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Sancho Gracia
Félix Ángel Sancho Gracia (27 September 1936 – 8 August 2012) was a Spanish motion picture and television actor. Biography Gracia was born and died in Madrid. He started his acting career in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he lived from 1947 until 1961. In Montevideo he was a student of Margarita Xirgu. He made his movie acting debut in France in the 1963 film '' L'Autre femme'' opposite Annie Girardot. Since then he has appeared in more than eighty motion pictures including several Hollywood productions during the 1970s and in 1999's ''Outlaw Justice'' with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. As well, Gracia has worked in Australia, performing as a regular cast member in the 1982 television series, '' Runaway Island'' and in the 1991 made-for-TV film, ''Pirates Island''. He also participated in the Oscar-nominated Mexican film ''El Crimen del Padre Amaro'' in 2002. In 2003, he was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance in the 2002 film, '' 800 bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro
''The Crime of Padre Amaro'' ( es, El crimen del padre Amaro, known by its literal translation ''The Crime of Father Amaro'' in Australia) is a 2002 Mexican-Spanish film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is very loosely based on the novel ''O Crime do Padre Amaro'' (1875) by 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. The film starred Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón and Sancho Gracia. It premiered on 16 August 2002 in Mexico City. When it was released, ''The Crime of Padre Amaro'' caused a controversy on the part of Roman Catholic groups in Mexico who tried to stop the film from being screened. They failed, and the film became the biggest box office draw ever in the country, beating previous record holder, '' Sexo, pudor y lágrimas'' (1999), with a gross of $16.3 million. In the United States of America, this film also enjoyed commercial success; Columbia-TriStar Home Entertainment paid less than $1 million to acquire the film's North American dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road To Rocío
''Road to Rocío'' (Spanish: ''Camino del Rocío'') is a 1966 Spanish musical film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Carmen Sevilla, Francisco Rabal and Arturo Fernández Rodríguez, Arturo Fernández.Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 164. . It was the third version of the story to be filmed following ''The White Dove (1942 film), The White Dove'' (1942) and ''It Happened in Seville'' (1955). The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcón. Cast *Carmen Sevilla as Esperanza Aguilar *Francisco Rabal as José Antonio *Arturo Fernández Rodríguez, Arturo Fernández as Alberto Echeve *Guillermo Marín as Fernando Aguilar *Concha Goyanes as Mª Jesús Aguilar *María Luisa Ponte as Martina *Sancho Gracia as Médico *Robert Royal as Robert Burton *Antonia Imperio as La Guadaira *José Orjas as administrator *Julia Caba Alba as Rosa *Alicia Hermida as Setefilla References External links * 1966 musical films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Il Gusto Di Uccidere
''Per il gusto di uccidere'' (internationally released as ''Taste of Killing'', ''Lanky Fellow'' and ''For the Taste of Killing'' and originally titled as ''Cacciatore di taglie'') is the 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film debut directed by Tonino Valerii. It is also the first film to use the camera system known as 2P. It was filmed in Almería. It is produced by Francesco Genesi, Vincenzo Genesi, Daniele Senatore, Stefano Melpignano and Jose Lopez Moreno, scored by Nico Massi and edited by Rosa G. Salgado. Plot At the start of the story the band of Sanchez ambushes a military transport escorting $100,000 to Omaha. He leaves together with two men to take the money to Mexico, while the other gang members dress in the uniforms of the dead soldiers and continue the transport, to use this as a cover to enter and rob the bank of Omaha. This nifty plan is undone by the bounty hunter Hank Fellow, who has been watching the attack in the telescopic sight of his rifle – without firing or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He's My Man!
''He's My Man!'' (Spanish:''¡Es mi hombre!'') is a 1966 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring José Luis López Vázquez, Soledad Miranda and Mercedes Vecino.Bentley p.69 Cast * José Luis López Vázquez as Antonio Jiménez * Soledad Miranda as Leonor Jiménez * Mercedes Vecino as Sole * Rafael Alonso as Mariano * Sancho Gracia as Jefe banda Sing-Sing * José Marco Davó as D. Felipe * Rafaela Aparicio as Señora Calixta * Ángel de Andrés as Portero Club Pinky * Alfonso del Real as Don Paco Maluenda * Julia Caba Alba as Sra. de D. Felipe * Roberto Camardiel as Don Tarsio * Fred Galiana as Bestia * Los Shakers Los Shakers were a popular rock band in the 1960s and was a part of the Uruguayan Invasion in Latin America. They were heavily influenced by the look and sound of The Beatles. In the late 1960s they would broaden and expand their musical direct ... as Conjunto musical References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Poker
''Operation Poker'' ( it, Operazione Poker, es, Operación Póker: agente 05-14) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish spy film produced, written and directed by Osvaldo Civirani. The first choice for the main role was Ken Clark, who was replaced by Roger Browne a few days before the start of filming.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . It was mainly shot in Copenhagen. Cast * Roger Browne as Glenn Forest * José Greci as Helga * Sancho Gracia as John Parker * Roberto Messina as Omar (credited as Bob Messenger) * Carla Calò as Russian Agent (credited as Carol Brown) * Andrea Scotti as Frank (credited as Andrew Scott) * Helga Liné Helga Liné (; born Helga Lina Stern on 14 July 1932) is a German-born Portuguese-Spanish-American film actress and circus acrobat best known for her work in the horror genre of film. She made 132 appearances mostly in film between 1941 and 20 ... as Glenn's Girlfriend References External links * 1965 films 1960s spy t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In A Colt's Shadow
''In a Colt's Shadow'' ( it, All'ombra di una colt) is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed and written by Giovanni Grimaldi. Story Two professional gunfighters separate after they complete a job in a small Mexican town where they rid it of the Ramirez gang. Steve married Duke's daughter and tries to settle down to a peaceful life on a ranch outside a town controlled by Jackson and Burns. Cast * Stephen Forsyth - Steve Blaine * Conrado San Martín - Duke Buchanan * Anna Maria Polani - Susan Buchanan * Helga Liné - Fabienne * Franco Ressel - Harold Jackson * Virigilio Gazzolo - Buck * Aldo Sambrell - Ramirez * José Calvo - Sheriff * Andrea Scotti - Oliver * Gino Cassani - Jim * Franco Lauteri - Burns * Tito García - Bartender * José Rosello * Xan das Bolas * Javier de Rivera * Rafael Albaicín * Hugo Blanco * Sancho Gracia Félix Ángel Sancho Gracia (27 September 1936 – 8 August 2012) was a Spanish motion picture and television actor. Biography G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Won't Shoot
''Sheriff Won't Shoot'' ( it, Lo sceriffo che non spara, es, El sheriff no dispara) is a 1965 Italian and Spanish Spaghetti Western film. Cast * Mickey Hargitay as Allan * Vincenzo Cascino as Barone Vermont (as Vincent Cashino) * Dan Clark * Aïché Nana as Desiree (as Aichè Nanà) * Pilar Clemens * Ángel Ter * Sancho Gracia * Gianni Dei as Stephen * Antonio Devi (as Anthony Devi) * German Grech * Victor Kasline * Marco Mariani as Jim * Solvi Stubing as Rita * José Luis Zalde * Manuel Zarzo Manuel López Zarza (born 26 April 1932) better known as Manuel Zarzo is a Spanish film actor. He has appeared in more than 150 films since 1951. Selected filmography * '' Day by Day'' (1951) * '' Love in a Hot Climate'' (1954) * '' Cursed M ... as Brett External links * 1965 films 1960s Italian-language films Spaghetti Western films Spanish Western (genre) films Italian Western (genre) films 1965 Western (genre) films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murieta (film)
''Murieta'' is a 1965 American biographical Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Diana Lorys, Sara Lezana and Sancho Gracia. The film is about Joaquin Murrieta Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo (sometimes spelled Murieta or Murietta) (1829 – July 25, 1853), also called the Robin Hood of the West or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a Mexican-American figure of disputed historicity. The novel '' The Life and A .... Plot Cast References {{reflist 1965 films 1965 Western (genre) films 1960s biographical films American Western (genre) films American biographical films Associated British Picture Corporation Biographical films about people of the American Old West Films directed by George Sherman Films shot in Spain Warner Bros. films 1960s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Nearly Decent Girl
''A Nearly Decent Girl'' (german: Ein fast anständiges Mädchen, es, Una chica casi formal) is a 1963 West German-Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Liselotte Pulver, Alberto de Mendoza and Martin Held.Bock & Bergfelder p.11 Synopsis The secretary of a German factory manager accompanies him on a business trip to Madrid where she falls in love with a local man. Partial cast * Liselotte Pulver as Lili Steiner * Alberto de Mendoza as Carlos García-Manzanares y Soler * Martin Held as Robert Steckler * Manolo Morán as Álvarez * Juanjo Menéndez as José * Miguel Gila as Rodríguez * Mariano Azaña as Manolo * Venancio Muro as José 'Pepe' de la Vega * Alicia Altabella as Rosita * María Cabo as Marisa * Goyo Lebrero as Guía Madrid by Night * Cris Huerta as Kronlick * Ana María Custodio as Madre de Carlos (as Ana Mª Custodio) * Xan das Bolas as Propietario bar * Pedro Rodríguez de Quevedoa s Recepcionista hotel * Carmen Rodríguez as Abuela de Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Televisión Española
Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in Equatorial Guinea. TVE began as a standalone company dependent on the Ministry of Information and Tourism. After undergoing numerous restructurings and reorganizations, it is currently the television division, while Radio Nacional de España (RNE) is the radio division, of Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), the public corporation which has the overall responsibility for the national broadcasting public services under a parliament-appointed president who, in addition to being answerable to a Board of Directors, reports to an all-party committee of the national parliament, as provided for in the Public Radio and Television Law of 2006. TVE launched its first channel on 28 October 1956 as the first regular television service in Spain. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curro Jiménez
''Curro Jiménez'' was a successful Spanish television historical drama series that was first broadcast on La Primera Cadena of Televisión Española from December 22, 1976 to March 25, 1978. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" (bandit lifestyle) in the 19th century, located in the Ronda mountains. The main characters were four bandits, Curro Jiménez (the romantic prototype of the Andalusian "bandolero", El Algarrobo ("the Carob tree"), El Gitano ("the Gipsy") and El Estudiante ("the Student"). The series consisted of 40 episodes, in three seasons, and a movie. It was followed by a 12 episodes sequel aired in 1995 on Antena 3. Plot The plot changed in every episode, but common themes involved a romantic bandit, righteous and good-natured, the ''guerrilla'' against the French troops during the Spanish War of Independence, love stories, battles against injustice, in addition to comedic episodes. Cast Sancho Gracia played Curro Jiménez, Álvaro de Luna played El A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
