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Máximo Valverde
Máximo Valverde (born 16 November 1944) is a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1968. Selected filmography * 1970: ''The Wind's Fierce'' * 1971: ''Una chica casi decente'' * 1971: ''The Rebellious Novice'' * 1971: ''Spaniards in Paris'' * 1972: ''Tragic Ceremony'' as Joe * 1973: ''No es bueno que el hombre esté solo'' as Mauro * 1975: ''Clara is the Price'' * 1977: ''Hotel Fear'' * 1978: ''Bermuda: Cave of the Sharks'' * 1984: ''The Cheerful Colsada Girls'' as Juan Luis References External links * 1944 births Living people Spanish male film actors {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville has a municipal population of about 701,000 , and a Seville metropolitan area, metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest city in Andalusia and the List of metropolitan areas in Spain, fourth-largest city in Spain. Its old town, with an area of , contains a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising three buildings: the Alcázar of Seville, Alcázar palace complex, the Seville Cathedral, Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. The capital of Andalusia features hot temperatures in the summer, with daily maximums routinely above in July and August. Seville was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC (Spain)
''ABC'' () is a Spanish national daily newspaper. Along with and , it is one of Spain's three newspapers of record. History and profile ''ABC'' was first published in Madrid on 1 January 1903 by Torcuato Luca de Tena y Álvarez-Ossorio. The founding publishing house was Prensa Española, which was led by the founder of the paper, Luca de Tena. The paper started as a weekly newspaper Weekly newspaper is a general-news or Current affairs (news format), current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and electronic publishing, digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly newspap ..., turning daily in June 1905. In 1928 ABC had two editions, one for Madrid and the other for Seville. The latter was named ''ABC de Sevilla''. On 20 July 1936, shortly after the Spanish Civil War began, ''ABC'' in Madrid was seized by the republican government, which changed the paper's politics to support the Republicans. The same year '' Blanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind's Fierce
''The Wind's Fierce'' (, , also known as ''Revenge of Trinity'', ''Trinity Sees Red'' and ''The Wind's Anger'') is a 1970 Spanish-Italian western-drama film written and directed by Mario Camus. Plot Andalusia, the late nineteenth century. Wealthy landowner Don Antonio hires two assassins, Marcos and Jacobo, to infiltrate a group of peasant revolutionaries and kill the leaders. After falling in love with the rebel Soledad, Marcos has a change of heart and decides to unite with the peasants. Cast *Terence Hill as Marcos *Maria Grazia Buccella as Soledad * Mario Pardo as Jacobo *Máximo Valverde as Ramón *Fernando Rey as Don Antonio * Ángel Lombarte as José * William Layton as Don Lucas *Manuel Alexandre as Agustín * Manuel de Blas as Rafael Reception Although set in Spain, this film is often classified as a spaghetti-western due to themes, scenes and settings deliberately evocative of the western genre. Terence Hill gives a dramatic performance in his last film before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Chica Casi Decente
''Una chica casi decente'' is a 1971 Spanish comedy film directed by Germán Lorente and starring Rocío Jurado. Cast * Rocío Jurado - Silvia * Adolfo Celi - El Duque * Máximo Valverde - Daniel * Mirta Miller * Manuel Gómez Bur * Luis Sánchez Polack * José Luis Coll * Mary Paz Pondal (as Mari Paz Pondal) * Rafael Hernández * Valentín Tornos * Juanito Navarro * Tomás Blanco * Manuel de Blas * Frank Braña Frank Braña (born Francisco Braña Pérez; 24 February 1934 – 13 February 2012) was a Spanish character actor. Biography He was born Francisco Braña Pérez in Pola de Allande, Asturias, Spain on 24 February 1934. Also credited as Frank Bl ... References External links * 1971 films 1970s Spanish-language films 1971 comedy films Films with screenplays by Rafael J. Salvia Spanish comedy films 1970s Spanish films Spanish-language comedy films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rebellious Novice
''The Rebellious Novice'' () is a 1972 Spanish-Mexican musical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Rocío Dúrcal, Guillermo Murray and Isabel Garcés.Mira p.192 It is a musical version of the 1889 novel ''Sister San Sulpicio (novel), Sister San Sulpicio'' by Armando Palacio Valdés. The plot follows the plight of Gloria, a dreamy (rather than rebellious) novice nun. Cast References Bibliography * Mira, Alberto. ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. External links * 1972 films Spanish musical films 1970s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis Lucia Films scored by Gregorio García Segura Films about Catholic nuns Films based on Spanish novels 1970s Spanish films 1970s Mexican films Spanish-language musical films 1972 musical films Films based on works by Armando Palacio Valdés {{musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaniards In Paris
''Spaniards in Paris'' () is a 1971 Spanish drama film directed by Roberto Bodegas. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Laura Valenzuela as Emilia * Ana Belén as Isabel * Máximo Valverde as Manolo * Tina Sáinz as Francisca * Elena María Tejeiro as Dioni * José Sacristán as Plácido * Emma Cohen as Katy * Simón Andreu as Director of Pompe Service * Pierre Vernier as Monsieur Lemonier * Françoise Arnoul as Madame Lemonier * Teresa Rabal María Teresa Rabal Balaguer (born 1952) is a Spanish actress, singer and television presenter.Powrie, Davies & Babington p.65 The daughter of actors Francisco Rabal and Asunción Balaguer, she first appeared as child actor before going on to s ... as Casilda * Yelena Samarina as Madame Legrand References External links * 1971 films 1971 drama films Spanish drama films 1970s Spanish-language films Films about immigration to France 1970s Spanish films Spanish-language drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragic Ceremony
''Tragic Ceremony'' ( - ''lit. Extracted from the Secret Police Archives of a European Capital'', ) is a 1972 horror film directed by Riccardo Freda (credited as Robert Hampton) and starring Camille Keaton, Tony Isbert, Máximo Valverde and Irina Demick in her final movie before her death in 2004. Its plot follows a group of young people who find themselves haunted in the hours after witnessing a black mass while lodging at a remote estate during a rainstorm. The film received a limited theatrical release in Italy on 20 December 1972. In 2004 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Storia Segreta del Cinema Italiano: Italian Kings of the Bs" at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. The film was never dubbed in English and it's distributed worldwide by Variety Distribution. Plot After a day of sailing, a group of friends — Jane, Bill, Joe, and Fred — are traveling through the English countryside when their car runs out of gasoline. In the midst of a rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Es Bueno Que El Hombre Esté Solo
''No es bueno que el hombre esté solo'' is a 1973 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Olea. Its music was composed by Alfonso G. Santisteban. Synopsis Martín is a tormented and lonely man who keeps a shameful secret: he lives with a doll as if it were his wife. This idyllic loving existence will be seriously complicated when a prostitute, his daughter and later her pimp enter his life. Cast * Carmen Sevilla as Lina * José Luis López Vázquez as Martín * Máximo Valverde as Mauro * Eduardo Fajardo as Don Alfonso * José Franco as Dario * Helga Liné Helga Lina Stern (born 14 July 1932), known as Helga Liné (), is a German-born Spanish film actress, model, and former vedette. She was a star of the horror genre during the 1960's and '70s, and gained the reputation of a scream queen. Earl ... as Mónica * Lolita Merino as Cati * Raquel Rodrigo as Mujer de club * Betsabé Ruiz as Chica de club * Enrique Ferpi as Cliente de club * José Riesgo as Agente * Ángel Men� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Is The Price
''Clara is the Price'' () is a 1975 Spanish film directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Amparo Muñoz, Máximo Valverde and Juan Luis Galiardo. It was shot in Cadaques, Empuriabrava (Girona), Delta del Ebro (Tarragona) and Barcelona. Plot In a city on Spain's Costa Brava, Clara Valverde, a beautiful young woman, lives with her husband Juan. They seem to have a perfect marriage. Juan is an architect and has planned a daring urban project. In reality, the project is not viable. Clara, to keep her marriage and finances afloat, works as a porn actress in an underground film industry. In spite of her job and her marriage, Clara is still a virgin. Her marriage has never been consummated because her husband is impotent, for which she blames herself. In her work she does not allow herself to be penetrated. One day she goes to a meeting with Kellerman, an American millionaire who seems to be interested in bringing Juan's project to fruition. However, she soon learns that what he really want ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Fear
''Pensione paura'' () is a 1978 film directed by Francesco Barilli. Plot A young girl and her mother run a hotel during the war. The girl finds herself at the mercy of her sex-crazed guests and matters become worse when her mother dies. Soon after, a cloaked figure starts killing off everyone that tries to harm her. Cast *Leonora Fani: Rosa *Luc Merenda: Rodolfo *Lidia Biondi: Marta *Francisco Rabal: Marta's lover *Jole Fierro: Rodolfo's lover * Wolfango Soldati *Máximo Valverde Production After directing ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'', it took four years for director Francesco Barilli to return to directing. Barilli stated this was because he was not allowed to make the film he wanted to make, but was offered several different projects to work at. One film Barilli wanted to make was titled ''L'occhio'', when he was approached by producer Tommaso Dazzi who deemed ''L'occhio'' too expensive, and presented him with the treatment for ''Pensione paura''. Barilli admitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave Of The Sharks
''Bermuda: Cave of the Sharks'' (, , also known as ''Cave of the Sharks'' and ''The Shark's Cave'') is a 1978 Spanish-Italian-Mexican adventure-mystery film written and directed by Tonino Ricci and starring Andrés García and Janet Agren. Plot Off the Coast of Santo Domingo is recovered Andrés, an experienced diver, who disappeared six months before with the crew of the vessel on which he was traveling. Lovingly assisted by his wife Angelica and his brother Richard, the young man restores his health but can not remember any detail that sheds light on the mystery of the six months of incredible survival. Cast * Andrés García as Andres Montoya * Janet Agren as Angelica * Arthur Kennedy as Mr. Jackson * Pino Colizzi as Enrique * Máximo Valverde as Ricardo Montoya * Cinzia Monreale Cinzia Monreale (born Cinzia Moscone; 22 June 1957) is an Italian actress best known for her roles in the horror classics ''Beyond the Darkness (film), Beyond the Darkness'' and ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
