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Fernando Guillén (actor)
Fernando Guillén Gallego (29 November 1931 – 17 January 2013) was a Spanish actor with a long and distinguished career spanning more than five decades.D’Lugo, ''Guide to the Cinema of Spain'', p. 231 Career Guillén was born in Barcelona in 1932. He began studies at the University of Madrid, taking part in the Spanish University theater. He eventually abandoned his studies to follow a career as an actor. His professional career began in 1952 working with the theatrical companies of Fernando Fernán Gómez and Conchita Montes, and later in the National Theatre of Catalonia. He later formed his own theatrical company with his wife, actress Gemma Cuervo. The couple had three children, actors: Fernando and Cayetana, as well as another daughter, Natalia. They separated years later. Fernando Guillén continued to work in the theater until 2008 when, at age 75, he announced his retirement from the stage. In addition to theater, he worked extensively in television and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Most Excellent
The Most Excellent ( (male) or (female), literally "Most Excellent Lord/Lady") is an honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain people in Spain and certain Spanish-speaking countries. Following Spanish tradition, it is an '' ex officio'' style (the holder has it as long as they remain in office, in the most important positions of state) and is used in written documents and very formal occasions. The prefix is similar (but not equal) to that of " His/Her Excellency", but in the 19th century "The Most Excellent" began to replace the former. The use of the prefix Excellency was re-introduced in Francoist Spain by '' Generalísimo'' Francisco Franco himself, who was formally styled as '' Su Excelencia el Jefe del Estado'' ("His Excellency the Head of State"), while his ministers and senior government officials continued using the prefix "The Most Excellent". The prefix " The Most Illustrious" (''Ilustrísimo/a Señor/a)'' is the lower version, and is mostly used for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' () is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano. The plot follows actress Pepa, who, after her lover Iván leaves without explanation, sets out to find the reason, and comes across an array of eccentric characters, including Iván's son from a previous relationship and her best friend Candela, who has been held captive by a Shiite terrorist cell. The film brought Almodóvar to widespread international attention: it was nominated for the 1988 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won five Goya Awards including Best Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Maura. It debuted at the 45th Venice International Film Festival and was released on 11 November 1988 in the United States. ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' received acclaim from critics and audiences alike, and is often considered one of Almodóvar's best films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Births
Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hirohito of Japan. The Kuomintang's official newspaper runs an editorial expressing regret that the attempt failed, which is used by the Japanese as a pretext to attack Shanghai later in the month. * January 22 – The 1932 Salvadoran peasant uprising begins; it is suppressed by the government of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez. * January 24 – Marshal Pietro Badoglio declares the end of Libyan resistance. * January 26 – British submarine aircraft carrier sinks with the loss of all 60 onboard on exercise in Lyme Bay in the English Channel. * January 28 – January 28 incident: Conflict between Japan and China in Shanghai. * January 31 – Japanese warships arrive in Nanking. February * February 2 ** A general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unidad Editorial Información General
Unidad Editorial, S.A. is a Spanish media company. It owns the newspapers , and . It is primarily owned by the Italian holding RCS MediaGroup. History Unidad Editorial emerged in 2007 after the merger of two media companies, namely Unedisa (controlled by Italian media conglomerate RCS MediaGroup) and . Grupo Recoletos was the publisher of the newspapers '' Marca'', and the magazines '' Actualidad Económica'' and '' Telva''. Unedisa was the publisher of , founded in 1989 by Pedro J. Ramírez. Back in 2000, Veo Televisión (owned by Unedisa) had been also conceded one of the two new DTT licenses granted by People's Party government. Following the leaving of Pedro J. Ramírez from in 2014, RCS MediaGroup asserted a tighter control over Unidad Editorial. In 2016, RCS MediaGroup was acquired in a takeover by Urbano Cairo, who had support from the Intesa Sanpaolo banking group. Holdings Newspapers In 2006, the share of the newspapers controlled by the founding companies was 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mundo (Spain)
(; ), before , is the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain. The paper is considered one of the country's newspapers of record along with '' El País'' and '' ABC''. History and profile was first published on 23 October 1989. Perhaps the best known of its founders was Pedro J. Ramírez, who served as editor until 2014. Ramirez had risen to prominence as a journalist during the Spanish transition to democracy. The other founders, Alfonso de Salas, Balbino Fraga and Juan González, shared with Ramírez a background in Grupo 16, the publishers of the newspaper '' Diario 16''. Alfonso de Salas, Juan Gonzales and Gregorio Pena also launched '' El Economista'' in 2006. , along with '' Marca'' and '' Expansión'', is controlled by the Italian publishing company RCS MediaGroup through its Spanish subsidiary company Unidad Editorial S.L. Its former owner was Unedisa which merged with Grupo Recoletos in 2007 to form Unidad Editorial, current owner of the paper. The pape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Caldera
Jesús Caldera Sánchez-Capitán (born 31 October 1957 in Béjar, Salamanca) is a Spanish socialist politician. He holds degrees in political science and sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid and a law degree from UNED.He was Minister of Labor during the eighth legislature of the Spanish government (2008-2011). Biography Born in Béjar (province of Salamanca, Salamanca Province) in 1957, Jesús Caldera began his career at the beginning of the 1980s when he joined the public administration as a city manager in the province of Salamanca. He became a member of the Congress of Deputies (Spain), Spanish Congress of Deputies for Salamanca (Spanish Congress Electoral District), Salamanca Province in the second legislature (1982). After José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was elected Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he was named speaker of the Socialist Group (2000–2004). In the 37th Congress of the Socialist Workers' Party held in July 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amparo Baró
Amparo Baró San Martín MML (21 September 1937 – 29 January 2015) was a Spanish actress. She starting working in theatres with Adolfo Marsillach. She first garnered critical and popular acclaim for her role as "Sole" in '' 7 Vidas''. Her career spanned more than 50 years. She worked on stage, as well as in films and television. Life She discovered her vocation when her brothers took her to the theater, and 20 years later, she debuted on stage. This started the career of this fine, young-faced actress with roles in stage and in film distribution. After completing high school at a young age, she began her artistic activities, integrating into several groups of amateur theater in her native Catalonia. Her professional debut was on stage along with Adolfo Marsillach, in Windsor Theater (Barcelona), in 1957. She was honored numerous times for her work. On 7 December 2007, the Council of Ministers of Spain presented her with the Gold Medal for Merit in Work. She died from cancer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forges (cartoonist)
Antonio Fraguas de Pablo, better known as Forges (17 January 1942 – 22 February 2018), was a Spanish Humor, graphic humorist. His artistic name is based on the translation to Catalan language, Catalan of the word ''fraguas''. Biography Born in Madrid, was the son of a Catalan mother and Galician father (the writer and journalist Antonio Fraguas Saavedra), was baptized with the name Rafael Antonio Benito Fraguas de Pablo, and spent his childhood in a large family in which he is the second of nine brothers. He was a bad student, but a great reader of Richmal Crompton and her Just William (book series), William Brown books. He studied in Madrid high school (at the Cervantes Institute) and telecommunications engineering – which he did not finish – and Social Sciences. In 1956, at age 14, he began working as a telecine technician at Televisión Española and as an image mixer since 1962. He left the Televisión Española, TVE staff as a Study Coordinator in 1973 to dedicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Suárez (director)
Gonzalo Suárez Morilla (Oviedo, Spain, 30 July 1934) is a Spanish writer, screenwriter and film director. Career In 1963 he published his first novel ''De cuerpo presente''. His 1975 film '' The Regent's Wife'' was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1991 film ''Don Juan in Hell'' was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1984 he acted as the married writer in Pedro Almodóvar's '' ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?'' (''What Have I Done to Deserve This?''). In 1985 he directed '' Los pazos de Ulloa'' for Televisión Española. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2003, he received the Nacho Martinez Award. Personal life He has a younger brother cinematographer Carlos Suárez, two daughters and son, Gonzalo Suárez Girard, who is a video game director, most well known for his work on Commandos A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imanol Uribe
Imanol Uribe (born 28 February 1950) is a Basque Spanish screenwriter and film director. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay for the 1994 thriller '' Running Out of Time''. Biography Born in San Salvador on 28 February 1950 to parents from Biscay, Uribe was raised since age 7 in Biscay. After earning a licentiate degree in journalism, he joined the , leaving the latter with a reputation of politically combative filmmaker. From 1982 to 2004, he was married to María Barranco, whom with he has had one child in common. He has won the Goya Award for Best Director for '' Días contados'' as well as the San Sebastian Film Festival's Golden Shell The Golden Shell (; ) is the highest prize given to a competing film at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was introduced in 1957. In 1953 and 1954, the highest prize had been called the Gran Premio. In 1955 and 1956 it was replace ... for ''Bwana''. Filmography References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Lazaga
Pedro Lazaga Sabater (3 October 1918 – 30 November 1979) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 90 films between 1948 and 1979. Selected filmography * '' The Black Siren'' (1947) * ''María Morena ''María Morena'' is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by José María Forqué and Pedro Lazaga. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Paquita Rico - María Morena * José María Mompín - Fernando (as José Mª Mompi ...'' (1951) * '' Fog and Sun'' (1951) * '' Three Ladies'' (1960) * '' Gladiators 7'' (1962) * '' Dos chicas locas, locas'' (1964) * '' Sor Citroën'' (1967) * '' Cabaret Woman'' (1974) * '' Naked Therapy'' (1975) * '' Ambitious'' (1976) External links * 1918 births 1979 deaths Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
