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Alejandro Casona
Alejandro Rodríguez Álvarez, known as Alejandro Casona (3 March 1903 – 17 September 1965) was a Spanish poet and playwright born in Besullo, Spain, a member of the Generation of '27. Casona received his bachelor's degree in Gijon and later studied at the University of Murcia. After Franco's rise in 1936, he was forced, like many Spanish intellectuals, to leave Spain. He lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina until April 1962, when he definitively returned to Spain. Biography A teacher by profession, Casona expressed a strong educational vocation, inspired by the ideals of the Free Institution of Education, and his defense of progressive values in diverse cultural outreach projects such as Pedagogical Missions, created during the Second Spanish Republic. In this same vein, he made many excellent adaptations of classic plays and narratives, both for adults and youth. Furthermore, in all his original dramatic creations he knew how to convey messages in a deep and clear social c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Tres Perfectas Casadas
''Las tres perfectas casadas'' ("The Three Perfect Wives") is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Roberto Gavaldón, based on the eponymous play by Alejandro Casona. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis The tranquility of three married couples is interrupted when after the death of Gustavo Ferrán ( Arturo de Córdova), a mutual friend leaves a letter saying that he was the lover of the three women. When he reappears, nothing will ever be the same again. Cast * Arturo de Córdova * Laura Hidalgo * Miroslava as Leopoldina * José María Linares-Rivas * René Cardona * José Elías Moreno * Consuelo Frank * Alma Delia Fuentes * Arturo Soto Rangel * Armando Sáenz * Francisco Jambrina Francisco Jambrina Campos (December 3, 1902 – January 21, 1967) was a Spanish-born Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 Selected filmography * '' Simón Bolívar'' (1942) * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * ''Twilight'' (1945) * ''Fly Away, Young Man! ... References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Celestina
''The Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea'' ( es, Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea), known in Spain as ''La Celestina'' is a work entirely in dialogue published in 1499. It is attributed to Fernando de Rojas, a descendant of converted Jews, who practiced law and, later in life, served as an alderman of Talavera de la Reina, an important commercial center near Toledo. The book is considered to be one of the greatest works of all Spanish literature, and is usually regarded as marking the end of the medieval period and the beginning of the renaissance in Spanish literature. Although usually regarded as a novel, it is written as a continuous series of dialogues and can be taken as a play, having been staged as such and filmed. The story tells of a bachelor, Calisto, who uses the old procuress and bawd Celestina to start an affair with Melibea, an unmarried girl kept in seclusion by her parents. Though the two use the rhetoric of courtly love, sex — not marriage — is their aim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirso De Molina
Gabriel Téllez ( 24 March 1583 20 February 1648), better known as Tirso de Molina, was a Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and Roman Catholic monk. He is primarily known for writing ''The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest'', the play from which the popular character of Don Juan originates. His work is also of particular significance due to the abundance of female protagonists, as well as the exploration of sexual issues. Life and career He was born in Madrid. He studied at Alcalá de Henares, joined the mendicant Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy on 4 November 1600, and entered the Monastery of San Antolín at Guadalajara, Spain on 21 January 1601. He was ordained a priest by 1610. He had been writing plays for ten years when he was sent by his superiors on a mission to the West Indies in 1615; residing in Santo Domingo from 1616 to 1618 and returning to Europe in 1618, he resided at the Mercedarian monastery in Madrid, took part in the proceedings of the ''Academi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Burlador De Sevilla
''The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest'' ( es, El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra) is a play written by Tirso de Molina. Its title varies according to the English translation, and it has also been published under the titles ''The Seducer of Seville and the Stone Guest'' and ''The Playboy of Seville and the Stone Guest''. The play was first published in Spain around 1630, though it may have been performed as early as 1616. Set in the 14th century, the play is the earliest fully developed dramatisation of the Don Juan legend.Brockett and Hildy (2003, 144) and Bunn (1998, 1112). Main characters * Don Juan – protagonist (a young noble); relentlessly seduces all women possible by promising them marriage * Duchess Isabela – Duchess that Don Juan tricks; she was going to marry Duke Octavio * Don Gonzalo – nobleman and military commander, Doña Ana's father * Doña Ana – noble woman and Don Gonzalo's daughter; is engaged to Don Juan for a time (but the engagemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lope De Vega
Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio ( , ; 25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque literature. His reputation in the world of Spanish literature is second only to that of Miguel de Cervantes, while the sheer volume of his literary output is unequalled, making him one of the most prolific authors in the history of literature. He was nicknamed "The Phoenix of Wits" and "Monster of Nature" (in es , Fénix de los Ingenios , links=no, ) by Cervantes because of his prolific nature. Lope de Vega renewed the Spanish theatre at a time when it was starting to become a mass cultural phenomenon. He defined its key characteristics, and along with Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Tirso de Molina, took Spanish Baroque theatre to its greatest heights. Because of the insight, depth and ease of his plays, he is regarded as one of the greatest dramatists in Western literature, his plays still being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Anzuelo De Fenisa
''Fenisa's Hook'' ( es, El anzuelo de Fenisa) is a play written by the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega. It was first published in 1617 in the eighth part of Lope de Vega's ''Comedias''. Based on the tenth tale of the eighth day of Boccaccio’s Decameron ''The Decameron'' (; it, label=Italian, Decameron or ''Decamerone'' ), subtitled ''Prince Galehaut'' (Old it, Prencipe Galeotto, links=no ) and sometimes nicknamed ''l'Umana commedia'' ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dan ..., it has been called a picaresque play, works that exhibit an uncharacteristic moral freedom. It focuses on merchants, the circulation of bodies and merchandise, and the seductive power of art. Boccaccio's tale is about a trickster who is tricked Lope uses Boccaccio's story for the main plot of his play, where Fenisa, a courtesan in Palermo attempts to woo the rich merchant Lucindo in order to gain his riches. A secondary plot includes Dinarda who is dressed as a man and has come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Madrid
Francisco "Paco" Madrid (24 February 1900 – 8 January 1952) was a Spanish (Catalan) journalist, writer and screenwriter. Biography A native of Barcelona, Francisco (Francesc) Madrid worked as a journalist in Barcelona, Paris, Geneva, Madrid, and Buenos Aires. He wrote essays, novels, and plays. He was also active in Catalunyan politics. In 1931, he was appointed Secretary of the Civil Government of Barcelona. In Madrid, he was the vice-editor of the daily '. Like many supporters of the Spanish Republic, he left Spain in 1936 for Argentina. In Buenos Aires, Francisco Madrid worked as a journalist, most notably for the newspapers ', ''La Prensa'', and the magazine '. But, his major contribution in Argentina was to the Argentine film industry. He wrote or co-wrote seven screenplays, among them the classic ''La cabalgata del circo'' (1945), co-written with Mario Soffici. In Buenos Aires, he wrote ''Cine de hoy y de mañana,'' published in 1945, and ''Cincuenta años de cine. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Ever Open That Door
''Don't Ever Open That Door'' (Spanish:''No abras nunca esa puerta'') is a 1952 Argentine thriller film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Ángel Magana, Roberto Escalada and Norma Giménez. It is a film noir in two separate episodes, both based on short stories by Cornell Woolrich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gori Muñoz. In 2022, it was included in the list of The 100 Greatest Films of Argentine Cinema at number 45, a poll organized by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. Cast * Ángel Magana * Roberto Escalada * Ilde Pirovano * Nicolás Fregues * Arnoldo Chamot as Camarero * Carlos D'Agostino as Relator radial * Diana de Córdoba * Rafael Diserio * Renée Dumas * Pedro Fiorito * Norma Giménez * Rosa Martín Rosa or De Rosa may refer to: People *Rosa (given name) * Rosa (surname) *Santa Rosa (female given nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prodigal Woman
''The Prodigal Woman'' () is an Argentine drama film directed by Mario Soffici and co-directed by Leo Fleider and Ralph Pappier. It stars Eva Duarte as a wasteful rich woman who has a social awakening. The film is based on a novel by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. The film was shot in 1945, in Córdoba and the San Miguel studios in Buenos Aires. It was Duarte's first leading role in a film and also her last film. It was to be released toward the end of 1945, but in the meantime Duarte married the presidential candidate Juan Perón. Her new position in Argentina's political life, and her considerable influence on her husband, made the film inappropriate for release, and it was postponed indefinitely. It was eventually released in Argentina on 16 August 1984. Cast * Eva Duarte * Juan José Míguez * Angelina Pagano * Ernesto Raquén * Ricardo Galache * Francisco López Silva * Enrique San Miguel * Malisa Zini * Alberto Closas * Lidia Denis * Pura Díaz * Arsenio Perdiguero * Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa De Muñecas
''A Doll's House'' ( es, Casa de muñecas) is a 1943 Argentine drama film directed by Ernesto Arancibia and starring Delia Garcés and George Rigaud. It is based on the play ''A Doll's House'' by Henrik Ibsen. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Alberto López won the Best Sound for the film. Cast *Delia Garcés *George Rigaud *Sebastián Chiola *Orestes Caviglia *Alita Román *Angelina Pagano *Olga Casares Pearson *Mirtha Reid *Jeannet Morel *Agustín Barrios Reception Calki stated in '' El Mundo'' that the film is "too lost in a modern framework" in the adaptation by the local cinema, while the critic of ''La Nación'' believed that the film had much dignity as an interpretative work, calling it an "interesting and neat version". Raúl Manrupe and María Alejandra Portela Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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