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13 Roses
''13 Roses'' ( es, Las 13 Rosas, links=no) is a 2007 Spanish-Italian film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro. It stars Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Verónica Sánchez and Marta Etura. The plot, based on a true story, follows the tragic fate of ''Las Trece Rosas'', fighting for their ideals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. Plot In Siege of Madrid, Madrid in 1939 during the final days of the Spanish Civil War, Virtudes and Carmen, two young idealistic Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republican militants, are encouraging their neighbours to keep faith in the cause of the Second Spanish Republic, Second Republic. However, the entry of Francisco Franco, Franco's Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist troops into the city is eminent. Fearing White Terror (Spain), the bloody repression that was coming, many Republicans are fleeing the country while others are unable or unwilling to do so. Julia, a streetcar attendant, and her friend Adelina, a International Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
Emilio Martínez-Lázaro Torre (born 1945) is a Spanish filmmaker known for directing box office hits such as '' The Other Side of the Bed'' (2002) and '' Spanish Affair'' (2014). Biography Emilio Martínez-Lázaro was born in Madrid in 1945. He studied in a Jesuit school and later began studies in Industrial Engineering and then in Physical Sciences in Madrid. Spanish filmmaker Emilio Martínez-Lázaro's first association with cinema came when he joined the Escuela de Argüelles, a group of independent filmmakers. He made his first short film, ''Circunstancias del Milagro''/''The Circumstances of the Miracle'', in 1968; re-edited in 1972 and retitled ''El Camino del Cielo''/''The Road to Heaven'', it was shown at several international film festivals. He made his first feature, ''Pastel de Sangre''/''Blood Cake'', in 1971. Martínez-Lázaro entered the television industry in 1974, directing episodes of numerous television series, and since then has continued to work in both ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Lopez De Ayala
Pilar, Portuguese and Spanish for pillar, may refer to: People * Pilar (given name), a common abbreviation of ''María del Pilar'', including a list of people so named * Pilar (surname), a list of people surnamed Pilar or del Pilar Places Argentina * Barrio El Pilar, a village and municipality in Río Negro Province * Pilar, Buenos Aires Province * Pilar, Córdoba Province * Pilar Partido, a partido located in Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province Brazil * Pilar, Alagoas * Pilar, Paraíba * Pilar de Goiás, Goiás * Pilar do Sul, São Paulo Philippines * Pilar, Abra, a 5th class municipality * Pilar, Bataan, a 3rd class municipality * Pilar, Bohol, a 4th class municipality * Pilar, Capiz, a 4th class municipality * Pilar, Cebu, a 5th class municipality * Pilar, Sorsogon, a 1st class municipality * Pilar, Surigao del Norte, a 5th class municipality Elsewhere * El Pilar, an ancient Mayan city center on the Belize-Guatemala border * Pilar da Bretanha, a civil parish on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Martín
María Luisa Martín López (born in Madrid on 23 February 1960) is a Spanish actress. Professional career Martín still preserves a photograph that her father José Luis took of her when she was four years old, in which he wrote: "Mi cómica hija María Luisa tienes madera de actriz, ¿pero será bueno eso para ti?" ("My funny daughter María Luisa, you have the material of an actress, but will this be good for you?". Years later, when she was seventeen years old and decided that she wanted to be an actress, her father influenced her in that decision and continued to influence her when she entered the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático in Madrid from where she graduated in 1980. Later she joined the William Layton's Workship in the National School of Classical Theatre. She began her professional career in theater with the company ''Teatro estudio 80''. During the 1980s she cut her teeth on stage with plays like ''The travels of Pedro the lucky'', ''The scandals of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Isasi
María Carlota Isasi-Isasmendi Paredes (born 29 September 1975) is a Spanish actress. Isasi is the daughter of Spanish parents, film director Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and actress Marisa Paredes. She graduated in Fine Arts and studied acting at the Juan Carlos Corazza Academy. Trajectory Her filmography includes ''Volavérunt'', by Bigas Luna; '' Los amantes del círculo polar'', by Julio Médem; ''El caballero Don Quijote'', by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón; '' Salvajes'', by Carlos Molinero, for which she was nominated to the Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2002, and ''Las trece rosas'', by Emilio Martínez Lázaro. She has also made some incursions into television, as in an episode of the Telecinco series ''Hermanos y detectives''. In 2004 she participated in several episodes of the hit series ''Aquí no hay quien viva'', asking Natalia (Sofia Nieto) as a surrogate mother. Later, she changed her mind and left Natalia with the baby, as she wanted to break her marriage and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Cotiello
María Cotiello Pérez (born 21 November 1982) is a Spanish actress. She is also a visible campaigner for the officialization of the asturian language in Asturias. Biography María Cotiello Pérez was born on 21 November 1982 either in Mieres or Gijón, depending on sources. She began to perform as an actress when she was 15 years old, moving to Madrid in 2001 to train at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD). She starred in the feature film '' 13 Roses'' playing one of the 13 roses, Elena. She performed in multiple television series, including, '' SMS, sin miedo a soñar'', ''Amar en tiempos revueltos'', ''Ascensores'', ''Hay alguien ahí'', '' Los Protegidos'', '' Centro médico'', ''El ministerio del tiempo'', ''Bajo sospecha'', '' Bandolera'', '' 14 de abril. La República'', and stage plays such as ''La danza de la muerte'', ''Dios de Woddy Allen'' and ''Presas''. Also graduated in Spanish Language (specialisation in Asturian), Cotiello is also a visible ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bárbara Lennie
Bárbara Lennie Holguín (born 20 April 1984) is a Spanish actress, hailed as an indie cinema star. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2014 neo-noir drama ''Magical Girl'', also scooping nominations for ''Obaba'' (New Actress), ''El niño'' (Supporting Actress), ''María (and Everybody Else)'' (Best Actress), and ''God's Crooked Lines'' (Best Actress). Biography Born in Madrid on 20 April 1984, she is of Argentinian and Irish descent. She moved as a toddler with her family from the Prosperidad neighborhood to Buenos Aires, where she lived for 6 years before returning to Madrid circa 1990. She graduated from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD), after which she started working professionally as an actress. Her credits include ''Magical Girl'', ''Obaba'' and ''El Niño'' and the television series ''Isabel Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Red Cross And Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering. Within it there are three distinct organisations that are legally independent from each other, but are united within the movement through common basic principles, objectives, symbols, statutes and governing organisations. History Foundation Until the middle of the nineteenth century, there were no organized or well-established army nursing systems for casualties, nor safe or protected institutions, to accommodate and treat those who were wounded on the battlefield. A devout Calvinist, the Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant traveled to Italy to meet then-French emperor Napoleon III in June 1859 with the intention of discussing difficulties in conducting business in Algeria, which at that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Terror (Spain)
In the history of Spain, the White Terror ( es, Terror Blanco; also known as the Francoist Repression, ''la Represión franquista'') describes the political repression, including executions and rapes, which were carried out by the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), as well as during the first nine years of the regime of General Francisco Franco. In the 1936–1975 period, Francoist Spain had many official enemies: Loyalists to the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939), Liberals, socialists of different stripes, Protestants, intellectuals, homosexuals, Freemasons, Romanis, Jews, and Basque, Catalan, Andalusian and Galician nationalists. The Francoist Repression was motivated by the right-wing notion of a '' limpieza social'', a cleansing of society. This meant that the killing of people viewed as enemies of the state began immediately upon the Nationalists' capture of a place. Ideologically, the Roman Catholic Church legitimized the killing by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationalist Faction (Spanish Civil War)
The Nationalist faction ( es, Bando nacional) or Rebel faction ( es, Bando sublevado) was a major faction in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. It was composed of a variety of right-leaning political groups that supported the Spanish Coup of July 1936 against the Second Spanish Republic and Republican faction and sought to depose Manuel Azaña, including the Falange, the CEDA, and two rival monarchist claimants: the Alfonsist Renovación Española and the Carlist Traditionalist Communion. In 1937, all the groups were merged into the FET y de las JONS. After the death of the faction's early leaders, General Francisco Franco, one of the members of the 1936 coup, would head the Nationalists throughout most of the war and emerge as the dictator of Spain until his death in 1975. The term Nationalists or Nationals () was coined by Joseph Goebbels following the visit of the clandestine Spanish delegation led by Captain Francisco Arranz requesting war material on 24 July 1936, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spanish State, Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title ''Caudillo''. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain or as the Francoist dictatorship. Born in Ferrol, Spain, Ferrol, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, into an upper-class military family, Franco served in the Spanish Army as a cadet in the Toledo Infantry Academy from 1907 to 1910. While serving in Spanish protectorate in Morocco, Morocco, he rose through the ranks to become a brigadier general in 1926 at age 33, which made him the #Military career, youngest general in all of Europe. Two years later, Franco became the director of the General Military Academy in Zaragoza. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Spanish Republic
The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931, after the deposition of Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII, and was dissolved on 1 April 1939 after surrendering in the Spanish Civil War to the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists led by General Francisco Franco. After the proclamation of the Republic, Provisional Government of the Second Spanish Republic, a provisional government was established until December 1931, at which time the Spanish Constitution of 1931, 1931 Constitution was approved. During this time and the subsequent two years of constitutional government, known as the First Biennium, Reformist Biennium, Manuel Azaña's executive initiated numerous reforms to what in their view would modernize the country. In 1932 the Jesuits, who were in charge of the best schools throughout the country, were banned and had all their propert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Faction (Spanish Civil War)
The Republican faction ( es, Bando republicano), also known as the Loyalist faction () or the Government faction (), was the side in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 that supported the government of the Second Spanish Republic against the Nationalist faction of the military rebellion. The name Republicans () was mainly used by its members and supporters, while its opponents used the term ''Rojos'' (Reds) to refer to this faction due to its left-leaning ideology, including far-left communist and anarchist groups, and the support it received from the Soviet Union. At the beginning of the war, the Republicans outnumbered the Nationalists by ten-to-one, but by January 1937 that advantage had dropped to four-to-one. Foreign support The Republican faction hardly received external support from the Allied powers of World War II, due to the International Non-Intervention Committee. The support of the USSR stands out, fundamentally. Together with Mexico, France and Poland at the be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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