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Lago Calafquen
__NOTOC__ Lago, which means "lake" in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Galician, may refer to: Places * Lago, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy * Lago, Mexico, a municipality zone in the State of Mexico * Lago District, a ''distrito'' in Niassa Province, Mozambique *Lago, Portugal, a ''freguesia'' in the District of Braga *Lago, Asturias, a ''parroquia'' in the ''municipio'' of Allande, Spain * Lago, Texas, a census-designated place * Lagos, Nigeria, the largest city in Nigeria People * Anders Lago, Swedish politician * Ângela Lago (1945–2017), Brazilian children's writer and illustrator * Antonio Lago, Venice-born French motor vehicle manufacturer * Fábio Lago, Brazilian actor * Nais Lago, Italian actress * Virginia Lago (born 1946), Argentine actress Other uses * Lago (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 5 * Talbot-Lago, a type of car *''Lago'', a fictional western town depicted in the film, '' High Plains Drifter'' See also * Lagos (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lago, Calabria
Lago ( Laghitano: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, in southern Italy. It is located 42 kilometers from the city of Cosenza. Geography and topography Lago is located in the mountainous interior of the Cosenza Province, near the slopes of Monte Cocuzzo. Despite being sited in mountainous territory, the higher elevations of the city offer views of the nearby coastline, including Stromboli. It regularly snows in Lago in the winter. History Prehistory and ancient era The pre-historic tribe living in Cosenza called themselves the "Itali" and it was from them where Italy drew its name. They called their land, "Viteliu," which means "land of the life-giving calf." Around 500 B.C., these Italic tribes were conquered by and merged into another Italic tribe called the Bretti (Latin Brutti), who named their country "Brettiōn." They were a rebellious offshoot of the Lucanians, and their name may mean "renegades." They spoke Oscan, and named Cosenza (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Lago
Antonio Franco Lago (Venice, 28 March 1893 – Paris, 1 December 1960) was an Italian engineer and motor-industry entrepreneur. In 1936 he bought Automobiles Talbot S.A. from his employers, the collapsed Anglo-French S.T.D. Motors combine, and founded the motor-racing marque Talbot-Lago. The French government awarded him the Legion d’Honneur for the glory he brought to France. Biography Early life Lago was born in Venice in 1893, but the family moved to Bergamo, where his father was manager (or owner) of the municipal theatre. He grew up in the company of actors, musicians and government officials, developing relationships with leaders such as Pope John XXIII and Benito Mussolini. He graduated in engineering from the Politecnico di Milano. In 1915 he joined the Italian Air Force, where he achieved the rank of major during the First World War. Politics Although Lago was a founding member (one of the first 50) of the Italian National Fascist Party, he later became outspoken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Plains Drifter
''High Plains Drifter'' is a 1973 American Western film directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Ernest Tidyman, and produced by Robert Daley for The Malpaso Company and Universal Pictures. The film stars Eastwood as a mysterious stranger who metes out justice in a corrupt frontier mining town. The film was influenced by the work of Eastwood's two major collaborators, film directors Sergio Leone and Don Siegel. In addition to Eastwood, the film also co-stars Verna Bloom, Mariana Hill, Mitchell Ryan, Jack Ging, and Stefan Gierasch. The film was shot on location on the shores of Mono Lake, California. Dee Barton wrote the film score. The film was critically acclaimed at the time of its initial release and remains popular. Plot A mysterious, unnamed stranger rides out of the desert into the isolated mining town of Lago in the American Old West. Three hired town security gunmen taunt and threaten him; he kills all three with little effort. When the attractive, blond townswoman C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talbot-Lago
Talbot-Lago was a French automobile manufacturer based in Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, outside Paris. The company was owned and managed by Antonio Lago, an Italian engineer that acquired rights to the Talbot brand name after the demise of Darracq London's subsidiary Automobiles Talbot France in 1936.Talbot-Lago isn’t a household name, but this French beauty made history by Rick Carey on Hagerty.com, 19 April 2022 Under Lago's managing, the company produced a range of automobiles that included and |
Lago (Madrid Metro)
Lago is a station on Line 10 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in fare Zone A. With its neighbor Batán to the south, Lago is one of only two above-ground stations on Line 10. References Madrid Metro stations located above ground Line 10 (Madrid Metro) stations Railway stations opened in 1961 1961 establishments in Spain {{Madrid-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Lago
Virginia Lago (born 22 May 1946) is an Argentine actress with an extensive career in theater, film, and television. She is best known for being the host of the popular film series ', broadcast by Telefe. Biography Virginia Lago was born in San Martín in the north of Greater Buenos Aires on 22 May 1946. Until age 20 she resided in Villa Ballester. She attended primary school at Roberto Noble School No. 11, and Tomás Guido secondary school in San Martín. She is the cousin of actress Zully Moreno and the aunt of actress Fabiana García Lago. In 1963 she had a prominent performance in the play ''Pygmalion''. She studied Theater with and at the Institute of Modern Art and learned from many other actors. In 1966 she appeared on the well-received program ''Galería Polyana'', which was broadcast on weekdays from May to October on Channel 9 with scripts by the theatrical author Clara Giol Bressan and a cast that included Susana Campos, Fanny Navarro, Enzo Viena, Ricardo Passano, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nais Lago
Nais Lago (born 25 February 1914) was an Italian actress. Life and career Born Nais La Gattella in Rijeka (at the time the Italian city Fiume), after studying in Trieste she moved to Rome, where she made her film debut appearing in two minor roles in Goffredo Alessandrini ''Seconda B'' and Alessandro Blasetti's ''1860''. Lago later attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1936. She then devoted herself to the theater, entering the major stage companies of the time. She was also active in films, even if usually cast in character role A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to ...s, and on television. References External links * Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses Actors from Rijeka Centro Sper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fábio Lago
Fábio de Souza Lago (born 13 March 1970) is a Brazilian actor, best known for his works in ''Elite Squad'', '' Caras & Bocas'', and '' Invisible City''. Filmography ;Films *2001: ''3 Histórias da Bahia'' as Roupinol "Roupi" *2002: ''Nada Sério'' *2002: ''O Condomínio'' *2002: ''Uma Estrela para Ioiô'' *2003: '' The Middle of the World'' as Neguiça *2004: '' The Other Side of the Street'' as Alex *2003: ''No Elevador'' *2005: ''A Última do Amigo da Onça'' *2005: ''Noel - O Poeta da Vila'' as Ademar Casé *2005: ''Trabalho Noturno'' *2007: ''A Grande Família'' as Manguaça *2007: ''Elite Squad'' as Claudio Mendes de Lima (Baiano) *2007: ''City of Men'' as Ceará *2010: ''Malu de Bicicleta'' as Marido *2011: ''Assalto ao Banco Central'' as Caetano *2012: '' Xingu'' as Bamburra *2012: '' Totalmente Inocentes'' as Nervoso *2013: ''Nelson Ninguém'' as Pai do Nelson *2014: ''Irmã Dulce'' as Neco *2015: ''Operações Especiais'' as Moacir *2017: ''Entre Irmãs'' as Orelha *20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ângela Lago
Ângela Maria Cardoso Lago (17 December 1945 – 22 October 2017) was a Brazilian children's author and illustrator of poems dedicated to children. She began drawing at the age of three and spent time in the United States, Venezuela and Scotland early in her career. Lago published her first book in 1980 and her last in 2016. She was named the winner of the Best Illustrated Book Award which is issued by the Fundación Nacional del Libros Infantil y Juvenil de Brasil in both 1984 and 1986 and the 1995 and 2007 Biennial of Illustration Bratislava for her books ''Festa no Céu: Um Conto do Nosso Folclor'' and ''Joao Felizardo o rei dos negocios'' respectively. Lago was also named a recipient of the Jabuti Prize for Literature in each of 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Biography On 17 December 1945, Ângela Maria Cardoso Lago was born in Belo Horizonte, which is the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. She, sometimes referred to Angela-Lago with a hyphen, was ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lago, Mexico
The State of Mexico ( es, Estado de México; ), officially just Mexico ( es, México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Commonly known as Edomex (from ) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the most populous, as well as the most densely populated, state in the country. Located in South-Central Mexico, the state is divided into 125 municipalities. The state capital city is Toluca de Lerdo ("Toluca"), while its largest city is Ecatepec de Morelos ("Ecatepec"). The State of Mexico surrounds Mexico City on three sides and borders the states of Querétaro and Hidalgo to the north, Morelos and Guerrero to the south, Michoacán to the west, and Tlaxcala and Puebla to the east. The territory that now comprises the State of Mexico once formed the core of the Pre-Hispanic Aztec Empire. During the Spanish colonial period, the region was incorporated into New Spain. After gaining independence in the 19th century, Mexico City was ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Lago
Anders Lago (born 31 October 1956) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician and former mayor ( sv, Kommunstyrelsens ordförande) of Södertälje, Sweden. On 10 April 2008, Lago participated in a hearing before the Helsinki Commission, the independent U.S. government agency led by members of U.S. Congress, where he claimed that his small city of about 80,000 was now home to nearly 6,000 Iraqis; "more refugees than the United States and Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ... together". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the Government of Nigeria, government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total Population and housing censuses by country, population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it List of urban areas in Africa by population, the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
