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Villalón
Villalón or Villalon may refer to: *Alberto Villalón (1882–1955), one of the greatest musicians in the Cuban trova style * Consuelo Villalon Aleman (1907–1998), a well-known Mexican pianist during the 20th century * Eric Villalon (born 1973), a Paralympic alpine skier from Spain *Fernando Villalón (1881–1930), a Spanish poet and farmer *Jade Villalon (born 1980), an American and European pop singer, songwriter, and actress *María Villalón (born 1989), a Spanish singer, winner of the first series of Spanish version of The X Factor in 2007 *Pedro de Rivera y Villalón Pedro de Rivera y Villalón was a brigadier general in the Spanish army, who was sent to New Mexico in 1724 to study the presidios near Louisiana. Biography Pedro de Rivera y Villalón was born between the late seventeenth and early eighteenth ..., a brigadier general in the Spanish army, which was sent to New Mexico in 1724 See also * Villalón de Campos, a municipality located in the provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Villalón
María Villalón Sánchez (born 1 April 1989 in Ronda, Málaga, Spain), is a Spanish singer and most notably the winner of the first series of the Spanish version of ''The X Factor'' in 2007. Biography Villalón grew up singing from an early age. She attended a music conservatory, learning to play cello when she was 10. She published two studio albums with a small Andalusian record label. In 2006, Villalón took part in the television show ''Bienvenidos'' on Canal Sur, and she auditioned for the reality television music competition ''Operación Triunfo'', reaching the top 90 of candidates, but she was not selected. ''Factor X'' Villalón rose to fame in 2007 at the age of seventeen when she auditioned for the reality show music competition ''Factor X'', the Spanish version of ''The X Factor'', aired on Cuatro. She went on to win the series performing Dulce Pontes' "Cançao do mar" and Pasión Vega's "María se bebe las calles". After ''Factor X'' After her win, Villalón releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Villalón
Alberto Villalón Morales (Santiago de Cuba, 7 June 1882 – Havana, 16 July 1955) was one of the greatest musicians in the Cuban trova style. He was the only one of the 'four greats' of the trova to come from a well-to-do family. Villalón and his sister América studied guitar with Pepe Sánchez, the father of the trova movement. Later, he studied classical guitar to achieve a really excellent technique. He composed his first canciones and boleros at fourteen, and moved to Havana in 1900. In 1907 he recorded on ''Edison'' cylinders. In 1908 he formed the Cuarteto Villalón with Adolfo Colombo (tenor), Claudio García (baritone), Emilio Reinoso (mandolin), and Alberto Villalón (guitar). Colombo and García were regular members of the ''Teatro Alhambra'' company; Colombo was the most recorded singer of the age.Díaz Ayala, Cristóbal 1994. ''Cuba canta y baila: discografía de la música cubana 1898–1925''. p193 et seq. A difference between Villalón and the other early tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consuelo Villalon Aleman
Consuelo Villalón Alemán (24 May 1907 – 8 November 1998) was a well-known Mexican pianist during the 20th century. She is remembered for her professional interpretation of Frédéric Chopin's music. Early life Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Villalón moved at the age of 8 with her family to Mexico City (Distrito Federal). There she started professional piano lessons with composer Manuel M. Ponce. At the age of 9 she began teaching piano. The genius Although the name of Manual M Ponce gave her some reputation later in her curriculum, in fact the moment of the development of her genius was with Luis Moctezuma. She took piano lessons with him in his Academy and later in at Escuela Nacional de Musica (UNAM). She was very different of her professor, who was a nervous person in front of the public. Consuelo Villalon in concert was a great pianist without fear of the piano; at one time she was called "The Mexican Rubinstein" in honor to Arthur Rubinstein. Teaching career As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Villalón
Fernando Villalón Daoíz y Halcón, conde de Miraflores de los Ángeles (Morón de la Frontera, Seville, 31 May 1881 - Madrid, 8 March 1930) was a Spanish poet and bull breeder. Life He attended secondary school in El Puerto de Santa María, where he was a classmate of Juan Ramón Jiménez. He mostly lived in Andalucía and devoted himself to cattle-breeding and agriculture. He was also a compulsive but disorganised reader of cosmogenia, classic and modern poetry, bullfighting and spiritualism. His friends, members of the Generation of '27, especially Rafael Alberti, admired his enormous love of life and generosity. He funded and edited the ''Papel de Aleluyas'', printed in Huelva and Seville from 1927 to 1928. His poetry is imaginative and sometimes anticipated Surrealism Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to expr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villalón De Campos
Villalón de Campos is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 2,040 inhabitants. See also *Cuisine of the province of Valladolid The gastronomy of the province of Valladolid comprises the meals, their preparation, and the culinary habits of the province of Valladolid. It is based on barbecued and roast food, especially roasted Spanish cuisine. Wines of high qualit ... References Municipalities in the Province of Valladolid {{Valladolid-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro De Rivera Y Villalón
Pedro de Rivera y Villalón was a brigadier general in the Spanish army, who was sent to New Mexico in 1724 to study the presidios near Louisiana. Biography Pedro de Rivera y Villalón was born between the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. In his youth, he joined the Spanish army, in which, over time, he managed to ascend to the rank of general. Rivera was in New Mexico for a time. This was so until in 1724 he was sent him to north New Spain by the Viceroy of New Spain. His journey began November 21, 1724, and ended June 21, 1728. He wrote descriptions of Nayarit, New Vizcaya, Nueva México, Sonora, the Nuevo Reino de Filipinas, and of Coahuila and Nuevo Reino de León. He studied the presidios that New Spain had to the borders with Louisiana, to check if these were able to protect the region. Rivera traveled a very extensive space, formed by more than 8,000 miles. The military man was interested in the life of the population, so he left reflected in his diary ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Villalon
Eric Villalón Fuentes (born 30 April 1973 in Barcelona) is a Paralympic alpine skier from Spain. In his career, he has won five gold medals, three silvers, and a bronze. At the 1998 Winter Paralympics he won three golds, at the 2002 games he won two gold and two silvers, and at the 2006 Paralympics he won a silver and a bronze. In 2014 Villalon was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame The Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which was established by the International Paralympic Committee. On 30 August 2012 five paralympic athletes were inducted into the fourth ''Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame'' in a ceremony in Lond .... Notes External links Spanish Paralympics site Profile Spanish male alpine skiers Paralympic alpine skiers of Spain Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Spain Paralympic silver medalists for Spain Paral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Villalon
Jade Valerie Villalon (born August 12, 1980), also known by her project and stage name Jade Valerie, is an American pop singer, songwriter, and actress. From 1999 to 2007, she was the vocalist and lyricist of Sweetbox, releasing five original albums and a number of compilations. During this time, each major release achieved either a gold or platinum status in Japan and Korea, also earning various awards and chart positions around the world. Following Villalon's departure from this project, both Villalon, and Sweetbox composer and producer Rosan Geoman, worked together once again to release albums under Villalon's own name, Jade Valerie. After two album releases under this name, two additional side-projects were formed, entitled Eternity ∞ and Saint Vox, both releasing a self-titled album respectively. Saint Vox presented a collaboration effort between Villalon's vocal and lyrical work, Geoman's arrangements of both original and sampled classical pieces, and the stylings of Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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