lights and Shadows'' (1988) * ''Prince of Shadows'' (1991) * ''The End of a Mystery'' (2003) * ''Goya's Ghosts'' (2006) * ''Los Abrazos Rotos'' (2009) * ''The Skin I Live In ''The Skin I Live In'' ( es, link=no, La piel que habito) is a 2011 Spanish science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet and Roberto Ál ...'' (2011) * '' El Mudo'' (2013) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ay Carmela (film)
Ay, AY or variants, may refer to: People * Ay (pharaoh), a pharaoh of the 18th Egyptian dynasty * Merneferre Ay, a pharaoh of the 13th Egyptian dynasty * A.Y. (musician) (born 1981), a Tanzanian "bongo flava" artist * A.Y, stage name of Ayo Makun, a Nigerian actor, comedian, radio and T.V presenter, actor, writer, director and MC. * Fatma Ay (born 1992), Turkish female handball player * Savaş Ay (1954–2013), Turkish journalist * Yeliz Ay (born 1977), Turkish female racewalker Places * Aÿ, former commune of Marne ''départment'', France * Ay (river), a river in Russia * Antarctica (DAFIF 0413 / DIA 65-18 / FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code and obsolete NATO digram AY) * Armenia (WMO country code AY) Language * Aymara language (ISO-639 alpha-2 code AY) * ''Ay'', transliteration of Volapük '' Ä'' and '' ä'' Other uses * Academic year, sometimes abbreviated as "AY" * General Instrument AY-3-8910, a computer sound chip common in the 1980s and often referred to as the "AY chip" * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ay Carmela (song)
Ay, AY or variants, may refer to: People * Ay (pharaoh), a pharaoh of the 18th Egyptian dynasty * Merneferre Ay, a pharaoh of the 13th Egyptian dynasty * A.Y. (musician) (born 1981), a Tanzanian "bongo flava" artist * A.Y, stage name of Ayo Makun, a Nigerian actor, comedian, radio and T.V presenter, actor, writer, director and MC. * Fatma Ay (born 1992), Turkish female handball player * Savaş Ay (1954–2013), Turkish journalist * Yeliz Ay (born 1977), Turkish female racewalker Places * Aÿ, former commune of Marne ''départment'', France * Ay (river), a river in Russia * Antarctica (DAFIF 0413 / DIA 65-18 / FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code and obsolete NATO digram AY) * Armenia (WMO country code AY) Language * Aymara language (ISO-639 alpha-2 code AY) * ''Ay'', transliteration of Volapük '' Ä'' and '' ä'' Other uses * Academic year, sometimes abbreviated as "AY" * General Instrument AY-3-8910, a computer sound chip common in the 1980s and often referred to as the "AY ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Plays
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Plays
Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain ** Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries ** Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * Hispanic (other) * Hispanism * Spain (other) * National and regional identity in Spain * Culture of Spain The culture of ''Spain'' is based on a variety of historical influences, primarily based on the culture of ancient Rome, Spain being a prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
