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Nostromo (TV Serial)
''Nostromo'' is a 1997 British-Italian television drama series directed by Alastair Reid (director), Alastair Reid and produced by Fernando Ghia of Pixit Productions, a co-production with Radiotelevisione Italiana, Televisión Española, and WGBH-TV, WGBH Boston. The music is composed by Ennio Morricone. It stars Claudio Amendola, Paul Brooke, Lothaire Bluteau, Claudia Cardinale, Colin Firth and Albert Finney. It is described as "an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's epic story ''Nostromo'' of political upheaval, greed and romance in turn-of-the-20th-century South America." Cast *Claudio Amendola as Nostromo *Paul Brooke as Capt. Mitchell *Lothaire Bluteau as Martin Decoud *Claudia Cardinale as Teresa Viola *Joaquim de Almeida as Col. Sotillo *Brian Dennehy as Joshua C. Holroyd *Albert Finney as Dr. Monygham *Colin Firth as Charles Gould *Roberto Escobar as Pedro Montero *Ruth Gabriel as Antonia Avellanos *Fernando Hilbeck as Don Jose Avellanos *Serena Scott Thomas as Emilia Gould *Salv ...
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Claudio Amendola
Claudio Amendola (born 16 February 1963) is an Italian actor, director and television presenter. He starred in the 1993 film '' The Escort'', which was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Biography Born in Rome and the son of actors and voice dubbers Ferruccio Amendola and Rita Savagnone, Amendola started his movie career during the 1980s, playing comic roles in some Italian comedies directed by Carlo Vanzina. In 1987 he played his first dramatic role in ''Soldati - 365 all'alba'', directed by Marco Risi, and in the following decade he confirmed his dramatic skills in some movies like '' Ultrà'' (1990) and '' The Escort'' (1993), both directed by Ricky Tognazzi. During the 2000s Amendola became a very popular television actor, acting in the popular fiction ''I Cesaroni'', the Italian version of ''Los Serrano''. Personal life Amendola is married to actress Francesca Neri and they have a son together, Rocco. He also has two daughters from a previous marriage. One of them i ...
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Ruth Gabriel
Ruth Sánchez Bueno (born 10 July 1975), better known as Ruth Gabriel, is a Spanish actress. Biography Ruth Sánchez Bueno (her real name) was born in San Fernando (province of Cádiz) on 10 July 1975, daughter of actor Ismael Abellán and writer . Her aunt on the father side Susi Sánchez is also an actress. She spent her childhood in Madrid. At 14 years of age, she moved to the United States, where she took interpretation classes. She later continued her education in Florence, Italy, where her mother had moved. Upon returning to Madrid, she continued her artistic development through dance and fencing classes, working as a waiter. She took the name Ruth Gabriel when she acted in her first film, '' Días contados'' by Imanol Uribe. She received the Concha de Oro and the Goya Award for Best New Actress and was nominated for Best Leading Actress. She acted in ''Señales de fuego'', by the Portuguese Luis Filipe Rocha; ''Gran Slalom'', by Jaime Chávarri; and ''99.9'', by ...
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Masterpiece (TV Series)
''Masterpiece'' (formerly known as ''Masterpiece Theatre'') is a drama anthology television series produced by WGBH Boston. It premiered on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on January 10, 1971. The series has presented numerous acclaimed British productions. Many of these are produced by the BBC, but the line-up has also included programs shown on the UK commercial channels ITV and Channel 4. Overview ''Masterpiece'' is known for presenting adaptations of novels and biographies, but it also shows original television dramas. The first title to air was ''The First Churchills'', starring Susan Hampshire as Sarah Churchill. Other programs presented on the series include '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII;'' ''Elizabeth R;'' ''I, Claudius;'' '' Upstairs, Downstairs;'' ''The Duchess of Duke Street;'' ''The Citadel;'' '' The Jewel in the Crown;'' '' Reckless;'' ''House of Cards;'' ''Traffik,'' and ''Jeeves and Wooster''. More recent popular titles include ''Prime Suspect,'' ''The Fors ...
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Corriere Della Sera
The ''Corriere della Sera'' (; en, "Evening Courier") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average daily circulation of 410,242 copies in December 2015. First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of Italy's oldest newspapers and is Italy's most read newspaper. Its masthead has remained unchanged since its first edition in 1876. It reached a circulation of over 1 million under editor and co-owner Luigi Albertini, between 1900 and 1925. He was a strong opponent of socialism, of clericalism, and of Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti who was willing to compromise with those forces. Albertini's opposition to the Fascist regime forced the other co-owners to oust him in 1925. Today its main competitors are Rome's ''la Repubblica'' and Turin's '' La Stampa''. History and profile ''Corriere della Sera'' was first published on Sunday 5 March 1876 by Eugenio Torelli Viollier. In 1899 the paper began to offer a weekly illustrated supplement, ''La D ...
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Prix Italia
The Prix Italia is an international Television, Radio-broadcasting and Web award. It was established in 1948 by RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana (in 1948, RAI had the denomination RAI – Radio Audizioni Italiane) in Capri and is honoured with the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic. More than one hundred public and private radio and television organisations representing 57 countries from the five continents form and outline the community of the Prix Italia which is in continuous evolution. Unique in the world, among International festivals and prizes, is the organisational and decision-making body of the Prix. The delegates of broadcating members decide and resolve the editorial outline and elect the President. RAI is in charge and responsible of the organisation of the event, and the General Secretariat has its headquarters in Rome. Prix Italia is held in an Italian city of art and culture annually every September/October for a week, in collaboration with loca ...
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Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi), and has a population of 52 million. Colombia's cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a Spanish colony, fusing cultural elements brought by immigration from Europe and the Middle East, with those brought by enslaved Africans, as well as with those of the various Amerindian civilizations that predate colonization. Spanish is th ...
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Cartagena De Indias
Cartagena ( , also ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, bordering the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú Rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s. Modern Cartagena is the capital of the Bolívar Department, and had a population of 1,028,736, according to the 2018 cen ...
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Arnoldo Foà
Arnoldo Foà (24 January 1916 – 11 January 2014) was an Italian actor, voice actor, theatre director, singer and writer. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 2014. Biography Foà was born in Ferrara, Italy, to a Jewish family, though Foà was an atheist in his adult life. Foà completed high school in Florence, where he moved with his family, and studied at the acting school of Rasi. He abandoned his studies in economics and at age 20 moved to Rome, where he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He was initiated to the Italian Scottish Rite Freemasonry in 1947 at the Lodge " Alpi Giulie" n.150 (in Rome), taking later the highest degree. Foà died on 11 January 2014 from respiratory failure, just 13 days short of his 98th birthday. Theatre 1930s * ''La serenata al vento'' by Carlo Veneziani, directed by Alberto Bracaloni, 1935 * ''La dodicesima notte'' by William Shakespeare, directed by Pietro Sharoff, 1938 * ''L’Alcalde di Zalamea'' by ...
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Stefania Montorsi
Stefania Montorsi (born 12 April 1968) is an Italian director and actress. She appeared in more than ten films since 1988. Early life and career Born in Bari, in the Carbonara-Santa Rita district, she has always lived in Rome; after a theatrical training, she made her debut on television and later in cinema, where she starred, among other things, in Mille bolle blu, directed by Leone Pompucci, Bits and Pieces, directed by Antonello Grimaldi, and Other Men, directed by Claudio Bonivento. The 1993 film by Daniele Luchetti, The Storm Is Coming, which marks the beginning of an artistic and sentimental partnership, becoming his wife. With Luchetti she acts in Little Teachers and in Ginger and Cinnamon. In 2000 she starred in the international production Nora, with Ewan McGregor and Susan Lynch. Among his productions for the small screen, we remember the tv films The Ogre, directed by Lamberto Bava, and Cuore in gola, directed by Stefania Casini, both from 1988, the tv miniseries ...
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Romina Mondello
Romina Mondello (born 1 March 1974) is an Italian actress and television personality. Life and career Born in Rome, at young age Mondello attended a theater workshop under the stage director Candido Coppetelli and studied singing and classical and modern dance. After entering the Miss Italia selections in 1992, the same year she was cast in the variety shows ''Bulli e pupe'' and ''Non è la Rai''. She made her acting debut in 1993, in the film ''Estasi'', alongside Ornella Muti. The notoriety came in 1995 with the TV-series ''La piovra'' in season 7, which was immediately followed by the successful action film '' Palermo-Milan One Way'' by Claudio Fragasso Claudio Fragasso (born 2 October 1951) is a film director and screenwriter. Fragasso first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s, then became a screenwriter in the Italian film industry in the mid-1970s. Fragasso met director Bruno Matte .... Active in films, television and on stage, Mondello is married to a publis ...
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Emiliano Díez
Emiliano Díez (born August 26, 1953) is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Vic Palmero, George's father-in-law, in the sitcom ''George Lopez'', as well as his role as Manny Beltrán in the sitcom '' Los Beltrán''. Early life Díez began his acting career in 1976 in theatre and television. In 1980 at the age of 26, he immigrated to Miami to extend his career by doing numerous popular plays like '' Blithe Spirit'', '' La Cage Aux Folles'', ''The Rose Tattoo'' and many others. Career Díez also appeared in radio and television commercials, as well as the soap operas ''El Magnate'', ''Marielena'', '' Guadalupe'' and for two seasons he was cast for the leading role playing Manny Beltrán in the award-winning sitcom, '' Los Beltrán''. He later crossed over doing American films and television guest starring in ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''Yes, Dear'', ''MDs (TV series), MDs'', ''Manhattan, AZ'', ''The Brothers Mamita'' and a recurring role for nine epis ...
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Xavier Burbano
Xavier or Xabier may refer to: Place * Xavier, Spain People * Xavier (surname) * Xavier (given name) * Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint ** St. Francis Xavier (other) * St. Xavier (other) * Xavier (footballer, born January 1980) (Anderson Conceição Xavier), Brazilian midfielder * Xavier (footballer, born March 1980) (José Xavier Costa), Brazilian left-back * Xavier (footballer, born 2000) (João Vitor Xavier de Almeida), Brazilian midfielder * Xavier (wrestler), American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * '' Xavier: Renegade Angel'', an animated TV series * Xavier Institute, a fictional school in Marvel comics * Charles Xavier, Professor X, a fictional Marvel Comics character * "Xavier", a song by Casseurs Flowters from the 2015 soundtrack album ''Comment c'est loin'' * "Xavier", a song by Dead Can Dance from the 1987 album ''Within the Realm of a Dying Sun'' Other uses * Xavier University, in Cincinnati, U.S. * Tropical Storm Xavie ...
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