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El Fausto Criollo
''El Fausto criollo'' ("The Creole Faust") is a 1979 Argentine fantasy drama film directed by Luis Saslavsky and Miguel Angel Lumaldo. It was written by Saslavsky with the collaboration of Estela Canto, Luisa Mercedes Levinson and , and based on the novel ''El Fausto Criollo'', by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Saslavsky
Luis Saslavsky (April 21, 1903 – March 20, 1995) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. Personal life Saskavsky was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, to a Jewish family.Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean and South America By Frank, Ben G., p.314 Career He directed and wrote over 40 films between 1931 and 1979. He directed films such as ''Crimen a las tres'' in 1935 and wrote for films such as '' Allá en el Norte'' in 1973. He retired from the industry in 1979. Death He died in Buenos Aires, aged 91. Filmography * '' La fuga'' (1937) * Black Crown * '' Closed Door'' (1939) * ''The House of Memories'' * ''Démoniaque'' * '' Ashes to the Wind'' (1942) * ''Man to Man Talk'' * ''Crimen a las tres'' * '' The Phantom Lady'' (1945) * '' Road of Hell'' (1946) * ''Passport to Rio ''Passport to Rio'' (Spanish:''Pasaporte a Río'') is a 1948 Argentine crime film, direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Romano
Gerardo Romano (born 6 July 1946) is an Argentine actor who has made some 45 appearances in mainstream film and television in Argentina since 1979. He is widely regarded as one of Argentina's leading actors. Romano has mostly appeared on famous television series in Argentina since 1979 making his acting debut in El Fausto criollo, although he has acted in a number of films such as the 1988 Victor Dinenzon film, '' Abierto de 18 a 24'' and the 1994 film ''El Amante de las Peliculas Mudas''. In 1992 he played the role of the swindler Raúl Fontana in the action thriller ''Al Filo de la Ley'' (On the Edge of the Law) about a hotel in Miami. He also appeared in Spanish film director Carlos Saura's TV film ''El Sur'', which is based on the short story ''El Sur'' by Argentine author Jose Luis Borges.Elley, Derek"El Sur" ''Variety (magazine)'', New York City, 2 December 1992. Posted on 1992-12-01. In 1996 Gerardo appeared in the crime thriller ''Policia corrupto'' known internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Spanish-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romualdo Quiroga
Romualdo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. (1923–2011), Spanish bishop of the Roman Catholic Church *Alejandro Romualdo (1926–2008), Peruvian poet of the 20th century *Pedro Romualdo (born 1935), Filipino politician *Peniche Everton Romualdo (born 1979), retired Brazilian professional footballer *Romualdo Arppi Filho (born 1939), retired football referee from Brazil *Romualdo Ghiglione (1891–1940), Italian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics *Romualdo Marenco (1841–1907), Italian composer primarily noted for ballet music *Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899), American politician and diplomat *Romualdo Palacio González, Spanish general and governor of Puerto Rico in 1887 See also *Estadio Romualdo Bueso, football stadium in La Esperanza, Honduras *Rancho Huerta de Romualdo, 117-acre Mexican land grant in present-day San Luis Obispo County, California *Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation The Romual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Pellegrini
Héctor Pellegrini (6 August 1931 – 1 November 1999) was an Argentine film actor. Pellegrini came to fame in the 1961 acclaimed film '' Alias Gardelito'' and made over 50 appearances mostly in film between 1961 and 1988. Partial filmography * '' Alias Gardelito'' (1961) * ''La Flor de Irupé'' (1962) * ''The Terrace'' (1963) * ''Aconcagua'' (1964) * ''Pajarito Gómez'' (1965) * ''Un Lugar al sol'' (1965) * '' The ABC of Love'' (1967) * '' Humo de Marihuana'' (1968) * '' Ufa con el sexo'' (1968) * ''El Santo de la Espada'' (1970) * ''Los Neuróticos'' (1971) * ''Bajo el signo de la patria'' (1971) * ''Rebellion in Patagonia'' (1974) * '' La Película'' (1975) * ''El Fausto criollo'' (1979) * ''Queridas amigas'' (1980) * '' Camila'' (1984) * ''Adiós, Roberto Adiós, Roberto ("Goodbye, Roberto") is a 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Medina Castro
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Wallner
Erika Wallner (2 September 1941 – 26 August 2016) was an Argentine actress. Wallner died from kidney failure at Sanatorio de La Providencia in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 26 August 2016, one week before her 75th birthday. Selected filmography *''Forty Degrees in the Shade
''Forty Degrees in the Shade'' (Spanish:''40 grados a la sombra'') is a 1967 Argentine-Spanish comedy film directed by Mariano Ozores starring Gracita Morales, Antonio Ozores and Manuel Velasco.Cowie & Elley p.488
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Eduardo Galán
Eduardo is the Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte (name), Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer * Eduardo Antunes Coimbra, Eduardo "Edu" Coimbra, Brazilian footballer * Eduardo Costa, Brazilian footballer * Eduardo da Conceição Maciel, Brazilian footballer * Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-born Croatian footballer * Eduardo Adelino da Silva, Brazilian footballer * Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos, Brazilian footballer * Eduardo Gómez (footballer), Chilean footballer * Eduardo Gonçalves de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer * Eduardo Jesus, Brazilian footballer * Eduardo Martini, Brazilian footballer * Eduardo Ferreira Abdo Pacheco, Brazilian footballer Music * Eduardo (rapper), Carlos Eduardo Taddeo, Brazilian rapper * Eduardo De Crescenzo, Italian singer, songwriter and multi-instrument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
