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Leonor Watling
Leonor Elizabeth Ceballos Watling (born 28 July 1975) is a Spanish film actress and singer. Early life Leonor Ceballos Watling was born on 28 July 1975 in Madrid, to a Spanish father from Province of Cádiz, Cádiz and an English mother, the youngest of four siblings (two brothers and two sisters). Her first vocation was that of dancer, but a knee injury made this impossible. Career Watling began her acting career in theatre. She earned her feature film debut with a performance in Pablo Llorca's ''Jardines colgantes'' (1993). After that she participated in several TV series, such as ''Hermanos de leche'', ''Farmacia de guardia'' or ''Querido maestro'', but her most successful role was in the series ''Raquel busca su sitio'' with Cayetana Guillén Cuervo. In 1998, she was nominated for a Premio Goya, Goya award for her role in ''La hora de los valientes'', and was named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion in 1999. In 2002, she was nominated aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Goya Awards
The 33rd Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), honored the best in Spanish films of 2018 and took place at the Conference and Exhibition Centre of Seville on 2 February 2019. The ceremony was televised in Spain by the Spanish public television (TVE) and was hosted by television presenter and comedian Andreu Buenafuente and actress Silvia Abril. It was also televised for the international public by the TVE Internacional channel. It was the second time that the ceremony was held outside of Madrid, the other one being the 14th edition that took place in Barcelona. Nominations were announced on 12 December 2018 by Paco León and Rossy de Palma. '' The Realm'' received the most nominations with thirteen, followed by ''Champions'' with eleven nominations. ''Champions'' won Best Film, as well as Best New Actor and Best Original Song, but '' The Realm'' won the most awards, with seven awards, including Best Director, Best Actor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Mother Likes Women
''My Mother Likes Women'' ( es, A mi Madre le gustan las mujeres) is a 2002 Spanish comedy film directed by Inés París and Daniela Fejerman. The film stars Leonor Watling, Rosa Maria Sardà, María Pujalte, Silvia Abascal, and Eliska Sirova. ''My Mother Likes Women'' premiered in Spain on 11 January 2002. The theme song of the same title was written by Andy Chango. Plot Elvira, an attractive but insecure twenty-something, joins her sisters Jimena and Sol to celebrate the birthday of their mother, Sofía. A divorced concert pianist, Sofía announces that she's fallen in love but is interrupted by the doorbell as she describes her new partner. While the three gleefully speculate about their mother's new boyfriend, their joy suddenly gives way to shock when she returns with Eliska, and the sisters realize that their mother is a lesbian. The young women handle the shock in different ways. Elvira confides in her psychiatrist, while Sol composes a song about her mother and her lesb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Drexler
Jorge Abner Drexler Prada (born September 21, 1964) is a Uruguayan musician, actor and doctor specializing in otolaryngology. In 2004, Drexler won wide acclaim after becoming the first Uruguayan to win an Academy Award, which he won for composing the song "Al Otro Lado del Río" from '' The Motorcycle Diaries''. Early life Drexler was born in Montevideo. In 1939 his father, a German Jew, fled to Uruguay with his family at the age of four to escape the Holocaust. His mother is a Christian of mixed Spanish, French, and Portuguese descent. Drexler was raised Jewish, but does not follow any organized religion. Like many of his family, he studied medicine and became an otorhinolaryngologist—an ear, nose and throat specialist. Drexler began playing piano at age five, before attending guitar and composition classes. Although he had an interest in music, he became a doctor like both of his parents. He attended medical school in Montevideo. During his time in medical school, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulsaciones
''Pulsaciones'' (literally ''Pulsations'', title in English ''Lifeline'') is a Spanish thriller series produced by Globomedia for Antena 3. It premiered on January 10 and ended on March 14, 2017, and was a one-season, 10-episode series with a closed ending. The series was selected by consulting agency The WIT among the most remarkable international shows in the 2016 MIPTV Media Market. Plot Álex (Pablo Derqui) is a neurosurgeon who has received a heart transplant. His donor is an investigative journalist named Rodrigo (Juan Diego Botto) whose death is shrouded in mystery. Shortly after the operation, Álex starts seeing Rodrigo's memories in the form of nightmares, which will lead to him trying to uncover the causes of his death. He will be joined in this by Lara Valle (Meritxell Calvo), an aspiring young journalist who was mentored by Rodrigo. Cast * Pablo Derqui as Álex Puga * Leonor Watling as Blanca Jiménez * Ingrid Rubio as Marián Gala * Meritxell Calvo as Lara Valle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Richardson
Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in '' Dance with a Stranger'' (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for ''Damage'' (1992) and ''Tom & Viv'' (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''Damage''. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for '' Enchanted April'' (1992) and the TV film ''Fatherland'' (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" after she appeared in ''Orlando'' at the Edinburgh International Festival. After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play ''Moving'', before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for ''A Lie of the Mind''. Her television credits include ''Blackadder'' (1986–1989), ''A Dance to the Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Castellitto
Sergio Castellitto (born 18 August 1953) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. Biography Sergio Castellitto was born in Rome in 1953, to parents from Molise and Abruzzo, Southern Italy. After graduating from the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art in 1978, he began his theatrical career in Italian public theater with Shakespeare's ''Measure for Measure'' at the Teatro di Roma and with roles in other plays such as ''La Madre'' by Brecht, ''Merchant of Venice'', and ''Candelaio'' by Giordano Bruno. At the Teatro di Genova he starred in the roles of Tuzenbach in Chekhov's ''Three Sisters'' and Jean in Strindberg's ''Miss Julie'', both under the direction of Otomar Krejka. In the coming years, he also starred in such theatrical productions as ''L'infelicità senza desideri'' and ''Piccoli equivoci'' at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. He also appeared in ''Barefoot in the Park'' by Neil Simon. During his years in the theatre, he worked alongside man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Coixet
Isabel Coixet Castillo (; born 9 April 1960 ) is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to “untangle films from their national context ... clearing the path for thinking about national film from different perspectives.” The recurring themes of “emotions, feelings, and existential conflict” coupled with her distinct visual style secure the “multifaceted (she directs, writes, produces, shoots, and acts)” filmmaker's status as a “Catalans, Catalan auteur.” Early life Isabel Coixet was born in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Sant Adrià del Besòs next to Barcelona on 9 April 1960. She started filming when she was given an 8 mm camera on the occasion of her First Communion. After obtaining a BA d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, Je T'aime
''Paris, je t'aime'' (; ''Paris, I love you'') is a 2006 anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements (districts). The 22 directors include Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Joel and Ethan Coen, Isabel Coixet, Gérard Depardieu, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Nobuhiro Suwa, Alexander Payne, Tom Tykwer, Walter Salles, Yolande Moreau, and Gus Van Sant. Production Julio Medem was attached to the project for a long time. He was supposed to direct one of the segments starring Javier Bardem et Maria Valverde, but this finally fell through because of scheduling conflicts with the filming of '' Caótica Ana'' (2007). ''Paris, je t'aime'' is the first feature film to be fully scanned in 6K and mastered in 4K in Europe (as opposed to the normal 2K). Encoding the image took about 24 hours per reel (at Laboratoires Éclair). Both Emmanuel Benbihy and Gilles Caussade served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hurt
Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain". He's received numerous accolades and honours including the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award in 2012 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2015 for his services to drama. He came to prominence playing Richard Rich in the film '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966) and won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for '' The Naked Civil Servant'' (1975). He played Caligula in the BBC TV series ''I, Claudius'' (1976). Hurt earned Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for '' Midnight Express'' (1978), and Best Actor for ''The Elephant Man'' (1980). Other films include ''Alien'' (1979), '' Heaven's Gate'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah Wood
Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003) and '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' (2012). Wood made his film debut with a small part in ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989). He went on to achieve recognition as a child actor with roles in ''Avalon'' (1990), ''Paradise'' (1991), ''Radio Flyer'' (1992), '' Forever Young'' (1992), '' The Adventures of Huck Finn'' (1993), and '' The Good Son'' (1993). As a teenager, he starred in films such as ''North'' (1994), '' The War'' (1994), '' Flipper'' (1996), ''The Ice Storm'' (1997), '' Deep Impact'' (1998), and ''The Faculty'' (1998). Following the success of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Wood has appeared in a wide range of films, including '' Spy Kids 3D: Game Over'' (2003)'', Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), ''Sin City'' (2005), '' Green Street'' (2005), ''Everything Is Illu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
