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Colombiana (other)
''Colombiana'' is a 2011 French-American action film. Colombiana may also refer to: * Colombiana (cola) * Compañía Colombiana Automotriz, an automobile manufacturing company * Pleurothallis or ''Colombiana'', a genus of orchids See also * Colombia (other) * Colombian (other) * Columbia (other) * Columbian (other) * Columbiana (other) Columbiana may refer to: Taxonomy In botany: * ''Arctostaphylos columbiana'' or hairy manzanita, a plant species native to North America * ''Calatola columbiana'', a species of plant in the family Icacinaceae endemic to Colombia * '' Clematis colu ...
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Colombiana
''Colombiana'' is a 2011 French English-language action thriller film co-written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Olivier Megaton. The film stars Zoe Saldaña with supporting roles by Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis, Lennie James, Callum Blue, and Jordi Mollà. The term "Colombiana" means a woman from Colombia. The film is about Cataleya (named for a genus of orchids), a nine-year-old girl in Colombia whose family is killed by a drug lord. Fifteen years later, a grown Cataleya seeks her revenge. While the film had a generally negative reception from critics, Saldaña's action sequences were praised and the movie earned $63.4 million against a $40 million budget. Plot In 1992, in Bogota, Colombia, drug baron Don Luis Sandoval sends his enforcer Marco and a gang of armed men to kill his associate Fabio Restrepo and his family because Fabio has defied him by trying to leave his criminal life behind. Fabio gives his nine-year-old daughter, Cataleya, a SmartMedia computer m ...
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Colombiana (cola)
''Colombiana'' is a 2011 French English-language action thriller film co-written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Olivier Megaton. The film stars Zoe Saldaña with supporting roles by Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis, Lennie James, Callum Blue, and Jordi Mollà. The term "Colombiana" means a woman from Colombia. The film is about Cataleya (named for a genus of orchids), a nine-year-old girl in Colombia whose family is killed by a drug lord. Fifteen years later, a grown Cataleya seeks her revenge. While the film had a generally negative reception from critics, Saldaña's action sequences were praised and the movie earned $63.4 million against a $40 million budget. Plot In 1992, in Bogota, Colombia, drug baron Don Luis Sandoval sends his enforcer Marco and a gang of armed men to kill his associate Fabio Restrepo and his family because Fabio has defied him by trying to leave his criminal life behind. Fabio gives his nine-year-old daughter, Cataleya, a SmartMedia computer ...
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Compañía Colombiana Automotriz
Compañía Colombiana Automotriz S.A. was a car factory based in Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in the early 1960s as Leonidas Lara e Hijos, it assumed its current name with the beginning of its association with Fiat in 1973. They have manufactured various cars under license, including vehicles from Willys Overland, Fiat, Zastava, Polski Fiat, Peugeot, and Mitsubishi. History The origins of the Compañia Colombiana Automotriz go back to the 1960s, when Leonidas Lara and his family acquired a warehouse which would become the main headquarters, but was initially known as the assembly plant for the Willys marketed in Colombia at the time. In 1968, CCA contracted with Peugeot for the assembly of vehicles, which lasted until 1969. In 1973 a contract with Fiat was signed for the assembly of automobiles of the brand and partners. In the same year, the sons of Leonidas Lara renamed the company Compañía Colombiana Automotriz. In 1982, Mazda began to acquire the main partnership rights fr ...
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Pleurothallis
''Pleurothallis'' is a genus of orchids commonly called bonnet orchids. The genus name is derived from the Greek word , meaning "riblike branches". This refers to the rib-like stems of many species. The genus is often abbreviated as "Pths" in horticultural trade. This was a huge genus, which used to contain more than 1,200 species - the second largest in the Orchidaceae after ''Bulbophyllum''. In 2004, it decreased by more than half when many species were moved into new genera. Distribution ''Pleurothallis'' is a completely New World group, widespread across much of Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies. Flora of North America lists one species in Florida ''(P. gelina)'' but this has now been transferred to a different genus, '' Stelis''. The center of diversity of the genus is in the high Andes, especially in the chain of cloud forests in Colombia. ''Pleurothallis'' grows in dry or wet, tropical or temperate climates. Description As a group they show a hug ...
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Colombia (other)
Colombia is a country in northwestern South America. Colombia may also refer to: Former nations * Gran Colombia, a former nation, officially the Republic of Colombia, 1819–31 * United States of Colombia, a former name for Colombia, 1863–86 Cities, towns, and communities * Colômbia, a city in São Paulo, Brazil * Colombia, Cuba, a municipality in Las Tunas, Cuba * Colombia, Huila, a city and municipality in Colombia * Colombia, Nuevo León, a planned community in Mexico Other uses * Colombia (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 8 and 9 * Miss Colombia (other), a beauty pageant title See also * Columbia (other) * * * Colombian (other) * Colombiana (other) * Colombo (other) * Columbian (other) * Columbiana (other) * Columbus (other) Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Oh ...
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Colombian (other)
Colombian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Colombia * Colombians, persons from Colombia, or of Colombian descent **For more information about the Colombian people, see: *** Demographics of Colombia *** Indigenous peoples in Colombia, Native Colombians *** Colombian American ** For specific persons, see List of Colombians * Colombian Spanish, one of the languages spoken in Colombia ** See also languages of Colombia * Colombian culture * Colombian sheep, a sheep breed See also * * * Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), Italian explorer after which Colombia was named * Coffee production in Colombia * Colombia (other) * Colombiana (other) * Colombina (other) * Colombino (other) * Colombine (other) * Columbia (other) * Columbiad (other) * Columbian (other) * Columbiana (other) * Columbine (other) * Columbina (other) Columbina is a stock charact ...
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Columbia (other)
Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest * Columbia River, in Canada and the United States ** Columbia Bar, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River ** Columbia Country, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches ***Columbia Valley, a region within the Columbia Country ** Columbia Lake, a lake at the head of the Columbia River *** Columbia Wetlands, a protected area near Columbia Lake ** Columbia Slough, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon * Glacial Lake Columbia, a proglacial lake in Washington state * Columbia Icefield, in the Canadian Rockies * Columbia Island (District of Columbia), in the Potomac River * Columbia Island (New York), in Long Island Sound Populated places * C ...
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Columbian (other)
Columbian is the adjective form of Columbia. It may refer to: Buildings * The Columbian Theatre, a music hall in northeastern Kansas * The Columbian (Chicago), a building in Illinois Published works * ''The Columbian'', a daily newspaper published in Vancouver, Washington, U.S. * '' Olympia Pioneer and Democrat'', the first newspaper published in what is now the state of Washington, was known in its first two years (1852-53) as ''The Columbian''. * '' The Columbian Orator'', a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797 * ''Columbian Magazine'', a monthly magazine published from 1786 to 1792 Transportation * ''Columbian'' (B&O train), a passenger train operated by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad until 1971 * ''Columbian'' (MILW train), a passenger train which operated from 1911 to 1955 * Sternwheeler ''Columbian'' disaster, a sternwheeler lost in the worst accident in the Yukon River's history in 1906 Other uses * Columbian (typography), a nam ...
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