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25th Forqué Awards
The 25th ceremony of the Forqué Awards was held on 11 January 2020 at the IFEMA Palacio Municipal, Palacio Municipal de Congresos in Madrid. The gala was hosted by Elena S. Sánchez and Santiago Segura. History The nominations were disclosed in November 2019. Organised by EGEDA, the awards had the participation of the Madrid City Council, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, the Community of Madrid and RTVE, and the collaboration of Ibercaja, Mercedes-Benz, ICAA (Spain), ICAA, L'Oréal, AISGE, FIPCA, Alta Pavina and Cornejo. The ceremony was hosted at the IFEMA Palacio Municipal, Madrid's Palacio Municipal de Congresos on 11 January 2020. The gala featured musical performances by Los Secretos, Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos, Antonio José, Ana Mena, Ángela Carrasco and Paco Arrojo. It was hosted by Elena S. Sánchez and Santiago Segura. Gonzalo Suárez (director), Gonzalo Suárez was gifted the EGEDA Gold Medal recognizing a career in the film industry whereas ''Pan's Labyrinth'' was rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFEMA Palacio Municipal
The IFEMA Palacio Municipal, formerly known as Palacio Municipal de Congresos, is a convention centre in Madrid, Spain. It is located near the IFEMA's main fairground complex in the Campo de las Naciones area. It is operated by IFEMA since 2019. History It is located in the Corralejos neighborhood, Barajas district. Designed by Ricardo Bofill, building works lasted from March 1991 to May 1993. The building was inaugurated on 19 October 1993. Since 1995, when the Goya Awards moved from the similarly named Palacio de Congresos in the Paseo de la Castellana, the venue has hosted several editions of the awards' ceremonies. On 15 December 1995, the venue hosted the EU summit that ratified the creation of the "euro" currency. It has also hosted other international events such as IMF and World Bank meetings as well as NATO and UN summits. The facility closed down on 8 November 2012 to undergo building works to improve on its security. It re-opened on 24 April 2013. In 2018, the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Secretos
Los Secretos are a Spanish rock band founded in Madrid in 1978 and often associated with the movida madrileña movement. The band's lineup has undergone many changes over the years, beginning with the successive deaths of two of their drummers, Canito (1979) and Pedro A. Díaz (1984), both to traffic accidents. In their early years, the core of the band was made up of the three Urquijo brothers, Álvaro, Enrique, and Javier. Javier left the band in the mid-80's, and Enrique died of a drug overdose in 1999, leaving Álvaro as the sole remaining founding member. The band's current lineup consists of Álvaro Urquijo (vocals and guitars), Ramón Arroyo (guitars), Jesús Redondo (keyboards), Juanjo Ramos (bass), and Santi Fernández (drums). Alongside such bands as Nacha Pop, Mamá, and Trastos, they were an integral part of the Spanish popular music revival which came to be known as "The New Wave of Madrid", and they have remained active for over thirty years; to this day they are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While At War
''While at War'' ( es, Mientras dure la guerra, links=no) is a 2019 Spanish-Argentine historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar. Set in 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, the plot tracks the plight of philosopher and writer Miguel de Unamuno (performed by Karra Elejalde) in Salamanca, a city controlled by the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Rebel faction. Plot During the Spanish coup of July 1936, Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist troops occupy Salamanca. In the process, the city's Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Socialist mayor is arrested. Revered author Miguel de Unamuno (Karra Elejalde) convenes with two colleagues, Protestantism, Protestant priest Atilano Coco Martin and leftist Salvador Vila Hernández; they discuss the coup briefly, after which Unamuno leaves for an interview to publicly support the coup. During the interview, the mayor's wife interrupts to ask him to intervene regarding her husband's imprisonment; Unamuno offers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Confidencial
''El Confidencial'' is a Spanish-language general-information digital newspaper located in Spain, specializing in economic, financial and political news. It was established as an online newspaper in 2001. Its target readership is professional and middle-aged. It has a liberal political orientation. It was one of the news outlets participating in the Panama Papers investigation into material leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca Mossack Fonseca & Co. () was a Panamanian law firm and Corporate services, corporate service provider.2001 establishments in Spain [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tesis
''Tesis'' ( en, Thesis) is a 1996 Spanish crime horror thriller film. It is the feature debut of director Alejandro Amenábar and was written by Amenabar and Mateo Gil. The film was made while he was studying at the Complutense University in Madrid. The film won seven 1996 Goya Awards including the award for Best Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. It stars Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez and Eduardo Noriega. Plot Ángela, a university student in Madrid, is planning to write a thesis on audiovisual violence and the family. Her commuter train is evacuated after a man commits suicide by jumping in front of the train. While being led out of the station, Ángela moves toward the tracks in an attempt to see the man's remains. At her school, Ángela asks her thesis director, Professor Figueroa, to help her find the most violent films in the school's library, and seeks out a fellow student, Chema, who is known for collecting violent and pornographic videos. While Ángel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solas (film)
''Alone'' ( es, Solas, links=no) is a 1999 Spanish film written and directed by Benito Zambrano which stars María Galiana, Ana Fernández, Carlos Álvarez, and Antonio Dechent. The film explores the lives of a mother and daughter and their struggle for survival and happiness. Both of the women in the story are portrayed as alone (''sola'', plural ''solas''), each in her own way. It won five Goya awards in 2000 and several other prizes. Plot ''Alone'' tells the story of María (Ana Fernández) and her mother Rosa (María Galiana). María is one of four adult children, all of whom moved as far as they could get from their parents and the farm where they grew up. Before the movie starts, the father (later revealed to be a violent, cruel, abusive man) has fallen ill and been brought to a hospital in Seville, where María lives. Rosa has been staying at the hospital with him, but the doctor tells her to leave before she falls ill herself. María takes Rosa to stay with her in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |