Makinavaja, El último Choriso
''Makinavaja, el último choriso'' is a 1992 Spanish crime comedy film directed by Carlos Suárez based on the comics by . It stars Andrés Pajares as the title character alongside Jesús Bonilla, Mario Pardo, Pedro Reyes, Mary Santpere, and Carmen Conesa. Plot The plot follows the mishaps of two clumsy low-key criminals (Makinavaja and Popeye) in El Raval, Barcelona. Cast Production The film was produced by Tesauro, Dos Ocho Cine, and Tamaya PC. Release The film was the only Spanish picture among the 30 highest-grossing releases in Spain from January to October 1992. Reception Casimiro Torreiro of ''El País'' observed a "vocation for transgression", not implying, "unfortunately, success when it comes to transgressing", with the result from the adaptation leaving "ample room for doubt", with none of the performers (bar possibly Santpere) seemingly believing a lot in what they are doing. See also * List of Spanish films of 1992 A list of Spanish-produced an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carlos Suárez (cinematographer)
Carlos Suárez (1946 – 19 October 2019) was a Spanish cinematographer who worked in various movies like ''Oviedo Express'', ''Dagon'', ''El Portero'', ''Don Juan en los infiernos'' and ''El detective y la muerte''. He was the younger brother of film director Gonzalo Suarez, with whom he collaborated several times. He occasionally acted in movies like ''La Raza Nunca Pierde - Huele a Gas'' and ''Guyana: Cult of the Damned'' and was the director and writer for ''The Secret Garden'', a 1984 movie. He was the winner of the 3rd Goya Awards, 1988 Goya Award for Best Cinematography for the film ''Remando al viento'' (''Rowing with the Wind'').''Great Spanish Films Since 1950'', By Ronald Schwartz, Page 203 Awards and nominations Selected filmography * ''Unmarried Mothers'' (1975) References External links * 1946 births 2019 deaths Goya Award winners Spanish cinematographers {{cinematographer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrés Pajares
Andrés Pajares Martín (Madrid 6 April 1940) is a Spanish actor, director, writer and comedian, in theater, film and television. He started as a comedian in 1968, and during his early career he mixed regular shows with theater performances both as a comedian and as an actor. Although he also entered the world of films as an extra in the late 1960s, it was not until the end of the 1970s when he reached popularity. He is known as an actor for movies like ''¡Ay Carmela!'', for which he received a Goya Award for Best Actor in 1991, and his eleven movies with Fernando Esteso directed by Mariano Ozores and produced between 1979 and 1984. With more than forty films in his career, he has also directed three movies, two of them also written by him, and wrote the script for another movie. In television, he is also known for the series ¡Ay, Señor, Señor! which were broadcast during 1994 and 1995. During all his time he continued creating humoristic shows for television and theaters, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jesús Bonilla
Jesús Bonilla (born 1 September 1955) is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1978. Selected filmography References External links * 1955 births Living people Spanish male film actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mario Pardo (actor)
Mario Pardo (born 16 April 1944) is a Spanish actor. He gained notoriety for his work in television miniseries ''Fortunata y Jacinta''. Biography Mario Pardo was born in Berga, province of Barcelona on 16 April 1944. He studied Philosophy and Letters at the University of Salamanca, where he became acquainted with acting, and trained his acting chops at the in Madrid. He later relocated to the Basque Country. He made his big screen debut in Basilio Martín Patino's ''Love and Other Solitudes'' (1969). His 1970s resumee include performances in ''The Wind's Fierce'' (1970), ' (1973), '' Clara is the Price'' (1974), and ' (1973). His role as Maximiliano Rubín in TVE miniseries ''Fortunata y Jacinta'' (1980) earned him notoriety. Ensuing roles include his portrayals of Iturbe in ' (1981), Rubio Antofagasta in Mario Camus' '' The Beehive'' (1982), and Ramón in ''Luces de bohemia'', the 1985 adaptation of the play of the same name by Ramón del Valle Inclán, written by Camus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pedro Reyes (comedian)
Pedro Reyes (8 May 1961 – 25 March 2015) was a Spanish comedian, humorist, actor and television presenter. He was known for his surreal humour and collaboration with in the 1980s. Biography Reyes was born in Tangier, Morocco, in 1961 but early on moved with his family to Huelva, Spain, the birth city of his mother. In 1977 he joined the theatre group Centuria. During the 1980s together with Pablo Carbonell, he formed the comedy duo Pedro y Pablo, working first out of Sevilla and later, in 1982, Madrid. The duo was discovered in the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid by an El País journalist, and soon afterwards they became recurring characters in the television show ''La Bola de Cristal''. In 1989 Reyes became co-host of the television show . Apart from his work in television and comedy he also appeared in movies and directed two theatre plays in 2013. Apart from his Andalusian accent Reyes was known for his appearance: long, bald with spiky hair and a mustache. Reyes died of a hea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mary Santpere
Mary Santpere (1913–1992) was a Spanish film and TV actress.Comas p.89 Selected filmography * ''Gentleman Thief'' (1944) * ''Unexpected Conflict'' (1948) * '' Eleven Pairs of Boots'' (1954) * '' The Fan'' (1958) * ''La banda de los tres crisantemos ''La banda de los tres crisantemos'' is a 1970 crime film directed by Ignacio F. Iquino, written by Lou Carrigan and Ernesto Gastaldi and starring Dean Reed, Daniel Martín and Fernando Sancho Fernando Sancho Les (7 January 1916 – 31 Ju ...'' (1970) * '' May I Borrow Your Girl Tonight?'' (1978) * '' National Heritage'' (1981) References Bibliography * Àngel Comas. ''Diccionari de llargmetratges: el cinema a Catalunya durant la Segona República, la Guerra Civil i el franquisme, (1930-1975)''. Cossetània Edicions, 2005. External links * 1913 births 1992 deaths Spanish film actresses Film actresses from Catalonia People from Barcelona {{Spain-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carmen Conesa
Carmen Conesa Hernández (born 15 September 1960) is a Spanish actress, singer, and painter. She gained notoriety for her performance in ' (1991–92). Life and career Carmen Conesa Hernández was born in Barcelona on 15 September 1960. Her mother was voice actress . She trained at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. She gained notoriety to a television audience for her performance alongside Diana Peñalver in '. She has since featured in television series such as ''La señora'', ' ''Amar es para siempre'', and '' Merlí: Sapere Aude''. Her film credits include performances in ''The Knight of the Dragon'', ', ''Uptown'', '' The Longest Night'', '' Makinavaja'', and '' Father There Is Only One 3''. Her stage work include performances in musical play Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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El Raval
El Raval () is a neighborhood in the '' Ciutat Vella'' district of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia. The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the old port, was formerly (informally) known as ''Barri Xinès'' or ''Barrio Chino'', meaning "Chinatown". El Raval is one of the two historical neighborhoods that border La Rambla, the other being the Barri Gòtic; it contains some 50,000 people. An area historically infamous for its nightlife and cabarets, as well as prostitution and crime, El Raval has changed significantly in recent years and due to its central location has become a minor attraction of Barcelona. It currently has a very diverse immigrant community (47.4% of its population was born abroad, ranging from Filipinos, South Americans, and Pakistanis, to a more recent Eastern European community, especially from Romania). It is home to many bars, restaurants, and night spots. Delimitations The northern border of the neighborhood is marked by Plaça Catalu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Academia De Las Artes Y Las Ciencias Cinematográficas De España
The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain ( es, Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, links=no) is a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema. Founded in 1986, it is responsible for the annual Goya Awards, Spain's principal film awards. It is headquartered in Madrid. It is a founding member of the Film Academy Network Europe (FAN) and the Ibero-American Federation of Academies of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (FIACINE). History The seed of the academy lies in a meeting of film industry professionals convened by producer at Madrid's O'Pazo Restaurant on 12 November 1985. A list of attendees to the meeting is listed as follows: * Luis García Berlanga, director * Carlos Saura, director * , unit production manager * , unit production manager * José Sacristán, actor * Charo López, actress * , film editor * , film editor * , screenwriter * José Nieto, musician * Carlos Suárez, cinema ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El País'' is the most read newspaper in Spanish online and one of the Madrid dailies considered to be a national newspaper of record for Spain (along with '' El Mundo'' and ''ABC)''. In 2018, its number of daily sales were 138,000. Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid, although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities (Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, and Santiago de Compostela) where regional editions were produced until 2015. ''El País'' also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish (Latin America). History ''El País'' was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno and Carlos Mendo. The p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Spanish Films Of 1992
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1992. The domestic theatrical release date is favoured. Films See also * 7th Goya Awards References External links Spanish films of 1992at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Spanish Films Of 1992 1992 Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ... Films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Films Based On Spanish Comics
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |