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Blanca Martín
Blanca (meaning "white" in Spanish) may refer to: Locations United States *Casa Blanca, California or Blanca, a former unincorporated community *Blanca, Colorado, a Statutory Town *Blanca Peak, a mountain in Colorado * Blanca Wetlands, a protected area in Colorado *one of many early names of Galveston Island, Texas - see History of Galveston, Texas *Blanca Lake, a lake in Washington Elsewhere * Blanca, Sevnica, a settlement in Slovenia *Blanca, Murcia, a town in Spain *Isla Blanca (other) People * Blanca (given name) * Nida Blanca (1936–2001), Filipina actress * Blanca (musician), a contemporary Christian music artist Other uses * ''Blanca'' (album), by Christian musician Blanca * ''Blanca'', a 1971 film by Walerian Borowczyk * ''Blanca'' (TV series), an Italian series * Blanca (restaurant), a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York See also *Blanche I of Navarre, known in Spanish as "''Reina Blanca''" *Blanco (other) *Blanch (other) *Blanche (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa Blanca, California
Casa Blanca (Spanish language, Spanish for "White House") is a former unincorporated area, unincorporated community now an annexed neighborhood of Riverside, California, Riverside, in Riverside County, California, Riverside County, California. It lies at an elevation of . Casa Blanca is located south-southwest of downtown Riverside. Notable residents * Ysmael R. Villegas (1924–1945) – first Medal of Honor recipient from Riverside County, California, now buried at Riverside National Cemetery as the cemetery's first interment. References Neighborhoods in Riverside, California {{RiversideCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walerian Borowczyk
Walerian Borowczyk (21 October 1923 – 3 February 2006) was a Polish film director described by film critics as a "genius who also happened to be a pornographer". He directed 40 films between 1946 and 1988. Borowczyk settled in Paris in 1959. As a film director, he worked mainly in France.Margalit FoxWalerian Borowczyk, The New York Times 2006 obituary./ref> Biography Born in Kwilcz near Poznań, Borowczyk studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, then devoted himself to painting and lithography, including the creation of posters for the film, cinema, which earned him a national prize in 1953. His early films were Surrealism, surreal animations, some only a few seconds long, including several comic abecedarium, abecedaria. His most acclaimed early films were ''Był sobie raz'' (Time Upon a Once) (1957) and ''Dom (film), Dom'' (House) (1958, with Jan Lenica). In 1959, Borowczyk immigrated to France and settled in Paris. He worked with Chris Marker for ''Les Astr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laguna Blanca (other)
Laguna Blanca (meaning "white lagoon" in Spanish) may refer to: * Laguna Blanca, Chaco, a community in the Libertad Department of Argentina * Laguna Blanca, Formosa, a community in the Pilcomayo Department of Argentina * Laguna Blanca, Río Negro, a municipality in Río Negro Province, Argentina * Laguna Blanca (Bolivia) * Cerro Laguna Blanca, Argentina * Laguna Blanca (Chile), a lake in Chile * Laguna Blanca, Chile, a commune * Laguna Blanca (Paraguay) * Laguna Blanca (California), U.S. See also * Laguna Blanca School, California * Laguna Blanca National Park, Argentina * Laguna (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Blanca (other)
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La Blanca may refer to: * La Blanca, San Marcos (archaeological site) * La Blanca, San Marcos (municipality) * La Blanca, Peten, archaeological site * La Blanca, Texas, census-designated place See also *Blanca (other) Blanca (meaning "white" in Spanish) may refer to: Locations United States *Casa Blanca, California or Blanca, a former unincorporated community *Blanca, Colorado, a Statutory Town *Blanca Peak, a mountain in Colorado *Blanca Wetlands, a protecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Blanca
The name Blanca has been used for eleven tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is .... * Hurricane Blanca (1966), never affected land, travelled 4,300 miles during its lifetime. * Tropical Storm Blanca (1970), did not make landfall. * Tropical Storm Blanca (1974), did not make landfall. * Tropical Storm Blanca (1979), did not make landfall. * Hurricane Blanca (1985), did not affect any land. * Tropical Storm Blanca (1991), did not cause any casualties or damages. * Tropical Storm Blanca (1997), did not cause any major damage or casualties. * Tropical Storm Blanca (2003), did not have any effects on land. * Tropical Storm Blanca (2009), did not make landfall, but contributed to flooding in Mexico. * Hurricane Blanca (2015), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanka (other)
Blanka may refer to: People * Blanka (given name) ** Blanka Stajkow (born 1999), Polish singer and model, Eurovision contestant in 2023, known by the stage name Blanka Fictional characters * Blanka, video game character from the ''Street Fighter'' series * Queen Cecilia Blanka, fictional queen consort of Sweden invented by Jan Guillou Infrastructure * Blanka tunnel complex, the longest city tunnel in Europe See also *'' Ancema blanka'', an Asian butterfly species {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanche (other)
Blanche may refer to: People * Blanche (singer), stage name of Belgian singer and songwriter Ellie Delvaux * Blanche (given name) * Blanche (surname) Places Australia * Blanche Harbor (South Australia), a bay on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula ** Blanche Harbor, South Australia, a locality on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula * Blanche Rock, Tasmania Haiti * Rivière Blanche (Artibonite), a river in Haiti * Rivière Blanche (Ouest), a river in Haiti United States * Blanch, North Carolina, formerly called Blanche * Blanche, Tennessee, census-designated place * Lake Blanche (Minnesota) Elsewhere * Rivière Blanche (Martinique), a river * Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, a mountain near Mont Blanc * Blanche (Guinea), an island in the Îles de Los * Blanche Harbor, in the Solomon Islands * Blanche River (Lake Timiskaming), in Canada Other uses * , various Royal Navy ships * , an iron steamship * Blanche (Paris Métro) * Blanche (band), an alternative-country band * Blan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanch (other)
Blanch or blanching may refer to: People * Andrea Blanch (born 1935), portrait, commercial, and fine art photographer * Arnold Blanch (1896–1968), born and raised in Mantorville, Minnesota * Stuart Blanch, Baron Blanch (1918–1994), Anglican bishop and archbishop * Damien Blanch (born 1983), Australian-born Ireland international rugby league footballer * Gertrude Blanch (1897–1996), American mathematician * Joan Blanch (1937–2014), Spanish politician * Johan Blanch, Occitan troubadour * John Blanch (c. 1649–1725), British MP * Lesley Blanch (1904–2007), British journalist, historian and travel writer * Lucile Blanch (1895–1981), American artist and Guggenheim Fellow * Michael Blanch (born 1947), British diplomat * Ulises Blanch (born 1998), American tennis player * Blanch Yurka (1887–1974), American actress and director Blanching * Blanching (cooking), cooking briefly in boiling water * Blanching (coinage), a method used to whiten metal * Blanching ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanco (other)
Blanco (''white'' or ''blank'' in Spanish) or Los Blancos may refer to: People * Blanco (surname) Fictional characters *Blanco, a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth * Blanco Webb, character in the BBC sitcom ''Porridge'' * El Blanco, albino graboid from the Tremor movie and television series Places United States * Blanco, California (other), multiple places with the name * Blanco, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Blanco, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community * Blanco, New Mexico, in San Juan County * Blanco, Texas, a city * Blanco County, Texas * Mount Blanco, Texas * Blanco Canyon, Texas *Blanco Creek, Texas Other countries * Los Blancos, Salta, Argentina * Blanco, Dominican Republic, a district in the Hermanas Mirabal province, Dominican Republic * Blanco, Western Cape, in South Africa Multiple places * Blanco River (other), places with that name *Cabo Blanco (other), places with that name * Cape Blanco (other), places with that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanche I Of Navarre
Blanche I (, ; 6 July 1387 – 1 April 1441) was Queen of Navarre from the death of her father, King Charles III, in 1425 until her own death. She had been Queen of Sicily from 1402 to 1409 by marriage to King Martin I, serving as regent of Sicily from 1404 to 1405 and from 1408 to 1415. Life Blanche was the second eldest daughter of King Charles III of Navarre and infanta Eleanor of Castile. She became the heiress to the throne of Navarre on the death of her elder sister, Joan, in 1413. Queen regent of Sicily Blanche married firstly Martin the Younger, King of Sicily and Prince of Aragon. They were married by proxy on 21 May 1402 in Catania. Blanche traveled to meet Martin, and they were married in person on 26 December 1402. The bride was about 15 years old and the groom 28. Martin had been in need of legitimate heirs, as he had survived his previous wife and former co-ruler, Queen Maria of Sicily, and their only son. From October 1404 to August 1405, she served as rege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanca (restaurant)
Blanca was a fine dining restaurant that served tasting menus in Brooklyn, New York. The restaurant closed shortly after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ..., but reopened in 2024. The restaurant had two Michelin stars at the time it closed but did not receive any Michelin stars in 2024 following its reopening. Blanca closed on April 12, 2025 after the landlord did not renew the lease. See also * List of Michelin starred restaurants in New York City References 2012 establishments in New York City 2025 disestablishments in New York City Michelin-starred restaurants in Brooklyn Restaurants established in 2012 Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in New York (state) Restaurants disestablished in 2025 Defunct resta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanca (TV Series)
''Blanca'' is an Italian police procedural drama television series, which was broadcast on Rai 1 from 22 November 2021. It is based on the eponymous book series by , first published in 2009. The TV series is set in Genoa and stars Maria Chiara Giannetta as the titular character: a blind intern aspiring to become a consultant profiler at the fictitious San Teodoro police station. Co-stars are Giuseppe Zeno as her mentor Michele, a detective and as Mauro, the Deputy Commissioner. The first season comprises 12 single episodes or six double-length episodes. Each double-length episode details a major story arc where Blanca assists in resolving a crime. The series also follows Blanca's personal life, how she became blind, and her older sister's murder. The second season, also with 12 single episodes or six double-length episodes, began broadcast on Rai 1, in Italy, from 5 October 2023. For this season Blanca is promoted to police consultant; she deals with a bomber targeting police a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |