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ﾃ］geles Caso
Marﾃｭa de los ﾃ］geles Caso Machicado (born 16 July 1959 in Gijﾃｳn) is a Spanish journalist, translator and writer. She is a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela. Her father, Josﾃｩ Miguel Caso Gonzﾃ｡lez, was a professor and vice-chancellor at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Oviedo. She studied History and Geography, but she worked later as a journalist in ''Panorama regional''. She also worked for thPrince of Asturias Foundationor thInstitute Feijoo of 18th century studiesat the University of Oviedo and in different media like Televisiﾃｳn Espaﾃｱola, Cadena SER and Radio Nacional de Espaﾃｱa. Prizes *Finalist Premio Planeta, ''El peso de las sombras'', 1994 * Premio Fernando Lara, ''Un largo silencio'', 2000 *Premio Planeta, ''Contra el viento'', 2009 Filmography * ''Telediario'', TVE (1985窶1986) * '' La Tarde'', TVE (1985窶1986) *''Deseo'' (by Gerardo Vera, script) (2002) Works *''Asturias desde la noche''. 1988. Guﾃｭa. *''Elisabeth, emperatriz de Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gijﾃｳn
Gijﾃｳn () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the central-northern part of Asturias; it is approximately north-east of Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, and from Avilﾃｩs. With a population of 271,780, Gijﾃｳn is the 15th largest city in Spain. Gijﾃｳn forms part of a large metropolitan area that includes twenty councils in the center of the region, structured with a dense network of roads, highways and railways and with a population of 835,053 inhabitants in 2011, making it the seventh largest in Spain. During the 20th century, Gijﾃｳn developed as an industrial city in the steel and naval industries. However, due to the decline in manufacturing in these industries, in recent years Gijﾃｳn is undergoing a transformation into an important tourist, university, commercial and R&D center. Gijﾃｳn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Paﾃｭs
''El Paﾃｭs'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El Paﾃｭs'' 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 Paﾃｭs'' 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 Paﾃｭs'' also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish (Latin America). History ''El Paﾃｭs'' was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, Josﾃｩ Ortega Spottorno and Carlos Mendo. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1959 Births
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Lﾃｩopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Lﾃｩopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 窶 The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronte Sisters
Bronte may refer to: People ;Surname * Brontﾃｫ family, an English literary family that included: ** Anne Brontﾃｫ (1820-1849), novelist and poet ** Branwell Brontﾃｫ (1817-1848), painter and poet ** Charlotte Brontﾃｫ (1816-1855), novelist and poet ** Emily Brontﾃｫ (1818-1848), novelist and poet ** Maria Brontﾃｫ (1814-1825) ** Patrick Brontﾃｫ (1777-1861), curate and writer ;First name * Bronte Barratt (b. 1989), Australian swimmer * Bronte Campbell (b. 1994), Australian swimmer * Bronte Dooley (1867-1913), Australian politician * Bronte Law (b. 1995), English golfer ;Title * The Dukes of Bronte: ** ''1st Duke of Bronte'', naval commander, better known as Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson ** ''2nd Duke of Bronte'', clergyman, better known as William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson ** ''3rd Duchess of Bronte'', better known as Charlotte Hood, Baroness Bridport ** ''4th Duke of Bronte'', general, better known as Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport ** ''5th Duke of Bronte'', courtier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 窶 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini, whose works significantly influenced him. In his early operas, Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va, pensiero" from his early opera ''Nabucco'' (1842), and similar choruses in later operas, were much in the spirit of the unification movement, and the composer himself became esteemed as a representative of these ideals. An intensely private person, Verdi did not seek to ingratiate himself with popular movements. As he became professionally successful, he was able ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Vera
Gerardo Vera Perales (10 March 194720 September 2020) was a Spanish costume and set designer, opera director, actor, and film and theatre director. Life Vera was born in Miraflores de la Sierra on 10 March 1947. He studied English language and literature in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and theatre in the University of Exeter. He was the director of the Centro Dramﾃ｡tico Nacional (national theatre of Spain) from June 2004 to December 2011. He directed these films: * ''La otra historia de Rosendo Juﾃ｡rez'' (1990) * ''Una mujer bajo la lluvia'' (1992) * ''La Celestina (1996 film), La Celestina'' (1994) * ''Second Skin (2000 film), Second Skin'' (2000) * ''Desire (2002 film), Deseo'' (2003) His staging of the play ''Divinas Palabras'', by Ramﾃｳn Marﾃｭa del Valle-Inclﾃ｡n, was performed at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center Festival 2007, in New York. He won a Goya Award for Costume Design in 1986 for the film ''El Amor brujo (1986 film), El amor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tarde
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lﾃ｡'', later known as Lﾃ｡ Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telediario
''Telediario'' (''Tele-journal'') is the flagship television newscast produced by Televisiﾃｳn Espaﾃｱola (TVE), the television division of Spanish state-owned public broadcaster Radiotelevisiﾃｳn Espaﾃｱola (RTVE). It is the longest running program in the history of television in Spain as it has been broadcast daily since 15 September 1957. Three ''Telediario'' editions a day are produced by Televisiﾃｳn Espaﾃｱola news services and are simulcast live on La 1, on 24 Horas news channel, on TVE Internacional and on RTVE Play. Previous editions are also available on their online platform on demand. Additional international editions are also produced and aired on TVE Internacional every day. TVE's territorial centers in every autonomous community produce and broadcast in regional variations in each of them, a shorter midday local newscast, each one with a different name, following the format and visual identity of ''Telediario''. History Televisiﾃｳn Espaﾃｱola was established at a bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premio Fernando Lara
The Fernando Lara Novel Award ( es, Premio Fernando Lara de Novela, links=no) is given annually in Spain by the Josﾃｩ Manuel Lara Foundation and the Planeta publishing house to an unpublished novel in the Spanish language. The publication of the finalist (runner-up) work is not expected, although it is sometimes published by Planeta itself (as in the case of ''The Shadow of the Wind'' by Carlos Ruiz Zafﾃｳn, finalist in 2000). Created in 1996, it is named after the youngest son of , founder of the publishing house, and who was CEO of Grupo Planeta until his death in a traffic accident in August 1995. The award's endowment is 竄ｬ120,200. It is delivered in May of the respective year. Winners References External links Josﾃｩ Manuel Lara Foundation Fernando Lara Novel Awardat Grupo Planeta Planeta Corporaciﾃｳn, S.R.L., doing business as Grupo Planeta (), is a Spanish mass media conglomerate operating in Spain, Portugal, France and Latin America. It is the world's leading Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principﾃ｡u d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory that was part of the larger Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. Divided into eight Comarcas of Asturias, ''comarcas'' (counties), the autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by Province of Leﾃｳn, Leﾃｳn (Castile and Leﾃｳn) to the south, by Province of Lugo, Lugo (Galicia (Spain), Galicia) to the west, and by the Cantabrian Sea, Cantabrian sea to the north. Asturias is situated in a mountainous setting with vast greenery and lush vegetation, making it part of Green Spain. The region has a oceanic climate, maritime climate. It receives plenty of annual rainfall and little sunshine by Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
