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Sister Death
''Sister Death'' ( es, Hermana Muerte, links=no) is a 2023 Spanish supernatural horror film directed by Paco Plaza and written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Plaza which stars Aria Bedmar. A prequel to the 2017 film '' Verónica'', the plot follows the paranormal experiences of a novice (Bedmar) enrolled as a teacher in a convent operating as a girls school in 1940s Spain. The film world premiered as the opener of the 56th Sitges Film Festival on 5 October 2023 and was subsequently released on Netflix on 27 October 2023. Plot In 1939 Spain, a young girl is revered by the townsfolk for her seemingly holy visions. Ten years later, novitiate Narcisa arrives at a convent that has been reformed into a school for girls following the war. Narcisa is greeted by Sister Julia and the Mother Superior; the latter of whom is enthused to have the “holy girl” from the news who inspired the community among their ranks. The Mother Superior explains to Narcisa that she will take over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paco Plaza
Francisco Plaza Trinidad (born 8 February 1973), simply known as Paco Plaza, is a Spanish filmmaker known for his works in the horror genre. He is the co-creator of the ''REC'' zombie film franchise. Career Francisco Plaza Trinidad was born on 8 February 1973 in Valencia. Plaza has a degree in Audiovisual Communication from CEU Cardinal Herrera University and a diploma in Film Direction from the ECAM. He speaks Spanish, English and French. Although he is best known as a director, he is also a screenwriter, producer, editor and even was a costume designer on one occasion for ''Tropismos'' (1995), his first short film and with which he made his debut as a director. Paco is known in Spanish cinema and abroad for the creation of the trilogy ''REC'' (2007). A year after the release of the first film, American director John Erick Dowdle made an adaptation of the Paco Plaza film, under the name of ''Quarantine'' (2008). The trilogy ''REC REC or Rec is a shortening of Recording, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solar Eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the new moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth's orbit. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured. Unlike a lunar eclipse, which may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth, a solar eclipse can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world. As such, although total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every 18 months on average, they recur at any given place only once every 360 to 410 years. If the Moon were in a perfectly circular orbit and in the same orbital plane as Earth, there would be total solar eclipses once a month, at every new moon. Instead, because the Moon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Periódico De Catalunya
''El Periódico de Catalunya'' (, ), also simply known as ''El Periódico'', is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The paper publishes separate daily editions in Spanish and in Catalan. The two editions combined sell more than 125,000 copies per day, making ''El Periódico'' the second highest-circulated newspaper in Spain's Catalan-speaking regions, behind ''La Vanguardia'' which also publishes in both languages. Nationally, ''El Periódico'' was Spain's fifth-highest circulation general-interest daily in 2011. History and profile ''El Periódico'' was first published on 26 October 1978 by Antonio Asensio Pizarro to offer a progressive Catalan paper connected to Catalan socialism. The first editor was Antonio Franco. The paper has also center-left stance. The paper was owned by Grupo Zeta, which was purchased by Prensa Ibérica in May 2019. One of the most recent directors, Rafael Nadal, is the brother of the Catalan socialist leader Joaquim Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with more than five million inhabitants.Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2020. Its homonymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and metropolitan area in Spain. It is located along the Mediterranean coast on the east side of the Iberian Peninsula. It borders with Catalonia to the north, Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha to the west, and Murcia to the south, and the Balearic Islands are to its east. The Valencian Community consists of three provinces which are Castellón, Valencia and Alicante. According to Valencia's Statute of Autonomy, the Valencian people are a ''nationality''. Their origins date back to the 1238 Aragonese conquest of the Taifa of Valencia. The newly-founded Kingdom of Valencia enjoyed its own legal entit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Comercio (Peru)
''El Comercio'' is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima. Founded in 1839, it is the oldest newspaper in Peru and one of the oldest Spanish-language papers in the world. It has a daily circulation of more than 120,000. It is one of the most influential media in Peru. History The military dictatorship of Juan Velasco Alvarado expropriated the newspaper in the mid-1970s. The company was returned to their original owners by President Fernando Belaúnde Terry on 28 July 1980, the same day he assumed office. It was his first official act upon assuming his presidency. The newspaper is owned by shareholders of the Miró Quesada family, whose ownership of the company dates to 1875. Despite this, management is under control of an individual who is not a member of the family. The company has ownership over its subsidiaries, the newspapers '' Peru 21'' and ''Trome'', and the magazine ''Somos''. The corporation, Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A., is the product of the merging of many compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Escacena
Sandra Escacena (born March 30, 2001) is a Spanish actress, known for her starring role in the movie '' Veronica'', a 2017 Spanish horror thriller film directed by Paco Plaza. Career Between 2009 and 2012 Escacena studied theater at the School S.V. Performing Productions of Villaviciosa de Odón and between 2012 and 2014 in the Municipal School of Dramatic Art of Madrid. Since 2015 she has attended theater classes at the Primera Toma school in Madrid. During these years she has participated in various plays. In 2016, at the suggestion of the casting director Arantza Velez, she auditioned to play Veronica in the film directed by Paco Plaza, and was finally chosen for the role. In December 2017 she was nominated for the Goya Award The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consuelo Trujillo
Consuelo Trujillo Urbano is a Spanish actress, acting teacher, and theater director. Biography Trujillo won the Actors Union Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2014 for the play ''Cuando deje de llover'', and for Best Theatrical Actress in 2016 for ''Criatura''. She has also appeared in productions such as ''Blood Wedding'', '' Doña Rosita the Spinster'', ''The House of Bernarda Alba'', and ''Medea''. In film she has had roles in '' The Bride'', ''Al sur de Granada'', '' Yo, también'', and '' Verónica''. She is an acting teacher at the Juan Carlos Corazza academy and her classes have included students such as Javier Bardem and Elena Anaya. She is the romantic partner of actress Susi Sánchez. The two met while appearing in ''Blood Wedding'' in 1986. They have been outspoken advocates of LGBT rights, acting in plays such as ''The Laramie Project'' and appearing at several gay pride LGBT pride (also known as gay pride or simply pride) is the promotion of the sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fotogramas
''Fotogramas'' is Spanish digital and print film magazine which has been in circulation since 1946. It is one of the early film magazines in Spain. History Founded in Barcelona, it was first published on 15 November 1946 by Antonio Nadal-Rodó and María Fernanda Gañán. On 5 February 1951, the magazine awarded their first Placa de San Juan Bosco award to actor Jesús Tordesillas for his performance in 1950 film ''Pequeñeces''. In the 1970s the magazine was part of the Nadal Group. New categories were added over time to the award which were renamed Fotogramas de Plata and in 2012 they absorbed the TP de Oro awards. In 2011, the magazine was acquired by Hearst Communications. In 2018, Hearst closed the editorial office in Barcelona in order to centralize editing efforts in Madrid. See also * List of magazines in Spain Magazines in Spain are varied and numerous, but they have small circulation. In terms of frequency, the Spanish magazines are mostly weekly and monthly. Altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Confidencial
''El Confidencial'' is a Spanish-language general-information digital newspaper located in Spain, specializing in economic, financial and political news. It was established as an online newspaper in 2001. Its target readership is professional and middle-aged. It has a liberal political orientation. It was one of the news outlets participating in the Panama Papers investigation into material leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca Mossack Fonseca & Co. () was a Panamanian law firm and Corporate services, corporate service provider.2001 establishments in Spain [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wartime Sexual Violence
Wartime sexual violence is rape or other forms of sexual violence committed by combatants during armed conflict, war, or military occupation often as spoils of war, but sometimes, particularly in ethnic conflict, the phenomenon has broader sociological motives. Wartime sexual violence may also include gang rape and rape with objects. A war crime, it is distinguished from sexual harassment, sexual assaults and rape committed amongst troops in military service. During war and armed conflict, rape is frequently used as a means of psychological warfare in order to humiliate the enemy. Wartime sexual violence may occur in a variety of situations, including institutionalized sexual slavery, wartime sexual violence associated with specific battles or massacres, as well as individual or isolated acts of sexual violence. Rape can also be recognized as genocide when it is committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a targeted group. International legal instru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plunder
Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters (where law and civil enforcement are temporarily ineffective), or rioting. The proceeds of all these activities can be described as booty, loot, plunder, spoils, or pillage. During modern-day armed conflicts, looting is prohibited by international law, and constitutes a war crime.Rule 52. Pillage is prohibited. ''Customary IHL Database'', (ICRC)/ |
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