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El Continental
''El Continental'' is a Spanish drama television series about organised crime set in 1920s Spain. Created, written and directed by Frank Ariza, it aired from September to November 2018 on La 1. Harshly criticised during its pre-screening at the FesTVal and with dismal ratings during its free-to-air broadcasting run, the series was described as "the biggest fiasco of national (Spanish) fiction in recent times". Premises The series, set in the 1920s Madrid, is titled after a fictional club in which illegal businesses take place. The fiction tracks both the struggle over clandestine businesses in the city and the relationship between Andrea Abascal (Michelle Jenner) and Ricardo León ( Álex García). Cast Production and release Created, written and directed by Frank Ariza, ''El Continental'' was produced by RTVE in collaboration with Gossip Events. Consisting of 10 episodes with a running time of around 70 minutes, the series was shot in a film set in San Sebastián de los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Period Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's ''The General (1926 film), The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanel Terrero
Chanel Terrero Martínez (born 28 July 1991), known simply as Chanel (), is a Spanish-Cuban singer, dancer and actress, having worked in several stage musicals. She represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, after having won Benidorm Fest 2022 with her debut single " SloMo". She finished in third place with 459 points, the best placing for Spain since the 1995 contest. Early life Chanel was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Olesa de Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain, at the age of three. Part of her family is of Spanish origin. She has taken singing, acting and ballet classes from a young age. She learned from choreographers such as Víctor Ullate, Coco Comín and Glòria Gella. At the age of sixteen she started her career in musical theatre. Career Chanel moved to Madrid to start her acting career. During the 2010s she participated in stage musicals such as '' Mamma Mia!'', ''Flashdance'', '' El guardaespaldas'' and '' El rey león''. Her acting career include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Príncipe Pío (Madrid Metro)
Príncipe Pío (formerly Estación del Norte) is a multimodal train station in Madrid, Spain that services Madrid Metro's Line 6, Line 10, and Ramal; Cercanías Madrid's commuter rail lines C-1, C-7, and C-10; and city buses and intercity and long-distance coaches. It is located next to the River Manzanares between the San Vicente roundabout and the streets of Cuesta de San Vicente, Paseo de la Florida, and Paseo del Rey in the district of Moncloa-Aravaca. It is one of the busiest stations in the Madrid Metro and Cercanías systems. Príncipe Pío's train station has three levels. The highest level, which is used by Cercanías trains, is elevated and has an island platform. The middle level, which is used by Madrid Metro Lines 6 and 10, is partially underground and has a dual-island platform with four tracks arranged to facilitate cross-platform transfers. The lowest level, which is used by Madrid Metro Ramal trains, is underground and uses two side platforms. An underg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastián De Los Reyes
San Sebastián de los Reyes (colloquially called "Sanse") is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1492, it is located north of Madrid. Geography It forms an urban continuum with the neighboring Alcobendas, Transport San Sebastián de los Reyes, having direct communication with the A-1 motorway (Spain), A-1 motorway, has a connection with several bus lines that connect the city with Madrid and several towns in the Sierra Norte of Madrid. This line buses, along with urban ones, are the following: * Urban line 2: Alcobendas - La Moraleja (by Paseo de Alcobendas) (Interbús) * Urban line 4: Sports Center - Moscatelares (Interbús) * Urban line 5: San Sebastián de los Reyes - Alcobendas - El Soto de la Moraleja (Interbús) * Urban line 7: Alcobendas train station - Polígonos - Alcobendas train station (Interbús) * Urban line 8: Alcobendas (train station) - Alcobendas (Arroyo de la Vega) (Interbús) * 151: Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) - Alcobendas (Inter ... [...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] |
Frank Ariza
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank, Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio De La Torre (actor)
Antonio de la Torre Martín (born 18 January 1968) is a Spanish actor. De la Torre is the actor with most nominations overall to the Goya Awards. He won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Dark Blue Almost Black'' in 2007, whereas he earned the Goya Award for Best Actor for '' The Realm'' in 2019. He has starred in many films directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, with whom he collaborated for the first time in the short film ''Profilaxis'' (2003). Biography Antonio de la Torre Martín was born on 18 January 1968 in Málaga. After earning a licentiate degree in Journalism, he worked work for a time as a sports journalist for Andalusian regional broadcaster Canal Sur. He trained his acting chops under Cristina Rota in Madrid. He started his acting career in television series such as ' or ''Los ladrones van a la oficina''. He landed afterwards minor film roles in ''The Worst Years of Our Lives'' (1994, his feature film debut), ''You Shall Die in Chafarinas'', ''The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Jiménez
Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom ''Los Serrano''. She starred in the TV series ''La pecera de Eva'', broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 2015 and 2016 she hosted the stand-up comedy show '. Biography She was born in Zaragoza on 4 January 1980. When Jiménez was young, she started dancing ballet and trained at the Zaragoza's Estudio de Danza María de Ávila and the Madrid's Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza. She became a professional ballet dancer when she was 15 years old, but after she suffered an injury when she was working for the Cuban National Ballet she set out on her career towards acting. Jiménez studied acting in Madrid at the and made small appearances in television series such as Periodistas (TV series), ''Periodistas'', ''Policías, en el corazón de la calle'' and Compañeros (TV series), ''Compañeros'' during her studies. In 2004, she joined ''Los Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Callejo
Luis Callejo Martínez (born 1 August 1970) is a Spanish actor. Biography Luis Callejo Martínez was born in Segovia on 1 August 1970. He trained his acting chops at the local Municipal Theatre Workshop, later joining the Madrid's RESAD. His performance in the 2005 film ''Princesses'' earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor. In 2016, he won a Sant Jordi Awards The Sant Jordi Awards ( ca, Premis Sant Jordi, links=no; es, Premios Sant Jordi, links=no) are film prizes awarded annually by the Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language ... for '' Tarde para la ira''. Selected filmography References External links * 1970 births Living people Spanish male film actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Male actors from Castile and León People from Segovia {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manolo Solo
Manuel Fernández Serrano (born 1964), better known as Manolo Solo, is a Spanish actor. Biography Born in Algeciras in 1964, Manuel Fernández Serrano (his real name) was raised in neighbouring Los Barrios until age 6, later moving to Seville with his family. He earned a licentiate degree in Education Sciences from the University of Seville The University of Seville (''Universidad de Sevilla'') is a university in Seville, Spain. Founded under the name of ''Colegio Santa María de Jesús'' in 1505, it has a present student body of over 69.200, and is one of the top-ranked universi ... and trained his acting chops at the Seville's . After debuting on stage in 1989 and making a number of television appearances, he landed his feature film debut in the drama ', released in 2002. Selected filmography Accolades References External links * 1964 births Living people Spanish male film actors Best Supporting Actor Goya Award winners 21st-century Spanish ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan José Ballesta
Juan José Ballesta Muñoz, also known as Juanjo Ballesta (born 12 November 1987) is a Spanish actor. Biography Born on 12 November 1987 in Parla, Ballesta grew up in Toledo. He had his debut performance in television in 1997, starring in the series '' Querido maestro''. He later joined the cast of the TV series ''Compañeros'', playing the role of Emilio Rubio Viñé for 10 episodes. He won fame and a Goya Award for Best New Actor for '' El Bola'' (2000), his debut performance in a feature film. He has performed in more than sixteen, since 1997, until his career declined after 2010. Selected filmography ;Film ;Television Awards * Goya award The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ... for Best New Actor (2000) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Arévalo
Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director, known by international audiences for his role in the film '' Summer Rain'', directed by Antonio Banderas. Career Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in Móstoles, province of Madrid. Arévalo began his acting career in 2001 performing the role of Carlos in the Spanish TV series '' Compañeros'' for two seasons, until 2002. In 2003, he made his film debut in ''Los abajo firmantes'', starring alongside Javier Cámara and Juan Diego Botto. The following year, he appeared in ''Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena'', directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. Between 2003 and 2005, he made appearances in the TV series ''Hospital Central'', ''Cuéntame cómo pasó'', ''Aída'' and ''Motivos personales''. In 2006, he made his breakthrough performance as Israel/Sean, the lead character's best friend, in ''Dark Blue Almost Black'' (''AzulOscuroCasiNegro''), directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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