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Aina Clotet
Aina Clotet Fresquet (Barcelona, September 23, 1982) is a Spanish actress and director known mainly for her participation in numerous series of the Catalan channel TV3 among which ''Estació d'enllaç'' and ''Infidels'' stand out. In 2015 she made her directorial debut with her first short film ''Tiger'', which was nominated for a Gaudí award. Biography Aina Clotet is a Spanish actress in film, theater and television, in this medium mainly in productions of the Catalan television channel TV3. She has a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Pompeu Fabra University and began a degree in Art History, but did not finish it. She also studied acting at the Nancy Tuñón School in Barcelona. She made her debut on the small screen in 1994, when she was only eleven years old, in the TV3 fiction Estació d'enllaç. Later she participated in other productions of the Catalan autonomous channel such as '' Temps de silenci'', Mirall Trencat or Des del balcó. In 2005 she partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesc Orella
Francesc Orella i Pinell (born 11 June 1957) is a Spanish actor of cinema, television, theater and dubbing mainly known for his title role in the series '' Merlí'' on TVC. In 2008, Orella won a Max award for Best Actor for his role in '' An Enemy of the People''. In June 2009, he was awarded the National Theatre performance "strong, unique, compelling, moving and flawless" in theater productions of all records. Biography Born in Barcelona in 1957, he graduated from the Institut del Teatre in his hometown, and later moved to the United States to study at the Herbert Berghoff Studio (HB Studio) in New York City where he studied with actors such as John Strasberg, Carol Rosenfeld, Carlos Gandolfo, Genadi Karatkov and Bob McAndrew. In the world of the cinema made debut in several films and series produced by TV3, until in the year 2000 made debut in the Commissary, of Telecinco. He later appeared in series and mini-series as ''Ventdelplà'' (2009) or '' Infieles'' (2009), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirage (2018 Film)
''Mirage'' ( es, Durante la tormenta, links=no) is a 2018 Spanish mystery-drama film co-written and directed by Oriol Paulo. It stars Adriana Ugarte alongside Chino Darín, Álvaro Morte, Javier Gutiérrez and Nora Navas. Plot In 1989, during the fall of the Berlin Wall and a 72-hour-long electrical storm, a boy named Nico, while recording a video in his house, hears some noises and sees a fight scene in his neighbors' house through a window. He goes to the house only to find the body of Ms. Weiss, the wife of the neighbor Angel Prieto. Seeing Mr. Prieto with a knife, Nico tries to escape and is accidentally hit by a car on the road. Prieto is arrested with the murder weapon in hand as Nico dies in the car accident. In 2014, a married couple, Vera Roy and David Ortiz, move to Nico's house along with their daughter Gloria. They find an old TV set in a storeroom along with a video recorder and cassettes. An electrical storm similar to the one in 1989 begins, and after Vera, Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Toledo
Guillermo "Willy" Toledo Monsalve (born 22 May 1970) is a Spanish actor and producer. Besides his stage career he is also noted as polemicist and for his political activism. Biography Guillermo Toledo Monsalve was born in Madrid on 22 May 1970, to a well-off family, son of a prestigious surgeon pioneer in thoracic surgery. He studied at the Colegio Estilo in El Viso. He trained as actor in Spain and the United States. Together with Alberto San Juan, Nathalie Poza and Ernesto Alterio, Toledo founded in 1996 the theatrical group ''Ración de oreja'', which presented the theatrical staging ''Animalario''. ''Ración de oreja'' later merged with Andrés Lima's ''Riesgo'' to create the theatre company , named after ''Ración de orejas debut work. His breakout role came in 1999 with his performance as 'Richard' in the television series ''7 Vidas'' from 1999 to 2002. His performance in the 2002 musical film ''El otro lado de la cama'' earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatre Lliure
The Teatre Lliure (, "Free Theatre") is a theatre in Barcelona, Spain, considered one of the most prestigious in Catalonia. Overview The theatre was created in 1976 in the neighbourhood of Gràcia by a group of professionals from Barcelona's independent theater scene. It became distinguished for its practice of presenting theatre in Catalan language, Catalan, its revisiting of classics, and its penchant for contemporary theatre. Its first staged play in its original location (La Lleialtat factory in Gràcia) was ''Camí de nit'', by Lluís Pasqual, in 1976. The Teatre Lliure is not only a place of exhibition, but also a cooperative society that makes its own productions, many of which have been exported to other cities across Europe and United States, America. From the beginning, theater productions were performed as well as music and dance. In 1989, it was one of the founding members of the Union of the Theatres of Europe. In 2001, the theatre opened at its new location in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matar Al Padre
''Matar al padre'' () is a four-part Spanish family drama television miniseries with comedy elements directed by Mar Coll. It stars Gonzalo de Castro, Paulina García, Marcel Borràs, Greta Fernández, Pol López and Nuria González. It was released by Movistar+ in May 2018. Premises The fiction spans along 16 years, with each episode respectively set in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012. Starting in 1996 post-Olympic Barcelona, the plot focuses on Jacobo Vidal—an authoritarian, obsessive and dysfunctional ''pater familias''—and his developing relationship with his children, Tomás and Valeria. While the depicted family members in the series are largely Spanish-speaking, they sometimes interact with other characters in Catalan too. Cast * Gonzalo de Castro as Jacobo Vidal. * Paulina García as Isabel. * as Tomás. * Greta Fernández as Valeria. * Pol López as Iván. * Nuria González as Mireia. Production and release Directed by , she wrote the screenplay together with Vale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Ozores
Adriana Ozores Muñoz (; born 21 May 1959) is a Spanish theatre, film and television actress. Biography Adriana Ozores was born in Madrid on 21 May 1959. She is the daughter of actors and Concepción Muñoz. Her father died when she was 9 years old. She is the niece of the actor Antonio Ozores and the director Mariano Ozores and cousin of the actress Emma Ozores. She won the Goya Award for her role in ''A Time for Defiance'' directed by Antonio Mercero. She has a son, Adrián Climent Ozores, by ex-husband Joaquín Climent. Selected filmography Theatre * ''Cuatro corazones con frenos marcha atrás'' (1986) * ''La celestina'' (1988) * ''El vergonzoso en palacio'' (1989) * ''La verdad sospechosa'' (1991–1992) * ''El desdén con el desdén'' (1991) * '' Don Gil de las calzas verdes'' (Tirso de Molina, 1994). * '' El misántropo'' (1996) * ''Petit Pierre'' (2013-2014) Television * ''Los hombres de Paco'' (2005) * ''Manolito Gafotas'' (TV) (Antonio Mercero, 2003) * '' Peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imanol Arias
Manuel María Arias Domínguez (born 26 April 1956 in Riaño, León, Spain) better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor and film director. Career Imanol Arias began his career with a travelling theatre group performing in the Basque Country of northern Spain. He debuted on TV in 1976 and his first film was Humberto Solás's ''Cecilia'' (1982). In 1987 he won the prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival for the role of Eleuterio Sánchez in '' El Lute: Run for Your Life'' (El Lute: camina o revienta, 1987). Since 1976 he has appeared in some 70 different films and TV programmes. In 1996 he made his film debut as director in ''Un asunto privado''. The only other work he directed was a TV programme in 1989. Currently, he appears in the TVE prize-winning series ''Cuéntame cómo pasó'' (Tell me how it happened) in the role of the father of a Spanish middle-class family, during the last years of Spain's Francoist government and the transition to democracy. In 2013 Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velvet Colección
''Velvet Colección'' (''Velvet Collection'') is a Spanish comedy-drama television series produced by Bambú Producciones for Movistar+. The series is the sequel to ''Velvet'', which was created for Antena 3. The first season contains 10 episodes, and premiered on 21 September 2017 on #0 and Movistar+'s VOD service. The series, set in Barcelona in the 1960s, follows the opening of a new Galerías Velvet fashion store. On 4 October 2017, the series was renewed for a second season. The series was initially renewed for a third season in 2018, but on 8 March 2019, it was announced that instead of the third series, there would be a Christmas Special, shown in 2019, closing the series. Premise After three years living in New York City with her husband Alberto and their son, Ana Rivera returns to Spain to further expand their project. Alberto and Ana have managed the company from afar, and have ensured, together with their colleagues and friends, it stays a benchmark for fashion and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movistar Plus+
Movistar Plus+ (formerly Movistar+) is the trade name of the subscription platform for digital television owned by Telefónica, which operates in Spain. The service is distributed via optical fiber and ADSL and as well as with satellites such as Astra. The platform, which was officially launched on July 8, 2015, stems from the merger of Canal+ and Movistar TV. It is the largest subscription television provider in Spain with 3,7 million customers and 45% of market share. History In 2013, even though they had previously happened during 2008, some negotiations about Canal+ sale appeared again. These ones would be more real because of the hurry banks had to solve Prisa's debt to them. In June 2014, Prisa accepted Telefónica's offer to own Canal+. One month later, Mediaset España would sell its share to Telefónica so it could obtain the 100% of the company. On 8 July 2015, Telefónica launched Movistar+, a new platform from the merger of Canal+ and Movistar TV which involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandita Das
Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), '' Bawandar'' (2000), '' Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2002), '' Azhagi'' (2002)'','' '' Kamli'' (2006), and '' Before The Rains'' (2007). Her directorial debut ''Firaaq'' (2008), premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and travelled to more than 50 festivals, winning more than 20 awards. Her second film as a director was ''Manto'' (2018). Based on the life of 20th Century Indo-Pakistani short story writer Sadat Hasan Manto, the film was screened at Cannes Film Festival in the "Un Certain Regard" section. In September 2019, Das produced a two-minute Public Service Announcement music videIndia's Got Colour The music video is about the issue of colourism and urges the audience to celebrate India's diversity of skin colour. Her first book, 'Manto & I', chronicles her 6-year long journey of ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traces Of Sandalwood
'' Traces of Sandalwood '' ( ca, Rastres de sàndal, links=no) is a 2014 Spanish drama film produced by Pontas Films, directed by María Ripoll and shot in Barcelona and Mumbai with Nandita Das as Mina and Aina Clotet as Sita/Paula. The film is from Pontas Films and is the adaptation of international bestseller ''Traces of Sandalwood'', the tale of a Bollywood star's search for her long lost sister. The film was released in Spain on 28 November 2014. Reewa Rathod makes her international debut with this film which has her composing one of the songs in the film, ''Tandaana''. Plot The film begins in high drama as 6-year-old Mina ( Vaibhavi Hankare) saves her newborn sister, Sita, from being drowned as an unwanted female, thereupon taking full responsibility for her care. But when their mother dies a few years later, their father hands them over to a woman from the city. Sita is left with nuns, despite her sister's frantic resistance, and young Mina is consigned to a brothel, from wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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