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5th Fénix Awards
The 5th Fénix Awards was presented at Mexico City's Teatro de la Ciudad, on November 7, 2018 to honour the best in Ibero-American films of 2017-2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United .... '' Zama and Birds of Passage'' received the most nominations with nine, with the first receiving the most, four. Winners and nominees Special Awards * Fénix Award for Cinematographic Work: Luiz Carlos Barreto * Fénix Award for Critical Work: Luciano Monteagudo * Fénix Award for the Exhibitors: Perfect Strangers References {{Reflist External links Official site 5 Fenix Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro De La Ciudad
The (Theater of the City) was built as the (Esperanza Iris Theatre) in 1918 and is now one of Mexico City’s public venues for cultural events. The theater is located in the historic center of Mexico City on Donceles Street 36. The former Esperanza Iris Theatre The current theater building was constructed in 1918, on the site of the prior Teatro Xicoténcatl. It was originally named after diva Esperanza Iris. Iris, born María Esperanza Bonfil, was an operetta singer from the state of Tabasco active in the early 20th century. Her career was most successful in Mexico City, Havana and Madrid, but she toured extensively in the Americas. Some of her best known works are '' The Merry Widow'', '' The Count of Luxembourg'' and ''.'' She also acted in a number of films in the 1930s.'''' The theatre was partially funded by Iris, from earnings from a recent tour. The architects were Capetillo Servín and who based the work on the La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Martinessi
Marcelo Martinessi is a Paraguayan filmmaker. His films include "Karai norte" (2009), "The Lost Voice" (2016), and ''The Heiresses'' ( es, Las herederas), the latter being selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President. American film director Wes Anderson's animated film ''Isle of Dogs'' opened the festival, becoming f .... Filmography * Los paraguayos (2007, documentary) * Paraguay según Agustín Barrios (2007, documentary) * Partida (2008, short film) * Karai Norte (2009, short film) * Calle Última (2011, short film) * El baldío (2012, short film) * Diario Guaraní (2016, documentary) * La voz perdida (2017, short film) * Las herederas (2018, feature film) Awards References {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinessi, Marcelo 1973 births Living people Paraguayan film directors People from As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is most known for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes in the movie '' 300'' (2006) and its sequel '' 300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014). Other famous movies include '' Brainstorm'' (2001), '' Carandiru'' (2003), ''Love Actually'' (2003), '' Che'' (2008), ''I Love You Phillip Morris'' (2009), and ''Rio'' (2011). He also appeared on the television series ''Lost'', portraying the character Paulo, and on HBO's ''Westworld'' (2016–2020) as Hector Escaton. Early life Santoro was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state, to Francesco Santoro, an Italian engineer with roots in Paola, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, and Maria José Junqueira Reis, a Brazilian artist of Portuguese ancestry. Career In 1993, while studying Journalism at PUC-Rio, Santoro entered the Actor's Workshop of Rede Globo. He went on to play parts in many of Globo's telenovelas, such as ''Olho no Olho'' (1993), ''Pátria Minha'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal (; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films '' Bad Education'', '' The Motorcycle Diaries'', ''Amores perros'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Babel'', '' Coco'', and ''Old'', as Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television special ''Werewolf by Night'', and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios streaming television series ''Mozart in the Jungle''. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City. García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in ''The Motorcycle Diaries'' in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for ''Mozart in the Jungle''. In 2016, ''Time'' magazine named him in the annual ''Time'' 100 most influential people list. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Autor
''The Motive'' (original title: ''El autor'', "The author") is a 2017 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca. The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Álvaro separates from his wife Amanda, an elated best-seller writer, and motivated by her success, makes up his mind to write a great novel. Problem is, he lacks talent and imagination. He figures out that great fiction is drawn from reality, and he begins to manipulate his neighbors and to get involved in their lives in order to find inspiration for his writing. Cast * Javier Gutiérrez as Álvaro * María León as Amanda *Adelfa Calvo as Portera (caretaker) *Adriana Paz as Irene * Tenoch Huerta as Enrique *Rafael Téllez as Sr. Montero * Antonio de la Torre as Juan *Domi del Postigo as Presentador (presenter) *José Carlos Carmona as Jesús *Alberto González as Don Alfonso Reception Critical reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez
Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American computer-animated Monster movie, monster comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, B ... franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known as Javier People * Javier (name) Places * Javier, Spain * Javier, Leyte, Philippines See also * Hurricane Javier (other) * San Javier (other) * Xavier (other) * Xavier (given name) * Xavier (surname) {{Disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Eduardo Robledo Puch
Carlos Eduardo Robledo Puch (born 22 January 1952), also known as The Angel of Death and The Black Angel, is an Argentine serial killer. He was convicted of eleven murders (including the killing of at least one accomplice), one attempted murder, seventeen robberies, involvement in one rape and one attempted rape, one count of sexual abuse, two kidnappings and two thefts. Most of the offences occurred in the northern area of Greater Buenos Aires. Early life In 1956, when Robledo Puch was four years old, his parents moved the family to Borges Street, Olivos, Buenos Aires Province, where they rented a first floor apartment above a hardware store. Robledo Puch came from a working-class family and was a shy child. Criminal activity On 15 March 1971, Robledo Puch and his accomplice, Jorge Antonio Ibañez, robbed the nightclub ''Enamor'', stealing 350,000 pesos. Before fleeing, Robledo Puch, using a Ruby pistol, killed the club's owner and the night watchman while they slept. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Angel (2018 Argentine Film)
''El Angel'' ( es, El ángel, link=no) is a 2018 Argentine-Spanish true crime film directed by Luis Ortega. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It is inspired by the true story of Argentine serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch. It was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Carlos is a 17-year-old teenager with the face of an angel whom no one can resist. He gets everything he wants. In high school he meets Ramón and together they form a dangerously charming duo. They embark on a path of theft and lies, and quickly killing becomes a way of communicating. Cast * Lorenzo Ferro as Carlos Robledo Puch * Chino Darín as Ramón Peralta * Mercedes Morán as Ana María Peralta * Daniel Fanego as José Peralta * Luis Gnecco as Héctor Robledo Puch * Peter Lanzani as Miguel Prieto * Cecilia Roth as Aurora Robledo Puch * Malena Villa as Marisol/Magdalena R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fénix Award For Best Actress
Fenix, Fénix (Spanish and Portuguese) and Fênix (Brazilian Portuguese) all mean phoenix and may refer to: Business * Fenix Automotive, a British supercar manufacturer founded by Lee Noble in 2009 * Fénix Directo, a Spanish insurance company * Fenix Project, a GNU project to make a free compiler of a scripting language for video-game development * Synton Fenix, a modular synthesizer * El Fenix (restaurant), a chain of restaurants in Texas, U.S. Entertainment * ''Fenix'' (magazine) (also ''Feniks''), a Polish science fiction magazine published from 1990 to 2001 * Marcus Fenix, the main character of the video game ''Gears of War'' * Praetor Fenix, a fictional character in the ''StarCraft'' series and ''Heroes of the Storm'' * ''Fenix'', a 2017 Dutch-Belgium television series starring Teun Luijkx Music * Fenix TX, a punk band * ''Fénix'' (Gato Barbieri album), a 1971 album by Gato Barbieri * ''Fénix'' (Nicky Jam album), a 2017 album by Nicky Jam Places * Fênix, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fénix Award For Best Actor
Fenix, Fénix (Spanish and Portuguese) and Fênix (Brazilian Portuguese) all mean phoenix and may refer to: Business * Fenix Automotive, a British supercar manufacturer founded by Lee Noble in 2009 * Fénix Directo, a Spanish insurance company * Fenix Project, a GNU project to make a free compiler of a scripting language for video-game development * Synton Fenix, a modular synthesizer * El Fenix (restaurant), a chain of restaurants in Texas, U.S. Entertainment * ''Fenix'' (magazine) (also ''Feniks''), a Polish science fiction magazine published from 1990 to 2001 * Marcus Fenix, the main character of the video game ''Gears of War'' * Praetor Fenix, a fictional character in the ''StarCraft'' series and ''Heroes of the Storm'' * ''Fenix'', a 2017 Dutch-Belgium television series starring Teun Luijkx Music * Fenix TX, a punk band * ''Fénix'' (Gato Barbieri album), a 1971 album by Gato Barbieri * ''Fénix'' (Nicky Jam album), a 2017 album by Nicky Jam Places * Fênix, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrecia Martel
Lucrecia Martel (born December 14, 1966) is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and producer whose feature films have frequented Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, and many other international film festivals. Film scholar Paul Julian Smith wrote in 2015 that she is "arguably the most critically acclaimed auteur in Spanish-language art cinema outside Latin America" and that her " transnational auteurism and demanding features have earned her a hard-won reputation in the world art cinema festival circuit". Similarly, film scholar Haden Guest has called her "one of the most prodigiously talented filmmakers in contemporary world cinema", and film scholar David Oubiña has called her body of work a "rare perfection". In April 2018, ''Vogue'' called her "one of the greatest directors in the world right now". Her 2001 debut feature film '' La Ciénaga'' (''The Swamp''), about an indulgent bourgeois extended family spending the summertime in a decrepit vacation home in provincial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciro Guerra
Ciro Guerra (born 6 February 1981) is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film ''Embrace of the Serpent'', the film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. Career He made his first film ''Wandering Shadows'' in 2004 at the age of 23. The film was selected as Colombian submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, however it was not nominated. His next film ''The Wind Journeys'' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was selected as Colombian submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards; it also was not selected. His 2015 film ''Embrace of the Serpent'' was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the C.I.C.A.E. Award. It won the Best Film award in the International Film Festivals of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
