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The Other Conquest
''The Other Conquest'' (Spanish: ''La Otra Conquista'') is a 1999 Mexican historical drama film written and directed by Salvador Carrasco, produced by Alvaro Domingo, and executive produced by Plácido Domingo. The film is set during the aftermath of the 1520s Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire, viewed primarily from the perspective of the Aztecs. The plot begins after the Massacre in the Great Temple in Tenochtitlan, and follows a lone Aztec scribe named Topiltzin , who is captured by Hernan Cortés and placed in the care of a friar. Samuel Zyman's score was recorded by the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, conducted by David Snell and performed by Plácido Domingo. Released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1999, the film received positive reviews and was a Mexican box office success. The film was rereleased for the United States in 2008. Plot Topilzin, a scribe and the illegitimate son of Montezuma, finds himself at odds with the new Spanish rule. Refusing the new Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Carrasco
Salvador Carrasco (born 16 June 1967) is a Mexican film director and professor, best known for his 1999 feature film ''The Other Conquest''. He is a professor and head of the film program at Santa Monica College. Career Carrasco wrote and directed the film ''The Other Conquest'', which was released in 1999 in Mexico and then rereleased for the United States in 2008. In 2002, Carrasco received the 2002-2003 Moseley Fellowship in Creative Writing at Pomona College. Carrasco was attached to direct a sequel to the film ''Dances with Wolves'', but the project was not realized. After his full-time tenure as course director of Advanced Directing at the Los Angeles Film School from 2003 to 2010, Carrasco established a low-cost associate’s degree and certificate film program for Santa Monica College Santa Monica College (SMC) is a Public university, public, community college in Santa Monica, California. Founded as a Junior college#United States, junior college in 1929, SMC enrolls ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Snell (composer)
David L. Snell (10 September 1897 – 27 March 1967) was a pianist, conductor, composer and music director. He composed the music for over 170 shorts, series or feature films. Early years David L. Snell was born on 10 September 1897 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He became a pianist, and studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Wisconsin College and the Meyer Conservatory of Music. He formed his own orchestra, and was the musical director for several stage productions. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer music director Snell joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's music department in 1937, turning out music for a range of films from low-cost "B" movies to expensive features. He would spend his entire film career with MGM. He was conductor, composer, and music director for MGM for twenty-one years.' The work could be high pressure. In November 1938 Franz Waxman had just five days to put together the fifty-minute score for '' A Christmas Carol'' so it could be released in time for the holiday season. Snel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Independent Films
Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico ** Being related to the State of Mexico, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico ** Culture of Mexico *** Mexican cuisine *** historical synonym of Nahuatl, language of the Nahua people (including the Mexica) Arts and entertainment * "The Mexican" (short story), by Jack London * "The Mexican" (song), by the band Babe Ruth * Regional Mexican, a Latin music radio format Films * ''The Mexican'' (1918 film), a German silent film * ''The Mexican'' (1955 film), a Soviet film by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on the Jack London story, starring Georgy Vitsin * ''The Mexican'', a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts Other uses * USS ''Mexican'' (ID-1655), United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Films
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was '' Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, '' Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ( Russell Crowe). ''Dinosaur'' was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success. __TOC__ Overview 2000 saw the releases of the first installment of popular film series ''X-Men'', ''Final Destination'', ''Scary Movie'', and '' Meet the Parents''. Among the films based on TV shows are '' Mission: Impossible 2'', ''Traffic'', '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'', '' Charlie's Angels'' and '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' Among the movies based on books (and TV shows) is ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''. The most acclaimed films of the year are '' Gladiator''; ''Traffic''; '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''; '' American Psycho''; ''Almost Famous, Requiem for a Dream,'' and ''Erin Brockovich''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Films
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Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film ''Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Torres Torrija
Carlos Torrestorija is a Mexican actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ..., well known for his role in the TV series ''Gitanas''. He was born on 28 October 1961, in Mexico, and he graduated from the Art Theatre school. Personal life He was also known as Agustin Torres Torrija. Television and filmography External links * Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Living people 1968 births {{mexico-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Bracho
Diana Bracho (born Diana Guadalupe Bracho y Bordes Mangel; 12 December 1944, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Early life Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of actor Julio Bracho (named after his grandfather). Career She made her film debut as a child actress in two of her father's films: ''San Felipe'' (1949) and ''Immaculate Conception'' (1950). She studied Philosophy and Letters in New York. She debuted professionally on stage in the play ''Israfel'' by Abelardo Rodríguez alongside Sergio Bustamante. Her television debut was in 1973. Diana Bracho won the Silver Ariel award twice, the first time in 1973. She won her second Silver Ariel for '' El infierno, de todos tan temído'' and was nominated for Best Actress for ''Letters from Marusia'' (1976) and '' Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda'' (1996). On August 6, 2002 she was appointed president of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernando Cortés (1990-2013), French-trained racehorse, winner of the 1993 Prix du Jockey Club
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Hernando is a common Spanish given name, equivalent to Fernando and the English Ferdinand. It may refer to: Places ;Canada * Hernando Island, British Columbia ;United States * Hernando, Florida * Hernando County, Florida * Hernando, Mississippi ;Argentina * Hernando, Córdoba * Hernandos Hideaway long jetty Australia People * Hernando de Soto (economist) * Hernando de Soto (explorer) * Hernando Cortes, alternate spelling of Hernán Cortés * Mila Hernando (1957–2017), Spanish diplomat Horse * Hernando (horse) Hernando (8 February 1990 – February 2013) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He established himself as one of the best European colts of his generation in 1993 by winning the Prix Lupin, Prix du Jockey Club and Prix Niel and finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Moctezuma
Doña Isabel Moctezuma (born Tecuichpoch Ichcaxochitzin; 1509/1510 – 1550/1551) was a daughter of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II. She was the consort of Atlixcatzin, a tlacateccatl, and of the Aztec emperors Cuitlahuac, and Cuauhtemoc and as such the last Aztec empress. After the Spanish conquest, Doña Isabel was recognized as Moctezuma's legitimate heir, and became one of the indigenous Mexicans granted an ''encomienda.'' Among the others were her half-sister Marina (or Leonor) Moctezuma, and Juan Sánchez, an Indian governor in Oaxaca. Doña Isabel was married to one tlacateccatl, two Aztec emperors and three Spaniards, and widowed five times. She had a daughter out of wedlock, Leonor Cortés Moctezuma, with conquistador Hernán Cortés. Her sons founded a line of Spanish nobility. The title of Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo still exists. Biography Family and early marriages Doña Isabel's mother was Princess Teotlalco and her birth name was Tecuich(po)tzin, translated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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