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Carmen De La Maza
Carmen Sáinz de la Maza y de la Serna (23 August 1940 – 14 January 2022) was a Spanish actress. She was known for her performances in ''Juncal'' and ''Estudio 1'' plays. Biography Carmen Sáinz de la Maza y de la Serna was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, on 23 August 1940. She was however based in Madrid since her earliest childhood. She was the daughter of Regino Sainz de la Maza, granddaughter of Concha Espina and niece of . She studied drama in Madrid. She took her first steps as an actress in theatre works (making her professional debut in a play of ''Five Finger Exercise''), whereas she made her film debut in ''Canción de juventud'' (1962). She rose to prominence for her appearances in ''Estudio 1'' televised plays. Her most known television role was her performance as Julia Muñoz in Jaime de Armiñán's '. She also featured in drama series '. She was married to Agustín Navarro (died 2001), with whom she had 3 children. She later had a relationship with José Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastián
San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border. The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa, the municipality's population is 188,102 as of 2021, with its metropolitan area reaching 436,500 in 2010. Locals call themselves ''donostiarra'' (singular), both in Spanish and Basque language, Basque. It is also a part of Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián. The main economic activities are almost entirely service sector, service-based, with an emphasis on commerce and tourism, as it has long been one of the most famous tourist attraction, tourist destinations in Spain. Despite the city's small size, events such as the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the San Sebastia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Comisario
''El comisario'' is a Spanish police drama television series that originally aired for twelve seasons from 1999 to 2009 on Telecinco. Produced by BocaBoca and Estudios Picasso and starring an ensemble cast with the likes of Tito Valverde, Juanjo Artero, Elena Irureta, Marcial Álvarez, Jaime Pujol, Cristina Perales and Fernando Andina, among others, the plot tracks the daily life the members of the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía at the police station of San Fernando in Madrid. Premise The fiction, a police drama, is set in the 'San Fernando' police station, in the fictional district of the same name in Madrid. It deals with the daily life of the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía agents working in the station. Gerardo Castilla serves as a cold but respectful Chief Police officer for the entire series. Recurring personal subplots include the friendship between Pope and Charlie, and the up and downs of the relationship between Charlie and Elo. Cast Final cast Departed cast Producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. *Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. *Madosini, 78, South African musician. *Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. *Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Births
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
¡Hola!
''¡Hola!'' is a weekly Spanish-language magazine specializing in celebrity news, published in Madrid, Spain, and in 15 other countries, with local editions in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela. It is the second most popular magazine in Spain after ''Pronto''. The title means "Hello!" in English and it is the parent magazine of the English-language '' Hello!'' and ''Hello! Canada'' and Hola! USA'. History and profile ''¡Hola!'' was founded in Barcelona on 2 September 1944 by Antonio Sánchez Gómez, who continued to run the magazine until his death in the 1970s. He employed mainly relatives and to this day ''¡Hola!'' remains a predominantly family run organisation, with Sánchez's wife still stepping in to provide layout for important royal wedding spreads. Later the headquarters of the magazine moved to Madrid. Initially designed as a family ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing World Of Borjamari And Pocholo
''The Amazing World of Borjamari and Pocholo'' ( es, El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo, links=no) is a 2004 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Juan Cavestany and Enrique López Lavigne starring Javier Gutiérrez and Santiago Segura. Plot The plot follows Borjamari and Pocholo, a couple of (unadapted) posh brothers in their thirties still pending for finishing a licentiate degree in law, mentally stuck on the 1980s' musical scene (specifically obsessed by Mecano), and who refuse to leave the family home. Their once bullied cousin, Pelayo, now a successful person and womanizer, tells them that Mecano is reuniting and playing a gig in the outskirts of Madrid, where they travel together with their female counterpart, Paloma. Cast Production The film was produced by Santiago Segura (on behalf of Amiguetes Entertainment), Enrique López Lavigne (Apache Films) and Álvaro Augustin (Estudios Picasso). Release Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, the film was thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airbag (film)
''Airbag'' is a 1997 Spanish film written and directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa. It stars Fernando Guillén Cuervo, who co-wrote the film's screenplay with Bajo, Maria de Medeiros and Javier Bardem. Also stars unknown actors as Karra Elejalde and Manuel Manquiña, and Spanish celebrities as Francisco Rabal, Rosa Maria Sardà Rosa María Sardá i Támaro (30 July 194111 June 2020) was a Spanish actress. Her career in theater ranks her as one of the leading actresses of the Spanish scene. Early life Sardà was born in Barcelona in 1941, and grew up in the Sant Andr ..., Rossy de Palma, Santiago Segura, Alaska and Karlos Arguiñano. Cast Awards and nominations Film Awards Submissions * Goya Awards ** Best New Actor for Manuel Manquiña (nominated) * British Independent Film Awards ** Best Foreign Independent Film (nominated) References External links * * 1997 films German road movies Portuguese comedy films 1990s Spanish-language films 1997 action co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ediciones Akal
Ediciones Akal is a Spanish publisher founded in Madrid in 1972 by Ramón Akal González. It consists of a catalogue of three thousand works in forty collections which includes fields like Humanities, classic texts, modern literature, etc., and a collection of dictionaries A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, p .... Grupo Akal belong to Istmo, Foca, H. Blume and Siglo XXI de España Editores, acquired in 2010. Grupo Akal counts with more than 70 employees in 2015. It received the Premio Nacional for Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural in 2010. References External links * Book publishing companies of Spain Publishing companies established in 1972 {{publishing-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Garden
''Beyond the Garden'' ( es, Más allá del jardín, links=no) is a 1996 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Olea from a screenplay by Mario Camus, based on the novel of the same name by Antonio Gala. It stars Concha Velasco. Cast Production ''Beyond the Garden'' is a Sogetel and Lola Films production, and it had the participation of Canal+ and Soqepaq. Talking about this film, Concha Velasco recalled the envy of all her colleagues on the set for having a scene in the car with a naked Manuel Bandera "and on top" of her, also scantily clad. "The seamstresses, the makeup artists, the hairdressers... they all told me how lucky I was and asked me how he had 'that'," she said amused. Locations in Senegal were used to portray a Rwandan refugee settlement. Release Distributed by Sogepaq, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 20 December 1996. It opened on 53 screens and grossed $279,216 for the week, placing eighth at the Spanish box office. Accolades , - , align ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fotogramas
''Fotogramas'' is Spanish digital and print film magazine which has been in circulation since 1946. It is one of the early film magazines in Spain. History Founded in Barcelona, it was first published on 15 November 1946 by Antonio Nadal-Rodó and María Fernanda Gañán. On 5 February 1951, the magazine awarded their first Placa de San Juan Bosco award to actor Jesús Tordesillas for his performance in 1950 film ''Pequeñeces''. In the 1970s the magazine was part of the Nadal Group. New categories were added over time to the award which were renamed Fotogramas de Plata and in 2012 they absorbed the TP de Oro awards. In 2011, the magazine was acquired by Hearst Communications. In 2018, Hearst closed the editorial office in Barcelona in order to centralize editing efforts in Madrid. See also * List of magazines in Spain Magazines in Spain are varied and numerous, but they have small circulation. In terms of frequency, the Spanish magazines are mostly weekly and monthly. Altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Periódico De Catalunya
''El Periódico de Catalunya'' (, ), also simply known as ''El Periódico'', is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The paper publishes separate daily editions in Spanish and in Catalan. The two editions combined sell more than 125,000 copies per day, making ''El Periódico'' the second highest-circulated newspaper in Spain's Catalan-speaking regions, behind ''La Vanguardia'' which also publishes in both languages. Nationally, ''El Periódico'' was Spain's fifth-highest circulation general-interest daily in 2011. History and profile ''El Periódico'' was first published on 26 October 1978 by Antonio Asensio Pizarro to offer a progressive Catalan paper connected to Catalan socialism. The first editor was Antonio Franco. The paper has also center-left stance. The paper was owned by Grupo Zeta, which was purchased by Prensa Ibérica in May 2019. One of the most recent directors, Rafael Nadal, is the brother of the Catalan socialist leader Joaquim Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
