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Eduardo Campoy
Eduardo Campoy Sanz-Orrio (born 21 September 1955) is a Spanish film producer. He has also worked as director. Life and career Eduardo Campoy Sanz-Orrio was born in León on 21 September 1955. He co-helmed ''Copia cero'' in 1981 in his directorial debut feature, but he eventually leaned towards a career as producer in the film industry, founding Cartel ('Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión S.A.') in 1987. It was followed by ''Too Much Heart'' (1992) and ''Al límite'' (1997). He has produced over 70 films, including ''Just Walking'', ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' and ''The Tit and the Moon'', '' Un franco, 14 pesetas'', as well as Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales productions such as ''The Best Summer of My Life'', and ''The Wedding Unplanner''. In 1998, he married Mabel Lozano. He served as president of the Federation of Associations of Audiovisual Producers of Spain (FAPAE) from 1999 to 2003. In 2009, Campoy was appointed as acting president of the Academy of Cinematogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
León, Spain
León (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 124,303 (2019), by far the largest municipality in the province. The population of the metropolitan area, including the neighbouring San Andrés del Rabanedo and other smaller municipalities, accounts for around 200,000 inhabitants. Founded as the military encampment of the ''Legio VI Victrix'' around 29 BC, its standing as an encampment city was consolidated with the definitive settlement of the ''Legio VII Gemina'' from 74 AD. Following its partial depopulation due to the Umayyad invasion of Hispania, Umayyad conquest of the peninsula, 910 saw the beginning of one its most prominent historical periods, when it became the capital of the Kingdom of León, which took active part in the Reconquista against the Moors, and came to be one of the fundamental ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Franco, 14 Pesetas
''Crossing the Border'', also known as ''Crossing Borders'' ( es, Un franco, 14 pesetas, links=no; ) is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Iglesias, who also stars in alongside Javier Gutiérrez, Nieve de Medina and . Plot Set in the 1960s, the plot concerns the economic migration of two Spaniards from Spain to Switzerland. Cast Production The screenplay was penned by Carlos Iglesias with the collaboration of 'Central de Guiones'. The film was produced by Drive Cine and Adivina Producciones, with the participation of TVE. Release The film screened at the 9th Málaga Film Festival's main competition in March 2006. Distributed by Alta Classics, it was theatrically released in Spain on 5 May 2006. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''Variety'' wrote that "combining gentle comedy, social crit and sentimentality into an enjoyable and surprisingly spiky whole", the film "is a traditional heartwarmer with enough contempo edge to keep it from looking merely ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Cinematographic Arts And Sciences Of Spain
The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain ( es, Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, links=no) is a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema. Founded in 1986, it is responsible for the annual Goya Awards, Spain's principal film awards. It is headquartered in Madrid. It is a founding member of the Film Academy Network Europe (FAN) and the Ibero-American Federation of Academies of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (FIACINE). History The seed of the academy lies in a meeting of film industry professionals convened by producer at Madrid's O'Pazo Restaurant on 12 November 1985. A list of attendees to the meeting is listed as follows: * Luis García Berlanga, director * Carlos Saura, director * , unit production manager * , unit production manager * José Sacristán, actor * Charo López, actress * , film editor * , film editor * , screenwriter * José Nieto, musician * Carlos Suárez, cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Día (Canary Islands)
''El Día'' (''The Day'') is a Spanish language newspaper published in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...), founded in 1910 under the name of ''La Prensa''. It is the largest paper in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. According to EGM, it is the newspaper on average more daily readers of the Canary Islands. References External links * 1910 establishments in Spain Daily newspapers published in Spain Mass media in Santa Cruz de Tenerife Newspapers established in 1910 Spanish-language newspapers {{Spain-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europa Press (news Agency)
Europa Press is a Spanish news agency founded in 1953. It broadcasts news 24 hours a day, publishing 3,000 articles on average per day. It serves content to almost 2,000 clients, including the main Spanish media: radios; newspapers; televisions and national, autonomic and local digital media. Also, among its clients there are the High Statal Institutions, all Public Ministries, Autonomous Governments, Public Halls, Public Deputations and the rest of Public Administrations at all levels, political parties, business organizations, labor unions and the main companies and foundations. These informations -with both general and specialized character and served in text and audiovisual format- are one of the main information sources for mass media and press offices. Europa Press has headquarters in every Spanish Autonomous Community and correspondents in each provincial capital. This allows the news agency to offer a very concrete informative product from local and autonomic issues, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding Unplanner
''The Wedding Unplanner'' ( es, Hasta que la boda nos separe, links=no; ) is a 2020 Spanish comedy film directed by Dani de la Orden consisting of a remake of the 2017 French film '. It stars Belén Cuesta, Álex García and Silvia Alonso alongside Adrián Lastra, Antonio Dechent, Gracia Olayo, Mariam Hernández, Salva Reina and Leo Harlem. Plot Marina (a wedding planner free from commitments) has a one-night stand with Carlos (in a relationship with Alexia). Upon finding a business card belonging to Marina among Carlos' stuff, Alexia interprets it as a marriage proposal, and so the couple eventually hires Marina (who turns out to be an Alexia's childhood acquaintance) as a planner for their wedding. Cast Production An adaptation of the 2017 French film ''Jour J'', the screenplay was penned by Olatz Arroyo, Marta Sánchez and Eric Navarro. An Atresmedia Cine and Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales production, the film had the participation of Movistar+ and Orange. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Summer Of My Life
''The Best Summer of My Life'' ( es, El mejor verano de mi vida, links=no) is a 2018 Spanish comedy film directed by Dani de la Orden starring Leo Harlem, Toni Acosta, Maggie Civantos and Jordi Sánchez together with Alejandro Serrano and Stephanie Gil. It is a remake of the 2013 Italian film '' Sole a catinelle''. Plot Curro, a salesman, is a scoundrel with a heart of gold who promises his son Nico a holidays that he is not able to afford. Reparto Production Consisting of a remake of the 2013 Italian film '' Sole a catinelle'' (written by Gennaro Nunziante and Checco Zalone), the screenplay of ''The Best Summer of My Life'' was written by Dani de la Orden, Marta Suárez, Daniel Castro and Olatz Arroyo. Valentín Álvarez was charged with the cinematography whereas Zacarías M. de la Riva authored the score. Produced by Álamo Audiovisual, A.I.E., Atresmedia Cine, S.L. and Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales, S.L., the film was primarily shot in the island of Tenerife, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tit And The Moon
''The Tit and the Moon'' ( es, La Teta y la luna) is a 1994 Spanish/ French film, directed by Bigas Luna. It entered the competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival.Edoardo Pittalis, Roberto Pugliese, ''Bella di Notte'', August 1996. Plot The film is about a nine-year-old boy's obsession with women's breasts. Tete becomes jealous of his baby brother who is breast fed by their mother. Tete goes on a personal mission to find the perfect pair of lactating breasts to feed on. Estrellita, a beautiful French dancer (Mathilda May), arrives in town, the answer to Tete's prayers. Unfortunately for Tete, Estrellita is the attention of many adult men's affections including her husband Maurice (Gérard Darmon), an older man working as the other half of her travelling act, and attractive Flamenco-singing teenager Miguel (Miguel Poveda). With this amount of competition will Tete ever fulfil his wish? Cast * Biel Durán as Tete * Mathilda May as Estrellita * Gérard Darmon as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Of Your Dreams
''The Girl of Your Dreams'' ( es, La niña de tus ojos) is a 1998 Spanish drama film produced and directed by Fernando Trueba that stars Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Johannes Silberschneider and Hanna Schygulla. Set during the Spanish Civil War, it centers on a fictional Andalusian actress making a film in Nazi Germany who becomes the object of Joseph Goebbels' attentions. Plot In 1938, while Spain is in the grip of civil war, a film team from territory held by Franco's rebels are invited to the co-production in Berlin of a musical set in 19th-century Andalusia, to be shot in separate Spanish and German versions. At first happy to be working away from their war-torn country, the group find life under Nazism increasingly unpleasant and dangerous. Macarena, their attractive star, soon catches the eye of Goebbels, the Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, who is determined to bed her. Though she finds him repulsive, and prefers the company of Blas, the married direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Walking
''Just Walking'' ( es, Sólo quiero caminar, links=no; ), also known as ''Walking Vengeance'', is a 2008 Spanish-Mexican crime thriller film directed and written by Agustín Díaz Yanes. Its cast stars Ariadna Gil, Diego Luna, Victoria Abril, Pilar López de Ayala, Elena Anaya, and José María Yazpik. The film was nominated for eleven Goya awards, winning one ( Best Cinematography). Synopsis After a failed jewellery heist, Aurora Rodriguez (Ariadna Gil) is caught and sentenced to eight years in prison, while her three accomplices get away. Aurora's sister, prostitute Ana (Elena Anaya), meets a powerful Mexican drug lord Felix (José María Yazpik) during a job and agrees to marry him. While Paloma (Pilar López de Ayala) leverages her connections as a court secretary to influence a judge into reducing Aurora's sentence to four years, Gloria (Victoria Abril) joins Ana in Mexico and discovers that Felix has been brutally abusing Ana. Just as Ana reveals to Gloria that she inten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
