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Cristina Guzmán (novel)
''Cristina Guzmán, Foreign Language Teacher'' (Spanish:''Cristina Guzmán, profesora de idiomas'') is a 1936 novel by the Spanish writer Carmen de Icaza.Ihrie & Oropesa p.507-8 A young single mother who has fallen on hard times, uses her skill with languages to become a teacher in a wealthy household. The work combined both feminist and conservative themes. Adaptations In 1943 it was turned into a Spanish film '' Cristina Guzmán'' directed by Gonzalo Delgrás. The film was remade in 1968, directed by Luis César Amadori Luis César Amadori (28 May 1902 – 5 June 1977) was an Italian-Argentine film director and screenwriter and one of the most influential directors in the cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed over 60 films between 1936 and 1967, wri .... There were also stage versions, as well as a 1966 Mexican television version. References Bibliography * Maureen Ihrie & Salvador Oropesa. ''World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia''. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen De Icaza
María Carmen de Icaza y de León, 8th Baroness of Claret (17 May 1899 – 16 March 1979) was a Spanish journalist and novelist from 1935–60.Maureen Ihrie & Salvador Oropesa. ''World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia'', pp. 507-08, ABC-CLIO, 20 October 2011. She enjoyed success with her 1936 novel, '' Cristina Guzmán'', which was subsequently adapted for the stage, television and cinema. By 1945, she was a best-selling writer in Spain. Her father was Mexican writer and diplomat Francisco A. de Icaza. Biography María Carmen de Icaza y de León was born on 17 May 1899 in Madrid, the second daughter of Francisco Asís de Icaza y Beña, a Mexican ambassador and poet, and his wife, Beatriz de León y Loynaz, born in La Habana, daughter of Spanish aristocrats. She had four sisters: Beatriz, Ana María, María Luz and María Sonsoles ('' Marquesa de Llanzol''), and one brother, Francisco de Asís. One 1925, her father died, and she began working at El Sol ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern societies are patriarchal—they prioritize the male point of view—and that women are treated unjustly in these societies. Efforts to change this include fighting against gender stereotypes and improving educational, professional, and interpersonal opportunities and outcomes for women. Originating in late 18th-century Europe, feminist movements have campaigned and continue to campaign for women's rights, including the right to Women's suffrage, vote, Nomination rules, run for public office, Right to work, work, earn gender pay gap, equal pay, Right to property, own property, Right to education, receive education, enter into contracts, have equal rights within marriage, and maternity leave. Feminists have also worked to ensure access to contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in which it appears. In Western culture, depending on the particular nation, conservatives seek to promote and preserve a range of institutions, such as the nuclear family, organized religion, the military, the nation-state, property rights, rule of law, aristocracy, and monarchy. Conservatives tend to favor institutions and practices that enhance social order and historical continuity. The 18th-century Anglo-Irish statesman Edmund Burke, who opposed the French Revolution but supported the American Revolution, is credited as one of the forefathers of conservative thought in the 1790s along with Savoyard statesman Joseph de Maistre. The first established use of the term in a political context originated in 1818 with François- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Guzmán (1943 Film)
''Cristina Guzmán'' is a 1943 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Delgrás and starring Marta Santaolalla, Ismael Merlo and Luis García Ortega.Bentley p.96 It was made by CIFESA, Spain's dominant film studio of the era. The film is an adaptation of the 1936 novel '' Cristina Guzmán'' by Carmen de Icaza which was later remade in 1968. Plot Cristina Guzmán (Marta Santaolalla), is a young widow with a young son in her care, who dedicates herself to giving language classes to support herself. One day she receives a visit from an aristocrat with a surprising proposal that will change her life: she must pretend to be Fifi, the wife of an American millionaire to try to get him to overcome the emotional trauma caused by the abandonment of his real wife. Cast * Marta Santaolalla as Cristina Guzmán * Ismael Merlo as Marqués de Atalanta * Luis García Ortega as Prince Valmore * Carlos Muñoz as Joe * Lily Vincenti as Gladys * Luis Martínez Tovar as Bubi * Jor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Delgrás
Gonzalo Delgrás (1897–1984) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.Mira p.123 Selected filmography * ''The Complete Idiot (1939 film), The Complete Idiot'' (1939) * ''The Hired Husband'' (1942) * ''Cristina Guzmán (1943 film), Cristina Guzmán'' (1943) * ''Gold and Ivory'' (1947) * ''Under the Skies of the Asturias'' (1951) * ''Juan Simón's Daughter (1957 film), Juan Simón's Daughter'' (1957) References Bibliography * Mira, Alberto. ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. External links * 1897 births 1984 deaths Spanish male screenwriters Spanish film directors Film directors from Barcelona 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Guzmán (1968 Film)
''Cristina Guzmán'' is a 1968 Spanish drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Rocío Dúrcal, Arturo Fernández and Isabel Garcés.Bentley p.162 It is an adaptation of Carmen de Icaza's 1936 novel of the same name, which had previously been turned into a 1943 film. Cast * Rocío Dúrcal as Cristina Guzmán/Mara Mont * Arturo Fernándezas Alfonso Rivas * Isabel Garcés as Mónica * Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Javier * Mónica Randall as Laura * Rafaela Aparicio as Balbina * Skippy Martín * Francisco Guijar * Rafael Alcántara * Pedro Mari Sánchez * José María Caffarel as Dr. Montero * Luis Morris as Goro * Lola Herrera * José Morales * Miguel Ángel Puerto as Bupi * Juan Luis Galiardo Juan Luis Galiardo Comes (2 March 1940 – 22 June 2012) was a Spanish television, theater and film actor. Life The eldest of six children, Juan Luis Galiardo Comes was born in San Roque, Cádiz, but spent most of his childhood and youth in . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis César Amadori
Luis César Amadori (28 May 1902 – 5 June 1977) was an Italian-Argentine film director and screenwriter and one of the most influential directors in the cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed over 60 films between 1936 and 1967, writing the scripts to over 50 pictures. Amadori directed films such as ''Apasionadamente'' (1944 in film, 1944), the critically acclaimed ''Albéniz (film), Albéniz'' (1947 in film, 1947) and ''Almafuerte (film), Alma fuerte'' (1949 in film, 1949). Filmography *''New Port (film), New Port'' (1936) * ''El pobre Pérez'' (1937) * ''El canillita y la dama'' (1938) * ''Meastro Levita'' (1938) *''Honeysuckle (film), Honeysuckle'' (1938) * ''Palabra de honor (film), Palabra de honor'' (1939) * ''Caminito de Gloria'' (1939) * ''El Haragán de la familia'' (1940) *''Educating Niní'' (1940) * ''Napoleón (1941 film), Napoleón'' (1941) *''The Song of the Suburbs'' (1941) *''Girls Orchestra'' (1941) * ''Soñar no cuesta nada (film), Soñar no c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Guzmán (telenovela)
Cristina Guzmán may refer to: * ''Cristina Guzmán'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Carmen de Icaza * ''Cristina Guzmán'' (1943 film), a Spanish film adaptation directed by Gonzalo Delgrás * ''Cristina Guzmán'' (telenovela), a 1966 Mexican television series * ''Cristina Guzmán'' (1968 film), a Spanish film adaptation directed by Luis César Amadori {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels By Carmen De Icaza
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and Publication, published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning 'new'. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek novel, Ancient Greek and Roman novel, Medieval Chivalric romance, and the tradition of the Italian Renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, in the historical romances of Walter Scott and the Gothic novel. Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, and John Cowper Powys, preferred the term Romance (literary fiction) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
