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The Wretched Life Of Juanita Narboni
''The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni'' ( Spanish: ''La vida perra de Juanita Narboni'') is a 2005 film directed by Moroccan filmmaker Farida Benlyazid and based on the novel of the same name by ﾃ］gel Vﾃ｡zquez. It was screened at the National Film Festival in Tangier, as well as the San Sebastian Festival. Synopsis Juanita, daughter of an English father from Gibraltar and an Andalusian mother, narrates her life story, mirroring the history of Tangier between the forties and seventies of the 20th century, the period of its zenith as well as its decline as a cosmopolitan city. She recounts the stories of her sister Helena; infatuated with freedom; of Esther, her close Moroccan Jewish friend who has helplessly fallen in love with a Muslim, and of Hamruch, her faithful Moroccan maid who is all the family she has left. In the background of these lives, a series of events happens: the Spanish Civil War and the invasion of Tangier, the Second World War, and the arrival of refugees f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farida Benlyazid
Farida Benlyazid (born March 18, 1948, Tangier, Morocco) is a Moroccan scriptwriter, producer, production manager, novelist, and director. She began working in the field of cinema and cinematic production in the seventies. According to Sandra Gayle Carter, author of ''What Moroccan Cinema? : A Historical and Critical Study'', Benlyazid continues to be one of the few Moroccan women in the field. From the start of her career up until 2003, she was the only female filmmaker in Morocco. Benlyazid's films, novel adaptations, documentaries and scripts have garnered much international recognition. She has become known for representing the struggles and obstacles faced by Moroccan women and incorporating her own personal experiences into her scripts and films. Carter further states that the relationships between gender, society, and religion are articulated in Benlyazid's work, which represents women as multi-dimensional and individualist, each defined by their own age, class, and persona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ］gel Vﾃ｡zquez
Angel is a given name meaning "angel", " messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ''眈ﾎｳﾎｳﾎｵﾎｻﾎｿﾏ (angelos)'' meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times. In the United States, while it is more common among girls (although not as common as Angela), it has seen some increase among boys, in particular as an English pronunciation of Spanish ﾃ］gel. ﾃ］gel is a common male name in Spanish-speaking countries. Variations * Albanian: Engjﾃｫll, Ankelo, Anxhelo * Asturian: ﾃ］xel, ﾃ］xelu, Xelu (short) * Bulgarian: ﾐ籍ｽﾐｳﾐｵﾐｻ (''Angel'') (masc.), ﾐ籍ｽﾐｳﾐｵﾐｻﾐｸﾐｽﾐｰ (''Angelina'') (fem.) * hr, Anﾄ粗o, Anﾄ粗lko (masc.); Anﾄ粗la, Anﾄ粗lka (fem.) * French: Ange (masc.), Angﾃｨl (masc.), Angﾃｨle (fem.), Angﾃｩli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibraltar
) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gibraltar map-en-edit2.svg , map_alt2 = Map of Gibraltar , map_caption2 = Map of Gibraltar , mapsize2 = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , established_title = British capture , established_date = 4 August 1704 , established_title2 = , established_date2 = 11 April 1713 , established_title3 = National Day , established_date3 = 10 September 1967 , established_title4 = Accession to EEC , established_date4 = 1 January 1973 , established_title5 = Withdrawal from the EU , established_date5 = 31 January 2020 , official_languages = English , languages_type = Spoken languages , languages = , capital = Westside, Gibraltar (de facto) , coordinates = , largest_settlement_type = largest district , l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andalusians
The Andalusians ( es, andaluces) are a European ethnic group, native to Andalusia, an autonomous community in southern Spain. Andalusia's statute of autonomy defines Andalusians as the Spanish citizens who reside in any of the municipalities of Andalusia, as well as those Spaniards who reside abroad and had their last Spanish residence in Andalusia, and their descendants. Since reform in 2007, the Andalusian statute of autonomy identifies the territory as a ''historic nationality'' in the preamble. The Spanish Language Academy recognizes Andalusian Spanish as a set of diverse dialects. History and culture In Antiquity, Andalusian people used to trade with Phoenicians and Sephardi Jews some thousand years before the Common Era, and they were called as Tarshish or Tartessos in the Old Testament and Greek texts. The genesis of modern Andalusian culture can be traced to the incorporation of the Moors territory to the Crown of Castile during the Middle Ages at the end of the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangier
Tangier ( ; ; ar, ﾘｷﾙﾘｬﾘｩ, 盪ｬanja) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the 盪ｬanja-A蘯妬la Prefecture of Morocco. Many civilisations and cultures have influenced the history of Tangier, starting from before the 10th centuryBCE. Between the period of being a strategic Berber town and then a Phoenician trading centre to Morocco's independence era around the 1950s, Tangier was a nexus for many cultures. In 1923, it was considered as having international status by foreign colonial powers and became a destination for many European and American diplomats, spies, bohemians, writers and businessmen. The city is undergoing rapid development and modernisation. Projects include tourism projects along the bay, a modern business district called Tangier City Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Espaﾃｱola)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revoluciﾃｳn, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebeliﾃｳn, link=no) or The Uprising ( es, La Sublevaciﾃｳn, link=no) among Republicans. was a civil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic, and consisted of various socialist, communist, separatist, anarchist, and republican parties, some of which had opposed the government in the pre-war period. The opposing Nationalists were an alliance of Falangists, monarchists, conservatives, and traditionalists led by a military junta among whom General Francisco Franco quickly achieved a preponderant role. Due to the international political climate at the time, the war had many facets and was variously viewed as cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries窶琶ncluding all of the great powers窶杷orming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Morocco
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is not complete and still has debatable mysteries. History is also an academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians often debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians also debate the nature of history as an end in itself, as well as its usefulness to give perspective on the problems of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariola Fuentes
Mariola Fuentes (born 1970, Marbella) is a Spanish actress. She usually plays tragicomical characters. She started to be known in 1997, thanks to her role in ''Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me querﾃｭa a mﾃｭ''. In 1998, her role in the TVE1 series A las once en casa was very popular. Films *''Chuecatown'' (2007) *'' Volando voy'' (2006) *''La vida perra de Juanita Narboni'' (2005) *''Trileros'' (2003) *''ﾂ｡Descongﾃｩlate!'' (2003) *''Dos tipos duros'' (2003) *Hotel Danubio (2003) *''Poniente'' (2002) *''Hable con ella'' (2002) *''El cielo abierto'' (2001) *''Sexo por compasiﾃｳn'' (2000) *''Las buenas intenciones'' (2000) *''Manolito Gafotas'' (1999) *''O me quieres o me mato'' (1999) *''La primera noche de mi vida'' (1998) *''El grito en el cielo'' (1998) *'' Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley'' (1998) *''Insomnio'' (1998) *''Carne trﾃｩmula'' (1997) *'' ﾂｿDe quﾃｩ se rﾃｭen las mujeres?'' (1997) *''Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me querﾃｭa a mﾃｭ'' (1997) *''Chevrolet'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Doillon
Lou Doillon (born 4 September 1982) is a French-English singer, actress and model. Personal life Doillon is the daughter of French writer/director Jacques Doillon and English actress/singer Jane Birkin. She has six brothers and sisters: Kate Barry and Charlotte Gainsbourg on her mother's side, and Lola Doillon, Lili Doillon, Lina Doillon and Lazare Doillon on her father's side. Doillon spent her school years between France and Saint Barthﾃｩlemy until the age of 15, when she dropped out to become a full-time actress. In 2002, at the age of 19, she gave birth to Marlowe Mitchell, her son with musician Thomas-John Mitchell. Marlowe is named after Christopher Marlowe. On 26 July 2022, Doillon gave birth to her second son Laszlo Manel with illustrator Stﾃｩphane Manel. Doillon is vocal about her support for women's choice for abortions. She has spoken about her history of abortions, both by personal choice and for medical reasons. Career Film and TV Doillon started acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Algora
Francisco Javier Jimﾃｩnez Algora (7 December 1948 – 30 March 2016) was a Spanish actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1972 and 2012. He starred in the 1973 film ''Habla, mudita'', which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. He died on 30 March 2016 from lung cancer at the age of 67. Selected filmography * ''La cera virgen'' (1972) * ''Soltero y padre en la vida'' (1972) * ''Habla, mudita'' (1973) * '' La banda de Jaider'' (1973) * ''Tamaﾃｱo natural'' (1974) * ''Tocata y fuga de Lolita'' (1974) * ''Paﾃｭs, S.A.'' (1975) * ''Yo soy Fulana de Tal'' (1975) * ''Bruja, mﾃ｡s que bruja'' (1976) * ''La viuda andaluza'' (1976) * ''Las delicias de los verdes aﾃｱos'' (1976) * ''Nosotros que fuimos tan felices'' (1976) * '' Foul Play'' (1977) * ''La mujer de la tierra caliente'' (1978) * ''Soldados'' (1978) * ''Tiempos de constituciﾃｳn' (1979) * ''El gran atasco'' (1979) * ''La insﾃｳlita y gloria hazaﾃｱa del cipote de Archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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