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Marina Baura
Marina Baura (born November 1, 1941) is a former Venezuelan telenovela actress. Early life Born as Julia Pérez in Galicia, Spain, she moved with her parents and brother Jesús to Venezuela when she was 15 years old, in 1956. She started her professional career in the early 1960s as a model in '' El Show de Renny'', a popular variety show hosted by Renny Ottolina and aired on Radio Caracas Televisión. She later studied dramatic art under the direction of Paul Antillano, and made her debut in the Venevisión TV-series ''Casos y cosas de casa''. After that she worked with Simón Díaz in his comedy sitcom ''La Quinta de Simón'', while playing small roles in several telenovelas. Professional career Baura received her first leading role in '' Lucecita'' (1967), which drew favorable reviews with her performance as the lead character. She then became a leading actress in a number of productions, including ''La señorita Elena'' (1967), ''Rosario'' (1968), ''Lisa, mi amor'' (1969) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galicia (Spain)
Galicia (; gl, Galicia or ; es, Galicia}; pt, Galiza) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra. Galicia is located in Atlantic Europe. It is bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,701,743 in 2018 and a total area of . Galicia has over of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada Island, which together form the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, and the largest and most populated, A Illa de Arousa. The area now called Galicia was first inhabited by humans during the Middle Paleolithic period, and takes its name from the Gallaeci, the Celtic people living north of the Douro Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rómulo Gallegos
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from power by military officers in the 1948 Venezuelan coup. Rómulo Gallegos is considered the most relevant Venezuelan novelist of the 20th century, and a prominent figure in Latin American literature. Early life and writings Rómulo Gallegos was born in Caracas to Rómulo Gallegos Osío and Rita Freire Guruceaga, into a family of humble origin. He began his work as a schoolteacher, writer, classical music enthusiast, and journalist in 1903. His novel '' Doña Bárbara'' was first published in 1929, and it was because of the book's criticisms of the regime of longtime dictator Juan Vicente Gómez that he was forced to flee the country. He took refuge in Spain, where he continued to write: his acclaimed novels ''Cantaclaro'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amparo Rivelles
María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara MML (11 February 1925 – 7 November 2013), better known as Amparo Rivelles, was a Spanish actress. She was the daughter of actor Rafael Rivelles and actress María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara, and the half-sister of actor Carlos Larrañaga. She spent 20 years in Mexico, where she worked in Mexican films and telenovelas. During her long career, she earned a LatinACE award, a Goya Award, as well as a National Theater Prize. Selected filmography *'' El olor de las manzanas'' (1999) *'' Sombras y luces. Cien años de cine español'' (1996) * ''El día que nací yo'' (1991) * ''Esquilache'' (1989) * '' Hay que deshacer la casa'' (1983) * '' La coquito'' (1977) * '' ¿Quién mató al abuelo?'' (1971) * ''El juicio de los hijos'' (1970) * '' Una vez un hombre...'' (1970) * ''La cruz de Marisa Cruces'' (1969) * ''Anita de Montemar'' (1969) * ''La casa de las muchachas'' (1969) * ''Los problemas de mamá'' (1968) * ''El dia de las madres'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amador Bendayán
Amador Jacobo Bendayán Bendayán en-dah-IAN(November 11, 1920 – August 8, 1989) was a Venezuelan actor and entertainer. Biography The son of Moroccan Jewish immigrants, Bendayán was born in Villa de Cura, Aragua, and was raised and educated in Caracas. He started his career in radio in 1937 as an announcer and comedian. Bendayán gained a huge popularity for his comedies ''El Bachiller y Bartolo'' (1949–59) and ''La Bodega de la Esquina'' (1950–1960), and when it went from radio to television, his popularity –and his audience– continued to grow. He also appeared in several movies in Mexico and Venezuela from 1947 through 1971 and worked in ''The Amador News'', a satirical TV-news parody, in the mid-1960s. In 1968, Bendayán was hired by Radio Caracas Televisión to host ''Sábado Espectacular'', a five-hour marathon variety show which lasted through 1971. A year later he moved to Venevisión, as the show was renamed ''Sábado Sensacional''. Bendayán hosted hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joselo
José Manuel Díaz Márquez (September 27, 1936 – January 5, 2013) was a Venezuelan actor and comedian in television and film. Born in Barbacoas, Aragua, he was the younger brother of the singer and composer Simón Díaz. He played professionally under the name Joselo. Initially, Joselo tried to emulate his older brother, although the ease of doing jokes about the daily life of the Venezuelan people set the course of his artistic career. Joselo debuted on the popular sitcom '' Radio Rochela'' in 1959, aired by Radio Caracas Televisión, until it agreed on a long-term arrangement to keep him at the network by making him producer of his own weekly show, '' El Show de Joselo'' (1964–1972, 1981), which later was broadcast on Venevisión and was renamed '' Humor con Joselo'' (1973–1980, 1984–1993). For nearly three decades, Joselo developed a significant number of characters in his weekly sitcom, effectively creating stereotypes and popular codes, conveniently remodeled and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosita Rica
''Cosita rica'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Leonardo Padrón and produced by Venevisión between 2003 and 2004. Fabiola Colmenares and Rafael Novoa starred as the main protagonists, while Chiquinquirá Delgado, Carlos Cruz and Nohely Arteaga starred as the antagonists. History On September 30, 2003, Venevisión started airing ''Cosita rica'' at 9:00 pm. The last episode was aired on August 30, 2004, with ''Sabor a ti'' replacing it. During its broadcast, the telenovela became a hit among viewers due to its combination of humor, romance and drama with political and socio-cultural commentary. At the time the telenovela was on air, Venezuela was going through a presidential recall referendum, and the media was heavily polarized. The character of ''Olegario Pérez'' was seen as an alter-ego of then president Hugo Chávez, and events in the telenovela mirrored what was happening in the country. After the end of the broadcast of ''Cosita rica'', the Venezuelan government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperatriz (1990 TV Series)
''Emperatriz'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by José Ignacio Cabrujas, produced by Marte Televisión and broadcast on Venevisión in 1990. Marina Baura and Raúl Amundaray starred as the protagonists with Eduardo Serrano and Martín Lantigua as antagonists. Synopsis Emperatriz Jurado is a young woman of humble origin, in love with Anselmo Lander, who marries Alma Rosa Corona, a woman rich in interest without knowing it. She and Anselmo have a daughter, Esther, but Anselmo takes her away to raise her in his marriage and takes her away from Emperatriz, whom the girl forgets. Esther grew up with her two half sisters, Endrina and Elena. Anselmo sends Emperatriz to live in New York to hide her; but every time it makes him get less money. She becomes pregnant again by him; But the hardships she is going through make her lose the child, there she meets another Venezuelan loser named Leonidas Leon, and they plan to return together to Venezuela to rebuild their lives. Willing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Wells
Doris Wells (born Doris María Buonafina; 28 October 1943 – 20 September 1988) was a Venezuelan actress, writer and producer. Her best-known television appearances were in ''Campeones'', ''La trepadora'', ''La Hora'', ''Historia de tres hermanas'', ''Renzo el Gitano'', ''Amor Salvaje'', ''Regina Carbonell'', ''El Mulato'','' La señora de Cárdenas'' and ''La fiera''. After the last of these, Wells announced her definitive retirement from soap operas and she debuted as writer and producer with the television movie ''Porcelana'' (in 1981). In 1985 she played the protagonist in the film ''Oriana'' (written by Fina Torres), which won the Golden Camera at the Cannes Film Festival. She retired from television in 1986 shortly after hosting the game show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Meneses
Guillermo Meneses ( Caracas, 15 December 1911 - Porlamar, Nueva Esparta, 29 December 1978) was a Venezuelan writer, playwright, and journalist. He was the author of ''La Balandra 'Isabel' llegó esta tarde'' and ''Campeones'', among other works. His awards and honors include the Venezuelan National Prize for Literature (1967), the "Order of the city of Caracas", and the "Andrés Bello Order" created by President Rafael Caldera. Bibliography *La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde (Caracas, 1934) *Canción de Negros (Caracas, 1934) *La Nación (Caracas, 1934) *Tres cuentos Venezolanos (Caracas, 1938) *El Mestizo José Vargas (Caracas, 1942) *La Mujer, el As de Oro y La Luna (Caracas, 1948) *La Mano Junto al Muro (París, 1952) *Antología del Cuento Venezolano (Caracas, 1955) *Venezuela (Paris, 1956) *Hoy en Casa Leyendo (Caracas, 1960) *Cuento de Venezuela (Caracas, 1960) *Cable Cifrado (Caracas, 1961) *Discurso de Orden (Caracas, 1965) *El Duque (Caracas, 1965, 1970) *Espejos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniseries
A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format has increased in both streaming services and broadcast television. The term " serial" is used in the United Kingdom and in other Commonwealth nations to describe a show that has an ongoing narrative plotline, while "series" is used for a set of episodes in a similar way that "season" is used in North America. Definitions A miniseries is distinguished from an ongoing television series; the latter does not usually have a predetermined number of episodes and may continue for several years. Before the term was coined in the US in the early 1970s, the ongoing episodic form was always called a " serial", just as a novel appearing in episodes in successive editions of magazines or newspapers is called a serial. In Britain, miniseries are often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doña Bárbara (1943 Film)
''Doña Bárbara'' is a 1943 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring María Félix and Julián Soler. The film is based on the 1929 novel ''Doña Bárbara'' by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Plot Bárbara is an attractive woman raised mostly on the rivers of Venezuela by her riverboat captain father. Her mother was an Indian woman who died while giving birth to her. She was madly in love with young Asdrúbal until tragedy smashed everything. Some of the men who worked for her father stole their boat and killed her father. The bandits then raped her and shot her boyfriend. This caused her to hate men, but at the same time sleeps with them to get what she wants. She becomes involved with Lorenzo Barquero, the owner of a cattle ranch, with whom she becomes pregnant and has a daughter named Marisela. Barbara later steals Lorenzo's home and fortune and kicks both him and their daughter out, leaving them to fend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
