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Antonio Velázquez
Antonio Velázquez Bautista (born 1981) is a Spanish actor. Biography Antonio Velázquez Bautista was born in 1981 in Granada. He was raised in the small village of , spending most of his childhood in the 'Venta de la Cebada' ''cortijo''. He studied to become a sub-officer in the Spanish Armed Forces, but he switched to acting in 1999. The first decade of his acting career featured credits in supporting and guest roles in TV series such as ''Arrayán (TV series), Arrayán'', ''SMS (TV series), SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar'', ''Aída'', ''Matrimonio con hijos'', ''Mesa para cinco'' and ''Cuenta atrás''. He landed a starring role in the ensemble cast of the comedy series ''¡A ver si llego!'', aired on Telecinco in 2009, performing the role of Mike, a "seductive" fishmonger. He earned early public recognition performing the lead role of Paquirri in the biopic telefilm of the same name, also broadcast in 2009. He earned further popularity for his role as Aníbal Bravo in ''Tierra de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro (river), Darro, the Genil, the Monachil (river), Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada ''comarca'', the city sits at an average elevation of Above mean sea level, above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held. In the 2021 national census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 227,383, and the population of the entire municipal area was estimated to be 231,775, ranking as the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities, 20th-largest urban area of Spain. About 3.3% of the population did not hold Spanish citizenship, the largest number of these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traición (TV Series)
''Traición'' () is a Spanish drama television series produced by RTVE in collaboration with Bambú Producciones. It aired on La 1 from 2017 to 2018. Premise Julio Fuentes (Helio Pedregal), the patriarch of the Fuentes family, has the clan gathered to announce that he is terminally ill. He also informs the family that he has an illegitimate child and that he has ordered the cancellation of plans to merge his law firm with an English firm. Then the family relations begin to fall apart. Cast * Ana Belén as Pilar del Riego. * Nathalie Poza as Almudena Fuentes. * Pedro Alonso as Roberto Fuentes. * Manuela Velasco as Isabel Fuentes. * as Claudia Fuentes. * Antonio Velázquez as Carlos Santos. * Eloy Azorín as Rafael Sotomayor. * Begoña Maestre as Beatriz Sánchez. * as Miriam Márquez. * Carlos Bardem as Julián Casas. * Gaby del Castillo as Sergio Muñoz. * Israel Elejalde as Víctor Ayala. * Belén López as Manuela Pastor. * as Jaime Maldonado. * as David Padilla. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowman & Littlefield
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns the book distributing company National Book Network based in Lanham, Maryland. History The current company took shape when the University Press of America acquired Rowman & Littlefield in 1988 and took the Rowman & Littlefield name for the parent company. Since 2013, there has also been an affiliated company based in London called Rowman & Littlefield International. It is editorially independent and publishes only academic books in Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Cultural Studies. The company sponsors the Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching, the only national teaching award in political science given in the United States. It is awarded annually by the American Political Science Association for people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Points About Emma
''Six Points About Emma'' () is a 2011 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by . It stars Verónica Echegui as Emma, a selfish and manipulative blind woman hellbent on getting pregnant, alongside Fernando Tielve and Álex García. Plot The plot follows Emma, a blind woman about to turn 30 who leaves her boyfriend over the latter's inability to produce her a child. To that end, she hooks up with Germán, a psychiatrist running a therapy for the disabled who is also taking advantage of her, videotaping their sexual activities. Nonetheless, love eventually shows up. Cast Production The screenplay was penned by Roberto Pérez Toledo and Peter Andermatt. The film was produced by La Mirada Producciones, Canarias Cultura en Red, and Generación 78 in association with Televisión Canaria. Shooting began on 29 November 2010. It was shot in Tenerife, including the Hospital Universitario de Canarias' consultation facilities. Release A pre-screening in Lanzarote, Tenerife and Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Promesa
() is a Spanish period television soap opera, based on an original idea by Josep Cister Rubio. It began airing in Spain on 12 January 2023 on of . Set in the fictional country estate of , it depicts the lives of the aristocratic family of the marquises of Luján and their domestic servants, beginning in 1913. On 25 November 2024, the series won the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela. Premise In 1913, Jana Expósito arrives in palace (located in Los Pedroches) hellbent on avenging the death of her mother and on finding about the whereabouts of her younger brother. She meets Manuel (the younger son of Alonso Luján, the Marquess of Luján) and rescues him from a plane crash. Meanwhile bridegroom Tomás (the first born son of Alonso and the person willing to share information with Jana about her family), is stabbed by his stepmother Cruz Ezquerdo, Manuel's mother. Cast Production The series is a RTVE and StudioCanal co-production in collaboration with . Shootin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasa (TV Series)
''Grasa'' () is a Spanish dramedy streaming television series written and directed by which stars Kike Pérez in the leading role. Produced by RTVE and Entertainment, it premiered on Playz in 2020. Premise Set in Seville, the fiction follows the life of Pedro Marrero, aka "El Grasa", an overweight criminal with an unhealthy lifestyle who suffers from a heart attack and then decides to radically change his life in order to improve on his health condition and stay alive. Cast Production and release Produced by RTVE in collaboration with Entertainment, shooting of the first season took place in Seville in 2019. ''Grasa'' was written and directed by . Consisting of 6 episodes featuring a running time of around 25 minutes, the series debuted on Playz on 12 May 2020. With around 2,600,000 reproductions of season 1, filming of season 2 had already started in March 2021. It took place in between Dos Hermanas and Matalascañas. RTVE set the release date of the full 6-episode s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertad (TV Series)
''Libertad'' () is a Spanish historical drama limited television series set in 19th-century Spain featuring both Western and survival thriller elements, produced by Movistar+ and LaZona, directed by Enrique Urbizu and starring Bebe, Isak Férriz, Xabier Deive, Jorge Suquet, Sofía Oria and Jason Fernández. It was released on 26 March 2021, both the five-part series and a theatrical feature film cut. Premise Set in 1807 Spain, the fiction tracks the struggle of a woman, La Llanera ( Bebe), in her search for freedom. After serving a 17-year prison sentence, La Llanera is pardoned and leaves with her son Juan (Jason Fernández), born in prison, son of Lagartijo (Xabier Deive), but they are chased by parties of bandits and hit men on behalf of the Governor (Luis Callejo). Cast Production and release Produced by LaZona and Movistar+, the series is directed by Enrique Urbizu, whereas the screenplay is authored by Michel Gaztambide and Miguel Barros, who had already work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Coins
''30 Coins'' () is a Spanish mystery horror television series created by Álex de la Iglesia for HBO Europe. Directed and written by De la Iglesia and co-written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría, the series follows Father Vergara, an exorcist who the church exiles to Pedraza, a remote village in Spain, where he hopes his enemies forget him. The first season premiered on November 29, 2020, on HBO Europe; the second season, whose filming reportedly began in February 2022, premiered on Max on October 23, 2023. In May 2024, Álex de la Iglesia stated that Max had not renewed the series, but the episodes of what would have been the third and final season were already written, and he intended to find a way to get them produced. Synopsis Father Vergara is an exorcist and ex-convict residing in the small Spanish town of Pedraza, attempting to move on from a troubled past. As paranormal phenomena start taking place in the village, he finds help in local mayor Paco and town veterinarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Final Del Camino
''El final del camino'' () is an adventure television series set in 11th-and 12th-century Iberia, with the construction of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral as backdrop. It aired in 2017 on La 1 (Spanish TV channel), La 1 and Televisión de Galicia, TVG. Premise The fiction takes place between 1075 and 1120. It follows the mishaps of the three Catoira brothers, one of which (Pedro) is abducted by Muslims during a Raid (military), raid (''aceifa'') when he was a child. The other two (Gonzalo and Esteban) seek refuge in Santiago de Compostela where they are raised under the protection of Bishop Diego Peláez (bishop), Diego Peláez at the time of the construction of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. Cast * Antonio Velázquez as Gonzalo de Catoira. * Javier Rey as Pedro de Catoira. * as Esteban de Catoira. * Begoña Maestre as Elvira, Gonzalo's wife, working at a pilgrim's hospital. * as Rodrigo de Limia, "Animal". * Juan Fernández Mejías, Juan Fernández as Bishop D ... [...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] |
Diez Minutos
''Diez Minutos'' ( Spanish: ''Ten Minutes'') is a Spanish language weekly celebrity, entertainment and women's magazine published in Madrid, Spain. The magazine has been in circulation since 1951. History and profile ''Diez Minutos'' was started in 1951. It has its headquarters in Madrid. The magazine was part of Lagardère SCA and was published by Hachette Filipacchi Médias until May 2011 when it was sold to Hearst Corporation. It is published by Hearst Magazines Espana S.L. on a weekly basis and offers news on celebrities. The magazine has published similar news about Spanish politicians since 2000. Milagros Valdé is one of the former editors-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ... of the magazine. Circulation ''Diez Minutos'' was one of the best-selling ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
