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María Ripoll
María Ripoll i Julià (born 1963) is a Spanish film director from Barcelona, with an international background and eight feature films to her credit. The success of her film ''It's Now or Never (film), It's Now or Never'' has placed her as the highest-grossing female film director in Spanish history. Early life and career beginnings Born in Barcelona, Ripoll studied screenwriting in Los Angeles at the American Film Institute (AFI), where she shot the short film ''Kill Me Later''. Directing career Her first feature-length film, ''The Man with Rain in His Shoes'' starring Lena Headey, Douglas Henshall and Penélope Cruz won Best Screenplay at the Montreal World Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Sitges Film Festival, the Seattle Women’s Film Festival. It led to Ripoll being nominated for a Goya Awards, Goya Award for Best New Director. She then directed ''Tortilla Soup'' in Los Angeles starring Hector Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, Raquel Welch and Elizabeth Peña. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami International Film Festival
The Miami Film Festival (formerly Miami International Film Festival) is an annual film festival in Miami, Florida, that showcases independent American and international films with a special focus on Ibero-American films. The competitive film festival draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across the city center and includes features, documentaries, short films, and retrospectives. The programming is selected so as to include: premiers for both established film-makers and up-and-commers, socially relevant films, multidisciplinary and experimental films, and films showcasing international musicians. The stated mission of the Miami Film Festival is to bridge cultural understanding and encourage artistic development. History The Miami Film Festival debuted in February 1984, under the auspices of the Film Society of Miami. It was founded by Nat Chediak and Steven Bowles and directed by Mr. Chediak for its first eighteen years, becoming the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Peña
Elizabeth Maria Peña (September 23, 1959 – October 14, 2014) was an American actress, writer and musician. Her work in films included ''Nothing like the Holidays'', ''Batteries Not Included'', '' La Bamba'', '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'', ''Jacob's Ladder'', '' Rush Hour'', ''The Incredibles,'' and ''Lone Star'''','' for which she won the 1996 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and a Bravo Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film. She was also a founding member of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors. Peña also voiced Rosa Santos in ''Maya and Miguel''. Early life Peña was born on September 23, 1959, in Elizabeth, New Jersey and raised by her Cuban immigrant parents, Peña was destined for a career in the arts. Her father, Mario, was a playwright, director, actor, and designer in their native Cuba, who opened up the Latin American Theatre Ensemble after establishing a life for him and his family in New York. In 1975, she was a foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Won't Kill Each Other With Guns
''We Won't Kill Each Other with Guns'' ( ca, Nosaltres no ens matarem amb pistoles, link=no; es, Nosotros no nos mataremos con pistolas, links=no) is a 2022 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Maria Ripoll which stars Lorena López, Carlos Troya, Elena Martín, Joe Manjón, and Ingrid García-Jonsson. Plot Upon initiative from Blanca, a group of five friends in their 30s (completed by Miguel, Sigfrido, Elena, and Marina) meet again in town after years of not seeing each other. Cast Production Penned by Víctor Sánchez and Antonio Escámez, the screenplay adapts Sánchez's play ''Nosotros no nos mataremos con pistolas''. The film is a Turanga Films (Lina Badenes) and Un Capricho de Producciones (Belén Sánchez) production, with support from , , TVC, and IB3, and in association with AMC and Pasarela. It features dialogue in Catalan and Spanish. It was shot in Sagunto and other locations in Camp de Morvedre, including Quartell, , and . Release The film made its w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álex García (actor)
Álex García (born 14 November 1981) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence for his performances in television series ''Amar en tiempos revueltos'' and '' Tierra de lobos''. Biography Álex García was born on 14 November 1981 in San Cristóbal de la Laguna, in the island of Tenerife. He worked as a local reporter in the Canary Islands. He moved from the Canary Islands to Madrid to train his acting chops at Cristina Rota's attelier. He appeared in serial drama '' Compañeros'' playing Serpa. He featured in minor roles in series such as ''Hospital Central'' and '' Génesis, en la mente del asesino'', rising to prominence for his television performances as Alfonso García in ''Amar en tiempos revueltos'' and César Bravo in '' Tierra de lobos''. He also earned early public recognition for his role in drama series ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. He landed his first major film role in '' Six Points About Emma'' (2011), starring alongside Verónica Echegui. His performances in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verónica Echegui
Verónica Fernández Echegaray (born 16 June 1983), known professionally as Verónica Echegui, is a Spanish actress. Since making her feature film debut as the title character of the 2006 drama ''My Name Is Juani'' she has featured in films such as ''My Prison Yard'', ''Kathmandu Lullaby'', ''Family United'', ''Unknown Origins'' and ''My Heart Goes Boom!''. In 2021, she debuted as a director with the short film ', which won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film. Early life Verónica Fernández Echegaray (her real name) was born in Madrid on 16 June 1983. Her father is a lawyer and her mother a civil servant. In a 2015 interview she said she wanted to be an actress since she was eight but her parents wanted her "to study a career. My great-auntie was dying and told me I had to do what I wanted, although I must not tell my mother". Moving to London, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, while working as a waitress and as a dog-walker. Career Echegui was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Confidencial
''El Confidencial'' is a Spanish-language general-information digital newspaper located in Spain, specializing in economic, financial and political news. It was established as an online newspaper in 2001. Its target readership is professional and middle-aged. It has a liberal political orientation. It was one of the news outlets participating in the Panama Papers investigation into material leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca Mossack Fonseca & Co. () was a Panamanian law firm and Corporate services, corporate service provider.2001 establishments in Spain [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Lago
Clara Lago Grau (born 6 March 1990) is a Spanish actress. Career Clara Lago Grau was born on 6 March 1990 in Torrelodones, Community of Madrid. Lago made her film debut at the age of 9 with the Spanish film ''Terca Vida'' (2000) (she had previously appeared in a Spanish TV series) and in the same year joined the cast of Compañeros ( Antena 3). In 2002 she starred in ''Carol's Journey'', a film directed by Imanol Uribe for which Lago was nominated for a Goya Award for Best New Actress. She won the 'Best New Talent in Spanish Cinema' awarded by L'Oreal in the 2008 56th San Sebastian Film Festival. Clara won the Shooting Stars Award by the ICAA for the European Film Academy and the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011 for her role in the film '' The Hidden Face''. In November 2012 she played Eva in ''Fin'', along Maribel Verdú and Daniel Grao. In 2014, Lago starred in '' Spanish Affair''. The film broke Spanish box-office records, becoming the top-grossing Spanish t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Valverde
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada * Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani Rovira
Daniel Rovira de Rivas (born 1 November 1980) is a Spanish comedian and actor. Career Early career After graduating in Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Granada, he started touring with Paramount Comedy, performing stand-up comedy all around Spain. He became known for his most famous monologue "Mi familia y yo" ("My family and I"). He then made his first appearance on TV performing in various scenes of a well-known show called ''Estas no son las noticias'' (''These aren't news'') until May 2009. At the same time he worked and played his part in a play called ''¿Quieres salir conmigo?'' (''Do You Wanna Date Me?''). In February the same year he also appeared in the famous late night show '' Buenafuente''. In the following years, he established a career in comedy with several appearances on ''El Club de la Comedia'' and as a cast member of comedy shows ''No le digas a mamá que trabajo en la tele'' and ''Alguien tenía que decirlo''. 2013–presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaudí Awards
The Gaudí Awards ( ca, Premis Gaudí) are the main film awards of Catalonia, celebrated annually in Barcelona. The awards were established in 2009 by the Catalan Film Academy as a continuation and expansion of the Barcelona Cinema Awards (''Premis Barcelona de Cinema''), originally established in 2002. The trophy was designed by Montse Ribé and is inspired by the chimneys of Antoni Gaudí's Casa Milà Casa Milà (, ), popularly known as ''La Pedrera'' (, ; "the stone quarry") in reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a '' Modernista'' building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the last private residence designed by arc .... Award categories * Gaudí Honorary Award: since 2009; now called Miquel Porter Gaudí Honorary Award * Gaudí Award for Best Film in Catalan Language: since 2009 * Gaudí Award for Best Non-Catalan Language Film: since 2009 * Gaudí Award for Best Director: since 2009 * Gaudí Award for Best Documentary: since 2009 * Gaudí Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traces Of Sandalwood
'' Traces of Sandalwood '' ( ca, Rastres de sàndal, links=no) is a 2014 Spanish drama film produced by Pontas Films, directed by María Ripoll and shot in Barcelona and Mumbai with Nandita Das as Mina and Aina Clotet as Sita/Paula. The film is from Pontas Films and is the adaptation of international bestseller ''Traces of Sandalwood'', the tale of a Bollywood star's search for her long lost sister. The film was released in Spain on 28 November 2014. Reewa Rathod makes her international debut with this film which has her composing one of the songs in the film, ''Tandaana''. Plot The film begins in high drama as 6-year-old Mina ( Vaibhavi Hankare) saves her newborn sister, Sita, from being drowned as an unwanted female, thereupon taking full responsibility for her care. But when their mother dies a few years later, their father hands them over to a woman from the city. Sita is left with nuns, despite her sister's frantic resistance, and young Mina is consigned to a brothel, from wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Televisión Española
Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in Equatorial Guinea. TVE began as a standalone company dependent on the Ministry of Information and Tourism. After undergoing numerous restructurings and reorganizations, it is currently the television division, while Radio Nacional de España (RNE) is the radio division, of Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), the public corporation which has the overall responsibility for the national broadcasting public services under a parliament-appointed president who, in addition to being answerable to a Board of Directors, reports to an all-party committee of the national parliament, as provided for in the Public Radio and Television Law of 2006. TVE launched its first channel on 28 October 1956 as the first regular television service in Spain. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
