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Descongélate!
''Chill Out!'' ( es, Descongélate!, links=no) is a 2003 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Félix Sabroso and Dunia Ayaso which stars Pepón Nieto, Candela Peña, Loles León, and Rubén Ochandiano. Plot Set in a multicultural neighborhood of Madrid, the plot follows struggling bit-part actor and impersonator Justo Santos, who is offered a lead role by film director Aitor, with the latter promptly dying from drug overdose, seemingly thwarting Justo and Justo's family (brother Berto, wife Iris, and mother Katy) yearnings to solve their dire economic hardships. Cast Production The film is an El Deseo, Mediapro, and Filmanova production, with the participation of Telemadrid, Canal+, and Antena 3. Release The film screened at the 15th L'Alfàs del Pi Film Festival in July 2003. Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 August 2003. It opened to a so-so €222,000 opening weekend gross at the domestic box office, but good word-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ángel Egido
José Ángel Egido Pérez (born 1951) is a Spanish actor. He won the 2003 Goya Award for Best New Actor for his performance as Lino in ''Mondays in the Sun ''Mondays in the Sun'' ( es, Los lunes al sol, links=no) is a 2002 drama film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, starring Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar and José Ángel Egido. The film depicts the degrading effects of unemployment on a group of ...''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Egido, Jose Angel Spanish male film actors 1951 births Living people Spanish male television actors People from Redondela 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepón Nieto
José Antonio Nieto Sánchez, known professionally as Pepón Nieto (born 20 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He started his acting career in a 1993 episode of the Antena 3 TV series '' Farmacia de Guardia''. He has appeared in other TV series: ''Periodistas'', ''La vida de Rita'' and '' Los hombres de Paco''. He has also acted in theatre and films. He has performed in several Spanish theatre plays such as ''Las Mocedades del Cid'', ' El caballero del milagro'' by Lope de Vega, '' Don Juan Tenorio'' and ''Le Dîner de cons''. Personal life Nieto publicly came out as gay in 2016. TV series *'' Periodistas'' (1998–2002). *'' La vida de Rita'' (2003). *'' Los hombres de Paco'' (2005–2010; 2021). * '' Sé quién eres'' (2017), as Inspector Giralt. *'' 30 monedas'' (2020–) *''Smiley'' (2022–) Films * '' Perfect Strangers'' (2017) * ''Witching & Bitching'' (2013) - Calvo *'' Boystown'' (2008) *''È già ieri'' (2004) *''¡Descongélate!'' (2003) *'' Los novios búlgaros'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candela Peña
María del Pilar Peña Sánchez (born 14 July 1973), professionally known as Candela Peña, is a Spanish actress. Since her film debut in the 1994 thriller '' Running Out of Time'', she has had a lengthy career in cinema. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Princesses'' (2005) whereas she won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Take My Eyes'' (2003) and '' A Gun in Each Hand'' (2012). Biography María del Pilar Peña Sánchez (her real name; she took the artistic name of Candela reportedly upon joining the theatre school), was born on 14 July 1973 in Gavà, province of Barcelona, daughter to a mother from Murcia and a father from Lora del Río who had a bar in Barcelona. When she was four years old she started to learn dance in the city and after finishing high-school she went to Seville to begin theatre classes there and eventually in Madrid. She made her first television appearance in the TV3 show ', making her film debut with a per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Castro
Pilar Castro (born 12 October 1970) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. Biography Pilar Castro was born in Madrid on 12 October 1970. Before turning actress, she worked as a dancer. Then she trained her acting jobs at Cristina Rota's school. She has since had a film, television and stage career. She landed her debut TV performance with a guest appearance in ''Este es mi barrio''. She hosted the 8th Feroz Awards in 2021. Filmography ;Feature film ;Short films ;Television Accolades , - , align = "center" , 2008 , , 11th Málaga Film Festival , , Best Short Film Actress , , ''Test'' , , , , , - , align = "center" rowspan = "2" , 2010 , , 24th Goya Awards , , Best Supporting Actress , , rowspan = "2" , ''Fat People'' , , , , , - , 19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards , , Best Film Actress in a Minor Role , , , , align = "center" , , - , align = "center" , 2011 , , 14th Málaga Film Festival , , Best Short Film Actress ('Bizna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta Marrero
Roberta Marrero (born 2 March 1972) is a Spanish artist, singer, and actress. Artistic career In her works as an illustrator, Roberta Marrero mixes and decontextualizes popular images, giving rise to new meanings, and using the technique of Appropriation (art), artistic appropriation. For example, in her first published book, ''Dictadores'' (2015), she transforms several photographs of icons of totalitarianism with images related to the pop world. She thus shows Mao Zedong surrounded by characters whose faces have been covered by Hello Kitty heads, and presents a portrait of Francisco Franco made up with a lightning bolt on his face, in the style of David Bowie on the cover of ''Aladdin Sane''. With this publication, the artist stated that her intention was to "Vandalize a fascist message and turn it into another one of freedom." In her 2016 book ''El bebé verde: infancia, transexualidad y héroes del pop'', a graphic novel with a prologue by the writer Virginie Despentes, Marrer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal+ (Spanish TV Channel)
Canal+ was a Spanish commercial television channel launched in September 1990 on terrestrial television frequencies. The channel was operated by Sogecable, before its eventual sale to Telefónica, and was available on the digital satellite television and IPTV platform Movistar+. In 1997, new channels using the Canal+ brand were launched in Spain, following the launch of Canal Satélite Digital. Just as on the other markets where Canal+ was present, the channels were named after colours: Canal+ Rojo (Canal+ Red) and Canal+ Azul (Canal+ Blue). A special channel broadcasting content in 16:9 aspect ratio was launched later, but it was replaced by a time-shift channel in 2001. In 2003, the colour channels were replaced with the second channel called Canal+ 2 and three dedicated movie channels and three dedicated sports channels. In 2005, the Spanish government agreed to a change in the license terms for the channel. The permission to change the channel from a mostly encrypted channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Machi
María del Carmen Machi Arroyo (born 7 January 1963) is a Spanish actress. She become popular for her role as Aída in the television series ''7 vidas'' and ''Aída''. Biography María del Carmen Machi Arroyo was born on 7 January 1963 in Madrid and raised in neighbouring Getafe. Her father's family comes from Genoa. After several years as a theatre actress, she became popular thanks to her character ''Aída'' first in the TV series ''7 Vidas'', and later in a spinoff series made for the character, ''Aída''. She has also worked in movies like ''Hable con ella'' (2002), ''Descongélate'' (2003), '' Los Amantes Pasajeros'' (2013), '' Ocho apellidos vascos'' (2014) and ''Ocho apellidos catalanes ''Spanish Affair 2'' ( es, Ocho apellidos catalanes, links=no; ) is a 2015 Spanish comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro. It is the sequel to the 2014 box-office hit '' Spanish Affair'', with the four main actors reprising their charact ...'' (2015). Filmography Film Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fotogramas
''Fotogramas'' is Spanish digital and print film magazine which has been in circulation since 1946. It is one of the early film magazines in Spain. History Founded in Barcelona, it was first published on 15 November 1946 by Antonio Nadal-Rodó and María Fernanda Gañán. On 5 February 1951, the magazine awarded their first Placa de San Juan Bosco award to actor Jesús Tordesillas for his performance in 1950 film ''Pequeñeces''. In the 1970s the magazine was part of the Nadal Group. New categories were added over time to the award which were renamed Fotogramas de Plata and in 2012 they absorbed the TP de Oro awards. In 2011, the magazine was acquired by Hearst Communications. In 2018, Hearst closed the editorial office in Barcelona in order to centralize editing efforts in Madrid. See also * List of magazines in Spain Magazines in Spain are varied and numerous, but they have small circulation. In terms of frequency, the Spanish magazines are mostly weekly and monthly. Altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telemadrid
Telemadrid is a public regional television station in the Community of Madrid, Spain, the flagship channel of the regional public broadcaster Radio Televisión Madrid (RTVM). It began its broadcast on 2 May 1989. History First years Telemadrid was created when Joaquín Leguina (PSOE) was the regional president. During its first years, Telemadrid occupied the buildings of the Agencia EFE, where it suffered an attack from the domestic terrorist group GRAPO on 29 May 1993. There were no casualties and the event was covered live on Telemadrid. On 11 March 1997, Telemadrid celebrated the opening of its current location, in the Ciudad de la Imagen, in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid. The building, which was called "special interest" on World Architecture Day in October 1997, holds all of the production centers for the radio-television entity. The digital era The year 2001 marked a turning point in the history of the '' Ente Público Empresarial''. Telemadrid became the first autono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antena 3 (Spanish TV Channel)
Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel part of Atresmedia Televisión, of which it is the flagship station. Its current headquarters are located in San Sebastián de los Reyes. Some of the most popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include ''Aquí no hay quien viva'', ''Física o Química'', '' El Barco'', '' Los Protegidos'', '' Los Simpson'' and '' El Internado''. Some of its programmes, such as ''Física o Química'', ''La casa de papel'' and '' Tu cara me suena'' gained international success and recognition, leading to many duplicate programmes being produced worldwide. Antena 3 is generally listed as the third channel on television sets throughout Spain, except certain autonomous communities where the regional station occupies channel number 3. History It was launched on Christmas Day, 25 December 1989 when it began test transmissions, and then later, it commenced its official broadcasts throughout Spain exactly one month later on 25 January 1990 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El País'' is the most read newspaper in Spanish online and one of the Madrid dailies considered to be a national newspaper of record for Spain (along with '' El Mundo'' and ''ABC)''. In 2018, its number of daily sales were 138,000. Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid, although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities (Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, and Santiago de Compostela) where regional editions were produced until 2015. ''El País'' also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish (Latin America). History ''El País'' was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno and Carlos Mendo. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
