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Carmen Montejo
Carmen Montejo (born María Teresa Sánchez González; May 26, 1925 – February 25, 2013) was a Cuban actress. Biography Real name: María Teresa Sánchez González. Montejo started her career in radio as a child at the age of 6 in Cuba in a show titled ''Abuelita Cata'' transmitted on CMOX. While still in Cuba, she was nicknamed "Muñeca" Sánchez in theatre and because of her golden curls as the Cuban Shirley Temple. She began acting studies in 1939 at Universidad de La Habana under Ludwing Shayovich. After concluding her college studies, her parents offered her a trip to the United States, but instead she chose to go to Mexico for two months. After arriving in Mexico, she obtained a job in radio claiming to be a famous star in Cuba with a role in the radionovela ''El diario de Susana Galván''. In 1943, she obtained a role in the film ''Resurrección'', directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, and then Chano Ureta changed her professional name to "Carmen Montejo" when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinar Del Río
Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the List of cities in Cuba, 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños''. History Pinar del Río was one of the last major cities in Cuba founded by the Spanish, on September 10, 1867. The city and province was founded as ''Nueva Filipinos, Filipinas'' (New Philippines) in response to an influx of Asian laborers coming from the Philippine Islands to work on tobacco plantations. Pinar del Río's history begins with the Guanahatabey, a group of nomadic Indians who lived in caves and procured most of their livelihood from the sea. Less advanced than the other indigenous natives who lived on the island, the Guanahatabey were a peaceful and passive race whose culture came about largely independently of the Taíno and Siboney cultures further east. The Guanahatabey were extinct by the time of the Spanish arrival in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive an unwitting younger couple, Nick and Honey, as guests, and draw them into their bitter and frustrated relationship. The play is in three acts, normally taking a little less than three hours to perform, with two 10-minute intermissions. The title is a pun on the song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" from Walt Disney's ''Three Little Pigs'' (1933), substituting the name of the celebrated English author Virginia Woolf. Martha and George repeatedly sing this version of the song throughout the play. ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' won both the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1962–63 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. It is frequently revived on the modern stage. The film adaptation was released in 1966, writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Sigo Amando
''Te sigo amando'' (English: ''I still love you'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1996. The script was written by Delia Fiallo. It was an adaptation of Delia Fiallo's original radio novela ''La Mujer Que No Podia Amar'', and was a remake of the 1986 telenovela '' Monte calvario''. The series stars Claudia Ramírez, Luis José Santander, Sergio Goyri and Olivia Collins. History ''Te sigo amando'' is the second adaptation of Delia Fiallo's original radio novela ''La Mujer Que No Podia Amar'', the first being Monte calvario in 1986. This telenovela was later remade and updated in 2011 as '' La que no podia amar''. From Monday, November 18, 1996 to Friday, May 2, 1997, Canal de las Estrellas aired ''Te sigo amando'', replacing ''La antorcha encendida'', with ''La jaula de oro'' replacing it. From Monday March 31, 1997 to Thursday, August 14, 1997, Univisión aired ''Te sigo amando'' weeknights at 8pm/7c, replacing ''María la del Barrio''. The la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serafín (telenovela)
Serafin (Italian, Polish) or Serafín (Spanish) may refer to: * Serafin (band), a London rock group * ''Serafín'' (telenovela), a Mexican telenovela * Serafin, Masovian Voivodeship in east-central Poland * Catharina Serafin, a patient on whom the first studies of electrical pacing were performed * Sanctus Seraphin (1699 – c. 1758), Italian luthier * Tullio Serafin Tullio Serafin (1 September 18782 February 1968) was an Italian conductor and former Musical Director at La Scala. Biography Tullio Serafin was a leading Italian opera conductor with a long career and a very broad repertoire who revived many 19t ... (1878–1968), Italian opera conductor See also * Séraphin (other) * Seraph (other) {{disamb, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amigos X Siempre
''Amigos x siempre'' (English title: ''Friends 4 Ever'') is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa that premiered on January 10, 2000 and ended on June 16, 2000. Adriana Fonseca (later replaced by Lourdes Reyes) and Ernesto Laguardia starred as protagonists, Belinda and Martín Ricca starred as child protagonists, while Odiseo Bichir, Rebeca Mankita and the leading actor Germán Robles starred as antagonists. The leading actress Carmen Montejo starred as stellar performance. The story is set at a prestigious, but rigid and repressive school called Instituto Vidal. Its strict owner and headmistress, Julia Vidal, was once kind but has now turned into a bitter woman following the death of her husband and her daughter, Laura. Her granddaughter, Ana, a very sweet and intelligent 10-year-old, also has been affected by the death. She has been rendered virtually speechless by the trauma, though she expresses herself through music and possesses an extraordinar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aventuras En El Tiempo
''Aventuras en el tiempo'' (English title: ''Adventures in Time'') is a Mexican comedy drama telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa in 2001. On March 19, 2001, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Aventuras en el tiempo'' weekdays at 4:00pm, replacing ''Carita de Ángel''. The last episode was broadcast on August 10, 2001 with ''María Belén'' replacing it the following Monday. Maribel Guardia and Gerardo Murguía starred as adult protagonists, Belinda and Christopher von Uckermann starred as child protagonists, while Vanessa Guzmán and Odiseo Bichir starred as antagonists. Plot Violeta lives with her uncle, because her mother died soon after she was born and she never knew her father. In addition to her uncle, Violeta stays with her grandmother from time to time as well. Violeta has a boyfriend named Ángel who gives her a pet dog. While at her grandmother's house, Violeta discovers a time machine that her grandfather built, so she and her friends travel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amor Sin Maquillaje
''Amor sin Maquillaje'' (''Love without Makeup'') is a mini novela that was shown in 2007. It is a production of Rosy Ocampo, who also produced ''La Fea Mas Bella''. It stars Marlene Favela, Sergio Goyri, Lucía Méndez and Carmen Montejo. It was a tribute to the 50 years of telenovelas in Mexico. Synopsis This is a love story, made in one of the best categories of the telenovelas: the one that evolves parallel to real life. This is the tribute of Televisa in order to commemorate the 50 years of the telenovelas in Mexico and in the world. Pina is a young woman who returns to live with her mother Lupita and her grandmother Veronica after becoming a widow with a child 4 years of age. She is one of the "maquillistas", makeup artists working for Mexico's television production house Televisa. These women are the daughters and granddaughters of makeup artists who have worked for the production house since the inception of telenovelas. Cast * Marlene Favela as Pina * Sergio Goyri as He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Nombre Del Amor
En nombre del amor (English: ''In the Name of Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Moreno Laguillo for Televisa. It is a remake of ''Cadenas de amargura'', by María del Carmen Peña y José Cuauhtémoc Blanco, and produced in 1991. Allisson Lozz and Sebastián Zurita star as the main protagonists, with Victoria Ruffo and Arturo Peniche as co-protagonists, while Leticia Calderón and Altaír Jarabo are the main antagonists. It also features Magda Guzmán, Laura Flores, Alfredo Adame, Víctor Cámara, and special guest: Luis Hacha. Plot "En Nombre Del Amor" is the story of Macarena (Victoria Ruffo) and Carlota (Leticia Calderón), who are sisters and who went through a lot of pain, loneliness and shame, because they fell in love with the same man - Cristobal Gamboa (Arturo Peniche). This unhappy love triangle had an enormous influence on the mature stages of their lives. An interesting fact is that they are both still virgins, which isn't typical for their age. Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Zorros
LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance * Line-of-sight (other) * LineageOS, a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers * Loss of signal ** Fading **End of pass (spaceflight) * Loss of significance, undesirable effect in calculations using floating-point arithmetic Medicine and biology * Lipooligosaccharide, a bacterial lipopolysaccharide with a low-molecular-weight * Lower oesophageal sphincter Arts and entertainment * ''The Land of Stories'', a series of children's novels by Chris Colfer * Los, or the Crimson King, a character in Stephen King's novels * Los (band), a British indie rock band from 2008 to 2011 * Los (Blake), a character in William Blake's poetry * Los (rapper) (born 1982), stage name of American rapper Carlos Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Efectos De Los Rayos Gamma
LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance * Line-of-sight (other) * LineageOS, a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers * Loss of signal ** Fading **End of pass (spaceflight) * Loss of significance, undesirable effect in calculations using floating-point arithmetic Medicine and biology * Lipooligosaccharide, a bacterial lipopolysaccharide with a low-molecular-weight * Lower oesophageal sphincter Arts and entertainment * ''The Land of Stories'', a series of children's novels by Chris Colfer * Los, or the Crimson King, a character in Stephen King's novels * Los (band), a British indie rock band from 2008 to 2011 * Los (Blake), a character in William Blake's poetry * Los (rapper) (born 1982), stage name of American rapper Carlos Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De Las Estrellas
Plaza de las Estrellas is a shopping center located in the northwest part of central Mexico City, inside a triangle created by the crossing of three major thoroughfares: Circuito Interior, Av. Marina Nacional, and Eje 2 Bahía de la Ascención, in Colonia Verónica Anzures, Miguel Hidalgo borough. The mall was built in 1982. It is best known as the site of the Paseo de las Luminarias, the Mexican equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Gloria Funtanet, one of the Plaza's developers, created the Paseo to honor Mexicans and Latin-Americans in showbusiness, most notably the motion picture, television, theatrical, and recording industries, of which Mexico City is the center in Latin America. Since the Paseo's dedication, which coincided with the Plaza's opening, over 1,000 entertainers, mostly from Mexico, have been inducted. The inductees are honored with a star and their handprints embedded on square tiles. The Paseo is located in the upper level of the shopping center, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Sokol
Sasha Marianne Sökol Cuillery (born 17 June 1970) is a Mexican singer, composer, actress and television presenter. Biography Sökol was born in Mexico City. When she was still a toddler, her parents (Michael "Happy" Sökol and Magdalena Cuillery) divorced and her mother married Fernando Diez Barroso, an executive at Televisa. As a child, she was known as Sasha Diez Barroso, but now goes by her paternal name, Sökol. She studied at the Colegio Peterson and later at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) of Televisa. At that time, the music and television producer Luis de Llano Macedo was seeking to create a Mexican version of the band Parchís, and Sökol held castings at the CEA. Sökol has one brother named Michel Sokol Cuillery and two sisters, Alexandra and Ximena Diez Barroso. Timbiriche Sökol was selected as one of the original seven members and that is how she started her singing career in 1982. Sökol recorded seven albums with Timbiriche, which earned 25 gold a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |