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Carmela è Una Bambola
Carmela is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: People * Carmela Abraham American neuroscientist * Carmela Allucci (born 22 January 1970 in Naples), Italian water polo midfielder * Carmela Appel (born 1996), Dutch cricketer * Carmela Auriemma (born 1981), Italian politician * Carmela Cardama Báez (born 1996), Spanish long-distance runner * Carmela Bolívar (born 1957), retired Peruvian sprinter * Carmela Bucalo, Italian politician * Carmela Carabelli (1910-1978), spiritual daughter of Pio of Pietrelcina; Italian mystic * Carmela Carvajal (1851-1931), wife of the Chilean navy captain Arturo Prat * Carmela Cipriani (born 1996), Italian racing cyclist * Carmela Combe (1898-1984), Peruvian aviator * Carmela Corren (1938-2022), Israeli singer and actress * Carmela Marie Cristiano (1927-2011), American Catholic religious sister * Carmela Grippa, Italian politician * Carmela Gross (born 1946), Brazilian visual artist and educator * Carmela Gutiérrez de Gambra (1921- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Abraham
Carmela R. Abraham is an American neuroscientist who focuses on the study of Alzheimer's disease. Early life and education Abraham earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Tel Aviv University and her PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard University. In 1990, Abraham was the recipient of The Neuroscience Education and Research Foundation Award for an Outstanding Promise as a Young Alzheimer Investigator. She was also the first Rappaport Scholar at the Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the recipient of the Zenith and Temple awards from the Alzheimer's Association. Career Upon completing her PhD, Abraham accepted a position at Boston University School of Medicine (BU) as a Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics. In this role, she was the recipient of a $200,000 grant from the Alzheimer's Association to support her research on drug therapy for Alzheimer's disease. Later, she identified Klotho, an anti-aging and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Mackenna
Carmela Mackenna Subercaseaux (31 July 1879 – 30 January 1962) was a Chilean pianist and composer. She was successful as both a pianist and composer in Europe, and is identified with the expressionist and neo-classism style. Early and personal life Carmela Mackenna Subercaseaux was born in Santiago on 31 July 1879, to Alberto Mackenna Astorga and Carmela Subercaseaux, and was the youngest of four siblings. Her mother Carmela died after her birth. She was the great-granddaughter of Irish-born military officer Juan Mackenna and the aunt of composer Alfonso Leng. As a child, Mackenna was educated at home, like most Chilean women at the time and showed an aptitude for creative subjects including music, painting and writing. She studied music theory with Bindo Paoli in Santiago, who saw her talent for music and encouraged her to continue her musical studies. Mackenna received critical acclaim during a piano recital presented by Paoli's students in 1917 and was described in the pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godfather
''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American Epic film, epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling The Godfather (novel), 1969 novel. The film stars an ensemble cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte and Diane Keaton. It is the first installment in The Godfather (film series), ''The Godfather'' trilogy, chronicling the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando) and the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss. Paramount Pictures obtained the rights to the novel for $80,000, before it gained popularity. Studio executives had trouble finding a director; the first few candidates turned down the position before Coppola signed on to direct the film but disagreement followed over casting several characters, in particular Vito (Brando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Puzo
Mario Francis Puzo (; ; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author and screenwriter. He wrote crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, most notably ''The Godfather (novel), The Godfather'' (1969), which he later co-adapted into a The Godfather (film series), film trilogy directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Godfather, the first film in 1972 and for ''The Godfather Part II, Part II'' in 1974. Puzo also wrote the original screenplay for the 1978 ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'' film and its 1980 Superman II, sequel. His final novel, ''The Family (Puzo novel), The Family'', was released posthumously in 2001. Personal life Puzo was born in the Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, Hell's Kitchen section of New York City to Italian immigrants from the Province of Avellino; his father was from Pietradefusi and his mother from Ariano Irpino. When Puzo was 12, his father, who worked as a trackm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Corleone
Carmela Corleone (1897–1959) is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather.'' Carmela is portrayed by Italian-American Morgana King in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film adaptation of the novel, and in ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974). King also played Carmela Corleone in the 1977 television mini-series, '' The Godfather Saga''. The character of Carmela and her husband Vito, a crime boss, have four children: Santino ("Sonny"), Frederico ("Fredo"), Michael and Constanzia ("Connie"). Her first name is almost never mentioned in either the movies or the novel, although it is referenced in the sequel books. Carmela is a major character in the 2012 prequel novel '' The Family Corleone'', by writer Ed Falco, which portrays their early years together raising a family as Vito becomes a crime boss. Casting Jazz singer Morgana King had never acted before being cast as Carmela Corleone in ''The Godfather'' (1972), opposite Marlon Brando as the mob boss and patriar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Zumbado
Carmela Zumbado (born February 27, 1991) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Delilah Alves in the Netflix thriller series ''You'' (2019). She subsequently earned praise for playing Ximena Arista in the drama film '' The Wall of Mexico'' (2019), and has additionally played Jeny B in the action film ''Need for Speed'' (2014) and Denise Martinez on the musical series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2019). She appeared on season nine of ''Chicago P.D.'' in a recurring role. Early Life Zumbado is a first-generation Cuban American and was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She is the daughter of Emmy Award-winning photojournalist Tony Zumbado and Lilliam Zumbado. She is also the oldest of three siblings and has younger sisters named Gigi and Marisela who are also actresses. Career Zumbado began acting in 2012, making her debut with two appearances on the television crime series '' America’s Most Wanted'', appearing first as Karen Martinez, then as Teresa Martinez. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Tunay
Maria Carmela "Mela" Tunay is Filipina former volleyball player, actress, and TV host. She played for the UST Lady Tigresses in the UAAP and the Cignal HD Spikers in the PSL until 2016. She then transferred and played for the Petron Blaze Spikers from 2017 to 2019. Personal life Carmela Tunay was born in Mandaluyong. She resides in Makati where she attended Saint Paul College. She graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts. Tunay finished her Marketing master's degree in UST, during her last playing season, UAAP season 78. Tunay was formerly in a relationship with fellow volleyball player Kim Fajardo. Their relationship lasted for seven years until it ended sometime during the COVID-19 pandemic in the early 2020s. Career Tunay was a member of the UST Golden Tigresses, the collegiate varsity volleyball team of UST which plays in the UAAP Volleyball tournament. The Golden Tigresses finished 6th and 5th place in UAAP Season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Troncoso
Carmela González Troncoso (born 1982 in Vigo) is a Spanish telecommunication engineer and researcher specialized in privacy issues, and an LGBT+ activist. She is currently an associate professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, a research director at Max Planck Institute of Security and Privacy and the head of the SPRING lab (Security and Privacy Engineering Laboratory). Troncoso gained recognition for her leadership of the European team developing the DP-3T protocol that aims at the creation of an application to facilitate the tracing of COVID-19 infected persons without compromising on the privacy of citizens. Currently she is also member of the Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force in the expert group on Digital Epidemiology. In 2020, she was listed among Fortune magazine's 40 Under 40. Career Troncoso studied engineering at University of Vigo and in 2006 graduated in telecommunication engineering. She went to KU Leuven to work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Toso
Carmela Toso (30 September 1912 – 11 March 2002) was an Italian gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References External links * 1912 births 2002 deaths Italian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Italy Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Trieste 20th-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Teoli
Carmela Teoli (1897–) was an Italian-American mill worker whose testimony before the U.S. Congress in 1912 called national attention to unsafe working conditions in the mills and helped bring a successful end to the 1912 Lawrence textile strike, "Bread and Roses" strike. Teoli had been scalped by a cotton-twisting machine at the age of 13, requiring several months of hospitalization. Decades later, a reporter named Paul Cowan revived Teoli's long-forgotten story, generating renewed interest in the history of the strike and prompting discussions on the nature of historical memory. Biography Carmela Teoli (also known as Camella Teoli) was born in Rocca d'Evandro, Italy on July 2, 18and grew up in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In ''A Place at the Table: Struggles for Equality in America'' by Maria Fleming, Oxford University Press in association with Southern Poverty Law Center (2001), we can read: ''Most of the workers, including Carmela Teoli and her father, were recent immigrant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Shamir
Carmela Shamir () was the first female Israeli ambassador to Uzbekistan. In 2021, she was named Consul General to Munich, Germany, Diplomatic career Carmela Shamir was Israel's ambassador to Uzbekistan from 2013 until 2017. Her deputy ambassador, Hagit Mualem, was also a woman. Before serving as ambassador she was deputy director of the North American department at Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. See also *Women of Israel Women in Israel comprise of the state's population . While Israel lacks an official constitution, the Israeli Declaration of Independence of 1948 states that “The State of Israel (…) will ensure complete equality of social and political r ... References Israeli women ambassadors Ambassadors of Israel to Uzbekistan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Consuls for Israel {{Israel-diplomat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmela Schlegel
Carmela Schlegel (born March 9, 1983) is a former Swiss swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. She is a single-time Olympian (2004), a double Swiss champion, and a former national record holder in the 100 m breaststroke. Schlegel also played for Uster Wallisellen Swim Club () in Uster, under her coach Ralph Müller. Schlegel qualified for the women's 4×100 m medley relay, as a member of the Swiss team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe .... Teaming with Dominique Diezi (backstroke), Carla Stampfli (butterfly), and Nicole Zahnd (freestyle), Schlegel swam the breaststroke leg and recorded a split of 1:12.04. Schlegel and the entire Swiss team finished the race in seventh place and fifteenth overall with a final time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
