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Unit 7
''Unit 7'' ( es, Grupo 7, links=no) is a 2012 Spanish crime drama action thriller directed by Alberto Rodríguez. It was written by Rafael Cobos and Alberto Rodríguez and stars Antonio de la Torre and Mario Casas. The film was nominated for 16 Goya Awards. General description and themes This atmospheric piece is set in Seville, Andalusia in the four years leading up to the 1992 Universal Exposition of Seville. It dramatizes the social changes experienced by the city in a major "before" and "after" the World Expo, honing in on the process of cleaning up the city, eliminating the drug dealing from the streets in preparation for the World Expo, from the point of view of four (and particularly two) police officers comprising the (fictitious) Unit 7, renowned for their exaggeratedly elevated drug bust rate. The film discusses the concept of the end justifying the means, focusing on themes of corruption, police violence, the psychology behind the figures carrying it out, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Rodríguez Librero
Alberto Rodríguez Librero (born 11 May 1971) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography Bibliography * El cine de Alberto Rodríguez. Conversaciones, de Manuel Lamarca, Ediciones Carena, Barcelona, 2020, . References External links * 1971 births Living people People from Seville Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters Spanish male writers Best Director Goya Award winners 21st-century Spanish screenwriters {{Spain-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estefanía De Los Santos
Estefanía de los Santos (Seville, 1976) is a Spanish actress who has participated in several national fiction and feature films such as ''Bienvenidos al Lolita'', '' Perdóname, Señor'', '' El Continental'' or '' La peste''. In 2012 she was nominated for a Goya Award for her performance in the feature film '' Grupo 7''. Professional career She participated for the first time in a television fiction in 2007, in the Antena 3 comedy for Youtube ''Chica busca chica''. In 2010 she participated in the film ''Don Mendo Rock ¿La venganza?'', but she would achieve greater popularity after starring in the feature film '' Grupo 7'' (2012) by Alberto Rodríguez Librero, a performance for which she was nominated for the Goya Awards as best new actress. In 2013 she joined the second season of the Antena 3 series ''Luna, el misterio de Calenda'', where she played Marcela. In 2014 she was one of the protagonists of the series ''Bienvenidos al Lolita''. That same year, she participated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CEC Awards
The CEC Awards or CEC Medals ( es, links=no, Medallas del CEC), whose full name is , are awards presented annually by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC; ) to distinguish films, artists, technicians, and writers related to cinema, both Spanish and international. The ceremony held its first edition in 1946, when it awarded prizes in thirteen different categories. The categories have varied over time, and in 2016, there were twenty. The awards went through a period of crisis in the 1980s, and the ceremony was suspended from 1986 until 1990. The prize consists of a simple bronze medal and has no financial prize attached to it. They are the oldest cinematic awards in Spain. History The Circle of Cinematographic Writers was created in 1945 by fifteen individuals. Their goal was to form an organization to promote cinematographic art in Spain. In 1946, the awards were launched to celebrate films made in the previous year. Despite their lack of financial endowment—the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El País'' is the most read newspaper in Spanish online and one of the Madrid dailies considered to be a national newspaper of record for Spain (along with '' El Mundo'' and ''ABC)''. In 2018, its number of daily sales were 138,000. Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid, although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities (Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, and Santiago de Compostela) where regional editions were produced until 2015. ''El País'' also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish (Latin America). History ''El País'' was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno and Carlos Mendo. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forqué Awards
The Forqué Awards or José María Forqué Awards ( es, Premios Forqué, links=no, also ) are film and television awards presented by the association of audiovisual producers , honoring the best of Spanish cinema and television. History Created in 1996, they are named after Spanish filmmaker and producer José María Forqué. In the 15th edition (2010), the awards started recognising performances (initially a single non-gender category to Best Performance). Since the 19th edition (2014), the awards include a category recognising the best Latin-American film. The TV categories were added in the 26th edition. Editions * 20th Forqué Awards * 21st Forqué Awards (Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, 11 January 2016) * 22nd Forqué Awards ( Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, 14 January 2017) * 23rd Forqué Awards (Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza, 13 January 2018) * 24th Forqué Awards (Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza, 12 January 2019) * 25th Forqué Awards (Palacio Municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neox Fan Awards 2012
This was the first edition of the Neox Fan Awards, created by Atresmedia and Fanta for teenage audiences to honor the best of the year in films, television, music and sports. The show featured live performances by La Oreja de Van Gogh and Auryn Auryn (; stylized as AURYN) was a 5-member Spanish boy band founded in 2009. Signed to Warner Music, they sang in English and Spanish. Members The band is made up of five members that appeared previously on various talent show series in Spain. .... Also, a contest was held amongst every fan who voted for the awards. The winner, Carla Martín, was given the chance to present one of the awards alongside Berta Collado. Awards Film Music Television Sports Neox awards Fanta awards References {{reflist 2012 awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by TriBeCa Productions, Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. Tribeca was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Until 2020, the festival was known as the Tribeca Film Festival. Each year, the festival hosts over 600 screenings with approximately 150,000 attendees, and awards independent artists in 23 juried competitive categories. History The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, and Craig Hatkoff, in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the Tribeca neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. The inaugural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICAA (Spain)
ICAA may refer to: * Argentine Catholic Apostolic Church (Iglesia Católica Apostólica Argentina), a derivative movement of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church * Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1894, a piece of industrial relations legislation passed by the Parliament of New Zealand in 1894 * Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the professional accounting body representing Chartered Accountants in Australia * Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales), a project of the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport * The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, an American organization dedicated to the promotion of traditional A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or ... and classica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instituto De Crédito Oficial
The Official Credit Institute (Spanish; ''Instituto de Crédito Oficial'': ICO) is a Spanish lending institution. Its functions include funding investment projects and the assistance for the liquidity needs of Spanish companies. It also operates as State Financial Agency. A successor to the ''Instituto de Crédito a Medio y Largo Plazo'', the ICO was created in 1971 following the as public law entity (''entidad de derecho público''). Previously under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, it became a State company in 1989. The bank is currently attached to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation through the . Presidents The presidents of the ICO are listed as follows: * Rafael Bermejo Blanco (1978–1982) * (1982) * Julián García Vargas (1982–1985) * (1986–1995) * Fernando Becker Zuazua (1996–1998) * José Gasset Loring (1999–2000) * Ramón Aguirre Rodríguez (2000–2003) * (2004–2009) * José María Ayala Vargas (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Government Of Andalusia
The Regional Government of Andalusia ( es, Junta de Andalucía) is the government of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Regional Government and the Government Council. The 2011 budget was 31.7 billion euros. It employs about 500,000 workers. Institutions Legislature The Parliament of Andalusia is the House of Assembly for the region. Its main functions are to enact, amend or repeal laws and to appoint/remove the Governor. It is composed of deputies chosen by direct, universal suffrage, to represent the Andalusian people. The Parliament was constituted in 1982, after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy in 1981. Its current headquarters is in the former Hospital de las Cinco Llagas, Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
