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Damián Alcázar
Damián Alcázar (born January 8, 1953) is a Mexican actor and politician, who is best known outside of Mexico as Lord Sopespian in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''. He was a deputy in the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City. Career Damián Alcázar studied acting first at the National Institute of Fine Arts and at the Theatrical Experimentation Center, then continued at the Faculty of Theater of the Veracruz University, where in later years he would work as a teacher. He served as an actor for eight years in two theatre companies, alongside the most prestigious directors in Mexico. Notably under the direction of George Labaudan, he appeared on Jean Genet's play, The Balcony. He has appeared in six foreign films and more than twenty-eight Mexican films. He was awarded the Ariel for Best Actor in 1999 and in 2004, for the films ''Under California: The Time Limit'', by Carlos Bolado, and ''Crónicas'', by Sebastián Cordero. He also won the prize for Best Actor at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiquilpan, Michoacán
Jiquilpan (; also spelled Xiuquilpan, Xiquilpan, Xiquilpa, based on a Náhuatl word for "place of tint plants") is a municipality ''(municipio)'' in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Its municipal seat is Jiquilpan de Juárez. Jiquilpan is the birthplace of two presidents of the republic: Anastasio Bustamante, who served as President on three occasions in the mid-19th century; and also of one of the most popular presidents of Mexico, Lázaro Cárdenas. Jiquilpan is the birthplace of Damián Alcázar, actor and movie director, who was in the films ''El crimen del padre Amaro'', ''La Ley de Herodes'', and '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'', among others. The city is also the birthplace of trumpet virtuoso Rafael Méndez. It has sister city exchange programs with Indio, California and Palmdale, California in the United States, where large numbers of residents from Jiquilpan relocated to in the 2000s. In the year 2000, the population was 25,778, but estimates can reach as h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men With Guns
''Men with Guns'' ( es, Hombres armados) is a 1997 American political drama film written and directed by John Sayles, inspired by the 1992 novel ''The Long Night of White Chickens'' by Francisco Goldman. It stars Federico Luppi, Damián Delgado, Damián Alcázar and Mandy Patinkin. The executive producers were Lou Gonda and Jody Patton. Set in an unnamed Latin American country, it is the story of one man's discovery of what actually happened in the political history of his nation as well as his students. It was filmed in Mexico and most of the crew were Mexican. Plot synopsis Dr. Fuentes is a medical professor/doctor near his retirement and his wife has recently died. He taught a group of seven - he views this as one of his greatest accomplishments - that trains young people to provide health care to impoverished citizens in the outlying hill country, where small agricultural communities struggle to survive. Fuentes has recently heard rumors that his former students are lost a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten (2013 Film)
''Forgotten'' ( es, Olvidados) is a 2013 Bolivian drama film written by Elia Petridis and directed by Carlos Bolado, and is based on the repression and killings associated with the U.S.-backed Operation Condor. ''''. 17 September 2015. It was selected as the Bolivian entry for the at the |
Hell (2010 Film)
''El Infierno'' ( en, Hell) is a 2010 Mexican crime film produced by Bandidos Films, directed by Luis Estrada and following the line of ''La ley de Herodes''. The film is a political satire about drug trafficking, organized crime, and the Mexican Drug War. It has been a critical and commercial success in Mexico and was nominated for the 25th Goya Awards for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film. ''El Infierno'' is rated NC-17 by the MPAA for some graphic violence and explicit sexual content. In Australia, the movie is rated MA-15+. Plot The story begins with Benjamin García, nicknamed as "Benny", saying farewell to his mother and younger brother to migrate to the United States. 20 years later, he is deported back to Mexico, where he finds a bleak reality where an economic crisis and a wave of crime and violence hit the country as a result of the War on Drugs. His mother and godfather tell Benny his younger brother was killed on strange circumstances, leaving his wife and son; no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Love And Other Demons (film)
''Of Love and Other Demons'' ( es, Del amor y otros demonios, link=no) is a 2009 internationally co-produced drama film directed by . The film was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez. Cast * Pablo Derqui as Cayetano Delaura * Eliza Triana as Sierva María * Jordi Dauder as Obispo * Joaquín Climent as Marqués * Margarita Rosa de Francisco as Marquesa * Damián Alcázar as Abrenuncio * Alina Lozano as Abadesa * Martha Lucía Leal as Sor Agueda * Carlota Llano as Martina * Linette Hernández as Caridad See also * List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Costa Rica submitted a film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for the first time in 2005. The award is handed ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campo Elías Delgado
Campo Elías Delgado Morales (14 May 1934 – 4 December 1986) was a Colombian spree killer, former US serviceman and self-described Vietnam War veteran who killed 29 people, and wounded 12 more, most of them at an upscale Bogotá restaurant, before being shot dead by police. Early life Delgado, born on 14 May 1934 in Chinácota, was the son of Elías Delgado and Rita Elisa Morales. He had a sister who resented him. In 1941, he saw his father commit suicide and held his mother responsible for this incident his entire life. He was said to have been an excellent student and studied medicine. A refugee in the streets of New York City, he returned to Bogotá after a fight with a thief. Delgado then lived by teaching private English lessons and was taking graduate studies at the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. He was no longer able to develop friendships, for which he blamed his mother. As the years went by, he grew more and more resentful of her. Military service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satanás
''Satanás'' (Spanish for ''Satan'') is a 2007 Colombian film written and directed by Andi Baiz. It is adapted from the novel of the same title by Mario Mendoza Zambrano which is based on the spree killing committed by Campo Elías Delgado that took place in Bogotá in 1986. It was Colombia's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot The film follows the lives of three characters, Eliseo, Paola, and Father Ernesto, living in the city of Bogota, Colombia, in the mid 1980s. Eliseo, a middle-aged English teacher and veteran of the Vietnam War, has difficulties creating and maintaining relationships (especially with women). He lives with his aging mother, Blanca, but they detest each other and argue constantly. Eliseo is also irritated by his neighbor and landlord, Beatriz, who keeps asking him for money for her charitable works. He always coldly refuses, and is treated rudely at the local st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuera Del Cielo
''Fuera del cielo'' ("Outside the Sky") is a Mexican film that debuted in theaters on January 12, 2007. It was distributed in the United States by Lionsgate Films. The movie was produced by Argos Comunicación, Fidecine, Videocine and Cinemex Producciones with the collaboration of Estudios Churubusco and Ollin Studio on a budget of 23 million pesos (approximately 2.5 million dollars). The film was directed by Javier Patrón with script by Guillermo Ríos and Vicente Leñero adapted by an original script by Guillermo Ríos. Cast * Demián Bichir as Everardo Sánchez, a.k.a. "El Malboro" * Armando Hernández as "Cucú" Sánchez * Damián Alcázar as Officer Rojas * Rafael Inclán as Uncle Jesús * Elizabeth Cervantes as Rebeca * Martha Higareda as Elisa * Dolores Heredia as Sara * Itari Martha as Rocío * Ricardo Blume as Senator García Luna * Rosa María Bianchi as Mrs. García Luna Production *Length: 112 min. *Production: Carlos Payán, Epigmenio Ibarra and Inna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only God Knows
''Only God Knows'' ( es, Sólo Dios sabe; pt, Só Deus sabe) is a 2006 Mexican-Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Bolado. It stars Alice Braga as Dolores, a Brazilian woman, who meets Dámian (Diego Luna), a Mexican who helps her to reach Mexico City after her passport is stolen. Co-produced between Brazil and Mexico after an agreement undersigned in Venezuela, it is the first film produced jointly by the two countries. Filming took place in 2004 in Tijuana, Mexico City, Salvador, São Paulo, and San Diego. Post-production was done in São Paulo in 2005 and sound effects were produced in Skywalker Sound. Its world premiere occurred on January 21 at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where it competed in the category Cinema Dramatic of the World Cinema section. It also entered the official selection of the Guadalajara International Film Festival and the Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Plot Dolores is a Brazilian working in the USA who goes on a night out with frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Mundo Maravilloso
''Un mundo maravilloso'' ("A Wonderful World") is a 2006 Mexican comedy film produced by Bandidos Films, directed by Luis Estrada and considered a "spiritual sequel" to ''La ley de Herodes''; it's a political satire about Vicente Fox Quesada Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006. After campaigning as a right-wing populist, Fox was elected president on the ...'s government and its neo-liberal doctrine. Contrary to ''La ley de Herodes'', this film was released without interference from Fox's government, even was partly sponsored by Imcine. External links * DVD review * 2006 films 2000s fantasy comedy films Films directed by Luis Estrada 2000s Spanish-language films Mexican satirical films Mexican political satire films 2006 comedy films 2000s Mexican films Films about the mass media in Mexico Films about poverty in Mexico {{2000s-co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borderland (2007 Film)
''Borderland'' is a 2007 American-Mexican horror film written and directed by Zev Berman. It is loosely based on the true story of Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, a drug lord and the leader of a religious cult that practiced human sacrifice. Constanzo and his followers, called ''the Narco-satanists'', kidnapped and murdered University of Texas junior Mark J. Kilroy in the spring of 1989. Plot The film begins with Mexico City policemen banging on the door of what seems to be an abandoned house. Ulises (Damian Alcazar) and his partner enter the house and find gruesome remnants of animal sacrifices and human remains. The two are ambushed by the occupants and Ulises is forced to watch them torture and mutilate his partner until he is decapitated. Ulises is shot in the leg and is allowed to live to warn other law enforcement officials to stay out of their way. One year later, Ed (Brian Presley), Henry (Jake Muxworthy) and Phil (Rider Strong), three recent Texas college grads, are enjo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor (film)
''Héctor'' is a 2004 Spanish family drama film directed by Gracia Querejeta starring Nilo Mur as the title character and Adriana Ozores. The film won the Best Picture Award at the Málaga Film Festival and scooped four nominations to the 19th Goya Awards. Plot Set in Madrid, the plot tracks the vicissitudes of the adaptation of a 16-year-old teenager (Héctor) to a new home and living with his aunt and uncle (Tere and Juan) in the wake of the death of her mother due to an accident, as well as coping with loss and the arrival of his father Martín (unacquainted with Héctor) from Mexico. Cast Production The screenplay was penned by Gracia Querejeta and . worked as cinematographer whereas took over editing. Produced by Elías Querejeta PC, DeAPlaneta and Ensueño Films, it had the participation of Canal+, Antena 3, TeleMadrid, Canal Sur, TVC, TVG, TVV, TV Canaria, Castilla-La Mancha Televisión. The film was shot in Madrid and its surroundings. Shooting wrapped by Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |