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Mónica Cabrera
Mónica Cabrera (born 26 April 1958) is an Argentine director, playwright, and actress of film, television, and theater. Among other films, she has appeared in '' Son of the Bride'' (2001), '' Lost Embrace'' (2004), and ''El infinito sin estrellas'' (2007). On television she acted in ''Tratame bien'' (2009), '' Malparida'' (2010), and '' La dueña'' (2012). She has also been recognized for her work in unipersonal theater that she writes herself. In 2009, she published the book ''Arrabalera, mujeres que trabajan y otros unipersonales'', and in 2010 she produced the Cabrera Marathon, which consisted of releasing a one-person show from her book each month from February to June. As part of the marathon she starred in ''El sistema de la víctima'', ''Arrabalera, mujeres que trabajan'', ''The victory to la Madrecita'' (together with Teresa Murias), ''Limosna de amores'', and ''¡Dolly Guzmán no está muerta!'' For her work she won the 2011 Konex Award for the unipersonal work of the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . . Retrieved November 2, 2007. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, to honor fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Argentine Women Writers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Argentine Actresses
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperanza Mía
''Esperanza mía'' (''Hope of Mine'') is a 2015 Argentinean telenovela. With script by Lily Ann Martin, Claudio Lacelli and Marta Betoldi] with production of Pol-ka was issued by Canal 13 between April 6, 2015 and January 14, 2016. For its recording, the producer acquired resolution cameras 4K UHD. It stars Mariano Martínez and Mariana Espósito. It also has the performances of Tomás Fonzi, Ana María Picchio, Carola Reyna, Federico D'Elía, Ángela Torres, Gabriela Toscano, Rita Cortese, Natalie Pérez and Franco Masini. In July 2015, a theatrical adaptation was presented at the Teatro Ópera in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Story Julia Albarracín (Mariana Espósito)is a 21-year-old girl who lives in Colonia La Merced, a small town in the province of Buenos Aires, along with Blanca, her adoptive mother. The pollution generated by the plant where Blanca works makes her extremely sick, resulting in her eventual death. Before she dies, she gives her daughter the necessary evidence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somos Familia
''Somos familia'' ( es, We are family) is an Argentine telenovela produced and broadcast by Telefe in 2014. It stars Gustavo Bermúdez and Ana María Orozco. Plot The main characters are Joaquín ( Gustavo Bermúdez), a famous businessman, owner of a motorcycle manufacturing plant, and Manuela (Ana María Orozco), his maid. After the death of his friend Sergio Miranda and his wife in an airplane crash, Joaquín became the legal guardian of Miranda's four orphans. One of these orphans is Pilar Miranda, who is really the daughter of Manuela. Manuela had gotten pregnant at the age of 15 and had to give up her newborn daughter for adoption; years later, she became a journalist and began searching for her child. Upon discovering that Pilar had been adopted by the Mirandas, she took a job as a maid in their home. Upon the Mirandas' deaths, she came along with the children to work for Joaquín. To avoid revealing her true identity, she works under the assumed name of "Ramona". Premise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hands
''The Hands'' ( es, Las manos) is a 2006 Argentinean-Italian film directed by Alejandro Doria. The plot was inspired by the life and work of Catholic priest Mario Pantaleo. Doria and Juan Bautista Stagnaro wrote the screenplay. The film won one Goya Award. Cast * Graciela Borges as Perla * Jorge Marrale as Padre Mario Pantaleo * Duilio Marzio as Monseñor Alessandri * Esteban Pérez as Javier * Belén Blanco as Silvia * Carlos Portaluppi as Padre Giacomino * Carlos Weber as Monseñor Arizaga * Jean Pierre Reguerraz as Spagnuolo * María Socas * Juan Carlos Gené * Liana Lombard Movie Awards and nominations Argentine Film Critics Association Awards *Won: Best Costume Design *Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Jorge Marrale) *Nominated: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Duilio Marzio) *Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Graciela Borges) *Nominated: Best Art Direction (Margarita Jusid) *Nominated: Best Director (Alejandro Doria) *Nominated: Best Film *N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Year Without Love
''A Year Without Love'' ( es, Un año sin amor) is a 2005 Argentine drama film directed by Anahí Berneri, and written by Berneri and Pablo Pérez, adapting Pérez's autobiographical novel of the same title. The plot follows Pablo, a writer dealing with loneliness and AIDS. Yearning for love, he places ads in a gay magazine and finds himself involved in the secretive world of Buenos Aires gay leather scene. ''A Year Without Love'' played the international and gay and lesbian film festival circuits, garnering a number of awards including the Teddy Bear prize for the Best Gay Film at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival. Plot Pablo is a struggling poet who is living with HIV in Buenos Aires. Over the course of a year he deals with issues relating to his health, his family, his search for love and his developing involvement with leather fetishism. The year culminates with the publication of his diary in the form of a novel, ''Un Año sin amor.'' Cast * Juan Minujín as Pablo Pérez * Mim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konex Foundation
Konex Foundation (''Fundación Konex'')is an Argentine cultural non-profit organization created in 1980 ''to promote, stimulate, help, and participate in any form of cultural, educational, intellectual, artistic, social, philanthropic, scientific or sports initiative, work, and enterprise, in their most relevant aspects'', as defined by its founder and president, Dr. Luis Ovsejevich. The Konex Foundation provides scholarships and individual grants and also sponsors and stimulates group activities through subsidies and assistance to meritorious ideas and enterprises. Konex Awards The Konex Awards, also created in 1980, where conceived as a way to reward the Argentine personalities and institutions of different fields, as well as to stimulate the beginners. Even though the awards are handed every year, they are organised by cycles of 10 years. Each year with a different field in the following order: ''Sports, Entertainment, Visual Arts, Science and Technology, Literature, Popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los únicos
''Los únicos'' ( es, "The uniques") is a 2011 Argentine superhero live-action television series aired by El Trece in the prime time. The "uniques" are a superhero team working as a covert operation unit. Main actors are Arnaldo André, Mariano Martínez and Griselda Siciliani, the two main supervillains are played by Favio Posca and Carlos Belloso. Premise Unlike most productions by Pol-ka, ''Los únicos'' is not a telenovela featuring common people or a vengeance plot. Instead, it is a crime fiction comedy with metafictional elements. As such, it avoids the usual constrains of the plots of the aforementioned genres. The plot is influenced by the ''X-Men'' film series, ''Heroes'' and '' Sky High''. Nicolás Cabré makes a spin-off of the ''Sin Código'' telenovela, playing again his former character of "Axel Etcheverry". In the new plot, the "Nielsen Security" group has gone bankrupt, and Axel blames his former teammate Gabriel Nielsen for it. Nielsen (which was played by Adr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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