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La Huella Del Crimen
' () is a Spanish prime-time anthology true crime television series that narrates some of the most lurid crimes that occurred in the late 19th and 20th centuries in Spain. Produced by Televisión Española and directed by renowned film directors, its three seasons and fourteen episodes were broadcast on La Primera of Televisión Española between 1985 and 2010. An additional story, initially intended as an episode of the series, was theatrically released as a standalone feature film titled '' Lovers'' in 1991. Premise Created and produced by Pedro Costa for Televisión Española, each of the series' episodes is directed by a renowned film director who was invited to recount a true crime in 16 mm film format. Each standalone story stars a different ensemble cast of well-known actors of the time. The series, only authorized for audiences over eighteen years old, caused a great impact in Spain due to the crudeness of the crimes. Episodes ''La huella del crimen 1'' ''La ...
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Crime Of Fuencarral Street
The crime of Fuencarral street (also known as the murder on Fuencarral street or the case of Fuencarral street) was a murder that took place in 1888 on the second floor, left side, of number 109 of Calle de Fuencarral, Fuencarral Street in Madrid. This number does not exist on the current street map, since it jumps from number 107 to 111, with gate number 1 of the Glorieta de Bilbao roundabout between them. Therefore, number 109 would correspond to current number 95, on the corner with Divino Pastor Street. On the morning of 2 July 1888, neighbors alerted the police, who discovered the body of Doña Luciana Borcino, widow of Vázquez-Varela, lying on her back, covered with wet rags that had been doused in lamp oil and set on fire. She was found in a closed room. In the next room, they found a bulldog and Doña Luciana's house-maid, Higinia Balaguer Ostalé, both sleeping under the effects of a narcotic drug. The investigation by the police had the Spanish society of the time on te ...
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True Crime
True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affected by criminal events. The crimes most commonly include murder; about 40 percent focus on tales of serial killers. True crime comes in many forms, such as books, films, podcasts, and television shows. Many works in this genre recount high-profile, sensational crimes such as the JonBenét Ramsey killing, the O. J. Simpson murder case, and the Pamela Smart murder, while others are devoted to more obscure slayings. True crime works can impact the crimes they cover and the audience who consumes it. The genre is often criticized for being insensitive to the victims and their families and is described by some as trash culture. History Zhang Yingyu's ''The Book of Swindles'' () is a late Ming dynasty collection of stories about allegedly true cases of fraud. Works in the related Chinese genre of court case fict ...
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Maribel Verdú
María Isabel Verdú Rollán (; born 2 October 1970) is a Spanish actress. Some of her film credits include performances in '' Lovers'', ''Belle Époque'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Pan's Labyrinth'', '' The Blind Sunflowers'' and ''Snow White''. Early life Verdú was born in Madrid, Spain. She began acting at 13, appearing in various commercials. She left school at the age of 15, so that she could fully devote herself to her acting career. Verdú has appeared in more than 60 movies, since 1984, the majority of them in Spanish. She has also been in numerous TV shows. Career Her first work experience was as a model in ''spots'' and fashion magazines by known commercial firms. Her first television opportunity was given to her at the age of 13, featuring in the anthology series ', directed by Vicente Aranda in the episode " Captain Sánchez's Crime". She made her feature film debut in ''El sueño de Tánger'' at age 14, starring alongside Fabio Testi. Shot in 1985, the film u ...
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Carmen Maura
María del Carmen García Maura (born 15 September 1945) is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, she has starred in films such as ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'', ''¡Ay Carmela!'', '' Common Wealth'', and ''Volver''. She holds the record for most Goya Awards for Best Leading Actress (with three). She also won a Cesar Award in 2013 and a Cannes Film Festival Award in 2006. Early life Maura was born in Madrid to Salvador García Santa-Cruz and Carmen Maura Arenzana. Her great-grandfather was the Count of Fuente Nueva de Arenzana, who lived in the Palace of Arenzana in Madrid, currently the embassy of France. Her other great grandfather from her mother's side was the artist Bartolome Maura Montaner, brother of Antonio Maura, a former prime minister of Spain on five occasions and a noted orator. Maura studied philosophy and literature at the ''École des Beaux-Arts'' in Paris. From 1964 to 1970, she was married to a lawyer, Francisco Forte ...
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Angelino Fons
Angelino Fons Fernández (6 March 1936 – 7 June 2011), was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He is known for his debut film '' La busca'' (''The Search'') (1966). His career was closely linked to literature, adapting classic Spanish novels to the big screen. Career Angelino Fons was born on 6 March 1936 in Madrid, just months before the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. He grew up in Murcia and Orihuela, where he moved with his family in 1940. He studied at the Jesuit school of Santo Domingo in Orihuela, Alicante. He entered the University of Murcia to study Philosophy and Literature. Abandoning his studies at the University of Murcia, Fons returned to Madrid to be trained as a film director and entered the national film school (IIEC), graduating with a specialty in directing in 1960.D’Lugo, ''Guide to the Cinema of Spain'', p. 135 ...
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José Manuel Cervino
José Manuel Cervino (born 29 October 1940) is a Spanish film and television actor. He won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007 and was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Actor in 1987. Life and career José Manuel Cervino Almeida was born in Arona, on the island of Tenerife ( Canary Islands), in 1940. Despite his left-wing political beliefs and reputation for kindness, he often played right-wing villains for director Eloy de la Iglesia. He generally worked in films that explored themes of marginalization, juvenile delinquency, and drug abuse. He won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''13 Roses''. He appeared in the 2008 television series ''Men Hunters'', which garnered good critical reviews, prompting Antena 3 to keep it on the air despite low viewership until the end of its first and only season. In 2009 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Malaga Film Festival. In 2013 he appeared in the daily television series ''Gran Reserva: El O ...
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María José Alfonso
María Josefa Alfonso Mingo (born 27 March 1940) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than ninety films since 1962. Filmography Awards Medals Circle of Cinematographic Writers References External links

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Sancho Gracia
Félix Ángel Sancho Gracia (27 September 1936 – 8 August 2012) was a Spanish motion picture and television actor. Biography Gracia was born and died in Madrid. He started his acting career in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he lived from 1947 until 1961. In Montevideo he was a student of Margarita Xirgu. He made his movie acting debut in France in the 1963 film '' L'Autre femme'' opposite Annie Girardot. Since then he has appeared in more than eighty motion pictures including several Hollywood productions during the 1970s and in 1999's ''Outlaw Justice'' with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. As well, Gracia has worked in Australia, performing as a regular cast member in the 1982 television series, '' Runaway Island'' and in the 1991 made-for-TV film, ''Pirates Island''. He also participated in the Oscar-nominated Mexican film ''El Crimen del Padre Amaro'' in 2002. In 2003, he was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance in the 2002 film, '' 800 bal ...
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Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ...
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José María Jarabo
José María Jarabo (28 April 1923 – 4 July 1959) was a Spanish spree killer, who between 19 and 21 July 1958, murdered four adults and an unborn baby. Jarabo was sentenced to death by garrote and executed in 1959. Early life José María Manuel Pablo de la Cruz Jarabo Pérez Morris was born on 28 April 1923, in Madrid, Spain. A few years after his birth the family moved to Miami, Florida, in the United States. Jarabo hated the United States and it was there he committed his first crime, trafficking of human beings, for which he was arrested and sentenced to a term of three years in prison. He was confined in a psychiatric hospital in Springfield, Florida, and a few years after his release he returned to Spain, in the 1940s. In Spain he befriended many wealthy people and began a career as a professional gambler, using the money that his mother sent him from Puerto Rico. According to Jarabo's friends, he was a terrible gambler and spent a lot of money on poker and blackjack ...
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Juan Antonio Bardem
Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screen writer, born in Madrid. He was a member of the Communist Party. Bardem was best known for ''Muerte de un ciclista'' (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and '' El puente'' (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1979 film ''Seven Days in January'' won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1993 he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1953 he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, '' Objetivo'', which existed until 1956. Bardem is the father of director Miguel Bardem and uncle of actor Javier Bardem. Bardem died in Madrid in 2002, at age 80. Filmography Director *'' Esa pareja feliz'' (1951, co-directed with Luis García Berlanga) *'' C ...
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Pepe Rubio
Pepe Rubio (September 10, 1931 – March 15, 2012) was a Spanish actor, known for comedies, whose professional career began in 1953 with theater. Rubio was born in Lubrín, Province of Almería, Andalusia in 1931. His father was a miner. Rubio moved to Barcelona with his family, where he worked as in a textile factory. He joined the military when he was eighteen years old. Rubio's film debut was in the 1959 Spanish movie, '' House of Troy''. Other credits included the 1963 dramatic film, ''Dulcinea''; ''Behind the Mask of Zorro ''Behind the Mask of Zorro'' (aka ''E Zorro cabalga otra vez''/ ''Zorro Rides Again''), is a 1965 Italian western film directed by Ricardo Blasco. Tony Russel plays Zorro. Cast *Tony Russel ... Patricio / Alfonso / Zorro * María José Alfonso ...'' in 1965 Pepe Rubio died on March 15, 2012, in Madrid at the age of 80. Filmography References 1931 births 2012 deaths Spanish male film actors Spanish male stage actors People from the Provi ...
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