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Jorge Perugorría
Jorge Perugorría Rodríguez (aka "Pichi," born 13 August 1965) is a Cuban actor, film director and painter. He is well known for his part as Diego in '' Strawberry and Chocolate'' (original title in Spanish ''Fresa y chocolate'' (co-directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío). He recently acted in Steven Soderbergh's '' Che'', with Benicio del Toro and in the original Netflix series '' Four Seasons in Havana.'' He lives in Santa Fe, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Havana, with his wife Elsa Maria Fuentes de La Paz and their four children. Career Perrugorría studied civil engineering until he turned to theater. He played Shakespeare with the Olga Alonso troupe, and starred in ''The Glass Menagerie'' with the Ritan Mountainer troupe. In the early 1990s, Perugorría helped found Havana’s Public Theatre, which started with Jean Genet’s ''The Maids''. In this play, Perugorría acted the difficult part of Clara, working on a real gestural dimension for this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wajay
Wajay is a ward (''consejo popular'', "people's council") of the city of Havana, the capital of Cuba, belonging to the Municipalities of Havana, municipal borough of Boyeros. In 2011, it had a population of 47,954. History Its origins go back to the period bequeathed by the aborigines of the Cacique Habaguanex region, when the Indians who populated the island nicknamed the humid lands full of large trees, streams and gaps with the expressions: Guajay> Yubajay> Jubajay, territories that will form part after Havana. This first settlement developed as a result of agrarian and peasant growth in an extensive wetland. In the first moments of the Spanish colonization it was granted the property to Martín Recio de Oquendo on June 29, 1575, which was henceforth the c:File:SACALOHONDO.jpg, corral of "Sacalohondo". In 1688, Diego Avelino de Compostela founded the "curatos del campo" and the parishes of Santiago el Mayor and Lady of Candelaria. Its initial writing with letter -w- is not de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SXSW Film Festival
South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has continued growing in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin; in both years there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW EDU and the SXSW Sydney festival (from 2023, in Sydney, Australia) and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. Beginning in June 2025, the inaugural SXSW London will also take place. The company has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995–200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Rosa De Francia
''Virgin Rose'' () is a 2006 Spanish–Cuban romance and adventure film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón which stars Jorge Perugorría, Álex González, Broselianda Hernández and Ana de Armas, in her film debut. Plot It is primarily set in 1950s Havana. Andrés is a young and idealistic man working for a boat skipper, Simón, involved in human trafficking. He becomes infatuated with Marie, one of the underage girls recruited by Simón who are educated in Madame's house for the purpose of marrying old and wealthy men. Cast Production A joint Spain–Cuba co-production, ''Virgin Rose'' was produced by Tornasol and the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC). The film was shot in Cuba in 2005. It was written by Gutiérrez Aragón alongside Senel Paz. Gerardo Herrero and Javier López Blanco took over production duties. The score was authored by . Alfredo Mayo took over cinematography duties. Release Distributed by Alta Classics, the film w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queens (film)
''Queens'' () is a 2005 film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. The story follows a group of men who will be marrying in Spain's first same-sex wedding ceremony, and their mothers, who will be attending. Plot Magda (Carmen Maura) is the manager of a posh resort hotel in Madrid which will be the site of a mass same-sex marriage ceremony. One of the grooms is Magda's son Miguel (Unax Ugalde), a designer, who will marry his boyfriend Óscar (Daniel Hendler), son of Ofelia (Betiana Blum), who is "visiting" from Argentina with her dog... Nuria (Verónica Forqué), a sex addict, is also on her way to attend the ceremony. Her son Narciso (Paco León) will be marrying his boyfriend Hugo (Gustavo Salmerón), whose own parents, Helena (Mercedes Sampietro) and Hector (Tito Valverde), are less enthusiastic. Meanwhile, actress Reyes (Marisa Paredes) will be attending to watch her son Rafa (Raúl Jiménez (actor), Raúl Jiménez) marry his boyfriend Jonas (Hugo Silva (actor), Hugo Silva), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormigas En La Boca
''Ants in the Mouth'' () is a 2005 Spanish-Cuban thriller film directed by Mariano Barroso, who has also co-written the screenplay along with Alejandro Hernández and Tom Abrams, adapting the novel ''Amanecer con hormigas en la boca'' by Miguel Barroso. It stars Eduard Fernández, Ariadna Gil, Jorge Perugorría and José Luis Gómez. Plot The fiction is set in the late 1950s. Released from jail after spending 8 years in a Francoist prison, Martín moves to pre-revolutionary Havana, Cuba, looking for his girlfriend Julia, and once there, he is told by Julia's uncle Dalmau that she is dead. He eventually finds out that she had married Freddy Navarro, a corrupt senator of the Batista regime. Cast Production Penned by Mariano Barroso and Alejandro Hernández with the collaboration of Tom Abrams, the screenplay is an adaptation of the novel ''Amanecer con hormigas en la boca'' by Miguel Barroso, Mariano Barroso's elder brother. A Spanish-Cuban co-production, the film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caribe (2004 Film)
''Caribe'' is a 2004 Costa Rican drama film directed by Esteban Ramírez. It was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Cast * Jorge Perugorría as Vicente Vallejo * Cuca Escribano as Abigail * Maya Zapata as Irene * Roberto McLean as Jackson * Vinicio Rojas as Ezequiel * Thelma Darkings as Lorraine See also * List of submissions to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best ... * List of Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film References External links * 2004 films 2004 drama films Costa Rican drama films 2000s Spanish-language films Spanish-language drama films {{2000s-dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rancour
''Rancour'' () is a 2002 drama film directed by Miguel Albaladejo which stars Lolita Flores, Jorge Perugorría, and Elena Anaya. Plot Upon meeting up again in a Mediterranean beach in Cullera after 10 years, middling '' chiringuito'' singer Chelo Zamora plots to take revenge on her former love interest, Cuban scoundrel Toni. Cast Production The film is an Icónica, Zebra Producciones, Alta Producción, and Trivision production, with the participation of and TVV. Release Distributed by Alta Films, ''Rancour'' was released theatrically in Spain on 31 May 2002. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''Variety'' assessed that "despite strong perfs and an engaging storyline, the subject matter is sometimes less than plausible". Fernando Méndez-Leite of ''Fotogramas'' considered that, while "not a perfect film", ''Rancour'' "continually touches the viewer's sensibility through the truthfulness of its characters and the detail of the mise-en-scène", "structured around a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By My Side Again
''By My Side Again'' () is a 1999 film directed by Gracia Querejeta, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It was nominated for seven Goya Awards. Cast Production ''By My Side Again'' is a Spanish-Italian-French co-production by Sogetel, Elías Querejeta PC, Albares Productions, and Blue Cinematografica, with the participation of Esicma, Continental, TVE, Canal+, Tele Plus, and TVG. Release It screened at the 47th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1999. Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, it was theatrically released in Spain on 8 October 1999. Accolades , - , align = "center" , 1999 , , 47th San Sebastián International Film Festival , , Best Cinematography , , Alfredo Mayo , , , , , - , rowspan = "7" align = "center" , 2000 , , rowspan = "7" , 14th Goya Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Film , , , , rowspan = "7" , , - , Best Director , , Gracia Querejeta , , , - , Best Original Screenplay , , Gracia Querejeta, Elías Querejet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Things I Left In Havana
''Things I Left in Havana'' () is a 1997 Spanish film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and co-written by Senel Paz. It stars Violeta Rodríguez, Jorge Perugorría and Kiti Mánver. Plot Three sisters from Cuba (Nena, Ludmila and Rosa) move to Madrid, temporarily staying with their aunt María, who exploits them for labour, also intending for them to assimilate to Spanish culture. Nena, an actress wannabe, falls romantically for Igor, a Cuban scoundrel with a heart of gold. Cast Production The screenplay was penned by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and Senel Paz. Produced by Gerardo Herrero, the film is a Sogetel and Tornasol Films production, with the participation of Canal+ and the collaboration of Sogepac. The film had a budget of slightly over 200 million ₧. Release ''Things I Left in Havana'' screened at the 42nd Valladolid International Film Festival in October 1997. The film was theatrically released in Spain on 16 January 1998. Accolades , - , align = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedipus Mayor
''Oedipus Mayor '' () is a 1996 Colombian tragedy film, produced by Tomás Zapata and Jorge Sánchez, directed by Jorge Alí Triana. Set in strife-ridden, 20th-century Colombia, the film is a modern-day interpretation of Sophocles' classical Greek tragedy ''Oedipus Rex''. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot Set amidst the rebel wars (representing the Theban plagues) of contemporary Colombia, young Mayor Edipo must mediate a peace deal between conflicting guerrilla groups and the army. It is raining when he leaves. His journey is interrupted when he gets into a shoot-out on a lonely bridge. Returning fire, Edipo somehow escapes. As soon as he gets to town he hears that a prominent leader Layo was brutally slain. No one knows who shot him. Meanwhile, a blind coffin-maker Tiresias wanders town makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cachito (film)
''Cachito'' is a 1996 Spanish road movie directed by Enrique Urbizu which stars Jorge Perugorría, Sancho Gracia, and Amara Carmona based on Arturo Pérez Reverte's story "Un relato de honor". Plot Set in southern Spain, the plot follows 16-year-old Toñi, who flees from a brothel with help from truck driver Manolo. Cast Production The film is an Origen PC and Aurum Producciones production. Shooting locations included the Madrid region and Tarifa. Release The film was released theatrically in Spain on 8 March 1996. Reception Augusto Martínez Torres of ''El País'' found two flaws weighing down the film, namely an "excessive influence of the cartoon, with what this means of caricatured and simple" (with the film being a sort of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of animated cartoons, first appearing in 1949 in the theatrical short '' Fast an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
