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Crónicas De Un Pueblo
''Crónicas'' ("chronicles") is a 2004 Ecuadorian thriller film, written and directed by Sebastián Cordero. The film was produced by, among others, Guillermo del Toro, director of ''Pan's Labyrinth'', and Alfonso Cuarón, director of ''Children of Men''. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Overview Set in rural Ecuador, the movie follows a television journalist named Manolo Bonilla (played by John Leguizamo) as he investigates the rape and murder of children in the area. The film also stars Leonor Watling and José María Yazpik as Manolo's producer and cameraman, respectively. The film was the official Oscar selection from Ecuador in the Best Foreign Language category. Plot summary After traveling to a small village in Ecuador, Miami tabloid news reporter Manolo Bonilla (Leguizamo) witnesses the death of a local boy after Vinicio Cepeda, a traveling salesman, hits the boy with his pickup truck. When Cepeda attempts to back his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastián Cordero
Sebastián Cordero Espinosa (; born 23 May 1972) is an Ecuadorian film director, screenwriter and editor, often recognized for his work in '' Ratas, Ratones, Rateros'' (1999), ''Crónicas'' (2004), and '' Europa Report'' (2013). His films have been exhibited in festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival among others. Career He first became interested in filmmaking when he saw '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' at the age of 9. At the age of 18 he began his studies in film and script making in the University of Southern California. After his graduation he moved back to Ecuador with the idea of filmmaking in a country where there was practically no movie industry. His first movie, '' Ratas, Ratones, Rateros'' (1999), which portrays the life in a poverty-stricken Ecuador, led to his first appearance at Venice Film Festival. It later appeared in film festivals such as Toronto, San Sebastián and Buenos Aires, and been recognized with awards and honors at Huelv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
77th Academy Awards
The 77th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on February 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2004. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Chris Rock hosted the show for the first time. Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena, California held on February 12, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Scarlett Johansson. '' Million Dollar Baby'' won four awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included '' The Aviator'' with five awards, ''The Incredibles'' and '' Ray'' with two, and '' Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids'', ''Eternal S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peki Andino
Peki is a town in the South Dayi District in the Volta Region of Ghana. It comprises eight subtowns, each with a subchief - Tsame, Avetile, Afeviwofe, Blengo, Dzake, Wudome, Dzobati and Adzokoe. All of these subchiefs swear allegiance to a paramount chief known as Deiga. The current paramount chief is Deiga Kwadzo Dei XII. The town is known for the Peki Secondary School, the E.P Seminary and the government training college GOVCO. The school is a second cycle institution. History Kwadzo Dei Tutu Yao II invited Reverend Lorenz Wulf of the North German Missionary Society The North German Missionary Society or North German Mission is a Presbyterian Christian organisation based in Bremen formed on 19 April 1836 to unify missionary work in North Germany. The society has also been active among the Ewes in southeas ... to Peki. Wulf arrived on November 14, 1847, a date which is celebrated for the foundation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ghana. In 1848 he founded a sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilo Luzuriaga
Camilo Luzuriaga (born in Loja, Ecuador 1953) is an Ecuadorian film producer, actor, writer, photographer, and director. Filmmaking Luzuriaga has produced, directed, edited, and written various movies, short films, and documentaries. Luzuriaga's directorial debut was the film adaption of José de la Cuadra's novelette ''La Tigra'' (1989), which starred Lissette Cabrera, was hailed by critics as the rebirth of Ecuadorian cinema. One of his most renowned films is ''Entre Marx y Una Mujer Desnuda'' ''(Between Marx and a Naked Woman)'' (1996) based on the 1976 novel written by the Ecuadorian writer Jorge Enrique Adoum. The film is in Spanish with English and French subtitles. The film won Best Art Direction at the 18th Havana Film Festival, Best Script and Best Sound Track at the Trieste Film Festival, and was Nominated for Best Foreign Film by the Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences, 1997. Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune called the film, "One of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Alina Ortiz
Rosa or De Rosa may refer to: People *Rosa (given name) *Rosa (surname) *Santa Rosa (female given name from Latin-a latinized variant of Rose) Places *223 Rosa, an asteroid *Rosa, Alabama, a town, United States * Rosa, Germany, in Thuringia, Germany *Rösa, a village and former municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany *Rosà a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy *Monte Rosa, the second highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe *Republic of South Africa, a southernmost country in Africa. Film and television * ''Rosa'' (1986 film), a Hong Kong film released by Bo Ho Films *''Rosa – A Horse Drama'', a 1993-94 opera by Louis Andriessen on a libretto by Peter Greenaway * "Rosa" (''Doctor Who''), an episode of the eleventh series of ''Doctor Who'' Music *De Rosa (band), a band from Scotland *"Rosa", a song by Anitta and Prince Royce from the album ''Kisses'', 2019 *"Rosa", a song by Jacques Brel *"Rosa", a song by J Balvin from ''Colores'', 2020 Vehicles *, a Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Garzón
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Navas
__NOTOC__ Tamara may refer to: People * Tamara (name), including a list of people with this name * Tamara (Spanish singer) (born 1984) * Tamara, stage name of Spanish singer Yurena (born 1969) * Tamara, stage name of Macedonian singer Tamara Todevska (born 1985) * Tamara or Tamar of Georgia (1160s–1213, ruled 1184–1213) * Tamara (''Hollyoaks''), a fictional character in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' Artistic works * ''Tamara'' (2005 film), a Canadian-American horror film * ''Tamara'' (2016 French film), a French-Belgian comedy film * ''Tamara'' (2016 Venezuelan film), a Venezuelan drama film * ''Tamara'' (play), Canadian stage play * Tamara (Lermontov), short poem by Mikhail Lermontov (1841) about Tamar of Georgia * Tamara (Balakirev), symphonic poem by Mily Balakirev inspired by verse of Lermontov (1867–1882) * , ballet by Michel Fokine and Léon Bakst to Balakirev's music (Ballets Russes, 1912) Other * 326 Tamara, a main belt asteroid * Tamara passive sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Layana
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany **Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance in the production of ''Oklahoma!'' in 1980. He made his film debut as Satipo in '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' and his Broadway debut as Yvan in a production of ''Art'' from 1998 to 1999. His other Broadway roles include Tevye in the musical '' Fiddler on the Roof'' from 2004 to 2005 and Mark Rothko in the play ''Red'' from 2009 to 2010. On screen, his best known roles include Kenneth Halliwell in ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987), Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody in '' Not Without My Daughter'', (1991), Mellersh Wilkins in '' Enchanted April'' (1992), Rahad Jackson in '' Boogie Nights'' (1997), Comte de Reynaud in '' Chocolat'' (2000), Diego Rivera in ''Frida'' (2002), Johann Tetzel in ''Luther'' (2003), Bishop Aringarosa in ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
