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Alex Catalán
Alejandro Catalán (11 December 1968 in El Pobo de Dueñas, Spain – present) better known as Alex Catalán, is a Spanish director of photography, who has worked in more than 20 feature films and other short films which have won several prizes. Biography One of his first jobs related with the audiovisual sector was when her sister, who was a 1st. Camera Assistant, gave him the opportunity of working as a Clapper/Loader in a commercial for the Spanish National Organization for the blind (ONCE) at the Puerta del Sol of Madrid in the mid – 80s. There he found out the intensity of the professional filming. He also started working as press photographer. Although he matriculated at biology at the Universidad de Sevilla, he was more attracted by the photography. But not only photography, he also has always loved scuba diving. He attended the schools from Madrid, London, Los Angeles and Cuba and after passing the public examination, he started working as a camera operator in the publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Pobo De Dueñas
El Pobo de Dueñas is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 150 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Guadalajara {{CastileLaMancha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carlos Acosta Story
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Virgins
''7 Virgins'' ( es, 7 vírgenes, links=no) is a 2005 Spanish crime film directed by Alberto Rodríguez which stars Juan José Ballesta and Jesús Carroza. Plot Tano, a jailed teenager, gets a 48-hour release to attend his brother's wedding. When 16-year-old Tano gets out, he meets up with his best friend, Richi. In the 48 hours, he does everything he is not supposed to do, without a care in the world. At the end of the two days, he realizes everything in his life has changed and it has matured him. It is set in Seville. Cast Production The screenplay was penned by Rodríguez and Rafael Cobos. The film is a Tesela PC and La Zanfoña Producciones production. It was shot in Seville in 2004. Accolades , - , align = "center" rowspan = "7" , 2006 , , rowspan = "6" , 20th Goya Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Film , , , , rowspan = "6" , , - , Best Director , , Alberto Rodríguez , , , - , Best Original Screenplay , , Rafael Cobos, Alberto Rodríguez , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doghead (film)
''Doghead'' ( es, Cabeza de perro, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish drama film directed, written and scored by Santi Amodeo starring Juan José Ballesta and Adriana Ugarte. Plot Displaying a fable-like tone and an omniscient off-camera narrator, the plot tracks the mishaps of Samuel, affected by a rare neurological condition and overprotected by his family. Cast Production A Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas and La Zanfoña Producciones production, the film had the participation of Canal Sur and Canal+. Shooting took place in Seville, Costa del Sol and Madrid. Released Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 6 October 2006. The film also screened at the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival held in June 2007. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''Variety'', deemed ''Doghead'' to be a "revitalizing, winsomely idiosyncratic" film, with the result of Amodeo's craft being "a visually striking, deceptively subtle item that revels in it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camino (2008 Film)
''Camino'' is a 2008 Spanish drama film directed by Javier Fesser starring Nerea Camacho as the title character alongside Carmen Elías, Mariano Venancio and Manuela Vellés. The plot is inspired by (and dedicated to) the real story of Alexia González-Barros, a girl who died from spinal cancer at age 14 in 1985 and who is in process of canonization. The girl's family (related to the Opus Dei) did not agree with the film and so controversy mired the film since the very beginning, and arguably only served to increase interest in the film. The film swept the 23rd Goya Awards, winning in 6 categories, including 4 of the Big 5 (Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay and Actress). Plot Camino and her family belong to the Opus Dei. She develops a crush for a boy (Cuco/Jesús). Camino's elder sister is a Catholic acolyte, deliberately kept from contacting her family. Suppressing open signs of normal maternal grief, the mother seems almost inhuman in urging her dying daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After (2009 Film)
''After'' is a 2009 Spanish drama film directed by Alberto Rodríguez which stars Guillermo Toledo, Tristán Ulloa and Blanca Romero. Plot The plot tracks three friends (Julio, Manuel and Ana) nearing their forties with a sort of Peter Pan syndrome and lives full of full of dissatisfaction and loneliness. After they meet up, they embark on an attempt to enjoy the night full of sex, drugs and alcohol. Cast Production The film is a Tesela PC and La Zanfoña Producciones production. Featuring a budget of around €2.5 million, filming began on 23 June 2008 and wrapped in September 2008. It was fully shot in Seville. Release ''After'' screened at the 4th Rome Film Festival on 17 October 2009. Distributed by Alta Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 23 October 2009. Reception Javier Ocaña of ''El País'' wrote that Rodríguez's remarkable fourth feature film, consisting of "a journey into the depths of the night", and "led by three superb performances", is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habitación En Roma
''Room in Rome'' ( es, Habitación en Roma, links=no) is a 2010 Spanish erotic romantic comedy-drama film directed by Julio Medem starring Elena Anaya and Natasha Yarovenko, depicting the emotional and sexual relations of two women throughout a single night in a hotel room in Rome. The plot is loosely based on another film, ''In Bed''. ''Room in Rome'' was Medem's first English language film. Plot During the first day of the summer in June, Alba, a 30-year-old Spanish tourist in Rome, brings a younger Russian woman Natasha to her hotel room during the last night of both their vacations in Rome. The details of how they met in a nightclub are left vague. Once in the room, Natasha is at first quite reluctant, insisting she's straight, but the clearly more experienced Alba deftly overcomes Natasha's hesitance. Flattered and tempted by Alba, Natasha responds to her sexual advances, but continues to maintain that she is straight and has never had sex with a woman. Alba counters by cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sleeping Voice
''The Sleeping Voice'' ( es, La voz dormida, links=no) is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Benito Zambrano based on the novel of the same name by Dulce Chacón. It stars Inma Cuesta, María León, Marc Clotet and Daniel Holguín. Plot Two sisters find themselves caught up in politics in the turmoil following the Spanish Civil War. The pregnant Hortensia is locked away in a crowded women's prison. Her younger sister Pepita moves from Andalusia to Madrid to be near her. In Madrid, she finds a job in a wealthy home with connections in the Francoist regime. Pepita meets young guerrilla fighter ( ''maquis'') Paulino and falls in love with him. Cast Production The film was produced by Maestranza Films alongside Mirada Sur, and it had support from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the Junta de Andalucía, the Diputación de Huelva, TVE, Canal+ and Canal Sur. Antonio Pérez is credited as producer and Álex Catalán as cinematographer. Shooting locations included the Plaza M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grupo 7
''Unit 7'' ( es, Grupo 7, links=no) is a 2012 Spanish crime drama action thriller directed by Alberto Rodríguez. It was written by Rafael Cobos and Alberto Rodríguez and stars Antonio de la Torre and Mario Casas. The film was nominated for 16 Goya Awards. General description and themes This atmospheric piece is set in Seville, Andalusia in the four years leading up to the 1992 Universal Exposition of Seville. It dramatizes the social changes experienced by the city in a major "before" and "after" the World Expo, honing in on the process of cleaning up the city, eliminating the drug dealing from the streets in preparation for the World Expo, from the point of view of four (and particularly two) police officers comprising the (fictitious) Unit 7, renowned for their exaggeratedly elevated drug bust rate. The film discusses the concept of the end justifying the means, focusing on themes of corruption, police violence, the psychology behind the figures carrying it out, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Killed Bambi? (2013 Film)
''Who Killed Bambi?'' ( es, ¿Quién mató a Bambi?, links=no) is a 2013 Spanish comedy film directed by Santi Amodeo, which stars Quim Gutiérrez, Julián Villagrán, Enrico Vecchi, Clara Lago, Úrsula Corberó, and Ernesto Alterio. It is a remake of the 2004 Mexican film '' Matando cabos''. Plot The fiction takes place in Seville. Two young friends live an unusual adventure: they have to find the way in which the President of the company where they work (and father-in-law of one of the two), returns safe and sound home by strange circumstances. He is found half-naked locked in the trunk of his car. At the same time, a businessman drowning in debt and his partner attempt to carry out an express kidnapping, although, by a series of unfortunate coincidences, they end up sequestering their father by mistake. From there, the problems just begin. Cast Production The film is a remake of the 2004 Mexican film '' Matando cabos''. It is a Quién Mató a Bambi AIE and Rodar y Rodar ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribeca
Tribeca (), originally written as TriBeCa, is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Its name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Triangle Below Canal Street". The "triangle" (more accurately a quadrilateral) is bounded by Canal Street, West Street, Broadway, and Chambers Street. By the 2010s, a common marketing tactic was to extend Tribeca's southern boundary to either Vesey or Murray streets to increase the appeal of property listings. The neighborhood began as farmland, then was a residential neighborhood in the early 19th century, before becoming a mercantile area centered on produce, dry goods, and textiles, and then transitioning to artists and then actors, models, entrepreneurs and other celebrities. The neighborhood is home to the Tribeca Festival, which was created in response to the September 11 attacks, to reinvigorate the neighborhood and downtown after the destruction caused by the terrorist attacks. Tribeca is part of Manhattan Community District 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Guadalajara
Guadalajara () is a province of Spain, belonging to the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. As of 2013 it had a population of 257,723 people. The population of the province has grown in the last 10 years. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. History Prehistory The province has been inhabited since the Paleolithic as evidenced by stone tools found on the banks of the Henares and Linares rivers. There are also numerous prehistoric cave paintings in the Cueva de los Casares in Riba de Saelices while Megalithic tombs from the 4th millennium B.C. have been found at various sites in the province including Alcolea del Pinar. There are remains of several Bronze Age settlements along the river banks in the area, notably that in Loma del Lomo in Cogolludo as well as a late Bronze Age settlement in Mojares. Celtiberians and Romans The Celtiberians occupied the territory during the late Iron Age between the 6th and 3rd centuries B.C. in Sigüenza, Atienza, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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