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Pol-ka
Pol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka. The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar, Fernando Blanco and Artear (Clarín Group). The first television show produced by the firm was ''Poliladron'' (1994). After producing a series of hits for Canal 13 (Argentina), Canal 13, Adrián Suar became the programming director of the channel. The production company is responsible for the fictions the channel airs in prime time. Filmography * ''Comodines'' (1997) * ''Cohen vs. Rosi'' (1998) * ''Alma mía'' (1999) * ''Los Pintin al rescate'' (2000) * ''Apariencias'' (2000) * ''Déjala correr'' (2001) * ''El hijo de la novia'' (2001) * ''El Bonaerense'' (2002) * ''El Día que me amen'' (2003) * ''Familia rodante'' (2004) * ''Luna de Avellaneda'' (2004) * ''18-J'' (2004) (co-production) * ''La Educación de las hadas'' (2006) * ''Abrígate'' (2006) * ''El Niño de barro'' (2007) * ''Maradona, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pol-ka Producciones
Pol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka. The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar, Fernando Blanco and Artear (Clarín Group). The first television show produced by the firm was ''Poliladron'' (1994). After producing a series of hits for Canal 13, Adrián Suar became the programming director of the channel. The production company is responsible for the fictions the channel airs in prime time. Filmography * '' Comodines'' (1997) * '' Cohen vs. Rosi'' (1998) * ''Alma mía'' (1999) * '' Los Pintin al rescate'' (2000) * '' Apariencias'' (2000) * '' Déjala correr'' (2001) * ''El hijo de la novia'' (2001) * '' El Bonaerense'' (2002) * '' El Día que me amen'' (2003) * '' Familia rodante'' (2004) * ''Luna de Avellaneda'' (2004) * '' 18-J'' (2004) (co-production) * ''La Educación de las hadas'' (2006) * ''Abrígate'' (2006) * ''El Niño de barro'' (2007) * ''Maradona, la mano di D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre Coraje
''Padre Coraje'' (English: ''Brave Father John'') is a Spanish language television drama from Argentina. Its theme song Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ... is performed by Paz Martinez. Plot When Coraje, a young idealist, sets out on a journey to La Cruz, his life is forever changed. Coraje and his friends come across Father John, a priest who has been assaulted by thieves while on his way to take over the parish at a church in La Cruz. Unable to save Father John's life, Coraje decides to pose as the priest. Coraje soon meets Ana and Clara Guericco, whose highly respected father was recently assassinated. Coraje soon finds himself entangled in a web of passion and secret desires. He is caught in a love triangle with the Guericco sisters. Coraje loves the Clara, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locas De Amor
''Locas de Amor '' is an Argentine series, produced by Pol-ka Producciones which was originally transmitted from April to December 2004. It was written and adapted for television by Suzana Cardozo. It was directed by Luis Barone and Daniel Barone. It starred Leticia Brédice, Julieta Díaz and Soledad Villamil. 52 episodes were made. The show tells the story of three young mental hospital inmates: Juana, Simona and María, and their attempts to reinsert themselves into society after being released from the psychiatric institution. Cast * Leticia Brédice… Simona Teglia * Julieta Díaz… Juana Vazquez * Soledad Villamil… Maria Eva Alchouron Doura * Diego Peretti… Martin Uribelarrea * Alfredo Casero… Roque Rizzutti * Andrea Pietra… Frida Maurer * Cristina Murta… Dra. Liliana Paredes * Christina Banegas… Regina Terrile * Leonor Manso… Olga Spinelli * Paula Siero… Paula Goci * Horacio Roca… Dr. Rafael Berthelot Trivia *The theme music for the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin Código
''Sin código'' ( es, Without rules) was an Argentine telenovela that aired from 2004 to 2006 on the El Trece television network. It was produced by Pol-Ka, and the main actors were Adrián Suar, Nancy Dupláa, and Nicolás Cabré. It was nominated in several categories for the Martín Fierro Awards in 2004, 2005, and 2006, and won three times in 2005. Plot Gabriel Nielsen (Suar) and Oso (Antonio Grimau) have a private security company known as Nielsen Security. Axel (Cabré), the son of Oso, wants to join it but he is rejected. When Oso is murdered, Gabriel and Axel join forces to capture the criminal. In the second season, most employees resign, and policewoman Antonia López (Dupláa) joins the agency. Awards ''Sin código'' received two nominations for the 2004 Martín Fierro Awards, as best miniseries and best actor in a miniseries (Cabré). It did not win the award in either category. At the 2005 ceremony for the same awards, the program received several nominations. Rita Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polka
Polka is a dance and genre of dance music originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though associated with Czech culture, polka is popular throughout Europe and the Americas. History Etymology The term ''polka'' referring to the dance is derived from the Czech word ''Polka'' meaning "Polish woman" (feminine form corresponding to ''Polák'', a Pole)."polka, n.". Oxford University Press. (accessed 11 July 2012). Czech cultural historian Čeněk Zíbrt also attributes the term to the Czech word ''půlka'' (half), referring to both the half-tempo and the half-jump step of the dance.Čeněk Zíbrt, "Jak se kdy v Čechách tancovalo: dějiny tance v Čechách, na Moravě, ve Slezsku a na Slovensku z věků nejstarších až do nové doby se zvláštním zřetelem k dějinám tance vůbec", Prague, 189(Google eBook)/ref> The word was widely introduced into the major European languages in the early 1840s. Origin and popularity The polka' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal 13 (Argentina)
Channel 13 (known by its current brand name El Trece, stylized as eltrece) is an Argentine free-to-air television network and the flagship station of the network of the same name, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. It is owned by Grupo Clarín through Artear. As mentioned by its name, it broadcasts on VHF channel 13 in Buenos Aires, where the main station is located. History Foundation Channel 13 was founded in 1960, and started broadcasting on 1 October 1960, at 8:30 p.m. The channel was tendered to the company Rio de la Plata S.A. TV, founded by Cuban businessman Goar Mestre and the US network CBS. In the mid-1960s, Editorial Atlántida and Mestre's wife bought the shares of the channel. Since then, Channel 13 began to compete strongly with the other two open private channels of the city of Buenos Aires, Channel 9 and Channel 11, which had gone through a similar process. In those years there were great successes in the Argentine television indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Hijo De La Novia
''Son of the Bride'' ( es, El hijo de la novia) is a 2001 Argentine comedy drama film directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Campanella and Fernando Castets. The executive producers were Juan Vera and Juan Pablo Galli, and it was produced by Adrián Suar. It stars Ricardo Darín, Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Eduardo Blanco and Natalia Verbeke. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Silver Condor for Best Film. Plot Rafael Belvedere's (Ricardo Darín) mother Norma (Norma Aleandro) suffers from Alzheimer's disease and he has not seen her in a year. Rafael sees his father Nino (Héctor Alterio) frequently but his friends rarely. He's fielding offers to sell the restaurant he runs in Buenos Aires, but changes his mind because it was started by his mother and father and has been in the family for years. His childhood friend Juan Carlos ( Eduardo Blanco), who he has not seen for twenty years, drops by the restaurant and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vientos De Agua
''Vientos de agua'' (Winds of Water) is a 2006 Argentine- Spanish mini TV series created by Juan José Campanella. The drama traces a Spaniard's emigration to Argentina in the 1930s, and, years later, his son's immigration to modern-day Spain. Through this arc, the series explores "...the differences and similarities between the immigration of early last century Europeans to here and now there". Through this metaphor of immigration, the lives of individuals are compared and found to have more in common than their differences Cultural differences between the target audiences are believed to have resulted in low ratings and the series was cancelled. The series aired initially in Spain in January 2006, on Telecinco. While it was a hit in Argentina, because of lower ratings in Spain, it was moved from the prime-time slot to 1 am, reducing its audience. It was eventually cancelled, possibly also due to downloading of series from the internet. The series achieved good DVD sales but, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artear
Channel 13 (known by its current brand name El Trece, stylized as eltrece) is an Argentine free-to-air television network and the flagship station of the network of the same name, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. It is owned by Grupo Clarín through Artear. As mentioned by its name, it broadcasts on VHF channel 13 in Buenos Aires, where the main station is located. History Foundation Channel 13 was founded in 1960, and started broadcasting on 1 October 1960, at 8:30 p.m. The channel was tendered to the company Rio de la Plata S.A. TV, founded by Cuban businessman Goar Mestre and the US network CBS. In the mid-1960s, Editorial Atlántida and Mestre's wife bought the shares of the channel. Since then, Channel 13 began to compete strongly with the other two open private channels of the city of Buenos Aires, Channel 9 and Channel 11, which had gone through a similar process. In those years there were great successes in the Argentine television indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epitafios
''Epitafios'' ( en, Epitaphs) is a 2004 13-episode, Argentinian crime fiction TV mini-series with the tagline: ''El Final Está Escrito ... The End Is Written''. The series, which takes place in an unnamed South American city, was shot in Buenos Aires. The series was produced by HBO Latin America and Argentinian TV/ film company Pol-Ka Producciones. It was written by Marcelo Slavich and Walter Slavich and directed by Alberto Lecchi and Jorge Nisco. Although all of the actors were Argentinian, a neutral Spanish was used instead of the local Rioplatense Spanish, avoiding colloquialisms such as the local ''vos'' in favor of the more common ''tú''. The series debuted in Australia on SBS in May 2007 under the title ''If The Dead Could Speak''. It premiered in Poland on Cinemax on November 6, 2008. In Germany, it premiered on November 6, 2009 on pay TV channel Fox Channel under the title ''Epitafios - Tod ist die Antwort'' (''Epitafios - Death Is The Answer''). Plot Bruno C ... [...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] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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