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The Call Of Africa
''The Call of Africa'' (Spanish: ''La llamada de África'') is a 1952 Spanish war film directed by César Fernández Ardavín and starring Irma Torres, Ángel Picazo and Gérard Tichy. It is set in 1940 in Spanish Morocco. It was made at a time when Spain's dictator General Franco was trying to forge a closer relationship with the Arab states of the Middle East and the film promotes a concept of the "blood brotherhood" that links the Spanish and Moroccans.Passerini, Labanyi & Diehl p.132 Synopsis German agents operating out of Vichy-controlled Mauritania attempt to sabotage a strategic Spanish airstrip. The Spanish and their native Moroccan allies are able to thwart this. The film's hero a Spanish colonial army officer, enters into a relationship with a Berber princess. Cast In alphabetical order * Ali Beiba Uld Abidin * Yahadid Ben Ahmed Lehbib * Farachi Ben Emboiric * Embarc Ben Mohamed Lamin * Mario Berriatúa * Tomás Blanco * Fernando Heiko Vassel * Tony Hern ...
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César Fernández Ardavín
César Fernández Ardavín (22 July 1923 – 7 September 2012) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1952 and 1979. His 1959 film ''El Lazarillo de Tormes'' won the Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1969 film ''The Wanton of Spain'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. He was the nephew of the director Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and began his career working for him. Selected filmography * ''Neutrality (film), Neutrality'' (1949) * ''The Call of Africa'' (1952) * ''An Impossible Crime'' (1954) *''Tangier Assignment'' (1955) * ''The Cat (1956 film), The Cat'' (1956) * ''The Open Door (1957 film), The Open Door'' (1957) * ''El Lazarillo de Tormes'' (1959) * ''The Wanton of Spain'' (1969) References External links

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Ali Beiba Uld Abidin
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. The issue of his succession caused a major rift between Muslims and divided them into Shia and Sunni groups. Ali was assassinated in the Grand Mosque of Kufa in 661 by the forces of Mu'awiya, who went on to found the Umayyad Caliphate. The Imam Ali Shrine and the city of Najaf were built around Ali's tomb and it is visited yearly by millions of devotees. Ali was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, raised by him from the age of 5, and accepted his claim of divine revelation by age 11, being among the first to do so. Ali played a pivotal role in the early years of Islam while Muhammad was in Mecca and under severe persecution. After Muhammad's relocation to Medina in 622, Ali married his daughter Fatima and, among others, fathered Hasan ...
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Emilio Ruiz De Córdoba
Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (other) * Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is a variant of the given names Emil, Emilio and Emílio, and may refer to: *Aimilios Veakis, Greek actor * Aimilios Papathanasiou, Greek sailor *Emilios T. Harlaftis, Greek astrophysicist * Emilios ...
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Santiago Rivero
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balmaceda Park. The Andes Mountains can be seen from most point ...
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Gustavo Re
Gustavo Re (7 April 1908 – 5 June 1979) was a Spanish television presenter and actor. Biography On 10 October 1961 it was aired on TVE ''Amigos del martes'', hosted by Artur Kaps, Franz Johan and Gustavo Re. They found a theater company named «Los vieneses», which was also collaborated by Herta Frankel, and Nati Mistral in Germany. He appeared in ''Historias de la radio'' (1955), directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Francisco Rabal, Margarita Andrey, Tony Leblanc, José Luis Ozores and José Isbert; '' Totò d'Arabia'' (1964), directed by José Antonio de la Loma and starring Totò and Nieves Navarro; '' La diligencia de los condenados'' (1970), directed by Ignacio F. Iquino and starring Erika Blanc and Bruno Corazzari; and '' Un verano para matar'' (1972), directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starring Karl Malden, Olivia Hussey and Christopher Mitchum. He was honoured along Pepe da Rosa, Franz Johann, Andrés Pajares, Cassen, Fernando Esteso, Kiko ...
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José Manuel Martín
José Manuel Martín Pérez (born 24 May 1924) is a Spanish retired film and television actor, radio broadcaster, and screenwriter. He was a popular character actor in Spanish cinema during the 1950s and 60s, best remembered for playing villainous henchmen, appearing in more than 100 film and television productions. Born in Casavieja, Spain, Pérez studied at Madrid's Teatro Español Universitario and the Lope de Rueda, and began working for Radio Nacional de España in 1942, before making his feature film debut in César Fernández Ardavín's 1952 war drama ''La llamada de África'' starring Ali Beiba Uld Abidin, Yahadid Ben Ahmed Lehbib and Farachi Ben Emboiric. Pérez is particularly noted for his work in the Spaghetti Western genre, alongside regulars such as Aldo Sambrell and Andrea Scotti, with supporting roles in '' Savage Guns'' (1961), ''Gunfighters of Casa Grande'' (1964), '' Minnesota Clay''(1964), ''A Pistol for Ringo'' (1965), ''Seven Dollars on the Red'' (1966), ...
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José Jaspe
José Jaspe ( gl, Xosé Jaspe Rivas) (10 August 1906 – 5 June 1974) was a Spanish film actor. He played Konev the conductor in ''Horror Express'' (1972), Ahmed in '' House of 1,000 Dolls'' (1967), Henneker in ''The Man Called Noon'' (1973), the traitor in '' The Centurion'' (1961), Sabrath in '' The Golden Arrow'' (1962), Spanish POW in ''Submarine Attack'' (1954), José in '' Black Jack'' (1950), and Enrique in ''El pobre rico'' (1942), by Ignacio F. Iquino. He appeared in the Spaghetti Western film ''Jesse James' Kid'' (1965), starring Mercedes Alonso, Roberto Camardiel and Luis Induni. He died in Becerril de la Sierra in 1974. Selected filmography * ''El sobre lacrado'' (1941) * '' We Thieves Are Honourable'' (1942) - Pelirrojo * ''El pobre rico'' (1942) * ''La culpa del otro'' (1942) - Patrón * ''Boda accidentada'' (1943) - Mario * ''Un enredo de familia'' (1943) - Niceto * ''El abanderado'' (1943) - Malasaña * ''Mi fantástica esposa'' (1944) * ''Paraíso sin Eva'' (1 ...
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Tony Hernández (actor)
Juan Antonio Hernández Alvarado, known as Tony Hernández (born June 13, 1978), is a Honduran convicted drug trafficker, lawyer, politician, member of the National Party of Honduras and former deputy in the National Congress of Honduras (2014–2018) representing Lempira. He is the brother of Juan Orlando Hernández, the former President of Honduras. On November 23, 2018, Juan Antonio Hernández was arrested in Miami on drug trafficking charges. On November 26, 2018, he was formally charged in a federal court with importing tons of cocaine into the United States between 2004 and 2016, as well as on weapons charges. On October 18, 2019, he was found guilty of drug trafficking charges. Hernández used the millions of dollars he earned through the drug trade and bribes to help fund the National Party of Honduras, led by his brother. This included a million-dollar bribe from former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Despite his brother pledging to cooperate w ...
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Fernando Heiko Vassel
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey". First name * Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon A * Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete * Fernando Aceves Humana, Mexican painter * Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer * Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver * Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer * Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter * Fernando Antogna, Argentine track and road cyclist * Fernando de Araújo (other), multiple people B * Fernando Balzaretti (1946–1998), Mexican actor * Fernando Baudrit Solera, Costa Rican president of the supreme court * Fernando Botero, Colombian artist * Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer C * Fernando Cabrera (baseball) ...
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