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Abril
Abril is a Portuguese and Spanish name meaning "April". People with the given name * Abril Conesa (born 2000), Spanish synchronized swimmer * Abril Méndez, Venezuelan actress * Abril Rodríguez (born 1986), Mexican beauty contestant * Abril Schreiber (born 1990), Venezuelan actress People with the surname * Antón García Abril (1933-2021), Spanish composer and musician * Dolores Abril (born 1939), Spanish singer and actress * Erika Abril (born 1978), Colombian Olympic long-distance runner * Laura Abril (born 1990), Colombian cross-country mountain biker * Richar Abril (born 1982), Cuban boxer * Silvia Abril (born 1971), Spanish actress * Victoria Abril (born 1959), Spanish actress *Vincent Abril (born 1995), French-Monégasque racing driver * Xavier Abril (1905–1990), Peruvian poet and essayist * Julio Abril (born 1971), Cuban businessman and entrepreneur See also * April (given name) * April (surname) * Avril (name) * Editora Abril, publisher * Grupo Abril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Abril
Vincent Abril (born March 1, 1995 in Alès, France) is a French- Monégasque race car driver based in Monaco. He was the 2015 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup champion. Racing career In 2011, Abril raced in the SEAT León Supercopa France series for Team Speedcar. In a season with six top-tens, he finished 15th in the point standings. In 2012, Abril returned to the SEAT León Supercopa France series. He started the season with a 2nd place finish at Lédenon followed by a 6th place finish at the same track the following day. After not finishing in 2 of the next 4 races, Abril won his first race in the series at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. In September, Abril finished 2nd and 3rd at Circuito de Navarra. In October, after finishing 3rd in the first race at Circuit Paul Ricard, Abril got his second win of the season at the season finale, which led to a 4th place finish in the points standings. For 2013, Abril moved to the French GT Championship series, driving an Audi R8 LMS U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Abril
Julio Vicente Agapito Abril Mayorga (20 August 1911 – 24 April 1979) was a Colombian sculptor, painter, and draughtsman. Biography Beginnings in the arts Julio Abril was born in Moniquirá on 20 August 1911. He studied in 1928 at the Salesian school Central Technical Institute of Bogotá and during 1929 was the student of Colombian cartoonist Lisandro Serrano's mother in Moniquirá. In 1933 he completed his studies at the school founded by the prominent educator Alfonso Ramirez who in timely fashion stimulated the budding artist in Abril. From 1934 to 1939, on scholarship from the Department of Boyacá he studied sculpture under the direction of artists Gustavo Arcila Uribe, José Domingo Rodríguez and Carlos Reyes at the School of Fine Arts of the National University in Bogotá, Colombia. In 1936 he held his first exhibition where he presented his wood sculpture ''Cabeza de India'' (Head of an Indian Woman) (1936), which was comprehensively commented by Leon Angel fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grupo Abril
Grupo Abril (simply also known as Abril) is a Brazilian media conglomerate headquartered in São Paulo. The company is the holding company of Editora Abril, which publishes the weekly newsmagazine ''Veja.'' History and profile Victor Civita, an Italian businessman, founded Editora Abril in 1950, which was the first publisher of Walt Disney comics in Brazil. He also published other comics and books. Gradually, he developed magazines for specific markets. In the 1960s, with his son Roberto Civita, he expanded to publishing several market-specific magazines, such as ''Quatro Rodas'', ''Claudia'', and others. ''Veja,'' the weekly newsmagazine, was founded in 1968 and led by the younger Civita. Abril had several partnerships in the emerging Brazilian pay TV market during the 90s, including local franchises of American channels such as Disney, MTV and ESPN. The company also entered in cable TV provider service with TVA and in the satellite television market with local version of HD TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Abril
Silvia Abril Fernández (Mataró, 10 April 1971) is a Spanish comedian, actress and TV host. Biography Abril was born in Mataró, Barcelona, and she has three sisters: Meritxell (1986), Mónica (1973) and Anabel. She is married to comedian Andreu Buenafuente, and their child, Joana, was born on 28 November 2012. Career She is best known for her roles in hit Spanish series ''La que se avecina'' as Violeta Recio, ''Spanish Movie'' as Laura, and as one of the dancers for the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, "Baila el Chiki-chiki". On 19 September 2017 she participated at the second season of '' MasterChef Celebrity'' with Bibiana Fernández, Pepón Nieto, Marina San José, Anabel Alonso, Patricia Montero, Edu Soto, José Corbacho, Usun Yoon, Juan Betancourt, Saúl Craviotto and Carlos Baute. She was the fourth contestant eliminated, but she was brought back in the next episode, and she finally was the runner-up. Abril is the panelist of the television show ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Abril
Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film ''Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'' by director Pedro Almodóvar. Life and career Born in Malaga, Abril became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared in the show '' Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez'' for two years. In addition to working in Spain, she has made films in France, Italy, and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for her role in '' Amantes''. Two years later, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Abril is also a singer. In 2005, she made her debut with a bossanova-jazz album called ''PutchEros do Brasil''. She also tried to represent Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Editora Abril
Editora Abril is a major Brazilian publisher and printing company and one of the biggest media holdings in Latin America. The company was founded in 1950 by Victor Civita in São Paulo and is now part of Grupo Abril. Civita had initially founded his publisher as Editora Primavera, publishing an unsuccessful comic magazine named in Brazil ''Raio Vermelho''. The following year, Civita changed its name to Abril - referencing the month in which spring begins on the northern hemisphere - - and published its first title, ''Donald Duck'', in Brazil called ''Pato Donald'', which continues to run to this date. Abril's first magazine lead Civita to claim "It all started with a duck", parodying Walt Disney's declaration that "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by Mickey Mouse." Under its name it publishes titles like ''AnaMaria'', ''Tititi'', ''Minha Novela'', ''Sou+Eu!'', ''Quatro Rodas'', ''Veja (magazine), Veja'', ''Veja Rio'', ''Veja São Paulo' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolores Abril
Dolores Caballero Abril (9 May 1935 – 25 October 2020) was a Spanish singer and actress. Biography Dolores Abril specialized in the genre of copla. She was romantically and professionally partnered with singer-songwriter Juanito Valderrama from 1954 until his death in 2004. Together they released numerous albums, most notably ''Peleas en broma'', and toured Spain with various shows such as ''Voces de España'' (1962), ''Mano a mano'' (1963), ''Su Majestad la alegría'' (1967), and ''Revolera en el Price'' (1968). Among her solo discography, the singles "Al primer derrote" (1959), "Tú te casate" (1961), "Gloria a Chicuelo II" (1962), "Miguel de la Cruz Romero" (1963), and "Qué bonita está la Reina" (1963) stand out. As for her film career, she starred with Valderrama in the films '' El emigrante'' (1960), ''Gitana'' (1965), ''De barro y oro'' (1966), ''La niña del patio'' (1967), and ' (1968). In 2009 she was awarded the "Claveles de la Prensa" prize by the Press Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richar Abril
Richard "Richar" Abril (born 10 August 1982 in Cuba) is a Cuban professional boxer. Professional career Most Cuban boxers have defected to go professional over the past few years amid considerable fanfare for outstanding amateur careers. However, this wasn’t the case for Abril, a very good former amateur in his own right, having fought over 200 bouts. Unlike his countrymen who can’t return to the island, he is still able to return regularly to Cuba and spend time with friends and family. Several years ago, Abril won a lottery system, allowing him to freely come and go to and from Cuba. At the age of 23, Abril made his professional debut against Carlos Pena. On October 22, 2011, Abril defeated Miguel Acosta by twelfth-round unanimous decision for the interim WBA Lightweight title. After a proposed bout with Cuban superstar Yuriorkis Gamboa fell through, Brandon Rios Brandon may refer to: Names and people *Brandon (given name), a male given name * Brandon (surname), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antón García Abril
Antón García Abril OAXS (19 May 1933 – 17 March 2021) was a Spanish composer and musician. He composed many classical orchestral works, chamber and vocal pieces, as well as over 150 scores for film and television. Biography Between 1974 and 2003, he was the head of the department of Compositions and Musical Forms (Composición y Formas Musicales) of the Madrid Royal Conservatory, and in 1982 he was elected a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. In 1994, he was awarded Spain's Premio Nacional de Música for composition, and in 2008, he was also named a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia. He died on 17 March 2021, at the age of 87 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Works García Abril has composed as many orchestral works as he has chamber and vocal pieces, and he has composed music for films and television series such as '' El hombre y la Tierra'', ''Fortunata y Jacinta'', '' Anillos d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Abril
Erika Abril Suárez (born March 29, 1978 in San José de Pare, Boyacá) is a Colombian long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 51st with a time of 2:33:33, a Colombian national record. Personal bests *Half marathon: 1:13:14 hrs – São Paulo, 5 March 2012 *Marathon: 2:33:33 hrs – London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ..., 5 August 2012 Achievements References External links *Sports reference biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Abril, Erika 1978 births < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abril Schreiber
Abril Schreiber (born February 12, 1987) is a Venezuelan actress. Born in Caracas, Venezuela. She made herself known on Venezuelan television in telenovelas such as '' Amor a palos'', '' Toda una dama'', and ''Tomasa Tequiero ''Tomasa Tequiero'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Doris Seguí and produced by Venevisión between 2009 and 2010. On October 7, 2009, Venevisión began broadcasting ''Tomasa tequiero'' at 9:00 pm, replacing ''Un Esposo para Estela''. Gl ...''. She lives in Bogota, Colombia, where she has been known for several productions. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schreiber, Abril 1987 births Living people Actresses from Caracas Venezuelan telenovela actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Abril
Laura Valentina Abril Restrepo (born 28 January 1990, La Cumbre) is a Colombian cross-country mountain biker. She was junior world champion in 2008. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took place ..., but didn't complete the race. References 1990 births Living people Cross-country mountain bikers Colombian female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Colombia Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in cycling Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
