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Argentine Humour
Argentine humour is exemplified by a number of humorous television programmes, film productions, comic strips and other types of media. Everyday humour includes jokes related to recurrent themes, such as xenophobic jokes at the expense of Galicians (Spaniards) called ''chistes de gallegos'' (where they are commonly portrayed as simpletons), often obscene sex-related jokes (''chistes verdes'', literally "green jokes", a term equivalent to the English-language "blue humour"), jokes about the English, the Americans, blonde women, dark humour (called ''humor negro''), word and pronunciation games, jokes about Argentines themselves, etc. In early 2018, a report carried out by the consultant D'Alessio IROL that inquired about the humor of Argentines concluded that jokes about physical "defects", gender identity, sexual orientation, and those that objectify women were no longer considered funny. The advancement of the feminist movement, in particular Ni una menos, and the rights acqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaniards
Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both indigenous and local linguistic descendants of the Roman-imposed Latin language, of which Spanish is the largest and the only one that is official throughout the whole country. Commonly spoken regional languages include, most notably, the sole surviving indigenous language of Iberia, Basque, as well as other Latin-descended Romance languages like Spanish itself, Catalan and Galician. Many populations outside Spain have ancestors who emigrated from Spain and share elements of a Hispanic culture. The most notable of these comprise Hispanic America in the Western Hemisphere. The Roman Republic conquered Iberia during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. Hispania, the name given to Iberia by the Romans as a province of their Empire, became highly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Gasalla
Antonio Gasalla (born March 9, 1941) is an Argentine actor, comedian, and theatre director. Life and work Antonio Gasalla was born in Ramos Mejía, a western suburb of Buenos Aires, in 1941. He enrolled at the National Dramatic Arts Conservatory, and began his work in Buenos Aires' vibrant theatre scene in 1964 as an understudy, by which he befriended a colleague, Uruguayan émigré Carlos Perciavalle. He and Perciavalle starred in their production of María Inés Quesada's ''Help Valentino!'' (1966), which they performed as a café-concert; this genre was popular in Argentina at the time, and the Gasalla-Perciavalle duo became among its best known exponents.Taringa! [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raimundo Soto
Edmundo Rey Kelly (known as Raimundo Soto; 1914 in Montevideo, Uruguay – July 7, 1983 in Montevideo, Uruguay) was an Uruguayan film, stage and television actor during the country's Golden Age of film. He also starred several television comedy shows in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and other Latin American countries, together with a famous group of Uruguayans: Ricardo Espalter, Enrique Almada, Eduardo D'Angelo, Andrés Redondo, Berugo Carámbula, Henny Trayles, Julio Frade. Soto worked as an announcer created a disc jockey and entertainment program on Uruguayan Radio, Centenario. also in previews year was co-owner with his Brother Mario Reykelly of Advertising Company call Reykelly & Berens Advertise. Family Live: He married and Italian born & Raise in Milano, Maria Legnani, On Montevideo on Sep, 3, 1951 and have 6 children's, all born in Uruguay. 1)Edmundo Charles,DOB 1952. Maria Teresa, DOB 1953, Ana Ines DOB 1954, Patricia Maria, 1955, Maria luisa Dob Sep/1960 and Andres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Almada '' (1977–2002).
In 1990 he died of cancer. The Uruguayan Senate held a solemn session in his honor.Enrique Milton Almada Cavo (15 July 1934, in Montevideo – 29 April 1990), also known as Quique Almada, was a Uruguayan actor and comedian. In the 1960s he started a long career on television. Together with a notable group of Uruguayan humorists ( Eduardo D'Angelo, Ricardo Espalter, Julio Frade, Raimundo Soto), he was part of several successful humor programs: '' Telecataplúm'' (1962), '' Jaujarana'' (1969–1972), '' Hupumorpo'' (1974–1977), '' Comicolor'' (1980–1984), '' Híperhumor'' (1984–1989), ''Decalegrón ''Decalegrón'' was a Uruguayan television comedy programme which aired on Saeta TV Channel 10 from 1977 till 2002. Notable for its refined sense of humour, the programme won several awards. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Espalter
Ricardo Espalter Arrieta ( Montevideo, 14 April 1924 - Maldonado, 20 March 2007) was a Uruguayan actor and comedian. Biography In the 1960s he started a long career on television. Together with a notable group of Uruguayan humorists (Eduardo D'Angelo, Enrique Almada, Julio Frade, Berugo Carámbula, Henny Trayles, Raimundo Soto), he was part of several successful humor programs: '' Telecataplúm'', '' Jaujarana'', '' Hupumorpo'', ''Comicolor'', '' Híperhumor'', ''Decalegrón''. Very cherished by the public of Uruguay and Argentina, he was notable for his expressive facial gestures. He showed an indescribable worried face which suddenly changed attitude, provoking the hilarity of the public. In 1974 he received the Martín Fierro Award. Television * '' Telecataplúm'' (1962) * '' Jaujarana'' (1969-1972) * '' Hupumorpo'' (1974-1977) * ''Comicolor'' (1980-1983) * '' Híperhumor'' (1984-1989) * ''Decalegrón'' (1977-2002) * '' Son de diez'' (1992-1995) Cinema * '' La raya ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Portales
Javier Portales, born Miguel Ángel Álvarez (21 April 1937 in Tancacha, Córdoba, Argentina – 14 October 2003 in Buenos Aires), was an Argentine actor who worked in television, film and theater. Biography Portales started to work early in life in the theater, then moved to television on a program that dealt with the troubles a group of young people had in high-school in ''"Quinto Año Nacional"'' by Abel Santa Cruz. it was in 1964 when his career took an important turn when he was hired for the hit comedy ''"Operación Ja-Já"'', where he joined several established comic actors such as Fidel Pintos, Juan Carlos Altavista, Adolfo García Grau and Jorge Porcel. It was in that program that he met his future television friend and colleague Alberto Olmedo. He did some work in film, starring in 1962 in ''Una Jaula no tiene secretos''. Portales and Olmedo, along with Porcel worked together in a series of successful projects for the movies and for the comedy theater and musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Sandrini
Luis Sandrini (22 February 1905 – 5 July 1980) was a prolific Argentine comic film actor and film producer. Widely considered one of the most respected and most acclaimed Argentine comedians by the public and critics. He has made over 80 appearances in film between 1933 and 1980. Early life He was born in the neighborhood of Caballito and was the son of Genovese immigrants. His father was a theatrical actor, and Luis began to work in a circus next to his parents, like clown. In the 1930s he entered the theatrical company of Enrique Muiño and Elías Isaac Alippi, where he met his first wife, the actress Chela Cordero. Made his debut in the cinema in 1933 acting in the first Argentine sound film '' Tango (film)'' (directed by Luis Moglia Barth) in which he worked with a great of the theater of magazines like Pepe Arias and the stars of the tango Libertad Lamarque, Azucena Maizani, and Tita Merello, with the last one he had a romance when they filmed the film ''Juan Tenor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niní Marshall
Marina Esther Traveso (June 1, 1903 – March 18, 1996), known by her stage name Niní Marshall, was an Argentine humorist, comic actress and screenwriter; nicknamed ''The Chaplin with a skirt'' and ''The Lady of Humour''. Life and work She was born in Buenos Aires to Pedro and María Ángela Traveso, a well-to-do family in 1903. Losing her father at two months of age, she was raised by her mother, who affectionately called her "Niní." They relocated to the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Caballito when Niní was in her teens, and she began a career in advertising. She met Felipe Edelman, an engineer, while in her senior year in secondary school, and they married in 1922, a few months after the birth of their only daughter, Ángeles. The happy occasion was followed by her mother's untimely death, a tragedy compounded by Felipe Edelman's decline into compulsive gambling. Facing economic ruin, the couple were separated shortly afterwards and she remarried. Traverso drew on he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Cinema
Cinema of Argentina refers to the film industry based in Argentina. The Argentine cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Argentina or by Argentine filmmakers abroad. The Argentine film industry has historically been one of the three most developed in Latin American cinema, along with those produced in Mexico and Brazil. Throughout the 20th century, film production in Argentina, supported by the State and by the work of a long list of directors and actors, became one of the major film industries in the Spanish-speaking world. Argentina has won eighteen Goya Awards for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film, which makes it the most awarded country. It is also the first Latin American country that has won Academy Awards, in recognition of the films '' The Official Story'' (1985) and ''The Secret in Their Eyes'' (2009). History The beginning In 1896, French photographer Eugene Py was working for the Belgian Henri Lepage and the Austrian Max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Capusotto
Diego Esteban Capusotto (born 21 September 1961) is an Argentine television presenter, actor, and comedian who is noted for his participation in television shows such as '' Cha Cha Cha'', '' Todo por dos pesos'' and '' Peter Capusotto y sus videos''. Biography Capusotto was born on 21 September 1961 in Castelar, Buenos Aires Province, and moved to the Villa Luro neighborhood of Buenos Aires when he was seven, where he lived for three decades.Diego Capusotto: "Todo lo intenso muere rápido" - Diario Clarín At 25, he began to study acting at the Arlequines Theater. He has starred in several movies. The first, ''Zapada, una comedia beat'' (1999), was not release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Francella
Guillermo Héctor Francella (born February 14, 1955) is an Argentine actor and comedian. Besides a long history of working as a television leading man, he also has a varied theatrical and film career. Francella is widely regarded by experts and critics of performance as one of the most influential and popular actors of his country. Biography Guillermo Francella is the second of two brothers children of Ricardo Héctor Francella, a bank employee, gym teacher and weightlifting coach at Racing Club and Adelina Redondo. He spent his first two years of life in Villa del Parque, Buenos Aires, Argentina and later the family moved to Beccar, a northern neighborhood of Greater Buenos Aires where Francella lived the rest of his childhood. The house was located next to that of his paternal grandparents, Domenico and Zaída; his grandfather was an Italian immigrant in Argentina who had arrived in Argentina from Falconara Albanese, Calabria and whose original last name was Frangella. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Lunadei
Gianni Lunadei (May 1, 1938 – June 17, 1998) was an Italian Argentine actor. He is considered one of the most versatile actors of his generation, and is best known for his work in Argentine comedy. Biography Lunadei was born in Rome in 1938. His mother was a seamstress and his father a brick mason, and the young Lunadei first developed an interest in acting when at age five, his parents introduced him to the cinema and theater. The family struggled during World War II, however, and his mother emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Gianni arrived in 1950, followed by his father shortly afterward. He debuted in the local theater in 1954 playing George in a local production of Arthur Miller's '' All My Sons'', and was later cast in Seán O'Casey's '' The Shadow of a Gunman'' and Anton Chekhov's '' Platonov''. His career on the stage flourished, and he worked as a resident actor in the National Comedy for eleven years, and in the General San Martín Theatre for six. Beyond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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