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Carlos Larrañaga
Carlos Larrañaga Ladrón de Guevara (11 March 1937 – 30 August 2012) was a Spanish actor. Biography Personal life Larrañaga was born in Barcelona to actress María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara, and was the half-brother of actress Amparo Rivelles. He was the father of Amparo Larrañaga, Pedro Larrañaga and Luis Merlo, all actors, and the father-in-law of actress Maribel Verdú. Career His film debut was in 1941, at age four, in '' Alma de Dios'', directed by Ignacio F. Iquino. His first success was in 1950 with '' Pequeñeces'', directed by Juan de Orduña. He had a major supporting role in ''The Pride and the Passion'' with Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren and then starred in ''Ha llegado un ángel'' and '' El extraño viaje'', among other films. His most remembered role is in the TV series ''Farmacia de guardia'' (1991–1995) directed by Antonio Mercero. Death Carlos Larrañaga died on 30 August 2012 at age 75 in Málaga. Selected filmography * '' He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona, Spain
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] |
Sophia Loren
Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood cinema. As of 2022, she is one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema and is the only remaining living person to appear on the AFI's list of the 25 greatest female stars of American film history, positioned at number 21. Encouraged to enroll in acting lessons after entering a beauty pageant, Loren began her film career at age sixteen in 1950. She appeared in several bit parts and minor roles in the early part of the decade, until her five-picture contract with Paramount in 1956 launched her international career. Her film appearances around this time include ''The Pride and the Passion'', '' Houseboat'', and ''It Started in Naples''. During the 1950s, she starred in films as a sexually emancipated persona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Births
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangre De Mayo
''Blood in May'' ( es, Sangre de mayo, links=no) is a 2008 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Quim Gutiérrez and Paula Echevarría. The plot is inspired on work by Benito Pérez Galdós and takes place around the Dos de Mayo Uprising, events of 2 May 1808, when the people of Madrid rose up in rebellion against French occupation. The film was one of three films Spain submitted to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was disappointing in terms of audience and critical reception. Plot Year 1808. The young Gabriel Araceli is working as a typesetter in a modest printing of Madrid. His girlfriend, Inés, is a pretty orphan girl living in Aranjuez, hosted by his uncle, the evil Don Celestino Santos. During his visit to the Royal Site to see the bride, Gabriel coincides with the historic uprising of 19 March against Manuel Godoy, Godoy, whose palace is assaulted by the mob. Thinkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pesadilla Para Un Rico
''Pesadilla para un rico'' ( en, Nightmare for the Rich) is a 1996 Spanish film directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez and written by Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940 .... External links * 1996 films Spanish comedy films 1990s Spanish-language films Films directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez 1990s Spanish films {{1990s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peaches In Syrup
''Peaches in Syrup'' (Spanish: ''Melocotón en almíbar'') is a 1960 Spanish film directed by Antonio del Amo.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films''. Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 9. . Cast In alphabetical order *Barta Barri as Duke *Antonio Gandía as baby *José Guardiola as Duke *Manuel Insúa as baby *Carlos Larrañaga as Carlos *Marga López as Sister María *María Mahor as Nuria *Matilde Muñoz Sampedro as Doña Pilar *Pilar Gómez Ferrer as fruit vendor See also *''You Don't Shoot at Angels ''You Don't Shoot at Angels'' (german: Auf Engel schießt man nicht) is a 1960 West German comedy crime film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Hannes Messemer and Gustav Knuth. The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...'' (1960) References External links * Spanish crime comedy films Films directed by Antonio del Amo Spanish films based on plays Films about Catholic nuns Films scored by Augusto Algueró 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Colonel (1960 Film)
''The Little Colonel'' (Spanish: ''El pequeño coronel'') is a 1960 Spanish historical musical film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Carlos Larrañaga and María Mahor María Concepción Martínez Horcajada known professionally as María Mahor is a retired Spanish film actress.Weisser p.307 Selected filmography * '' Legions of the Nile'' (1959) * '' Luxury Cabin'' (1959) * ''Peaches in Syrup'' (1960) * '' The ....de España p.9 Cast References Bibliography * de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994. External links * 1960s historical musical films Spanish historical musical films 1960 films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by Antonio del Amo Films produced by Cesáreo González 1960s Spanish films {{historic-musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Gil Blas
''The Adventures of Gil Blas'' (French: ''Les Aventures de Gil Blas de Santillane'', Spanish: ''Una aventura de Gil Blas'') is a 1956 French–Spanish adventure film directed by René Jolivet and Ricardo Muñoz Suay and starring Georges Marchal, Barbara Laage and Susana Canales.Goble p.678 It is based on the eighteenth century novel ''Gil Blas'' by Alain-René Lesage. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sigfrido Burmann and René Hubert. Cast * Georges Marchal as Gil Blas de Santillane * Barbara Laage as Antonia Caldera * Susana Canales as Doña Caldera Mencia * Jacques Castelot as Marquis de Mosquera * Marthe Mercadier as Serafina * Antonio Riquelme as Dr. Sangrado * Georgette Anys as Maria * Jean Lefebvre as Scipion * Claude May as Camille * Fernando Rey as Capitaine Rolando * Claire Maurier as Paquita * Carlos Larrañaga as Le Prince * Alexandre Rignault as L'aubergiste * Paul Demange as Lamela * Paul Préboist Paul Préboist (21 February 1927 – 4 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of Gold (1941 Film)
''Heart of Gold'' (Spanish:''Alma de Dios'') is a 1941 Spanish comedy film directed by Ignacio F. Iquino and starring Amparo Rivelles.Bentley p.93 Cast In alphabetical order * José Acuaviva as Orencio * Matilde Artero as Rosa * Juan Barajas as Tío Zuro * Trini Borrull as dancer * Miguel García as Pepe * Manuel González as Adrián * Teresa Idel as Marcelina * José Isbert as El tío Matías * Carlos Larrañaga as Niño de Ezequiela * Paco Martínez Soria as Saturiano * Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro as Ezequiela * Luis Prendes as Agustín * Amparo Rivelles María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara MML (11 February 1925 – 7 November 2013), better known as Amparo Rivelles, was a Spanish actress. She was the daughter of actor Rafael Rivelles and actress María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara, and the ... as Eloísa * Eulalia Rodriguez as Balbina * Francisco Sanz as Pelegrín * Pilar Soler as Irene References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTVE
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española or RTVE, is the state-owned public corporation that assumed in 2007 the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service known as Ente Público Radiotelevisión Española. It provides multi-station television ( TVE) and radio services ( RNE), as well as online and streaming services. Since the entry into force of the ''Ley de Financiación de RTVE'' in 2009, RTVE is primarily funded by a combination of subsidies from the General State Budget and a fee levied on the private agents' gross revenue (3.0 % for private free-to-air channels, a 1.5 % for private subscription channels and a 0.9 % for telecom companies). RTVE is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The corporation's central headquarters are located in Pozuelo de Alarcón. History Precedents Spanish state-wide public broadcasting services have undergone numerous restructurings and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Málaga
Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most populous in Spain. It lies on the Costa del Sol (''Coast of the Sun'') of the Mediterranean, about east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about north of Africa. Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest cities in Europe and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770BC by the Phoenicians as ''Malaka'' ( xpu, 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤀, ). From the 6th centuryBC the city was under the hegemony of Ancient Carthage, and from 218BC, it was ruled by the Roman Republic and then empire as ''Malaca'' (Latin). After the fall of the empire and the end of Visigothic rule, it was under Islamic rule as ''Mālaqah'' ( ar, مالقة) for 800 years, but in 1487, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Mercero
Antonio Mercero Juldain (7 March 1936 – 12 May 2018) was a Spanish director of the television series ''Verano azul'' and ''Farmacia de guardia''. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled '' La cabina'', which won an Emmy Award. His 1998 film '' A Time for Defiance'' was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St. George. In 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Goya Award (Goya de Honor). He died on 12 May 2018 in Madrid at the age of 82 after a battle against Alzheimer's. Cinema filmography * ''Trotin Troteras'' (1962) * ''Leccion de arte'' (1962) * ''Tajamar'' (1970) * '' La cabina'' (1972) * ''Manchas de sangre en un coche nuevo'' (1975) * ''La Guerra de papa'' (1977) * ''Tobi ToBI (; an abbreviation of tones and break indices) is a set of conventions for transcribing and annotating the prosody of speech. The term "ToBI" is sometimes used to refer to the conventions used for describing Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
