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Esquilache
''Esquilache'' is a 1989 Spanish film directed by Josefina Molina. The film stars Fernando Fernán Gómez as Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache. It is based on the play " Un Soñador Para Un Pueblo" by Antonio Buero Vallejo. The film was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot The film is about the Esquilache Riots. Cast * Fernando Fernán Gómez as Esquilache * José Luis López Vázquez as Antonio Campos * Ángela Molina as Fernanda * Ángel de Andrés as Marqués de la Ensenada * Concha Velasco as Pastora Patermo * Adolfo Marsillach as Carlos III * Amparo Rivelles as Isabel de Farnesio * Alberto Closas as Duque de Villasanta * Tito Valverde Fernando García Valverde (born 26 April 1951), better known as Fernando Valverde or Tito Valverde, is a Spanish actor. Born in Ávila, he became very popular to a television audience for his performance as Pepe in the 1995 comedy television ser ... as Bernardo References External links * 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles III Of Spain
it, Carlo Sebastiano di Borbone e Farnese , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Elisabeth Farnese , birth_date = 20 January 1716 , birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain , death_date = , death_place = Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain , place of burial= El Escorial , religion = Roman Catholicism , signature = Autograph Charles III of Spain.svg Charles III (born Charles Sebastian; es, Carlos Sebastián; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain (1759–1788). He also was Duke of Parma and Piacenza, as Charles I (1731–1735); King of Naples, as Charles VII, and King of Sicily, as Charles V (1734–1759). He was the fifth son of Philip V of Spain, and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. A proponent of enlightened absolutism and regalism, he succeeded to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, upon the death of his childless half-brother Ferdinand VI. In 1731, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopoldo De Gregorio, Marquis Of Esquilache
Leopoldo de Gregorio, 1st Marquess of Esquilache, OWE (Messina, December 23, 1699 – Venice, September 15, 1785), known in Spanish as ''Marqués de Esquilache'' and in Italian as ''Marchese di Squilliace'', was a Sicilian-born Spanish statesman who was Minister of Finance of Spain between 1759 and 1766. Biography Born in Messina, de Gregorio was one of Enlightenment Spain's leading statesmen from the arrival of Charles III to the Marquis's death in 1785. His ability as a military supplier for the Neapolitan army impressed the king and raised him to royal prominence. He was created "Marquis of Squillace" in 1755. Charles III had been introduced to reform by his mentor in Sicily, Bernardo Tanucci. Although Tanucci remained behind in the Two Sicilies to advise Charles's son, King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, as the two thrones could not be united by consequence of treaty, Charles carried with him a cadre of Italian reformers who saw potential in the Spanish bureaucracy for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquis Of Esquilache
Leopoldo de Gregorio, 1st Marquess of Esquilache, OWE (Messina, December 23, 1699 – Venice, September 15, 1785), known in Spanish as ''Marqués de Esquilache'' and in Italian as ''Marchese di Squilliace'', was a Sicilian-born Spanish statesman who was Minister of Finance of Spain between 1759 and 1766. Biography Born in Messina, de Gregorio was one of Enlightenment Spain's leading statesmen from the arrival of Charles III to the Marquis's death in 1785. His ability as a military supplier for the Neapolitan army impressed the king and raised him to royal prominence. He was created "Marquis of Squillace" in 1755. Charles III had been introduced to reform by his mentor in Sicily, Bernardo Tanucci. Although Tanucci remained behind in the Two Sicilies to advise Charles's son, King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, as the two thrones could not be united by consequence of treaty, Charles carried with him a cadre of Italian reformers who saw potential in the Spanish bureaucracy for m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefina Molina
Josefina Molina Reig MML (born in Córdoba, 14 November 1936) is a Spanish feature film director, screenwriter, TV producer and scene director. She was one of the first female directors in Spain and is also known for directing such notable feature films as ''Función de noche'' (1981) and ''Esquilache'' (1988), as well as the television series ''Teresa of Jesus'' (1984). ''Esquilache'' was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. ''Teresa de Jesús'' won several awards, including the Antena de Oro (1984), and the TP de Oro (1985, Best National Series). Biography Josefina Molina was born in 1936 in Cordoba, Spain, in to a middle-class family. Her father was a Cordovan shopkeeper who traded in shoes and drugstore products. Her mother was a Catalan woman in charge of the housework and child care. The family business was very successful and despite the economic postwar difficulties she did not suffer any kind of deprivation. Thanks to her parents stable financial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Nieto (composer)
José Nieto (born March 1, 1942) is a Spanish composer, orchestrator, songwriter, conductor and drum player. He is best known for writing films scores, such as Mad Love (2001), El bosque animado (1987), The Fencing Master (1992), Carmen (2003), The Turkish Passion (1994) or I Know Who You Are (2000). For television he has composed music for the BBC in series like Crusades(1995) oFrom the Heart of the World(1990), and other international and Spanish series such as Captain James Cook (1988), Armada (1988), Teresa de Jesús (1984) or Los jinetes del alba. He has collaborated in theater with Miguel Narros in "El burlador de Sevilla" and "Salomé", with María Ruiz in the "Serrana de la Vera" and "The portrait of Dorian Gray", with José Luis Gómez in "Bodas que fueron famosas del Pingajo y la Fandanga" and in "Life is a Dream", with Adolfo Marsillach in "Los locos de Valencia" and with Josefina Molina in "No se ser ...", among others. He also has worked in the field of ballet. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángela Molina
Ángela Molina Tejedor (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish actress. Aside from her performances in Spanish films, she has starred in multiple international productions, particularly in a number of Italian films and television series. Family Molina was born in Madrid on 5 October 1955, the daughter of singer Antonio Molina and Ángela Tejedor. Her siblings , Mónica and are also actors. Another of her siblings, , is a composer. Career She studied dance and theatre art in the Escuela Superior de Madrid. She made her film debut in 1975 with César Fernández Ardavín's ''No matarás''. Another early major credit is her performance as Rosa (a sexually provocative woman and unwed mother) in '' Black Brood'' (1977), a film portraying fascist violence in post-Francoist Spain. She rose to international prominence after starring in Luis Buñuel's last film ''That Obscure Object of Desire'' (1977). She has worked with such directors as Luis Buñuel, the Taviani brothers, Jaime Cháv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born in Peru while his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour in Latin America. He would later use her surname for his stage name when he moved to Spain in 1924. Biography The most probable thing, as he wrote in his memoirs, is that he was born in Lima on 28 August 1921, even if his birth certificate indicates that he was born in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. The reason for this is that his mother, the theater actress Carola Fernán Gómez, was touring South America when he was born in Lima, so his birth certificate was issued days later in Argentina, a country whose nationality he retained, in addition to Spanish nationality, which was granted to him in 1984. Being an extramarital son, his father was also the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concha Velasco
Concepción Velasco Varona OAXS MML (born 29 November 1939), known professionally as Concha Velasco, or Conchita Velasco in her beginnings, is a Spanish actress, singer and television presenter. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career in film, theater and television spanning over six decades, including two National Theater Awards presented by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in 1972 and 2016, the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Spanish Television Academy in 2009 and the Honorary Goya Award presented by the Spanish Film Academy in 2012. Some of her credits include leading film performances in ''Red Cross Girls'' (1958), ''Los tramposos'' (1959), ''The Fair of the Dove'' (1963), ''Television Stories'' (1965), '' The Witching Hour'' (1985) and ''Beyond the Garden'' (1996); stage performances in ''¡Mamá, quiero ser artista!'', in several plays that author Antonio Gala wrote for her and in the Spanish productions of ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel De Andrés
Ángel de Andrés Miquel was a Spanish theatre actor and director. Background In 1938, after the Spanish Civil War broke out, the young Andrés worked as an amateur street actor and then as a "galán cómico" in the Salvador Videgain theatre company. In the following years, 1940 played roles in the Isbert, Infanta Isabel and María Guerrero theatre companies, among others. Andrés began his own theatre company with Antonio Casal, which became very successful. It was there that Andrés met actress Chity Juárez. Andrés and Juárez married in 1959 and remained together for the rest of Andrés' life. They had two children. From 1939 until the 1990s, Andrés had regular jobs in theatre, cinema and television. He used his full name as his stage name, however, the people who knew him always called him Angelito de Andrés (Angelito is the familiar form for Ángel). During the 1940s, Andrés began acting in movies as an extra, but it was not until 1950 that he was first cast ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Amorós
Juan Amorós (10 June 1936 – 16 November 2016) was a Spanish cinematographer. His career spanned five decades and in 1990 he was nominated for a Goya Award for Best Cinematography for Esquilache. In 1992 he won the Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Cinematography for ''Las cartas de Alou''. He died in Madrid on 16 November 2016, at the age of 80. Filmography *''Libertarias'' *'' Reinas'' *'' Celos'' *''El Amante Bilingüe'' *'' El Crimen del Capitán Sánchez'' *''Fanny Pelopaja'' * '' Lulú de noche'' (1986) *'' The Trap'' *''Esquilache ''Esquilache'' is a 1989 Spanish film directed by Josefina Molina. The film stars Fernando Fernán Gómez as Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache. It is based on the play " Un Soñador Para Un Pueblo" by Antonio Buero Vallejo. The film wa ...'' References External links * 1936 births 2016 deaths People from Barcelona Spanish cinematographers {{cinematographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tito Valverde
Fernando García Valverde (born 26 April 1951), better known as Fernando Valverde or Tito Valverde, is a Spanish actor. Born in Ávila, he became very popular to a television audience for his performance as Pepe in the 1995 comedy television series ''Pepa y Pepe''. He has later starred as Gerardo Castilla in the television series ''El comisario ''El comisario'' is a Spanish police drama television series that originally aired for twelve seasons from 1999 to 2009 on Telecinco. Produced by BocaBoca and Estudios Picasso and starring an ensemble cast with the likes of Tito Valverde, Juanjo ...''. Selected filmography ;Film ;Television References External links * 1951 births Living people People from Ávila, Spain Spanish male film actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Male actors from Castile and León Spanish male television actors {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
39th Berlin International Film Festival
The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Rain Man'' directed by Barry Levinson. The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer and another one dedicated to European productions of 1939 titled ''Europe 1939''. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Rolf Liebermann, composer (Switzerland) - Jury President * Leslie Caron, dancer and actress (France) * Chen Kaige, director (China) * Vadim Glowna, actor and director (West Germany) * Randa Haines, director and screenwriter (United States) * Vladimir Ignatovski, director of Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka (Bulgaria) * Adrian Kutter, founder of the Biberach an der Riß Film Festival (West Germany) * Francisco Rabal, actor (Spain) * Cliff Robertson, actor (United States) * Zdeněk Svěrák, actor and screenwriter (Czechoslovakia) * Boris Vasilyev, writer and screenwriter (Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
