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Reynaldo Miravalles
Reynaldo Agustín Miravalles de la Luz (22 January 1923 – 31 October 2016), known as Reinaldo Miravalles,http://www.estherenalgunaparte.com/reinaldo-miravalles-trabajando-de-nuevo-en-la-habana/ was a Cuban actor residing in Miami. His birthplace is Callejón del Chorro, Old Havana. He died on 31 October 2016 in Havana at the age of 93. Filmography *1957: ''Papalepe'' (directed by Antonio Graciani) *1960: '' Historias de la Revolución'' (directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea) *1961: ''El joven rebelde'' (directed by Julio García Espinosa) as Sergeant *1962: '' Las Doce Sillas'' (directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, The film is based on the picaresque novel with the same title, ''The Twelve Chairs'' by Soviet writer duo Ilf and Petrov. Reynaldo Miravalles stars the protagonist, an enterprising con man Ostap Bender. Set in a tropical context, it is starkly similar to the Soviet one of the novel. A notable difference is that in the Cuban version the hero "sees the light", becomes cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Florida, second-most populous city in Florida and the eleventh-most populous city in the Southeastern United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the U.S. with a population of 6.138 million in 2020. The city has the List of tallest buildings in the United States#Cities with the most skyscrapers, third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over List of tallest buildings in Miami, 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Yursky
Sergei Yurievich Yursky (russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Ю́рский, 16 March 1935 – 8 February 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre director and screenwriter. His best known film role is Ostap Bender in '' The Golden Calf'' (1968) Biography Yursky was born in Leningrad, USSR, on 16 March 1935 in the family of Yuri Sergeyevich Yursky. He studied at the Faculty of Law of Zhdanov Leningrad State University. In 1959 he graduated from Ostrovsky Leningrad Theatrical Institute, Leonid Makaryev's course. From 1957 till 1979 he was one of the leading actors of Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater in Leningrad. The leading part in Wit Works Woe (1962) by Alexander Griboedov made him one of the most significant actors of his generation. His director's debut ''Moliere'' (also known as ''The Cabal of Hypocrites'') by Mikhail Bulgakov in 1977 was highly acclaimed, but was not accepted by Georgy Tovstonogov, and led to Yursky's departure from the theatre. Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice In Wondertown
''Alice in Wondertown'' (original title in Spanish: ''Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas'') is a 1991 film directed by Daniel Díaz Torres and produced by the ICAIC (Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry). Theatre release date: July 13, 1991. It was a film of satire, absurdity and horror, seen as a criticism of the problems of Cuban society, and it caused a significant controversy in the country.Laura Redruello, "Algunas reflexiones en torno a la película Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas", Cuban Studies Vol. 38 (2007), pp. 82-99, Pedro P. PorbénEL PANÓPTICO INSULAR EN «ALICIA EN EL PUEBLO DE MARAVILLAS» July 31, 2015 Cinema critic Juan Antonio García Borrero has been planning to include it in a book under a tentative title ''Diez películas que estremecieron a Cuba'' (''Ten Films That Shook Cuba'') [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Felipe Bernaza
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Alí Triana
Jorge Ali Triana Varon (born April 4, 1942 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian theatre director and film director. He studied theater and film in Czechoslovakia and in Berlin. It is one of the founders of the Popular Theater of Bogota in 1967, starting as theatre director, directing more than 50 works. With the TPB, he won several awards that have established him as one of the most important directors in the country. He has also participated in various theater festivals and has directed TV specials, as well as some series of "Revivamos nuestra historia" ("Relive Our History."). He directed over 30 TV series episodes and several short TV films. Filmography Films *1985: Time to Die *1996: Oedipus Mayor *2002: Bolívar Soy Yo *2007: Esto huele mal Television * ''Las cuatro edades del amor'' (1980) * ''Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades'' (1981) * ''El cuento del domingo'' (1980) * ''El Cristo de espaldas'' (1987), TV adaptation of the novel by Eduardo Caballero Calderón * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time To Die (1985 Film)
''A Time to Die'' ( es, Tiempo de morir), also called ''Time to Die'', is a 1985 Colombian drama film directed by Jorge Alí Triana starring Gustavo Angarita, María Eugenia Dávila and Sebastián Ospina. The script, written by Gabriel García Márquez, had been shot twice before, first in 1965 by Mexican director, Arturo Ripstein and in 1982 also by Jorge Alí Triana as a TV series produced by RTI Producciones. Using the style of the Western (genre), Westerns, the film deals with Latin American themes of ''machismo'', family honor and revenge.Schwartz, ''Latin American Films'', p. 241 It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ''Tiempo de morir'' was very well received and it is considered one of the best Colombian films of the 1980s with ''A Man of Principle, Condores no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Díaz
Rolando Díaz is a Cuban filmmaker who has written and directed documentary and feature films.. He directed about 19 documentary films. In 1984 he made his first feature film, the comedy ''Los pájaros tirándole a la escopeta'' ("Birds Swinging a Shotgun"). The film received several Cuban and international awards. Cuba's Audiovisual Encyclopedia describes is as one of the most popular films in the history of Cuban filmmaking. Many of his later films, despite international success, until 2010s were allowed limited screening in Cuba. Since 1994 he lives on Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. He gave a video interview to Cuban journalist Wendy Lazacano.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zcNXjfmVVoI Filmography * La respuesta del pueblo (1976), short documentary *En el tiempo preciso (1977), short documentary *Festival Nacional de la Juventud y los Estudiantes (1977), short documentary * Momentos del Cardín (1977), short documentary * Medellín min78 (1978), short documentary * 45 días ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Nicaraguan Films
This is a list of films produced in Nicaragua. A * ''Alsino and the Condor'' (''Alsino y el cóndor'') (1982) C * ''El Center fielder'' (1985) * ''El Chogui'' (2001) * ''Cinema Alcázar'' (1997) * ''Con ánimo de lucro'' (2006) D * ''Daughter of Rage'' (2004) * ''De niña a madre'' (2004) E * ''Estos sí pasarán'' (1985) *''Exiliada'' (2019) G * ''The Ghost of War'' (''El Espectro de la guerra'', 1988) H * ''Historia de Rosa'' (2005) I * ''El Inmortal'' (2005) L * ''Lady Marshall'' (1990) * ''La Llamada de la muerte'' (1960) M * ''Memorias del viento'' (1992) * ''Metal y vidrio'' (2002) * ''Mojados'' (2013) * ''Mujeres en armas'' (1981) N * ''No todos los sueños han sido soñados'' (1995) * ''Nunca nos rendiremos'' (1984) O * ''Okhota na drakona'' (1986) S * ''Sandino'' (1990) * '' Se le movió el piso: A portrait of Managua'' (1996) * ''El Señor presidente'' (1983) V * ''Voces de cenzontle'' (1999) Y * ''La Yuma'' (2009) See also * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsino And The Condor
''Alsino and the Condor'' ( es, Alsino y el cóndor) is a 1982 List of Nicaraguan films, Nicaraguan film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was a co-production between Nicaragua, Mexico and Cuba. The film is loosely based on the novel ''Alsino'' by Chilean writer Pedro Prado, and is set during the Nicaraguan Revolution. It starred Dean Stockwell. Cast * Dean Stockwell as Frank * Alan Esquivel as Alsino * Carmen Bunster as Alsino's Grandmother * Alejandro Parodi as The Major * Delia Casanova as Rosaria * Marta Lorena Pérez as Lucia * Reynaldo Miravalles as Don Nazario, the Birdman * Marcelo Gaete as Lucia's Grandfather * Jan Kees De Roy as Dutch Adviser Awards Wins * Moscow International Film Festival - Golden Prize, Miguel Littin, 1983. Nominations * Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film, 1983. See also * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Viuda De Montiel
''The Widow of Montiel'' ( es, La Viuda de Montiel) is a 1979 Mexican-Colombian drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It is based on a short story of the same name by Gabriel García Marquez. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Geraldine Chaplin - Adelaida * Nelson Villagra - Chepe Montiel * Katy Jurado - Mamá Grande * Eduardo Gil * Pilar Romero - Hilaria * Ernesto Gómez Cruz - Carmichael * Reynaldo Miravalles Reynaldo Agustín Miravalles de la Luz (22 January 1923 – 31 October 2016), known as Reinaldo Miravalles,http://www.estherenalgunaparte.com/reinaldo-miravalles-trabajando-de-nuevo-en-la-habana/ was a Cuban actor residing in Miami. His birthplac ... * Alejandro Parodi - Alacaide References External links * 1979 films 1979 drama films 1970s Spanish-language films Films directed by Miguel Littín Colombian drama films Mexican drama films Films based on works by Gabriel García Márquez 1970s M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Sobrevivientes
''The Survivors'' ( es, Los sobrevivientes) is a 1979 Cuban drama film directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. ''Los Sobrevivientes'' was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in conjunction with the Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica, in 2017. Cast * Enrique Santiesteban - Sebastián Orozco * Juanita Caldevilla - Doña Lola * Germán Pinelli - Pascual Orozco * Ana Viña - Fina Orozco * Reynaldo Miravalles - Vicente Cuervo * Vicente Revuelta - Julio Orozco * Leonor Borrero - Cuca * Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera - Manuel Orozco * Yael Teruel - Finita Orozco - niña * Lili Rentería - Finita Orozco (as Ana Lillian Renteria) * Francisco Puentes - Julio Orozco - niño * Patricio Wood - Julio Orozco * Tony Cortes - Bartolomé Orozco - niño * Jorge Alí - Bartolomé Orozco (as Jorge Félix Ali) * Manolito Angueira - Sebastiancillo Orozco See also * List of Cuban films This is an incomplete list of films produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Littín
Miguel Ernesto Littin Cucumides (born 9 August 1942) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, film producer and novelist. He was born to a Palestinian father, Hernán Littin and a Greek mother, Cristina Cucumides. Career Miguel Littin directed ''El Chacal de Nahueltoro'' (1969) becoming a figure of the New Latin American Cinema. Littin was exiled in México shortly after Augusto Pinochet came to power in a military coup, which ousted President Salvador Allende, on September 11, 1973. His 1973 film '' The Promised Land'' was entered into the Cannes Film Festival, New York film festival and the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In México he directed several films: * ''Letters from Marusia'', based on a miners strike in Chile. ''Letters from Marusia'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. * ''El Recurso del Método'' (''Long Live the President'') based on Alejo Carpentier's novel '' El Recurso del método'' (''Reasons of State''); a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
