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Manaos (film)
''Manaos'' (also known as ''Slaves from Prison Camp Manaos'') is a 1979 Spanish-Italian-Méxican adventure film directed by Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa. Cast * Fabio Testi: Arquimedes * Agostina Belli: Claudia * Jorge Rivero: Howard * Andrés García Andrés García (born May 24, 1941) is a Dominican-born Mexican actor. He has formerly served as a scuba diving instructor in Acapulco. Career García was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is the son of Spanish exiles from ...: Carmelo Sierra * Florinda Bolkan: Manuela Aranda * : Ramiro * Alberto de Mendoza: Mario Buendía References External links * 1979 films Italian adventure films Spanish adventure films 1970s adventure films Films scored by Fabio Frizzi 1970s Italian films {{adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa
Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa (born 11 October 1936 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands) is a Spanish novelist, inventor and industrialist. His novels have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. He is the owner of A.V.F.S.L, a desalinization company that uses a method of desalinization by pressure, invented by himself. Biography Vázquez-Figueroa and his family fled from the Canary Islands to Africa during the Spanish Civil War. Since his youth, he visited the Sahara and described the culture of the desert region. He also worked as a teacher of submarine and diving techniques on the school boat "Cruz del Sur" of the oceanologist Jacques Cousteau He attended the studios of the in a part of 1962 and worked in the Destino specials. He was a war correspondent in La Vanguardia, for TVE (Televisión Española) and for the program ' with de la Cuadra Salcedo and Silva. As a correspondent, he documented revolutionary wars in countries such as Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Bixio
Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when referring to France, a country * Franco, a prefix used when referring to French people and their diaspora, e.g. Franco-Americans, Franco-Mauritians * Franco, a prefix used when referring to Franks, a West Germanic tribe Places * El Franco, a municipality of Asturias in Spain * Presidente Franco District, in Paraguay * Franco, Virginia, an unincorporated community, in the United States Other uses * Franco (band), Filipino band * Franco (''General Hospital''), a fictional character on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Franco, the Luccan franc, a 19th-century currency of Lucca, Italy * ''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'', a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola * ''Franco, ese hombre'', a 1964 documentary fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Frizzi
Fabio Frizzi (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian musician and composer. Born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, he is best known for his film scores and was a frequent collaborator with horror director Lucio Fulci. Frizzi is the older brother of the late television presenter Fabrizio Frizzi. Selected filmography Solo Finnish singer Taiska used the melody of Frizzi's composition "Ibo lele" for her song, "Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...".''L'Espresso'', Izd. 6-9. 2003. "''La musica originale sarebbe stata composta da Fabio Frizzi (fratello dello showman Fabrizio) per una cantante finlandese, tale Taiska, «una delle poche eroine nel misero panorama del pop finlandese».''” With Bixio - Frizzi - Tempera References External links *Fabio Frizziinterviewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Tempera
Vince Tempera (born 18 September 1946) is an Italian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and conductor. Born in Milan as Vincenzo Tempera, he graduated in piano and composition at the Conservatory, then he started his musical activity collaborating with several Beat (music), beat groups such as I Giganti and La Nuova Era. He was later a member of the Avant-garde music, avant-garde musical project The Pleasure Machine and of the Progressive rock, progressive group Il Volo. In late 1970s he achieved a large commercial success as a composer of cartoon's opening songs. He was conductor in many editions of the Sanremo Music Festival and in one edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (for Malta in 1975). He contributed several film scores including the Lucio Fulci films ''Four of the Apocalypse'' (1975), ''Dracula in the Provinces'' (1975), ''Sette note in nero'' (1977), ''Silver Saddle'' (1978), ''Manaos (film), Manaos'' (1979), ''The House of Clocks'' (1989) and ''The Sweet Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Ulloa
Alejandro Ulloa (22 October 1910 – 27 April 2004) was a Spanish actor. He was born in Madrid on 22 October 1910. He owned a theater company and in 1943, while working as a voice actor, he was the director of Metro Goldwin Mayer in Barcelona. His role debut was ''El Tenorio'' by José Zorrilla at Teatro Romea. He lived in Barcelona until the Spanish Civil War, when he moved to America with his company and Paquita Ferrándiz. When he came back to Spain he appeared in the Spaghetti Western '' Abre tu fosa, amigo... llega Sábata'' (1971), by Ignacio F. Iquino. He also appeared in ''Es peligroso asomarse al exterior'' and he was the cinematographer of ''Las chicas de la Cruz Roja'', ''El día de los enamorados'' and ''Las de Caín''. He died on 27 April 2004 in Hospital de Barcelona after being bedridden for seven months due to a fall Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Testi
Fabio Testi (born 2 August 1941) is an Italian actor. After growing up witnessing film work done around Lake Garda, Testi entered the sets of the film and began work as a stuntman and a double on set, where he worked as a stuntman on ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''. Testi continued stunt work and getting roles in low budget genre films until he was cast in Vittorio De Sica's film ''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis''. Following this film, Testi became a star in Italy, appearing in some artistic films by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and Claude Chabrol. Testi also continued to work in ''poliziotteschi'' genre films in the 1970s as well as a few '' gialli'', and gained infamy for his publicised relationships with actresses Ursula Andress and Charlotte Rampling. Testi's popularity as an actor slowed towards the 1980s after which he predominantly worked in television series. By the early 2000s, Testi also began appearing in reality shows such as ''Gran Hermano VIP'' and ''Grande Fratello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agostina Belli
Agostina Belli (born 13 April 1949) is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1968. Life and career Born in Milan as Agostina Maria Magnoni, Belli made her debut in 1968 with a minor part in ''Bandits in Milan'', then appeared in supporting roles in several musicarelli, giallo films and horror of Spanish-Italian co-production. She had her first role of weight in Lina Wertmüller's ''The Seduction of Mimi'', then she was chosen by Dino Risi as the beautiful Sara in '' Scent of a Woman'', for which she won a Grolla d'oro, and the ingenuous Marcella of ''The Career of a Chambermaid'', for which she received a special David di Donatello. In the 1970s, Belli enjoyed a period of strong popularity performing in small productions and comedies of somewhat dubious value, but of great commercial success, from the 1980s onwards she reduced the quantity of her appearances. She was married to actor Fred Robsahm. Selected filmography * ''Bandits in Milan'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Rivero
Jorge Rivero (born Jorge Pous Rosas; June 15, 1938) is a Mexican actor, with a career spanning two continents (America and Europe), primarily in Spanish-language media. He has been also credited as George Rivers and George Rivero. Early life Rivero was raised in Mexico City and proved to be an excellent athlete, excelling in track, jai alai and water polo. At an early age, he became a bodybuilder and has used weightlifting to maintain his physique throughout his life. Graduating from Colegio Universitario Mexicano in 1960 with a degree in chemical engineering, Rivero then became an actor. Acting roles For Rivero's first film, he was cast in René Cardona's movie ''The Invisible Assassin'' (1965) where he wears a mask throughout the film. His breakthrough role came in ''El Mexicano'' (1966; directed by René Cardona), making him a star overnight in Mexico. This movie was followed by ''Pistoleros de la frontera'' (1967). He appeared in wrestling films with Santo in ''Operación ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés García
Andrés García (born May 24, 1941) is a Dominican-born Mexican actor. He has formerly served as a scuba diving instructor in Acapulco. Career García was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is the son of Spanish exiles from the Spanish Civil War who received refuge in the country during the regime of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. His father was a Spanish Republican combat aviator named Andrés García La Calle. Garcia emigrated to Mexico, where he obtained Mexican nationality and pursued a career in show business. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he became a sex symbol in Mexico and the rest of Latin America, participating in movies, Spanish soap operas and photo-romance novels (magazine featuring photos of actors who create a story—a popular phenomenon across Latin America during the 1970s). In 1985 García participated in ''Tú o nadie'', with Lucía Mendez and Salvador Pineda. ''Tú o nadie'' became a major hit and helped García to receive m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan (born Florinda Soares Bulcão; 15 February 1941) is a retired Brazilian actress and model. Biography She was born in Uruburetama and lived in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro until she moved to Italy. A former flight inspector for Brazilian international carrier Varig, she became fluent in English, Italian and French. Bulcão moved to Italy in 1968 after being discovered by the film director Luchino Visconti. She changed her name to Florinda Bolkan because she thought it would be more comfortable for international audiences. Bolkan acted with the Beatle Ringo Starr in her first film, '' Candy''. She worked in more than forty films, mainly in Italy. She was directed by Vittorio de Sica in '' Una Breve Vacanza''. Under Elio Petri's direction, she made ''Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion''. Enrico Maria Salerno directed her in '' Anonimo Veneziano''. She worked with Jean-Louis Trintignant, John Cassavetes, and Annie Girardot. Like Sophia Loren, Claudia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto De Mendoza
Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza (21 January 1923 – 12 December 2011) was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades. A lifelong figure in Argentine films, De Mendoza appeared in film such as ''Adán y la serpiente'' in 1946 and '' A hierro muere'' in 1962 often working alongside Olga Zubarry. In the late 1960s and 1970 he appeared in a number of spaghetti Westerns. and also had a prominent role in the 1973 horror classic ''Horror Express'', in which he co-starred alongside Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas. De Mendoza is better known to audiences in Argentina for his role in the popular TV series ''El Rafa'', aired from 1980 to 1982, or the less successful ''El Oriental'', aired from 1982 to 1983. He died in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
