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The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon
''The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon'' ( es, La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde) is a 1949 Venezuelan-Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen. It was shown at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival, where it also won for Best Cinematography. The film was part of an ultimately failed effort by the producer Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco to establish a Venezuelan film industry during the era. Despite this, it is seen as marking the "true birth of Venezuelan cinema". For the film, Blanco brought in established film personnel and actors from Argentina and Mexico. It was shot on location and at the Bolivar Studios in Caracas. Synopsis The captain of a small vessel regularly sailing between his home island of Margarita Island in the Caribbean and the Venezuelan mainland has two separate and very different relationships. At home he is happily married, having named his boat Isabel after his wife. He also has a young son Juan who aspires to become his father's cabin boy. Yet on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Hugo Christensen
Carlos Hugo Christensen (Santiago del Estero, 15 December 1914 – Rio de Janeiro, 30 November 1999) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was of Danes, Danish descent through his paternal side. Christensen directed fifty-four feature films some of which are considered masterpieces of what is known as the Argentine golden era of cinema. ''Si Muero antes de despertar'' (''If I Should Die Before I Wake'') and ''No abras nunca esa puerta'' (''Never Open That Door''), were part of a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2016. In both films, known for their exquisite cinematography, Christensen was assisted by the renowned director of photography Pablo Tabernero.Buscando a Tabernero, Busacando a Tabernero (Film 2020) dir. Eduardo Montes-Bradley. The documentary film provides details on the professional relationship between Carlos Hugo Christensen and the influential collaboration of Pablo Tabernero In the mid-1950s he relocate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Luque
Virginia Luque (born Violeta Mabel Domínguez; 4 October 1927 – 3 June 2014) was an Argentine tango singer and film actress. She made nearly 20 appearances in tango films of Argentina between 1943 and 1976. Born in Buenos Aires, she began her career in film in 1943 in ''La guerra la gano yo'', later appearing in ''Arriba el Telón o el Patio de la Morocha'' (1951). She starred alongside Arturo de Córdova in '' La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde'', a 1949 Venezuelan–Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, which entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Death Virginia Luque died on 3 June 2014 from natural causes in her native Buenos Aires, aged 86. Selected filmography * ''Back in the Seventies'' (1945) * '' The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon'' (1949) * ''Arriba el Telón o el Patio de la Morocha'' (1951) * ''Del cuplé al tango ''Del cuplé al tango'' is a 1958 Argentine film directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Virginia Luque and Tito Lusiardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor Zavarce
Nestor is a given name of Greek language, Greek origin. In Greek mythology it comes from that of Nestor (mythology), Nestor, the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos and Chloris. The Greek derivation is from a combination of "νέομαι" [neomai] - "go back", and "νόστος" [nostos] - "one who returns from travels". People with the name * Nestor of Gaza (died c. 362), early Christian martyr * Nestor of Laranda (2nd–3rd century), Greek poet * Nestor of Magydos or ''Saint Nestor'', Christian saint (died 250) * Nestor of Thessaloniki, another saint (died c. 300) * Nestorius (c.386–c.451), Patriarch of Constantinople, 428–431 * Nestor the Chronicler (c.1056–c.1114), reputed author of the earliest East Slavic chronicle * Néstor Botero Goldsworthy, Néstor Botero (1919-1996), Colombian journalist, writer and merchant * Nestor Carbonell (born 1967), American actor * Nestor Forster (1963–), Brazilian diplomat * Néstor García (other), multiple people * Nestor Ignat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Flores (actor)
Carlos Flores may refer to: Politicians *Carlos Flores Dueñas (born 1948), Mexican politician *Carlos Roberto Flores (born 1950), President of Honduras 1998–2002 *Carlos Alberto Flores Gutiérrez (born 1974), Mexican politician * Carlos Flores Rico (born 1952), Mexican politician * Carlos Flores (Spanish politician) (born 1964) Sportspeople Association football * Carlos Flores (footballer, 1974–2019), Peru international midfielder * Carlos Flores (footballer, born 1978), Peruvian football centre-back * Carlos Flores (footballer, born 1988), Peruvian football midfielder Other sports * Carlos Julio Flores (born 1980), Venezuelan windsurfer See also *Fernando Flores Carlos Fernando Flores Labra (born January 9, 1943) is a Chilean engineer, entrepreneur and politician. He is a former cabinet minister of president Salvador Allende and was senator for the Arica and Parinacota and Tarapacá regions between 200 ... (born 1943), Chilean politician, full name Carlos Fernan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Antillano
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer * Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire * Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general * Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist * Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer * Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Sarzalejo
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanca Pereira
Blanca (meaning "white" in Spanish) may refer to: Locations United States *Casa Blanca, California or Blanca, a former unincorporated community *Blanca, Colorado, a Statutory Town * Blanca Peak, a mountain in Colorado *Blanca Wetlands, a protected area in Colorado *La Blanca, Texas, a census-designated place *one of many early names of Galveston Island, Texas - see History of Galveston, Texas *Blanca Lake, a lake in Washington Elsewhere * La Blanca, an archeological site in Guatemala *Blanca, Sevnica, a settlement in Slovenia *Blanca, Murcia, a town in Spain *Isla Blanca (other) People * Blanca (given name) * Nida Blanca (1936–2001), Filipina actress * Blanca (musician), a contemporary Christian music artist Other uses * ''Blanca'' (album), by Christian musician Blanca * ''Blanca'', a 1971 film by Walerian Borowczyk See also *Blanco (other) *Blanch (other) *Blanche (other) *Blanka (other) *Hurricane Blanca, a list of tropica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Gámez
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial * Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar * Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia * Îles Maria, French Polynesia * María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain * Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pura Vargas
Pura may refer to: Places * Pura, Kushtagi, a village in Koppal district, Karnataka, India * Pura, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Pura, Tarlac, a municipality in the Philippines * Pura, Switzerland, a municipality in Ticino, Switzerland * Pura, Chikmagalur, a settlement in Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India * Pura, Pakistan, ancient capital of Gedrosia present Balochistan People * Pura (given name) (including a list of people) * Stela Pura (born 1971), Romanian retired swimmer Other uses * PURA, a human protein * ''Pura'' (album), an album by Mortal * Pura (placename element), a placename suffix used in South Asia * Pura (Balinese temple) * Pura (''Crash Bandicoot''), a character from ''Crash Bandicoot'' * Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA), a rural development strategy in India See also * ''Pura māku'', a Japanese recycling symbol *Puro (other) Puro may refer to: People *Alec Puro (born 1975), American musician and composer *O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Máximo Giráldez
Maximo or Máximo may refer to: Arts * Capcom video game series ** '' Maximo: Ghosts to Glory'' (also known as just ''Maximo'') ** ''Maximo vs. Army of Zin'', the sequel to ''Ghosts to Glory'' * Maxïmo Park, a British indie rock band * Maximu or Maximo, a legendary female warrior descended from the Amazons who is killed by Basil Digenes Akritas People * Joel and Jose Maximo, a wrestling tag team known as The S.A.T. * Máximo (wrestler) (born 1980), ring name of Mexican wrestler José Christian Nieves Ruiz * Maximo Blanco (born 1983), Venezuelan professional Mixed Martial Artist * Máximo Gómez (1836–1905), military commander of the Cuba independence campaign * Máximo Macapobre, Filipino activist and the founder of Toledo City, Philippines * Máximo Rigondeaux (born 1976), Cuban javelin thrower * Máximo Santos (1847–1889), Uruguay president * Máximo Tajes (1852–1912), Uruguay president * Maximo V. Lorenzo (born 1982), comic artist. * Maximo V. Soliven, Filipino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Galíndez
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] |
Juan Corona (actor)
Juan Vallejo Corona (February 7, 1934 – March 4, 2019) was a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of the murders of 25 migrant farm workers found buried in peach orchards along the Feather River in Sutter County, California in 1971. At the time, his crimes were among the most notorious in U.S. history. Until the discovery of Dean Corll's victims in 1973, he was the deadliest known American serial killer. Corona was convicted of 25 counts of first-degree murder in 1973. An appellate court overturned the conviction in 1978 on the basis of incompetent legal representation and granted him a new trial. In 1982, he was again found guilty on all counts. He served a life sentence in California State Prison, Corcoran, and died in 2019. Early life Juan Corona was born in Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico, on February 7, 1934, first entering the United States in 1950. Crossing the border into California at age 16, he picked carrots and melons in the Imperial Valley for three months be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
