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22nd Forqué Awards
The 22nd ceremony of the Forqué Awards was held on 14 January 2017 at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville. The gala was hosted by Carlos Latre. History The nominations were disclosed in December 2016. Organised by and broadcast on La 1 (Spanish TV channel), La 1, the ceremony was held at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville on 14 January 2017. It thus became the first ceremony of the Feroz Awards held outside Madrid. The gala featured musical performances by Jesse & Joy, Vanesa MartÃn, Diana Navarro and Arkano. It was hosted by Carlos Latre. Antonio P. Pérez was gifted the EGEDA Gold Medal recognizing a career in the film industry. Winners and nominees The winners and nominees are listed as follows: References External links Gala of the 22nd Forqué Awards on RTVE Play {{authority control Forqué Awards 2017 film awards January 2017 in Spain Events in Seville 2017 in Andalusia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro De La Maestranza
The Teatro de la Maestranza is an opera house located in Seville, Spain. The theatre was conceived to be one of the main cultural venues of the Seville Expo '92, and the first performance took place in 1991, shortly before the inauguration of the Universal Exposition. The theatre was refurbished in 2005. Although the Teatro de la Maestranza is mainly devoted to opera, there are also performances of Zarzuela (Spanish operetta) and other musical performances. The resident orchestra is the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra (ROSS), and the artistic director is Pedro Halffter. The theatre is the ROSS' main concert venue and the home of the Choir of the Friends' Society of the Maestranza Theatre. On 16 July 1992, during a rehearsal at the Teatro de la Maestranza for a performance by the Opéra national de Paris of Verdi's ''Otello ''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's play ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkano
Guillermo RodrÃguez GodÃnez, better known as Arkano (born March 23, 1994), is a Spanish freestyle musician and rapper. He became the ''2015 Red Bull Batalla de los Gallos International Champion''. He has collaborated with artists such as Alejandro Sanz, Rosana, Love of Lesbian and Café Quijano. Biography Born in the La Colmena building in the neighborhood of San Blas in Alicante, he began to take his first steps in rap in this city. At just seven years old, he discovered the world of hip hop thanks to his sister, listening to groups like ZNP, Violadores del Verso, and artists like Nach and El Chojin. The first "battle" —a face-off between rappers— where he made himself known took place in July 2008; from that moment on, he began to participate in other competitions. Since 2009, he's known in the Spanish national scene because he won the national title of Red Bull Batalla de Gallos at just fifteen years old, facing "roosters" like Skone, Jonko, and Mowlihawk. By the end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio De La Torre (actor)
Antonio de la Torre MartÃn (born 18 January 1968) is a Spanish actor and journalist. De la Torre is the actor with most nominations overall to the Goya Awards. He won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Dark Blue Almost Black'' in 2007; whereas, he earned the Goya Award for Best Actor for '' The Realm'' in 2019. He has starred in many films directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, with whom he collaborated for the first time in the short film ''Profilaxis'' (2003). Early life and education Antonio de la Torre MartÃn was born on 18 January 1968 in Málaga. He studied journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid, becoming a close friend of Alberto San Juan, then his classmate at the Complutense's Faculty of Information Sciences. Sometime before earning his licentiate degree, he landed a job at Andalusian broadcaster Canal Sur, where he worked as a sports journalist. In order to reconcile his employment in Seville with his acting training under Cristina Rot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Skin
''The Next Skin'' (; ) is a 2016 Spanish-Swiss thriller film co-directed by Isa Campo and Isaki Lacuesta, starring Àlex Monner and Emma Suárez. Suárez won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Goya Awards The 31st Goya Awards were presented at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel in Madrid on 4 February 2017 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2016. Actor and comedian Dani Rovira was the master of ceremonies for the third time in a row. Nomina .... Cast Awards See also * List of Spanish films of 2016 References External links * * 2016 films 2016 thriller films Spanish thriller films Swiss thriller films 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s Spanish films 2010s Catalan-language films 2016 multilingual films Spanish multilingual films Spanish-language thriller films {{2010s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Àlex Monner
Àlex Monner Zubizarreta (born 27 January 1995) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his role as Lleó in the Catalan language, Catalan television series ''Polseres vermelles''. Monner was born in Barcelona. He debuted in Pau Freixa's film ''Herois'', and then had a television role in the TV3 (Catalonia), TV3 series Polseres vermelles, scripted by Albert Espinosa and again directed by Freixa. He played Lleó, a young man who lost a leg because of cancer. In 2012, he featured in ''REC 3: Génesis'' as Adrián. He has collaborated with Freixas several times in recent years, in the Telecinco series Sé quién eres, the first Spanish drama to be shown on the BBC, and in ''Cites'', the Catalan version of the British series ''Dates (TV series), Dates''. He has appeared in roles on Televisió de Catalunya, TNT (U.S. TV network), TNT, Antena 3 (Spain), Antena 3, the Telefe channel of Argentina, and Monte Carlo TV of Uruguay. Filmography Feature films Television Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Fernández
Eduard Fernández Serrano (born 25 August 1964) is a Spanish screen and stage actor from Catalonia. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Goya Awards. Life and career Eduard Fernández was born in Barcelona on 25 August 1964. He trained as a mime artist at the Barcelona's Institut del Teatre, and did street performances as such. He had a 25-year relationship with writer , with whom he had one daughter, Greta, who is also an actress. Following a theatre (he was a member of ) and television career, he made his feature film debut at age 30, in 1994 film ''Souvenir''. His breakthrough film role in 1999 thriller '' Washington Wolves'' earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor. His portrayal of Santos Vella, a contemporary Mephistopheles, in '' Fausto 5.0'' (2001) earned him the Goya Award for Best Actor. Fernández starred in Alberto RodrÃguez's political thriller '' Smoke & Mirrors'' (2016) as corrupt spy/fixer Francisco Paesa, clinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Flamenco
Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed by Pernilla August, OT: ''Svinalängorna'' * ''Beyond'' (2012 film), an American thriller directed by Josef Rusnak * ''Beyond'' (2014 film), a British science fiction film *"Beyond", a segment of the short-film collection ''The Animatrix'' *''Star Trek Beyond'', a 2016 American science fiction film in the ''Star Trek'' film franchise Games *Beyond Games, a U.S. video game developer founded in 1992 *Beyond Software, a 1980s UK video game developer *'' Beyond: Two Souls'', a video game for the PlayStation 3 *'' Metroid Prime 4: Beyond'', a video game in the ''Metroid'' franchise *Stormfront Studios, a U.S. video game developer originally named Beyond Software (1988–1991) Music Groups *Beyond (band), a Hong Kong rock band formed in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Monster Calls (film)
''A Monster Calls'' is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and starring Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, and Liam Neeson. Featuring a screenplay adapted by Patrick Ness from his own A Monster Calls, 2011 novel of the same name, the film follows a boy grappling with his mother's terminal illness who is visited and told stories by a giant anthropomorphic Taxus baccata, yew tree. The film rights to Ness' novel were acquired by Focus Features in March 2014, after which he was hired as screenwriter and Bayona signed on as director. Jones was cast that April, Fanny joined the film in May, and the rest of the main roles were cast by September. Principal photography began on 30 September, with filming taking place primarily in West Yorkshire, Derbyshire, and Lancashire in England, as well as in Bayona's native Spain. After premiering on 10 September 2016 at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke & Mirrors (2016 Film)
''Smoke & Mirrors'' () is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Alberto RodrÃguez based on the 2006 non-fiction book ''Paesa, el espÃa de las mil caras'' by Manuel Cerdán. The film stars Eduard Fernández as Francisco Paesa, a former agent of the Spanish secret service who faked his own death after an infamous corruption scandal. Plot Francisco Paesa — an ex-secret agent for the Spanish government who was instrumental in the most important operation against the Basque terrorist group ETA — is framed by his own government and forced to leave the country. When he is finally able to return to Spain, he is broke and his personal life is falling apart. It is then he receives a visit from Luis Roldán, the powerful former Commissioner of Police who offers him one million dollars for help with safeguarding twelve million dollars embezzled by Roldán from the police budget. Paesa plans revenge in order to seize Roldán’s money, fooling an entire country in a brilliant and int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898, Our Last Men In The Philippines
''1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines'' () is a 2016 Spanish war drama film directed by Salvador Calvo. The film depicts the Siege of Baler from 1898 to 1899, where 54 Spanish soldiers defended themselves in the San Luis Obispo de Tolosa church against Philippine revolutionaries. It was shortlisted as one of the three films to be selected as the potential Spanish submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. However, it was not selected, with ''Summer 1993'' being selected as the Spanish entry. Plot During the Philippine Revolution in October 1897, Tagalog revolutionaries allied with the Katipunan attack a Spanish garrison in Baler, Aurora, killing 37 out of 50 soldiers stationed there. Three months later, the 2nd Expeditionary Battalion led by Captain Enrique de las Morenas y Fossà and Lieutenant MartÃn Cerezo is sent from Manila to retake the village. Despite being informed by Brother Carmelo of the San LuÃs Obispo de Tolos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Confidencial
''El Confidencial'' is a Spanish-language general-information digital newspaper located in Spain, specializing in economic, financial and political news. It was established as an online newspaper in 2001. Its target readership is professional and middle-aged. It has a liberal political orientation. It was one of the news outlets participating in the Panama Papers investigation into material leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. References External links * 2001 establishments in Spain Data journalism Spanish news websites Financial data vendors Newspapers published in Spain Newspapers established in 2001 Spanish-language newspapers {{Spain-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
