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Foreign-born Artists In Mexico
Mexico is considered as the ''Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood'' of Latin America because of the strength of its music and Mexican television, television industry as well as its history of Cinema of Mexico, Cinema. Foreign artists have started or continued their career in Mexico, especially in the telenovela industry. In music, several artists have re-located or started their career in Mexico because it is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. Bands like ''La Quinta Estación'' started their career in Mexico because they think only a few Spanish artist become famous internationally and from Mexico they have been able to become known in Argentina, Chile and the United States. Africa Kenya * Arap Bethke, actor Americas Argentina * Amanda Miguel (singer) * Raúl Astor (actor, show host) * Cristian Bach (actress) * Patricio Borghetti (actor) * Grecia Colmenares (actress) * Rosa María Bianchi (actress) * Chela Castro (actress) * Juan Carlos Colombo (actor) * Lucy G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a metonymy, shorthand reference for the Cinema of the United States, U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was Merger (politics), consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis (publisher), Harrison Gray Otis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Gallardo
Lucy Gallardo (December 13, 1929 – August 11, 2012) was an Argentine-born Mexican actress and screenwriter. She was best known for her numerous roles in Mexican cinema, as well as Mexico's telenovelas. Gallardo was the widow of Mexican actor Enrique Rambal. Life She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 13, 1929. Gallardo made her film debut in the 1949 Argentine movie, '' Angeles de uniforme''. She later moved from Argentina to Mexico to pursue her acting career. Gallardo appeared in dozens of films throughout her career. She was cast in the 1962 film, ''The Exterminating Angel'', which was directed and written by Luis Buñuel. She appeared in that film opposite her husband, Enrique Rambal, who died in 1971. Gallardo and Rambal also starred as a comical couple in the Capulina aviation comedy, ''El Mundo de los Aviones''. Her numerous telenovela roles included '' El Amor Tiene Cara de Mujer'' (''Love Has a Female Face''), portraying the character of Lucy Scala in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Ricca
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Municipality of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Puig
Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne (December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990), commonly called Manuel Puig, was an Argentine author. Among his best-known novels are '' La traición de Rita Hayworth'' (''Betrayed by Rita Hayworth'', 1968), ''Boquitas pintadas'' ('' Heartbreak Tango'', 1969), and ''El beso de la mujer araña'' ('' Kiss of the Spider Woman'', 1976) which was adapted into the film released in 1985, directed by the Argentine-Brazilian director Héctor Babenco; and a Broadway musical in 1993. Early life, education and early career Puig was born in General Villegas, Buenos Aires Province. Since there was no high school in General Villegas, his parents sent him to Buenos Aires in 1946. Puig attended Colegio Ward in Villa Sarmiento ( Morón County). This is when he began to read systematically, beginning with a collection of texts by Nobel Prize winners. A classmate named Horacio, in whose home Puig rented accommodation when he first moved to Buenos Aires introduced him to readin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Ponce
Cecilia Ludmila Ponce, known simply as Ceci Ponce (Buenos Aires Argentina, December 31, 1981), is an Argentine actress. She worked in TV Azteca productions, where most of her characters were antagonistic. Some of her starring at Telenovelas: in 2005: ''Amor en custodia (Mexican TV series)'' ... Ana Torrejón; in 2009: ''Vuélveme a querer (TV series)'' ... Corina Nieto; In 2010: ''Entre el amor y el deseo'' ... Sara Rincón Del Real; in 2012: ''Amor cautivo'' ... Eugenia Rangel Acosta in 2012-3: ''Los Rey'' Aurora Longoria; in 2014 ''Siempre tuya Acapulco'' Irán Hernández Molina; in 2021: '' Un dia para vivir'' ...Kenia; in 2022: ''Esta historia me suena'' ... Aura. Movies * ''Niñas mal ''Bad Girls'' ( es, Niñas mal) is a 2007 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Sariñana. Cast * Martha Higareda - Adela León * Blanca Guerra - Macarena 'Maca' Ribera * Camila Sodi - Pía * Cecilia Ludmila Ponce * Ximena Sariñana - Valent ...'' (2007) See also Wikimedia. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxana Martínez
Roxana (c. 340 BC – 310 BC, grc, Ῥωξάνη; Old Iranian: ''*Raṷxšnā-'' "shining, radiant, brilliant"; sometimes Roxanne, Roxanna, Rukhsana, Roxandra and Roxane) was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess whom Alexander the Great married after defeating Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, and invading Persia. The exact date of her birth is unknown, but she was probably in her late teens or early twenties at the time of her wedding to Alexander the Great. Biography Roxana was born in c. 340 BC as the daughter of a Bactrian nobleman named Oxyartes who served Bessus, the satrap of Bactria and Sogdia. He was thus probably also involved in the murder of the last Achaemenid king Darius III. After Bessus was captured by the Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great, Oxyartes and his family continued to resist the Macedonians, and along with other notables such as the Sogdian warlord Spitamenes, took up a defensive position in a fortress known as the Sogdian Rock. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela López Rey
Marcela is a feminine given name which may refer to: Musicians *Marcela Bovio, Mexican musician * Marcela Lucatelli (born 1988), Brazilian composer * Marcela Morelo, Argentine singer-songwriter * Marcela Rodríguez, Mexican composer Politicians *Marcela Guerra Castillo, Mexican politician * Marcela Lombardo Otero, Mexican politician *Marcela Mitaynes, American politician Sportspeople *Marcela Acuña, Argentine boxer * Marcela Cuesta, Costa Rican swimmer *Marcela Hussey, Argentine field hockey player *Marcela Kubalčíková, Czech swimmer * Marcela Marić, Croatian Olympic diver *Marcela Richezza, Argentine field hockey player *Marcela (wrestler), ring name of professional wrestler María Elena Santamaría Gómez Writers *Marcela Delpastre, French-Occitan author * Marcela Paz, Chilean novelist *Marcela Serrano, another Chilean novelist Other *Marcela Agoncillo, Filipina seamstress of the first Philippine flag *Marcela Barrozo, Brazilian actress *Marcela Bilek, Czech-Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marga López
Catalina Margarita López Ramos (; June 21, 1924 – July 4, 2005), known professionally as Marga López, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress. Biography Born Catalina Margarita López Ramos in June 21st, 1924 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. Even though she was born in Argentina, she later acquired Mexican citizenship. Her parents were Pedro López Sánchez and Dolores Ramos Nava. She had six siblings: Juan, Miguel, Dolores, Pedro, María and Manuel. She debuted in show business in her home country as a child, with her siblings, in the group known as Los Hermanitos López. In 1936, the group journeyed through Latin America including Mexico. There she met her future husband Carlos Amador, a cinema producer, whom she married twice, in 1941 and in 1961. They had two children, Carlos and Manuel. In 1964, she married actor Arturo de Córdova, who died in 1973. They acted together in ''Sinful''. She was the sister of the outstanding guitarist, concert guitarist and teacher Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saul Lisazo
Saul (; he, , ; , ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, supposedly marked the transition of Israel and Judah from a scattered tribal society to organized statehood. The historicity of Saul and the United Kingdom of Israel is not universally accepted, as what is known of both comes from the Hebrew Bible. According to the text, he was anointed as king of the Israelites by Samuel, and reigned from Gibeah. Saul is said to have died by suicide when he "fell on his sword" during a battle with the Philistines at Mount Gilboa, in which three of his sons were also killed. The succession to his throne was contested between Ish-bosheth, his only surviving son, and David, his son-in-law; David ultimately prevailed and assumed kingship over Israel and Judah. Biblical account The biblical accounts of Saul's life are found in the Books of Samuel: House of King Saul According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertad Lamarque
Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was a Mexican-Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as "La Novia de América" ("The Sweetheart of the Americas"). By the time she died in 2000, she had appeared in 65 films (21 filmed in Argentina, 45 in Mexico and one in Spain) and six telenovelas, had recorded over 800 songs and had made innumerable theatrical appearances. Biography Libertad Lamarque was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina to Gaudencio Lamarque (1874-1947), an Uruguayan of French descent, and a widow of Spanish origin, Josefa Bouza (1863-1932). (Spanish) She was named Libertad (which means "Liberty") because at the time of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Kleiner
Sergio Kleiner (born March 23, 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), also credited as Sergio Klainer, is an Argentine-born Mexican film and television actor. He started his acting career at the age of 21 at a play in Buenos Aires. He then toured with the theater company to Central America and Mexico where he obtained a role in '' Los padres terribles'' of Jean Cocteau the following year (1962). In 1968 he obtained his first roles in telenovelas in ''Mujeres sin amor'' and ''Juventud divino tesoro'' both with Irma Lozano. The same year he obtained his first starring role in ''Fando y Lis'', a film by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Three years later he participated in the classic ''La generala'' starred by María Félix. In 1984 he played a doctor in "Ya nunca más" one of the films starred by singer Luis Miguel. He would spend the next decade acting in Televisa when in 1998 he moved to rival network TV Azteca to act in '' La casa del naranjo'' and six more telenovelas in the next seven years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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