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Mojado Power
''Mojado Power'' ( es, El mojado remojado) is a 1981 Mexican comedy film directed by and starring Alfonso Arau. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Alfonso Arau as Nato Solís * Blanca Guerra as Xochitl * Pedro Damián as Joe * Priscilla Garcia as Tina * Nono Arsu as Jacobo * Socorro Bonilla as Daisy See also * List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Mexico has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1957. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside ... References External links * 1981 films 1981 comedy films 1980s Spanish-l ...
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Alfonso Arau
Alfonso Arau Incháustegui (born 11 January 1932) is a Mexican filmmaker, actor, and singer. He worked as an actor and director in both Mexican and Hollywood productions for over 40 years, before his international breakthrough with the 1992 film ''Like Water for Chocolate'', based on his wife Laura Esquivel's novel of the same name. His other films include '' A Walk in the Clouds'' (1995), ''Picking Up the Pieces'' (2000), ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' (2002), and '' Zapata: El sueño del héroe'' (2004). He is a five-time Ariel Award winner, including Best Director for ''Like Water for Chocolate'', and a BAFTA nominee. Life and career The son of a physician, Arau was born in Mexico City. He directed the films '' Zapata: The Dream of a Hero'', '' Like Water for Chocolate'' (adapted from the novel written by his ex-wife Laura Esquivel), '' A Walk in the Clouds'' with Keanu Reeves and Anthony Quinn, and the ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' production ''A Painted House'' (adapted f ...
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Socorro Bonilla
Socorro Bonilla (born María del Socorro Martínez Ortega on August 20, 1947, in Camargo, Chihuahua, México) is a Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ... actress. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * 1947 births Living people Mexican child actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses Actresses from Chihuahua (state) 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses People from Camargo, Chihuahua {{Mexico-actor-stub ...
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Mexican Comedy Films
Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico ** Being related to the State of Mexico, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico ** Culture of Mexico *** Mexican cuisine *** historical synonym of Nahuatl, language of the Nahua people (including the Mexica) Arts and entertainment * "The Mexican" (short story), by Jack London * "The Mexican" (song), by the band Babe Ruth * Regional Mexican, a Latin music radio format Films * ''The Mexican'' (1918 film), a German silent film * ''The Mexican'' (1955 film), a Soviet film by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on the Jack London story, starring Georgy Vitsin * ''The Mexican'', a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts Other uses * USS ''Mexican'' (ID-1655), United St ...
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1980s Spanish-language Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ...
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1981 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán Department, Morazán and Chalatenango Department, Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican City, Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DMC DeLorean, DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An 1981 Dawu ea ...
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1981 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten films released in 1981 by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 16 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie '' Heaven's Gate'', a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it. * March 30 - The 53rd Academy Awards are postponed due to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan earlier that day. They are held the following day with a message from the President recorded for the ceremony prior to the assassination attempt. * June 8 - Marvin Davis acquires 20th Century Fox for $720 million. * June 12 – '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is released by Paramount Pictures. It became Paramount's highest-grossing film of all ...
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List Of Mexican Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Mexico has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1957. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The award was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. Mexico has submitted fifty-four films for Oscar consideration over the years, and nine Mexican films have been nominated by the Academy for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Arturo Ripstein has represented Mexico five times—more than any other Mexican director—although he has never received an Oscar nomination. ''Roma'' became the first Mexican film to win. The Mexican nominee is selected annually by the Academia Mexicana de Art ...
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List Of Submissions To The 54th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 54th Academy Awards, twenty-five films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from Italy, Japan, Poland and Switzerland. Hungary won the award with the film ''Mephisto''. Submissions Notes * The Soviet Union submitted ''O, Sport, You – the Peace!,'' a 2-hour documentary on the 1 ...
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Nono Arsu
Nono may refer to: Places * Nono, Argentina, a municipality in the Province of Córdoba * Nono, Ecuador, a parish in the municipality of Quito in the province of Pichincha * Nono, Illubabor, Oromia (woreda), Ethiopia, or Nono Sele ** Nono, Illubabor, Oromia (town), in Nono woreda * Nono, West Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia, a woreda Animals * Black nono (''Simulium buissoni''), a midge species on the Marquesas Islands in Polynesia, with the common name nono or no-no * White nono (''Leptoconops albiventris''), a midge species on the Marquesas Islands in Polynesia, with the common name nono or no-no People * Nonô (footballer, 1899-1931), full name Claudionor Gonçalves da Silva, Brazilian football forward * Nonô (footballer, born 1940), full name Cláudionor Reinaldo Franco, Brazilian football defender * Nono (footballer, born 1991), a Spanish winger for CD Tenerife, full name David González Plata * Nono (footballer, born 1993), a Spanish midfielder, full name José Antonio ...
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Emilio Carballido
Emilio Carballido (Córdoba, Veracruz, 22 May 1925 – Xalapa, Veracruz, 11 February 2008) was a Mexican writer who earned particular renown as a playwright. Carballido belonged to the group of writers known as the ''Generación de los 50'', alongside such figures as Sergio Magaña, Luisa Josefina Hernández, Rosario Castellanos, Jaime Sabines, and Sergio Galindo. He studied English literature and earned a master's degree in literature from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). As a playwright his first work was ''Rosalba y los Llaveros,'' which premiered at Palacio de Bellas Artes in 1950, directed by well-known poet and stage director Salvador Novo. This was followed by a huge number of plays, including ''Un pequeño día de ira'' (1961), which earned him the Casa de las Américas Prize, ''¡Silencio Pollos pelones, ya les van a echar su maíz!'' (1963), ''Te juro Juana que tengo ganas'' (1965), ''Yo también hablo de la rosa'' (1965), ''Acapulco los lunes'' ...
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Priscilla Garcia
Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin '' Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer. The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as Priscilla or Prisca, a female leader in early Christianity. The name also appears along with Maximilla, as female leaders in the Montanist controversy of the 2nd century AD. The name appears in English literature in Edmund Spenser's ''The Faerie Queene ''(1596), and was adopted as an English name by the Puritans in the 17th century. Notable people and characters with the name include: People * Priscilla, an early Christian of the New Testament and companion to Paul the Apostle * Priscilla and Maximilla, charismatic prophets of the 2nd century Montanist movement * Priscilla (Brazilian singer) (born 1990), Brazilian singer and songwriter * Priscilla Ahn, American singer * Priscilla Alden (c. 1602 – c. 1680), member of Massachusett ...
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Pedro Damián
Pedro Muñoz Romero (born 29 November 1952), known as Pedro Damián, is a Mexican actor, television producer and director, executive producer of popular teen telenovelas, ''Clase 406, Lola, Erase Una Vez, Mis XV,'' ''Rebelde, Like La Leyenda and RBD: La Familia, distributed'' within and outside Mexico. He has worked with RBD, Eiza Gonzalez and is now working with LIKE. Career Acting Damián began his career in 1971, appearing in the Mexican telenovela ''El amor tiene cara de mujer''. Throughout the 1970s he appeared in Mexican films and telenovelas and had roles in two Hollywood films, '' The Return of a Man Called Horse'' (1976) and ''Eagle's Wing'' (1979). Apart from a role in El ''vuelo del águila'' (1990s), Damián's acting career had ceased until 2001; he returned with an uncredited role in an American movie for Showtime television, ''Warden of Red Rock''. Small roles in two more American films, ''Collateral Damage'' (costarring Arnold Schwarzenegger) and ''Showtim ...
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