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Pilar (given Name)
Pilar is a feminine Spanish language given name; traditionally short for " Maria del Pilar," it may refer to any of the following: * Pilar Arlando (born 1989), Portuguese holder of the title of Miss World Singapore for 2009–2010 * Pilar Barbosa (1898–1997), Puerto Rican educator, historian and political activist * Pilar Bardem (1939–2021), Spanish film and television actress * Pilar Barreiro (born 1955), Spanish politician * Pilar Barrios (1889–1974), Uruguayan poet * Pilar Bastardés, Spanish actress * Pilar Bayer (born 1946) Spanish mathematician * Pilar Bosley (born 1988), American ice dancer * Pilar Cabot (1940–2017), Catalan writer * Pilar Calvo (born 1963), Catalan politician * Pilar de Borbón (1936–2020), Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz * Pilar del Castillo (born 1952), Spanish Member of the European Parliament * Pilar de Lusarreta (1914–1967), Argentine author and critic * Pilar Fuertes Ferragut (1962–2012), Spanish diplomat * Pilar Gei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries. It is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. The oldest Latin texts with traces of Spanish come from mid-northern Iberia in the 9th century, and the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo, a prominent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Hidalgo
Pilar Hidalgo Iglesias (born May 3, 1979 in Cee, A Coruña) is a female athlete from Spain, who competes in triathlon. Hidalgo competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... She took thirteenth place with a total time of 2:07:37.34. References Profile 1979 births Living people Spanish female triathletes Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for Spain Sportspeople from A Coruña 21st-century Spanish women {{spain-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Muñoz
Pilar Muñoz Ruiz (March 18, 1911 - October 1, 1980) was a Spanish stage and film actress. Daughter of actor Alfonso Muñoz and sister of actress Mimí Muñoz, she began acting with Margarita Xirgu in 1925. In 1927 she appeared in ''La princesa Bebé'' and 1931 in ''Vidas cruzadas'', both with Jacinto Benavente and next to Xirgú and her father. Three years later came one of their biggest hits, ''Ni al amor ni al mar, del mismo autor'', in 1934 at the Festival de Mérida with Medea and Electra. Premiering soon after was ''Yerma'' (1934) - in which she played María. During the Spanish Civil War, Xirgú accompanied her on a tour of the Americas, premiering in Buenos Aires with ''La casa de Bernarda Alba''. She did not return to Spain until 1947. In 1950 she starred in '' En la ardiente oscuridad'', alongside José María Rodero and Adolfo Marsillach, under director Luis Escobar. She also appeared in José Martín Recuerda's plays ''Cena de Navidad'' (1951) ''La otra orilla' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Montenegro
Pilar Montenegro (; born María del Pilar Montenegro López on May 31, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress. Biography When Montenegro was 10 years old she landed her first acting part in the TV series ''Juguemos A Cantar''. In 1989 she joined the group ''Garibaldi''. During the mid '90s she began to appear in soap operas and left ''Garibaldi'' to pursue a solo career. By 1996 she released her debut album '' Son del Corazón''. In 2001, Montenegro re-emerged into the music scene by the hand of former husband and executive music producer Jorge Reynoso, after 6 months of recording with the music production of Rudy Perez they released her second album '' Desahogo''. The album produced the hit single, a cover of Yolandita Monge Yolanda Rosa Monge Betancourt (born September 16, 1955), known professionally as Yolandita Monge, is a Puerto Rican singer, actress, and television personality. She has been active in the music business since her teen ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Miró
Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in Madrid – 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of the weddings of the daughters of King Juan Carlos I. Her film ''Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven'' was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival in 1981. Her 1986 film ''Werther'' was entered into the main competition at the 43rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. In 1992, her film '' Beltenebros'' won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. Her film '' El pájaro de la felicidad'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. In 1995, she was a member of the jury at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. On 18 March 1995, she directed the television broadcast of Infanta Elena's wedding in the Seville Cathedral. On 4 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Medina
Pilar Medina Canadell (born ) is a Spanish teacher and beauty queen who was the first Spanish delegate to win the Miss International title in 1977. In 1976, she competed in the Miss Spain pageant, representing ''Región Centro''. As the first runner-up, she earned the ticket to compete as Spain's delegate to the 1977 Miss International pageant in Tokyo, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n .... Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. She claimed the international beauty title, as well as the ''Best National Costume'' award. After her short career in the modelling industry she decided to leave all behind. She started studying Spanish at the University of Valencia and later started teaching classes in a secondary school. She is now giving classes in the European School of Brus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Mazzetti
Pilar Elena Mazzetti Soler (born 9 September 1956) is a Peruvian physician and health administrator who served as Minister of Health from July 2020 to February 2021, excluding her for nine days from office during the brief presidency of Manuel Merino. She previously held the position from February 2004 to July 2006, and was briefly Minister of the Interior from July 2006 to February 2007, being the first woman to reach said position in the Peruvian government. Early life and education Mazzetti was born in Lima on 9 September 1956. Upon graduating from the San Jose de Monterrico School in the Santiago de Surco District, she enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine San Fernando of the National University of San Marcos, where she pursued a medical career. Mazzetti graduated as a doctor in 1986; the same year she received the title of Surgeon, and in 1990 she graduated as a neurologist from the same university. In order to attain her specialization, she studied at the University of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Mateos
Pilar Mateos Martín (born 13 August 1942 in Valladolid) is a Spanish writer of children's literature. In her tales, she uses a simple vocabulary to talk about isolated, marginal or sad characters. She mixes reality and imagination in works where fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ... and dreams can create new realities. Bibliography * ''Jeruso quiere ser gente'', 1980 * ''Historias de Ninguno'', 1981 * ''Capitanes de plástico'', 1982 * ''Molinete'', 1984 * ''La bruja Mon'', 1984 * ''Lucas y Lucas. El rapto de Caballo Gris'', 1984 * ''La isla menguante'', 1987 * ''Mi tío Teo'', 1987 * ''Quisicosas'', 1988 * ''El pequeño Davirón'', 1991 * ''¡Qué desastre de niño!'', 1992 * ''La casa imaginaria'', 1993 * ''Silveiro el grande'', 1993 * ''Sin miedo a los b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Manjón
Pilar Manjón (born 1958) is the president of the '' Asociación 11-M Afectados del Terrorismo'' (''Association for the victims of 11-M''). Biography Manjón was born in Plasencia, Cáceres Province. She is a civil servant and has been a member of the Madrid chapter of the labour union Comisiones Obreras since 1978. Her son, Daniel Paz Manjón, died in the Madrid 11-M attacks. Presidency of the Asociación 11-M Afectados del Terrorismo Pilar Manjón is the current president of the Asociación 11-M Afectados del Terrorismo. She has been president of this association since 2005, following the resignation of the prior president and the subsequent appointment of an interim caretaker in November 2004. She has been publicly critical of the way some Spanish politicians have used the 11 March terrorist attacks for their own ends and has assigned responsibility for the attacks to the government of José María Aznar. In her opinion, the Muslim terrorists chose to attack Madrid becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Lorengar
Lorenza Pilar García Seta (16 January 1928 – 2 June 1996), known professionally as Pilar Lorengar, was a Spanish ( Aragonese) soprano. She was best known for her interpretations of opera and the Spanish genre Zarzuela, and as a soprano she was known for her full register, a youthful timbre as well as a distinctive vibrato. Early career Lorengar was born in the El Gancho district of Zaragoza. At a very young age she participated in a radio program called ''Ondas Infantiles'', organized by Radio Zaragoza; she began formal music lessons at the age of fourteen under Margarita Martínez. She moved to Barcelona to study at the Barcelona Music Conservatory and began performing ''incognito'' under the name Loren Arce in various halls in order to pay for her lessons. She studied in Madrid under Spanish lyric soprano Ángeles Otein, and she also studied in West Berlin with Carl Ebert and mezzo-soprano Hertha Klust, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's teacher. Lorengar became a member of the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar López Júlvez
Pilar López Júlvez (4 June 1912, San Sebastián – 25 March 2008, Madrid) was a Spanish choreographer and ballerina (bailaora). Encarnación López Júlvez (1898-1945), known as '' La Argentinita'', was her older sister. Pilar López was admired for her Ballet Español. She had become famous as a flamenco dancer, among her extensive performance credits: the 1933 flamenco-inspired staging of Falla's ballet El Amor Brujo, and the 1952 film ''Duende y misterio del flamenco''. The 1933 choreography for Falla's ballet, according to Antonio de Triana, was "achieved through a mingling of ideas and improvisations" in which Pilar joined her sister and others its creation. The innovative film had no plot, but featured fourteen segments each focused on a flamenco cante or palo. Here Pilar López danced with Alejandro Vega, doing ''la caña''. After her sister's early death, Pilar formed her own flamenco dance company and mounted theatrical shows. She realized a continuing success. Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar López De Ayala
Pilar López de Ayala Arroyo (born 18 September 1978) is a Spanish actress. She won a Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance playing Joanna of Castile in 2001 film '' Mad Love''. Family Born in Madrid, López de Ayala has an older brother named Rodrigo López de Ayala Arroyo (b. 1975). Their parents are Rodrigo López de Ayala Sánchez-Arjona (b. Fregenal de la Sierra, 4 July 1944) and wife Pilar Arroyo Gallego. Filmography Film Other * '' Yo, una mujer'' (2 episodes, "El adiós" and "#1.3", 1996) .... Arancha * '' Menudo es mi padre'' (1 episode, "Un tranvía llamado deseo", 1996) .... * '' Vida y sainete (1 episode, "El tiro por la culata", 1998) .... * ''Al salir de clase'' (387 episodes, 1997–2001) .... Carlota Chacón * '' El paraíso perdido'' (short film) (1999) .... * '' Aviso de bomba'' (short film) (2000) .... Natalia * ''Hospital Central'' (1 episode, "Relaciones dificiles", 2000) .... Mamen * ''Vértigo'' (1 episode, "10 August 2000", 2000) .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
