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Dawn Of America
''Dawn of America'' (Spanish: ''Alba de América'') is a 1951 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Antonio Vilar, María Martín and José Suárez. The film depicts the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in the late fifteenth century. Production The film was made by the largest Spanish studio CIFESA. The production was conceived as a response to the 1949 British film ''Christopher Columbus''. The British film had attempted a realist depiction of Columbus (portraying him as only partly successful, and his achievements being in spite of the Spanish monarchy). The Spanish response portrayed Columbus as a single-minded adventurer whose discovery led to the greater glory of the Spanish monarchy and the Catholic Church. It was also designed as part of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the Catholic Monarchs. The film's patriotic theme was strongly backed by the Spanish State of Francisco Franco. The film was made o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan De Orduña
Juan de Orduña y Fernández-Shaw (27 December 1900 – 3 February 1974) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. Subservient to the ideological tenets and preferences of Francoism, he was one of the regime's standout directors during the autarchy period. He particularly earned recognition for his epic-historicist films, including the extravagant ''Madness for Love'' (1948), "an immense commercial success". Filmography * ''Me has hecho perder el juicio'' (1973) * ''Eusébio, la Pantera Negra'' (1973) * ''El caserío'' (1972) * ''El huésped del sevillano (film), El huésped del sevillano'' (1970) * ''The Complete Idiot (1970 film), The Complete Idiot'' (1970) * ''Bohemios'' (1969) * ''La canción del olvido'' (1969) * ''The Troublemaker (1969 film), The Troublemaker'' (1969) * ''Farewell to Marriage'' (1968) * ''Maruxa (film), Maruxa'' (1968) * ''Anónima de asesinos'' (1967) * ''Abajo espera la muerte'' (1966) * ''Aragonese Nobility'' (1965) * ''Bochorno'' (1963 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Vilches
Ernesto Vilches (February 6, 1879 in Tarragona – December 8, 1954 in Barcelona) was a Spanish film actor, director and screenwriter, known for his roles in Latin films, mainly in Argentina and Mexico. He first came to the attention of cinema goers in Spain with his role in José de Togores's 1917 silent film '' El golfo'', which he also wrote the screenplay for. He starred in the acclaimed Silver Condor-winning 1943 film '' Juvenilia''. Selected filmography * '' Seven Women'' (1944) *'' The House is Empty'' (1945) * ''Lola Casanova'' (1949) * ''Dawn of America'' (1951) * ''Under the Sky of Spain ''Under the Sky of Spain'' (Spanish:''Bajo el cielo de España'') is a 1953 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Gustavo Rojo and Marisa de Leza.Riera p.1951 Cast References Bibliography * Emilio Garc ...'' (1953) References External links * ernesto-vilches.com Spanish male film actors 1879 births 1954 deaths People from Tarra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Marco Davó
José Marco Davó (1895–1974) was a Spanish film actor.Pitts p.307 Selected filmography * ''Es mi hombre'' (1934) * ''Don Quintín el amargao'' (1935) - Nicasio * ''La última falla'' (1940) * ''Whirlwind'' (1941) - Portero * '' Dawn of America'' (1951) - Martín Alonso Pinzón * ''I Was a Parish Priest'' (1953) - Don César * '' The Mayor of Zalamea'' (1954) - Don Lope de Figueroa * ''It Happened in Seville'' (1955) - Fernando Aguilar * ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (1955) - Pascual * '' The Coyote'' (1955) - Sullivan (uncredited) * ''Uncle Hyacynth'' (1956) - Inspector * ''También hay cielo sobre el mar'' (1956) * ''Thunderstorm'' (1956) - Padre Flores * ''We're All Necessary'' (1956) - Campesino, padre familia numerosa * '' The Legion of Silence'' (1956) * ''Whom God Forgives'' (1957) - Fray Francisco * ''The Man Who Wagged His Tail'' (1957) - Judge * '' Spanish Affair'' (1957) - Padre * ''La Cenicienta y Ernesto'' (1957) - Don Rufino * ''El tigre de Chamberí'' (1958) - Sr. Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana María Custodio
Ana María Custodio (1908–1976) was a Spanish film actress.Solomon p.331 She was the daughter of a military man and the sister of the writer Álvaro Custodio. Ana Maria Custodio irregularly continued her career after leaving to mexico. Selected filmography * ''There Were Thirteen'' (1931) * '' The Dancer and the Worker'' (1936) * ''Dawn of America'' (1951) * ''Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?'' (1959) * '' My Street'' (1960) * ''Three Ladies'' (1960) * ''Alfonso XII and María Cristina'' (1960) * ''The Daughters of Helena'' (1963) * '' A Nearly Decent Girl'' (1963) * ''Honeymoon, Italian Style'' (1966) * ''Good Morning, Little Countess ''Good Morning, Little Countess'' (Spanish:''Buenos días, condesita'') is a 1967 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Rocío Dúrcal, Vicente Parra and Gracita Morales.Cowie & Elley p.487 A man hires a woman t ...'' (1967) References Bibliography * Aubrey Solomon. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Tordesillas
Jesús Tordesillas Fernández (28 January 1893 – 24 March 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1921 and 1973. He starred in the film '' Reckless'' which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Flor de España o La historia de un torero'' (1925) * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926) – Currito de la Cruz * ''Madrid se divorcia'' (1935) * ''The Strange Marchioness'' (1939) * '' Marianela'' (1940) – Pablo's Father * '' The Unloved Woman'' (1940) – Esteban * '' The Queen's Flower Girl'' (1940) * ''Pepe Conde'' (1941) – Don Gaspar * ''Idilio en Mallorca'' (1943) * ''Febbre'' (1943) – L'avvocato * ''Dora la espía'' (1943) * '' The Nail'' (1944) – Presidente del Consejo * ''Eugenia de Montijo'' (1944) – Próspero Mérimée * '' Lola Montes'' (1944) – Luis I de Baviera * '' A Shadow at the Window'' (1945) – Pedro Alar * ''Espronceda'' (1945) – Miguel de los Santos * ''Viento de siglos'' (1945) * ''Su úl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Fajardo
Eduardo Martínez Fajardo (14 August 1924 – 4 July 2019) was a Spanish film actor born in Meis (Pontevedra), Spain. He appeared in 183 films, 75 plays and made 2,000 television appearances between 1947 and 2002. Biography He was born in Meis, Pontevedra on 14 August 1924, and he raised in Haro and Santander, where he studied Bachillerato. He began his career as a voice actor from 1942 to 1946, and in 1947 he made his film debut in ''Héroes del 95'', directed by Raúl Alfonso. In the 1950s he moved to Mexico, and when he came back to Spain he appeared in spaghetti westerns such as ''Gli eroi di Fort Worth'' (1965) by Martin Herbert, and '' Django'' (1966) by Sergio Corbucci. In 2002, he founded ''Teatro sin barreras'' in Almeria, in order to help people with disabilities. He started the Almeria Walk of Fame, where he received a star on 11 April 2012 due to his intervention in '' 7th Cavalry'' and '' Django''. Personal life and death Fajardo was married four times. In M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Luna (actor)
Manuel Luna (27 April 1898 – 9 June 1958) was a Spanish film actor. Selected filmography * '' Nobleza baturra'' (1935) - Marco * '' Carmen, la de Triana'' (1938) - Antonio Vargas Heredia * '' The Song of Aixa'' (1939) * ''Whirlwind'' (1941) - Segundo Izquierdo * ''Follow the Legion'' (1942) * '' Malvaloca'' (1942) * '' We Thieves Are Honourable'' (1942) * '' The Scandal'' (1943) * '' A Shadow at the Window'' (1944) * ''White Mission'' (1946) * ''The Captain's Ship'' (1947) * '' Lola Leaves for the Ports'' (1947) * '' Madness for Love'' (1948) * '' Neutrality'' (1949) * '' The Captain from Loyola'' (1949) * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1949) * '' The Duchess of Benameji'' (1949) * '' Agustina of Aragon'' (1950) * '' Woman to Woman'' (1950) * '' Dawn of America'' (1951) * ''The Lioness of Castille'' (1951) * '' Sister San Sulpicio'' (1952) * '' Lola the Coalgirl'' (1952) * '' Daughter of the Sea'' (1953) * '' The Mayor of Zalamea'' (1954) * ''An Andalusian Gentleman ''An Andalusia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand II Of Aragon
Ferdinand II ( an, Ferrando; ca, Ferran; eu, Errando; it, Ferdinando; la, Ferdinandus; es, Fernando; 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), also called Ferdinand the Catholic (Spanish: ''el Católico''), was King of Aragon and Sardinia from 1479, King of Sicily from 1468, King of Naples (as Ferdinand III) from 1504 and King of Navarre (as Ferdinand I) from 1512 until his death in 1516. He was also the nominal Duke of the ancient Duchies of Athens and Neopatria. He was King of Castile and León (as Ferdinand V) from 1475 to 1504, alongside his wife Queen Isabella I. From 1506 to 1516, he was the Regent of the Crown of Castile, making him the effective ruler of Castile. From 1511 to 1516, he styled himself as ''Imperator totius Africa'' (Emperor of All Africa) after having conquered Tlemcen and making the Zayyanid Sultan, Abu Abdallah V, his vassal. He was also the Grandmaster of the Spanish Military Orders of Santiago (1499-1516), Calatrava (1487-1516), Alcantara (1492- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furrows (film)
''Furrows'' ( es, Surcos) is a 1951 Spanish film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde, and written by him in collaboration with Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Eugenio Montes, and Natividad Zaro. It provides an unsettling portrait of post-Civil War Madrid while caudillo Francisco Franco was in power. Plot ''Surcos'' follows the struggles of a Spanish family as it emigrates from the countryside to Madrid circa 1950. Facing difficulties in finding housing and employment, several family members turn to illegal or immoral activities in order to make ends meet, and the traditional family structure disintegrates. The movie begins when the Perez family of country bumpkins arrive from the country at the Madrid train station, disoriented, gawking and loaded down with baggage, including a basket of live chickens. The Perez family consists of a mother (who is never named in the movie), the fiftyish aged father, Manuel, his older son Pepe (who had visited Madrid during the Spanish Civil War), hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodramatic
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or excessively sentimental, rather than action. Characters are often flat, and written to fulfill stereotypes. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, focusing on morality and family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", a scoundrel, or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, filmed, or on television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers cues to the audience of the drama being presented. In scholarly and historical musical contexts, ''melodramas'' are Victorian dramas in which orchestral music or song was used to accompany the action. The term is now also applied to stage performances without incidental music, novels, films, te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Peseta
The peseta (, ), * ca, pesseta, was the currency of Spain between 1868 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a ''de facto'' currency used in Andorra (which had no national currency with legal tender). Etymology The name of the currency originally comes from ''peceta'', a Catalan diminutive form of the (Catalan) word ''peça'' (lit. ''piece'', i.e. a coin), not from the Spanish ''peso'' (lit. ''weight''). The word ''peseta'' has been known as early as 1737 to colloquially refer to the coin worth 2 ''reales provincial'' or of a peso. Coins denominated in "pesetas" were briefly issued in 1808 in Barcelona under French occupation; see Catalan peseta. Symbol Traditionally, there was never a single symbol or special character for the Spanish peseta. Common abbreviations were "Pta" (plural: "Pts), "Pt", and "Ptas". A common way of representing amounts of pesetas in print was using superior letters: "Pta" and "Pts". Common Spanish models of mechanical typewrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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