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Manuel Bandera
Manuel Bandera (born 12 December 1960) is a Spanish actor and dancer. He became popular for his performance in the 1989 film ''The Things of Love''. Biography Born on 12 December in 1960 in Málaga, Bandera started his career performing as dancer in the game show '' Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez''. He landed a breakthrough role with his performance in the Jaime Chávarri's film ''The Things of Love'' (1989), which garnered him public recognition. He played Mario, a homosexual artist victim of the Francoist repression, inspired by the real-life . He performed minor roles in the Pedro Almodóvar's films ''Átame'' and ''Kika''. Bandera starred in the lead role of Boabdil in the television miniseries '' Réquiem por Granada''. He has performed several main cast roles in soap operas, including '' El súper'', ''Amar en tiempos revueltos'', ''Bandolera'' and ''Acacias 38 ''Acacias 38'' is a Spanish soap opera television series produced by Boomerang TV for Televisión Espa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Málaga
Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most populous in Spain. It lies on the Costa del Sol (''Coast of the Sun'') of the Mediterranean, about east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about north of Africa. Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest cities in Europe and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770BC by the Phoenicians as ''Malaka'' ( xpu, 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤀, ). From the 6th centuryBC the city was under the hegemony of Ancient Carthage, and from 218BC, it was ruled by the Roman Republic and then empire as ''Malaca'' (Latin). After the fall of the empire and the end of Visigothic rule, it was under Islamic rule as ''Mālaqah'' ( ar, مالقة) for 800 years, but in 1487, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandolera
''Bandolera'' is a Spanish daily television series starring Marta Hazas. Produced by Diagonal TV, it aired from January 2011 to January 2013 on Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel), Antena 3. Premise The fiction follows the adventures of Sarah Reeves (Marta Hazas), a student of Hispanic Philology from the University of Oxford who arrives to the Andalusian village of Arazana in 1882, and involves in a love triangle, featuring brigandage, the birth of the Guardia Civil and the rise of anarchist initiatives in the countryside as some of the backdrop elements. Cast Production and release ''Bandolera'' was produced by Diagonal TV for Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel), Antena 3. The first episode of the series premiered in prime time on 10 January 2011 in order to get exposure, and it was subsequently moved to the ''sobremesa'' slot for its daily broadcasting. The second season aired from 1 September 2012 to 11 January 2013. The full broadcasting run comprised 532 episodes. The series inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC (Spain)
''ABC'' () is a Spanish national daily newspaper. It is the second largest general-interest newspaper in Spain, number one in Madrid, and the oldest newspaper still operating in Madrid. Along with '' El Mundo'' and '' El País'', 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, 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 '' Blanco y Negro'', a magazine, became its supplement. The ''ABC'' printed in Seville was supportive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Cultural
''El Cultural'' is a Spanish weekly magazine dedicated to arts and culture. It is based in Madrid. It was a weekly supplement of '' La Razón''. It later was one of the weekly supplements of '' El Mundo'', as a part of Unidad Editorial S.A. In 2021, it parted ways with ''El Mundo'', later partnering (in its online version) with ''El Español''. It contains a scientist section. The editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ... is Blanca Berasátegui. As of 2022, El Cultural is the cultural section of El Español, which it has joined; however, El Cultural publishes an independent print edition, for sale at newsstands. References External links * Cultural magazines Magazines published in Madrid Newspaper supplements Spanish-language magazines Weekly ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Side Of The Heart 2
''The Dark Side of the Heart 2'' ( es, El lado oscuro del corazón 2, links=no) is a 2001 Argentine-Spanish surreal drama film written and directed by Eliseo Subiela, which stars Darío Grandinetti and Ariadna Gil. It is a sequel to 1992 film ''The Dark Side of the Heart'', following on the vicissitudes of the character played by Grandinetti in his search for an ideal woman. Plot Hitherto based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, poet Oliverio travels to Barcelona, Spain, to search for prostitute and soulmate Ana. Once there, he meets with circus acrobat Alejandra. Cast Production The film is an Enrique Cerezo PC, Tornasol Films, and Argentina Sonfilm Argentine-Spanish coproduction. Teo Delgado worked as cinematographer, whereas Osvaldo Montes was responsible for the music and Juan Carlos Macías for editing. Shooting locations included Buenos Aires, Barcelona, and Sitges. Release The film premiered on 5 July 2001. It was theatrically released in Spain on 5 July 2002. Recepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nación (newspaper)
''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal '' Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argentina. Its motto is: "''La Nación'' will be a tribune of doctrine." It is the second most read newspaper in print, behind ''Clarín'', and the third in digital format, behind ''Infobae'' and ''Clarín''. In addition, it has an application for Android and iOS phones. The newspaper's printing plant is in the City of Buenos Aires and its newsroom is in Vicente López, Province of Buenos Aires. The newsroom also acts as a studio for the newspaper's TV channel, LN+. Overview The paper was founded on 4 January 1870 (replacing the former publication ''Nación Argentina''), by former Argentine President Bartolomé Mitre and associates. Until 1914, the managing editor was José Luis Murature, Foreign Minister of Argentina from 1914-1916. Enjoying Latin America's largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Bird (film)
''Little Bird'' ( es, Pajarico, links=no) is a 1997 Spanish drama film written and directed by Carlos Saura which stars Paco Rabal, Alejandro Martínez, and Dafne Fernández. Plot The plot follows Manuel "Manu", a 10-old-year boy from Madrid arriving in the province of Murcia for a Summer stay under his uncles so he can distance from the separation of his parents. There he experiences puppy love with cousin Fuensanta. Cast Production The story is freely based on Saura's childhood memories about his time in the Region of Murcia. worked as cinematographer whilst was responsible for the music and for editing. The film is a Filmart production. Release The film was presented in August 1997 at the 21st Montreal World Film Festival, where Saura won the Best Director award. It was released theatrically in April 1998. Reception Leonard Klady of ''Variety'' wrote that the "story is undeniably genial and well observed, but lacks a central focus or a compelling dramatic tensio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banderas, The Tyrant
''Banderas, the Tyrant'' ( es, Tirano Banderas, links=no) is a 1993 internationally co-produced film directed by José Luis García Sánchez. It is an adaptation of the 1926 novel ''Tirano Banderas'' by Ramón María del Valle-Inclán. It was produced by companies from Spain, Cuba and Mexico. It stars Gian Maria Volonté as the title character, also featuring Ana Belén, Juan Diego, Fernando Guillén, Ignacio López Tarso and Javier Gurruchaga. Plot An adaptation of the (often presented as "unadaptable") novel ''Tirano Banderas'', a standout work of the ''esperpento'' genre which underpins a criticism of abuses of power, the plot tracks the developments in the fictitious republic of Santa Fe de Tierra Firme, ruled by megalomaniac dictator Santos Banderas. The dictator has been noted to display an amalgamation of features from real dictators such as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, Miguel Primo de Rivera or Juan Vicente Gómez. Cast Production Featuring an ambitious budget of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diez Minutos
''Diez Minutos'' (Spanish: ''Ten Minutes'') is a Spanish language weekly celebrity, entertainment and women's magazine published in Madrid, Spain. The magazine has been in circulation since 1951. History and profile ''Diez Minutos'' was started in 1951. The magazine was part of Lagardère SCA and was published by Hachette Filipacchi Médias until May 2011 when it was sold to Hearst Corporation. It is published by Hearst Magazines Espana S.L. on a weekly basis and offers news on celebrities. The weekly has its headquarters in Madrid. Milagros Valdé is one of the former editors-in-chief of the magazine. Circulation ''Diez Minutos'' was one of the best-selling magazines in Spain in the mid-1990s. In 2003 the magazine sold 206,284 copies. The circulation grew to 281,524 copies in 2004. In 2007 its circulation further rose to 376,101 copies. ''Diez Minutos'' sold 323,016 copies in 2009, making it the third best-selling women's magazine in Spain. The circulation of ''Diez Minutos'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Continental
''El Continental'' is a Spanish drama television series about organised crime set in 1920s Spain. Created, written and directed by Frank Ariza, it aired from September to November 2018 on La 1. Harshly criticised during its pre-screening at the FesTVal and with dismal ratings during its free-to-air broadcasting run, the series was described as "the biggest fiasco of national (Spanish) fiction in recent times". Premises The series, set in the 1920s Madrid, is titled after a fictional club in which illegal businesses take place. The fiction tracks both the struggle over clandestine businesses in the city and the relationship between Andrea Abascal (Michelle Jenner) and Ricardo León ( Álex García). Cast Production and release Created, written and directed by Frank Ariza, ''El Continental'' was produced by RTVE in collaboration with Gossip Events. Consisting of 10 episodes with a running time of around 70 minutes, the series was shot in a film set in San Sebastián de los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
