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Enrique Piñeyro (actor)
Enrique Piñeyro (born December 9, 1956, in Genoa, Italy) is an Argentine-Italian ex airline pilot turned film actor, producer, crash analyst, aeronautical physician, film director, and screenplay writer, working partly in Argentina. Piñeyro owns Aquafilms, a film production company in Argentina. Biography Piñeyro was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1956. His mother, Marcela, was a member of the billionaire Rocca family, which controls the industrial conglomerate Techint. Piñeyro graduated as a doctor and went on to become an airline pilot in 1988 in Argentina, where he worked at LAPA, becoming an experienced pilot ( ATP certificate, Boeing 737 co-pilot, Saab 340 captain). Two months prior to the infamous LAPA flight 3142 crash, Piñeyro voiced his concerns about LAPA's safety policy. Following the plane crash, Piñeyro became somewhat of a public figure in retelling his experiences working at LAPA, which subsequently went out of business. Piñeyro, who had already acted in films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa, had 855,834 resident persons. Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean: it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of Republic of Genoa, one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the commercial trade in Europe, becoming one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Force, Incorporated
''Air Force, Incorporated'' ( es, Fuerza aérea sociedad anónima) is a 2006 Argentine documentary film written and directed by Enrique Piñeyro. The picture was executive produced by Aqua Films' Verónica Cura and produced by Enrique Piñeyro. Synopsis The documentary portrays a behind-the-scenes look at the poor state of Argentina's civil aviation, and puts the blame on the Argentine Air Force. The Air Force has been in control of air traffic operations since the military takeover of General Juan Carlos Onganía in 1966. The producer/director, Enrique Piñeyro, claims Argentina and Nigeria are the only countries whose air force controls and regulates the airline industry. Piñeyro, a former Argentine airline pilot, makes his case in the documentary using diagrams, 3D animations, interviews, hidden cameras in the control tower, and a few props. For example, at one point he spills out a bag of plastic airplanes and equates it to the number of planes the air force has lost du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Rati Horror Show
''El Rati Horror Show'' is a 2010 Argentine film directed by Enrique Piñeyro and Pablo Tesoriere and written by Piñeyro and Pablo Galfre. Plot The film focuses on the way in which the judicial cause of Fernando Carrera was hatched. It shows the alteration of the evidence at the crime scene A crime scene is any location that may be associated with a committed crime. Crime scenes contain physical evidence that is pertinent to a criminal investigation. This evidence is collected by crime scene investigators (CSI) and law enforcement ..., the manipulation by the police taking the testimony of the few witnesses called to testify and the handling of the national media by Ruben Maugeri. External links * 2010 films Argentine documentary films 2010s Spanish-language films Argentine films based on actual events 2010s Argentine films {{2010s-Argentina-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast (film)
''Northeast'' (french: Air; es, Nordeste) is a 2005 Argentina-French drama-thriller film directed by Juan Diego Solanas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005. Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May. The Palme d'Or went to the Belgium, Belgian film ''L'Enfant (film), L'Enfant .... Cast References External links * 2005 films 2005 drama films 2005 thriller drama films Argentine thriller drama films French thriller drama films 2000s Spanish-language films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Juan Diego Solanas 2000s Argentine films 2000s French films Spanish-language French films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiting For The Messiah
''Waiting for the Messiah'' ( es, Esperando al mesías) is a 2000 Argentine, Spanish, and Italian comedy drama film directed by Daniel Burman. The film features Daniel Hendler, Enrique Piñeyro, Héctor Alterio, Melina Petriella, Stefania Sandrelli, Imanol Arias and Dolores Fonzi, among others. The film won many awards including Best Film at the Lleida Latin-American Film Festival in Spain. The film takes place in a Jewish community of Buenos Aires. Plot The picture tells of Ariel (Daniel Hendler), a post-production video editor, a young man who is torn between his devotion to traditional family ties and the desire for something different, and, of Santamaria ( Enrique Piñeyro) an older bank employee who suddenly finds his life in complete turmoil. Santamaria is unexpectedly fired from his bank job due to the world's stock market shocks. His wife takes this event as an opportunity to get rid of him and put him out on the street. Forced to make a small living returning stolen w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Garage
''Olympic Garage'' ( es, Garage Olimpo) is a 1999 Argentine drama film, directed by Marco Bechis. The film was produced by Marco Bechis, Enrique Piñeyro (from Argentina), Amedeo Pagani (Italy), and Eric Heumann (France). Executive producers Daniel Burman and Diego Dubcovsky. The picture is about a young politically active Argentine woman who is kidnapped by the military during Argentina's Dirty War in the late 1970s. She is taken to a torture center called ''Garage Olimpo'' in the middle of Buenos Aires. Plot The film tells of Maria ( Antonella Costa), an activist fighting the Argentinian military dictatorship during the Dirty War. She teaches reading and writing in a poor suburb of Buenos Aires and lives with her mother Diane (Dominique Sanda), who rents out rooms. One of the lodgers is a young man named Felix ( Carlos Echevarría), who is in love with Maria, and rather shy. Felix seems to have come from nowhere and is supposed to work as a watchman in a garage. One morning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alambrado
''Barbed Wire'' ( es, Alambrado) is a 1991 Argentine and Italian film written and directed by Marco Bechis. The film stars Jacqueline Lustig, Martin Kalwill, and Arturo Maly. Premise The southernmost tip of Patagonia, in Argentina near to the Straits of Magellan, is an interesting place, with some of the roughest seas in the world. It's a good location for a resort for travelers. As such, a British corporation has purchased property to build an airport. However, holding up plans is a stubborn Irish rancher who won't sell his land. In order to fight the proposed plans, he fences in his land and at the same time fences in his two late-teenaged children. Eva Logan (Jacqueline Lustig) is particularly frustrated at this event as it prevents any romantic options she has. Cast *Jacqueline Lustig as Eva Logan *Martin Kalwill as Juan Loga *Arturo Maly as Harvey Logan * Matthew Marsh as Wilson *Miguel Ángel Paludi as Father Corti * Luis Romero as Clerk * Gabriel Molinelli as Mechan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Bono
( en, 'for the public good'), usually shortened to , is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment. In the United States, the term typically refers to provision of legal services by legal professionals for people who are unable to afford them. is also used in the United Kingdom to describe the central motivation of large organizations, such as the National Health Service and various NGOs which exist "for the public good" rather than for shareholder profit, but it equally or even more applies to the private sector where professionals like lawyers and bankers offer their specialist skills for the benefit of the community or NGOs. Legal counsel Pro bono legal counsel may assist an individual or group on a legal case by filing government applications or petitions. A judge may occasionally determine that the loser should compensate a winning pro bono counsel. Philippines In late 1974, former Philippine Senator Jose W. Diokno was released from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocence Network
The Innocence Network is an affiliation of organizations dedicated to providing pro bono legal and investigative services to individuals seeking to prove innocence of crimes for which they have been convicted and working to redress the causes of wrongful convictions. Most organizations involved are in the United States, covering all 50 states; however, the network includes organizations in Canada, Australia, and the UK. In 2013, the work of Innocence Network member organizations led to the exoneration of 31 people imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. Members * Actual Innocence Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law * After Innocence * Alaska Innocence Project * Arizona Justice Project * California Innocence Project * Center on Wrongful Convictions * Committee for Public Counsel Services Innocence Program * Connecticut Innocence Project/Post-conviction Unit * Duke Center for Criminal Justice & Professional Responsibility * Exoneration Initiative * George C. Cochra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
