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Llosa may refer to: * La Llosa, a village in Castellón, Valencia, Spain * La Llosa, a former Roman villa and archaeological site in Cambrils, Catalonia, Spain * Claudia Llosa Bueno (born 1976), Peruvian film director and writer * Frederick Cooper Llosa (born 1939), Peruvian architect and professor * Luis Llosa (born 1951), Peruvian film director * Ricardo Pau-Llosa (born 1954), Cuban-American writer * Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian surname * Marquess of Vargas Llosa Marquess of Vargas Llosa ( es, Marqués de Vargas Llosa) is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility granted in 2011 by Juan Carlos I to Mario Vargas Llosa, renowned writer and Nobel laureate. His style of address is: ''Ilustrísimo Señor ...
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La Llosa
La Llosa is a municipality located in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Notable residents References Municipalities in the Province of Castellón Plana Baixa {{Valencia-geo-stub ...
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Cambrils
Cambrils () is a coastal town in the comarca of Baix Camp, province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The town is near the tourist town Salou and is frequently visited by those travelling by air using Reus Airport. History Roman empire to Middle Ages The town of Cambrils can trace its origins back to prehistoric times, although it was not until the Roman period that the present town of Cambrils began to grow. This is evident from the archaeological sites found throughout the municipality, such as the Roman villa of ''La Llosa'', strategically located alongside the Via Augusta and not far from the Roman capital of Tarraco. By the mediaeval period, there was already a permanent settlement on the right bank of the Alforja Torrent. From 1152, the kingdom of Aragon, having driven the Moors out of Catalonia, granted a series of privileges to encourage the repopulation of the place known as Cambrils. It was in the 12th century that the foundations were laid for the establishment ...
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Claudia Llosa
Claudia Llosa Bueno (born 15 November 1976) is a Peruvian film director, writer, producer, and author. She is recognized for her Academy-Award-nominated film ''The Milk of Sorrow''. Early life Claudia Llosa was born on November 15, 1976 in Lima, Peru. Her mother Patricia Bueno Risso is an artist from Italy and her father Alejandro Llosa Garcia worked in the engineering field. Her siblings are Patricia Llosa and Andrea Llosa. She is the niece of the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa and the film director Luis Llosa. She studied at Newton Collegein Lima. Her post-secondary studies were spent majoring in Film Direction at the University of Lima. Llosa moved from Peru to Madrid in the late 1990ies. From 1998 to 2001 she studied there at the film academy ''Escuela TAI''. At the end of her studies she started working on the script for ''Madeinusa''. She moved to Barcelona to work in the advertising industry. Career Claudia Llosa’s first film ''Madeinusa'' tells the story of ...
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Frederick Cooper Llosa
Frederick Cooper Llosa (born 1939) is a Peruvian architect and professor. In 2005 he founded the School of Architecture at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, where he was also a professor. His drawings and models are included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Llosa was the first South American architect to join the Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ... as an honorary member. Selected projects *Museum of Contemporary Art, Lima (2013) References 20th-century Peruvian architects Peruvian architects 1936 births Living people People from Lima {{Peru-architect-stub ...
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Luis Llosa
Luis Llosa Urquidi (born 1951) is a Peruvian film director. He is best known for ''Sniper (1993 film), Sniper'', ''The Specialist'', and ''Anaconda (film), Anaconda''. Career Luis Llosa was originally a film critic. He is known for his early Peruvian work, English-language exploitation films made for producer Roger Corman, and bigger-budget American films. His best-known film, ''Anaconda (film), Anaconda'', stars Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, and Eric Stoltz. ''Anaconda'' was nominated for multiple Razzie Awards, including worst director, but grossed $136 million worldwide and became a cult film. He founded Iguana Productions, which produces Peruvian films and telenovelas such as ''Escándalo'', ''Torbellino'' and ''Latin Lover''. Personal life Llosa was born in 1951 in Lima, Peru. He is a cousin of Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, and his niece is film director Claudia Llosa. Filmography * 1987 ''Hour of the Assassin'' * 1989 ''Crime Zone'' * 1993 ''Snipe ...
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Ricardo Pau-Llosa
Ricardo Pau-Llosa (born May 17, 1954 in Havana, Cuba, lived in the United States since December 1960) is a Cuban-American poet, art critic of Latin American art in the US and Europe, art collector, and author of short fiction. Early life and education Pau-Llosa was born into a working-class family in Havana. In 1960 Pau-Llosa fled Cuba with his parents, older sister, and maternal grandmother — all of whom emerge in his autobiographical poems of exile and remembrance. He graduated from Belén Jesuit Preparatory High School in Miami in 1971, and went on to major in English (literature) at various universities, among them Florida International University (BA, 1974), Florida Atlantic University (MA, 1976), and the University of Florida (1978–1981). Career and writings Following his gradation from Belen Jesuit and during his studies in Florida International University, Pau-Llosa was active in the establishment of the early Latin American art market in South Florida. He frequent ...
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Vargas Llosa
Vargas Llosa is the surname of two prominent Peruvian intellectuals who are father and son. *Mario Vargas Llosa, born in 1936, is a novelist, journalist, politician and essayist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2010. *Álvaro Vargas Llosa Álvaro Vargas Llosa (born 18 March 1966) is a Peruvian-Spanish writer and political commentator and public speaker on international affairs. He is also the writer and presenter of a documentary series for National Geographic Channel on contempo ..., born in 1966, is a writer and political commentator on international affairs. Although the name appears to consist of a first name, a middle name and a last name, Vargas Llosa is in fact the complete surname (Spanish-speaking countries use a paternal last name followed by a maternal last name), and falls alphabetically under the letter V. In a library, bookstore, bibliography or similar place, it is not correct to file the works of either of these authors under the letter L or Ll. ...
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