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Karra Elejalde
Carlos Elejalde Garay (born 10 October 1960) better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker. Biography Carlos Elejalde Garay was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He developed his early acting career on independent stage plays. After making his feature film debut with a role in the 1987 film ''A los cuatro vientos'', Elejalde's collaborations with Basque cinema auteurs such as Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Álex de la Iglesia or Julio Medem launched his acting career in the 1990s. He made his feature film directorial debut by shooting the 2000 film ''Año Mariano'' in tandem with Fernando Guillén Cuervo, later making his solo debut with the 2004 film ''Torapia''. In 2014 he replaced Benito Pocino as Mortadelo in ''Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo'' (2014). He played Koldo in ''Ocho apellidos vascos''. He reprised the same role in ''Ocho apellidos catalanes'' (2015). After the success of both films, he affirmed he won't play the next s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Goya Awards
The 31st Goya Awards were presented at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel in Madrid on 4 February 2017 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2016. Actor and comedian Dani Rovira was the master of ceremonies for the third time in a row. Nominations were announced on 14 December 2016 by Javier Cámara and Natalia de Molina. ''A Monster Calls (film), A Monster Calls'' received the most nominations with twelve, followed by ''Smoke & Mirrors (2016 film), Smoke & Mirrors'' and ''The Fury of a Patient Man'' with eleven nominations each. ''The Fury of a Patient Man'' won Best Film, as well as Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best New Director, but ''A Monster Calls (film), A Monster Calls'' won the most awards, with nine awards, including Best Director. Actress Emma Suárez won two awards on the same night: Best Actress for ''Julieta (film), Julieta'' and Best Supporting Actress for ''La próxima piel''. Winners and nominees Major awards Other award nominees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacas
''Vacas'' (English: ''Cows'') is a 1991 Spanish film, written and directed by Julio Médem. The film stars Carmelo Gómez, Emma Suárez, Ana Torrent, and Karra Elejalde. An eerie family saga set in rural Basque Country, the cryptic film follows the intertwined story of three generations of two families from 1875 to 1936. It was Médem's first film and for it he won the 1993 Goya Award as Best New Director. Plot Fighting in the trenches of Biscay in 1875 during the Third Carlist War, Carmelo Mendiluze, an army sergeant, learns from a young errand boy named Ilegorri that Manuel Iriguíbel, his neighbor from his native village, has joined their exhausted battalion. Eager for news of his child's birth, Carmelo befriends the inexperienced soldier whose reputation as an expert aizcolari (competition log cutter) cannot conceal his apprehension and fear of armed combat. Panicking under fire, Manuel drops to the ground and smears himself with blood gushing hot from the neck of his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Wings (film)
''Butterfly Wings'' ( es, Alas de mariposa, link=no) is a 1991 Spanish drama film directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa. Plot A poor couple wants to have a boy but instead they get a girl. A boy is born afterwards but something terrible happens, which ruins the relationship between mother and daughter. Cast * Sílvia Munt – Carmen * Tito Valverde – Gabriel * Susana García Díez – Ami * Laura Vaquero – Amy niña * – Abuelo * Alberto Martín Aranaga – Gorka * Rafael Martin Rafael Martín Romero (born May 16, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals. Early life Martin was born in California but spent parts of his childhood ... – Lucio References External links * * 1991 films 1990s Spanish-language films 1991 drama films Spanish drama films 1991 directorial debut films 1990s Spanish films {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agencia EFE
Agencia EFE, S.A. () is a Spanish international news agency, the major multimedia news agency in Spanish language and the world's fourth largest wire service after the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse. EFE was created in 1939 by Ramón Serrano Súñer, then Francoist faction's Interior Minister. Agencia EFE is a news agency that covers all areas of information in the news media of the press, radio, television and Internet. It distributes around three million news per year, thanks to its 3,000 journalists from 60 nationalities, operating 24/7 from more than 180 cities in 120 countries and with four editing tables in three continents: Madrid, Bogotá, Cairo (Arabic), and Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese). Employees in Spain are represented by several labor unions. EFE has about 40 employees in the United States who voted on 29 September 2005 to be represented by the News Media Guild. Workers ratified a first labor contract in December 2006, marking the first time the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Goya Awards
The 29th Goya Awards were presented at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel in Madrid on February 7, 2015 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2014. Actor and comedian Dani Rovira was the master of ceremonies. Nominees were announced on January 7, 2015. ''Marshland'' won ten awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor. Winners and nominees Major awards Other award nominees Honorary Goya *Antonio Banderas José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Antonio Ba ... References External linksOfficial site {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 29 2014 film awards 2014 in Spanish cinema 2015 in Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Televisión Española
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española or RTVE, is the state-owned public corporation that assumed in 2007 the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service known as Ente Público Radiotelevisión Española. It provides multi-station television ( TVE) and radio services ( RNE), as well as online and streaming services. Since the entry into force of the ''Ley de Financiación de RTVE'' in 2009, RTVE is primarily funded by a combination of subsidies from the General State Budget and a fee levied on the private agents' gross revenue (3.0 % for private free-to-air channels, a 1.5 % for private subscription channels and a 0.9 % for telecom companies). RTVE is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The corporation's central headquarters are located in Pozuelo de Alarcón. History Precedents Spanish state-wide public broadcasting services have undergone numerous restructurings and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor ( es, Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación masculina de reparto) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film. Miguel Rellán was the first winner of this category for his performance in '' Dear Nanny''. Actors Juan Diego, Eduard Fernández, Karra Elejalde and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba hold the record for most wins in this category with two victories each while Antonio de la Torre, Juan Diego and Eduard Fernández have received the most nominations for this award with six each. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives Actors with more than 1 award in the category *2 wins: Juan Diego, 6 nominations *2 wins: Eduard Fernández, 6 nominations *2 wins: Karra Elejalde, 3 nominations *2 wins: Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, 3 nominations Actors with more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Goya Awards
The 25th Goya Awards were given on 13 February 2011 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2010. ''Black Bread'' (''Pa negre'') by Agustí Villaronga won nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Nominees Major awards Other award nominees Honorary Goya *Mario Camus Mario Camus García (20 April 1935 – 18 September 2021) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He won the Golden Bear at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival with '' La colmena''. His 1987 film ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' wa ... References External linksOfficial site {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 25 2010 film awards 2010 in Spanish cinema 2011 in Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los últimos De Filipinas
''Last Stand in the Philippines'' () is a 1945 Spanish biographical war film directed by Antonio Román. It is based on a radio script by Enrique Llovet, ''Los Héroes de Baler,'' and novel, ''El Fuerte de Baler,'' by Enrique Alfonso Barcones and Rafael Sánchez Campoy. The movie theme song "", composed by Llovet (lyrics) and Jorge Halpern (music), became very popular. It was lip synced by actress Nani Fernández and sang by Maria Teresa Valcárcel. Historical facts "The Last Ones of the Philippines" is the name given to the Spanish soldiers who fought in the Siege of Baler against Filipino revolutionaries and against the US Army during the Spanish–American War (in Spain also called "The Disaster of 98"). The Siege of Baler lasted from 1 July 1898 to 2 June 1899. During these 11 months, the Spaniards were isolated in a church that became their fortified position. The Spanish troops were a small garrison of 50 soldiers from the "2º de Cazadores" under the charge of Lieutenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocento
Vocento, S.A., also known as Grupo Vocento, is a Spanish mass media group. Its flagship daily newspaper is the conservative and monarchist ''ABC'', also publishing ''El Correo''. Vocento was created in 2001 upon the merger of Grupo Correo with , the publisher of ''ABC''. The group is also a player in the regional press sector, mainly owing to former properties of Correo (''El Diario Montañés'', '' La Verdad'', ''Hoy'', ''Ideal'', '' Sur'', ''La Rioja'', ''El Norte de Castilla'', '' El Comercio''). Through Net TV, the group also owns a DDT license, which is leased to Paramount Network and Disney Channel. History It has its origins in 1910 with the launch of ''El Pueblo Vasco'', a newspaper founded by the Ybarra family, which merged with El Correo Español in 1938. In the 1940s they obtained shares in El Noticiero Bilbaíno and in 1948 they began its development with the acquisition of most of El Diario Vasco. The expansion outside the Basque Country (Spain) started in 1984 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario Vasco
''El Diario Vasco'' (English: ''The Basque Daily'') is a Spanish morning daily newspaper based in San Sebastián, Basque Country. History and profile ''El Diario Vasco'' was founded in 1934 by the Sociedad Vascongada de Publicaciones, led by conservative writers such as Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena or Ramiro de Maeztu. The paper has its headquarters in San Sebastián. Following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, ''El Diario Vasco'' supported the Nationalist faction and was closed by the Republican government for two months until San Sebastián was conquered by the Nationalists. In 1945 the paper was bought by the Falange-controlled holders of ''El Correo Español'', which then changed its name from El Pueblo Vasco SA to Bilbao Editorial SA. ''El Diario Vasco'' is currently owned by Grupo Vocento which also owns ''ABC'', ''El Correo'' and ''Las Provincias'', among the others. ''El Diario Vasco'' has a neutral political stance. The paper publishes ten editions through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
