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María José Alfonso
María Josefa Alfonso Mingo (born 27 March 1940) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than ninety films since 1962. Filmography Awards Medals Circle of Cinematographic Writers References External links * 1940 births Living people Spanish film actresses Actresses from Madrid 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses {{Spain-actor-stub ...
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Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ...
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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, ...
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La Gran Familia
''La gran familia'' is a 1962 Spanish classic comedy film directed by and starring Alberto Closas and Amparo Soler Leal, as a married couple with 15 children, José Isbert and José Luis López Vázquez. It was so successful that it inspired two film sequels, ' in 1965 and ' in 1979 and a Antena 3 TV movie, ' in 1999. Plot Carlos (Alberto Closas) has to work to feed his wife ( Amparo Soler Leal), his 15 children and the ''grandpa'' ( José Isbert). The children dream of having a television. The summer holidays is another trouble for the big family. Cast * Alberto Closas as Carlos Alonso * Amparo Soler Leal as Mercedes Cebrián * José Isbert as the grandfather * José Luis López Vázquez as the godfather * María José Alfonso * Jaime Blanch * * Maribel Martín * * Julia Gutiérrez Caba * María Isbert * Jesús Álvarez * Luis Barbero * Jesús Guzmán * * Valentín Tornos * * José María Caffarel * Laly Soldevila * José María Prada José María Prada ...
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La Becerrada
''La becerrada'' is a 1963 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué, written by Jaime de Armiñán and Ricardo Muñoz Suay, and starring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Amparo Soler Leal and . It was composed by Graciano Tarrago. Synopsis In San Ginés de la Sierra, a small remote village in Andalusia, a convent nicknamed the Refuge of the Vanquished welcomes the destitute and taken care of by the nuns. But the convent's resources no longer allow them to continue their action. The nuns then asked the village mayor to lend them the arena to organize a charity becerrada. This becerrada features the bullfighters Antonio Ordóñez, Antonio Bienvenida Antonio Mejías Jiménez (; 25 June 1922 – 7 October 1975), better known as Antonio Bienvenida (), was a Venezuelan-born Spanish bullfighter who belonged to the Bienvenida bullfighting dynasty. Eleven times he came out, borne on his fellow bu ... and Mondeño in their own roles. Cast References External links * {{DEF ...
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The Girl In Mourning
''The Girl in Mourning'' () is a 1964 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Summers. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * María José Alfonso - Rocío Vázquez Romero * Alfredo Landa - Rafael Castroviejo * Pilar Gómez Ferrer - Madre de Rocío * Vicente Llosa * José Vicente Cerrudo * Carmen Santonja * Doris Kent - (as Doris Ken) * Mercedes Huete * Manuel Ayuso * Manuel Guitián - (as Manuel Guitian) * Salvador Cortés * Emilio García Domenech - (as Emilio G. Domenech) * Diego Rañón * Francisco Summers * Pascual Costafreda - (as Pascual de Costafreda) See also * List of submissions to the 37th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Spain has sub ...
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Behind The Mask Of Zorro
''Behind the Mask of Zorro'' (aka ''E Zorro cabalga otra vez''/ ''Zorro Rides Again''), is a 1965 Italy, Italian western film directed by Ricardo Blasco. Tony Russel plays Zorro. Cast *Tony Russel ... Patricio / Alfonso / Zorro *María José Alfonso ... Manuela *Roberto Paoletti (as Robert Paoletti) *Jesús Puente ... General Esteban Garcia *Mirella Maravidi ... Alicia *Pepe Rubio ... Marcel (as José Rubio) *Ángela Rhu *Agustín González (actor), Agustín González ... Captain *Sancho Gracia ... Juan (as Félix Sancho Gracia) *Enrique Navarro *María Gónzales *Rafael Corés *Enrico Salvatore *Aldo Cecconi *Joaquín Pamplona External links

* 1965 films 1965 Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films Spanish Western (genre) films 1960s Italian-language films Zorro films Films based on works by Johnston McCulley 1960s Spanish films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Western-film-stub ...
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With The East Wind
''With the East Wind'' () is a 1966 Spanish drama film directed by Mario Camus. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Antonio Gades as Sebastián * Vicente Escudero as Montoya * María José Alfonso as Lupe * Manuel Arbó as El Pesqui * Francisco Arenzana as Sargento * Imperio Argentina as La madre * Mari Paz Ballesteros as Sebastian's Sister * Chiro Bermejo as El barbero * José Caride as Larios * Antonio Ferrandis as tío Manuel * Rufino Inglés as El alcalde * Juan Lizárraga as Un cliente de la taberna * Ángel Lombarte as Maño, el tabernero * Luis Marín as Manolo, el barman * José Manuel Martín as Zafra * Felipe Martín Puertas as Un cliente de la taberna * Miguel Palenzuela as Marquise * Erasmo Pascual as Cabeda * María Luisa Ponte as Carola * Fernando Sánchez Polack Fernando Sánchez Polack (11 August 1920 – 24 January 1982) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 110 films and television shows from 1959 to 1982, mostly in s ...
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Mine Alone
''Mine Alone'' () is a 2001 Spanish drama film directed by . It stars Sergi López and Paz Vega alongside Elvira Mínguez. Plot The plot follows a situation of intimate partner violence enacted by Joaquín (a successful publicist) on Ángela (a company receptionist), shortly after their marriage. Cast Production The screenplay was penned by Álvaro García Mohedano and Javier Balaguer. The film is a Star Line production, with the participation of TVE and Vía Digital. Juan Alexander was credited as producer. Juan Molina worked as cinematographer whereas took over film editing. Release The film screened as the opening film of the 46th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 26 October 2001. Distributed by Buena Vista International Spain, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 31 October 2001. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''Variety'' wrote that Javier Balaguer's debut film, featuring "superb script and sterling performances" is "an intense, grip ...
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1940 Births
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January 4 – WWII: Luftwaffe Chief and Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring assumes control of most war industries in Nazi Germany, Germany, in his capacity as Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan. *January 6 – WWII: Winter War – General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Soviet forces. *January 7 – WWII: Winter War: Battle of Raate Road – Outnumbered Finnish troops decisively defeat Soviet forces. *January 8 – WWII: **Winter War: Battle of Suomussalmi – Finnish forces destroy the 44th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), Soviet 44th Rifle Division. **Food rationing in the United Kingdom begins; it will remain in force until 1954. *January 9 – WWII: British submarine is sunk in the Heligoland Bight. *January 10 – WWII: Mechele ...
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Spanish Film Actresses
Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas ** Spanish cuisine ** Spanish history ** Spanish culture ** Languages of Spain, the various languages in Spain Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * Hispanic (other) * Hispanism * Spain (other) * National and regional identity in Spain * Culture of Spain The culture of Spain is influenced by its We ...
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Actresses From Madrid
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in an ...
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