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Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira
Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira (April 23, 1879 – December 28, 1955) was a Spanish woman who was convicted of the murder of her daughter Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira, whom she conceived as part of a eugenicist scientific experiment. She was sentenced to 26 years in prison, and died of cancer while imprisoned at the Ciempozuelos mental asylum. Biography Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira was born in 1879, at her family home on Magdalena street, in Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain, to Francisco Rodríguez Arriola () and Anna Carballeira Lopes. Her family and the environment she grew up in have been described as upper-class. After Carballeira's sister Josefa gave birth to a son, Pepito Arriola, she left him in the care of Carballeira (who was then sixteen years old). Carballeira educated him until he became a child prodigy. Josefa then took him to Madrid, where he had enormous success as a musician. Pepito's success strengthened Carballeira's reformist and eugenicist ideals and led her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrol, Spain
Ferrol (, ) is a city in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, Spain, located in the Rías Altas, in the vicinity of Strabo's Cape Nerium (modern-day Cape Prior). According to the 2021 census, the city had a population of 64,785, making it the seventh-largest settlement in Galicia. With Eume to the south and Ortegal to the north, Ferrol forms the ''comarca'' of Ferrolterra. Around a hundred years ago, and earlier, the harbour, with its depth, capacity and overall safety, had few equals in Europe; its entrance was very narrow, commanded by forts, and could even be shut by a boom. Ferrol has been a major naval shipbuilding centre for most of its history, being the capital of the Spanish Navy's Maritime Department of the North since the time of the early Bourbons. In the 17th century, Ferrol held the largest arsenal in Europe. Today, the city contains several major shipbuilding yards belonging to the Navantia Group. Ferrol was the birthplace of the dictator Francisco Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible Signs and symptoms of cancer, signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss, and a change in defecation, bowel movements. While these symptoms may indicate cancer, they can also have other causes. List of cancer types, Over 100 types of cancers affect humans. Tobacco use is the cause of about 22% of cancer deaths. Another 10% are due to obesity, poor Diet (nutrition), diet, sedentary lifestyle, lack of physical activity or Alcohol abuse, excessive alcohol consumption. Other factors include certain infections, exposure to ionizing radiation, and environmental pollutants. infectious causes of cancer, Infection with specific viruses, bacteria and parasites is an environmental factor cau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1879 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. ** Brahms' Violin Concerto is premiered in Leipzig with Joseph Joachim as soloist and the composer conducting. * January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins. * January 22 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Isandlwana: A force of 1,200 British soldiers is wiped out by over 20,000 Zulu warriors. * January 23 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Rorke's Drift: Following the previous day's defeat, a smaller British force of 140 successfully repels an attack by 4,000 Zulus. February * February 3 – Mosley Street in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) becomes the world's first public highway to be lit by the electric incandescent light bulb invented by Joseph Swan. * February 8 – At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute, engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes the global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Planas
Alba Planas Menchén (born 10 September 2000) is a Spanish actress. She portrayed Eva Vázquez Villanueva in the teen drama series ''Skam España''. In 2017, she also appeared in the television series ''Centro médico''. Early years Alba Planas Menchén was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. She began taking acting classes at the age of 7, training in different performing arts schools. Her first steps into the world of acting were small roles in theater and the film ''El árbol de la sangre,'' directed by Julio Medem, in which she co-starred with Úrsula Corberó and Álvaro Cervantes. Subsequently, Planas was selected out of a pool of numerous teenagers auditioning to play the lead role of Eva in the first season of ''Skam España''. Planas can also speak Spanish and English fluently. Career ''Skam España'' premiered in September 2018, with Planas' character Eva as the central protagonist in the first season of the show. She continued to star in subsequent seasons in a mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HobbyConsolas
''HobbyConsolas'' is a Spanish video game magazine founded in 1991 by Hobby Press and published by Axel Springer SE. The first issue appeared in October 1991. The monthly magazine offers information about games for all consoles, and since 2012 has also covered video games for PC and mobile devices. In March 2014 it had a circulation of 32,129 copies, and had approximately 330,000 readers. Their official website is the fifth most visited Spanish video game website. Listeners of the Spanish radio program '' Game 40'' named ''HobbyConsolas'' the best game magazine of 1997. See also * '' Micromanía'' References External links * Archived HobbyConsolas Magazineson the Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American 501(c)(3) organization, non-profit organization founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle that runs a digital library website, archive.org. It provides free access to collections of digitized media including web ... {{videogame-mag-stub Axel Springer SE 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najwa Nimri
Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea (; born 14 February 1972) is a Spanish actress and singer. In 1996, Nimri formed the musical duo ''Najwajean'' along with producer Carlos Jean, launching ''No Blood'', an early instance of a trip-hop album in Spain. She first appeared in a film with a leading role in '' Jump into the Void'' (1995), eventually becoming one of the big names of 1990s and 2000s Spanish cinema. Film roles that came after her debut include performances in '' Passages'' (1996), '' Open Your Eyes'' (1997), '' Blinded'' (1997), '' Lovers of the Arctic Circle'' (1998), '' Asfalto'' (2000), '' Sex and Lucia'' (2001), and '' Fausto 5.0'' (2001). After spending some time on the back burner as an actress, her popularity greatly increased in the streaming era for her television work in villain roles in crime drama series '' Locked Up'' and '' Money Heist''. Early life Nimri's mother is from Pamplona and her father, Karam Nimri, is Jordanian. She has a brother, a half-brother and two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Ortiz
Paula Ortiz Álvarez (born 8 January 1979) is a Spanish Film director, director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer who works for Get in the Pictures Productions and Amapola Films, teaches Audiovisual Communication at the University of Barcelona, and collaborates with the University of San Jorge in Zaragoza.Paula Ortiz Cineasta.'Artículo de la Universidad de San Jorge Consultado el 2 de diciembre de 2012. In 2011, Ortiz was nominated for a Goya Awards, Goya Award in the Best New Director category for her film ''Chrysalis (2011 film), Chrysalis'', and later that year won the Pilar Miró Prize for Best New Director at the Seminci, Valladolid International Film Festival. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Virgin
''The Red Virgin'' () is a 2024 biographical drama film directed by Paula Ortiz from a screenplay by Eduard Sola and Clara Roquet. It stars Najwa Nimri and Alba Planas as respectively Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira, Aurora and Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira, Hildegart Rodríguez. Set during the Second Spanish Republic and based on a real-life story, the plot follows the tortuous relationship between a child prodigy, pundit on female sexuality and lodestar of sexual revolution (Planas) and her obsessive mother (Nimri), who groomed her and keeps her under a tight grip. Patrick Criado, Aixa Villagrán, and Pepe Viyuela appear in supporting roles. The film is a United States-Spain co-production by Amazon MGM Studios alongside Elastica Films and Avalon PC. It world premiered at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival on 22 September 2024, ahead of its 27 September 2024 theatrical release in Spain by Elastica. It was nominated for nine Goya Awards (including Goya Award for B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maribel Verdú
María Isabel Verdú Rollán (born 2 October 1970), better known as Maribel Verdú (), is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades throughout her career spanning nearly four decades, including two Goya Awards for Best Actress, an Ariel Award for Best Actress, the Gold Medal of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain in 2008 and the National Cinematography Award in 2009. Verdú made her acting debut at thirteen in '' Captain Sánchez's Crime'' (1985). Some of her film credits include performances in '' Lovers'' (1991), ''Belle Époque'' (1992), '' Lucky Star'' (1997), ''Y tu mamá también'' (2001), '' Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006), '' The Blind Sunflowers'' (2008), '' Tetro'' (2009), ''Snow White'' (2012), and ''Abracadabra'' (2017). She also appeared as Nora Allen in the DC Extended Universe film ''The Flash'' (2023), her second superhero film credit after ''Superlópez'' (2018). Early life Verdú was born in Madrid, Spain. She began acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
