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Mongo Santamaría Albums
Mongo may refer to: Geography Africa * Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city * Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, Chad, a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction * Mongo Department, Gabon * Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom * Mongo River (Little Scarces River) - see List of rivers of Guinea and List of rivers of Sierra Leone United States * Mongo, Indiana, an unincorporated community Languages * Mongo language, the language of the Mongo people * Mongo, one of the five languages of the Duala language-cluster, spoken in Cameroon People * Mongo people, one of the largest ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003), Cuban jazz/salsa percussionist * Mongo Beti (1932–2001), pen name of Cameroonian writer Alexandre Biyidi Awala * "Mongo", family nickname for Ramón Castro Ruz (1924–2016), eldest brother of Fidel Castro * Mongo, nickname of musician Drew Parsons (born 1974) * Mongo, a London-based rapper and founder of hip hop group Mud Family * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongo, Chad
Mongo (Arabic: مونقو, Mūnqū) is a city and Sub-prefectures of Chad, sub-prefecture in Chad, the capital of the regions of Chad, region of Guéra Region, Guéra. Located in the northern part of the region, it lies 252.2 miles (406 km) by road east of the capital N'Djamena. It is served by Mongo Airport. On 11 April 2006, rebels of the United Front for Democratic Change (FUC) took the central city. Climate Demographics Mongo city demographics: By canton Ethnic composition by canton in 2016 for the sub-prefecture of Mongo:Oxfam and Office National de Développement Rural (ONDR). 2016. Atlas de la vulnérabilité dans le Guera. Première partie: synthèse regional'. 2nd edition (updated from 2013 edition). PASISAT (Projet d’Appui à l’Amélioration du Système d’Information sur la Sécurité Alimentaire au Tchad). Migami Canton (population: 47,665; villages: 43): Dadjo 1 Canton (population: 25,208; villages: 50): Oyo Canton (population: 11,449; villages: 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark LoMonaco
Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971), known by his ring name Bubba Ray Dudley (also spelled Buh-Buh Ray Dudley), is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is best known for being one-half of the Dudley Boyz tag team (also known as Team 3D) with D-Von Dudley, during his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and WWE. Debuting in 1991, LoMonaco came to prominence when he joined ECW as a member of the Dudley Brothers in 1995, going by the ring name Bubba Ray Dudley. He formed a tag team with Devon Hughes (known as D-Von Dudley) called the Dudley Boyz, who became eight-time ECW World Tag Team Championship, ECW World Tag Team Champions. In 1999, they moved to the WWF (now WWE) and became eight-time World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010), World Tag Team Champions, as well as one-time WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Champions and WCW World Tag Team Championship, WCW World Tag Team Champions. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongo (album)
Mongo may refer to: Geography Africa * Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city * Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, Chad, a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction * Mongo Department, Gabon * Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom * Mongo River (Little Scarces River) - see List of rivers of Guinea and List of rivers of Sierra Leone United States * Mongo, Indiana, an unincorporated community Languages * Mongo language, the language of the Mongo people * Mongo, one of the five languages of the Duala language-cluster, spoken in Cameroon People * Mongo people, one of the largest ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003), Cuban jazz/salsa percussionist * Mongo Beti (1932–2001), pen name of Cameroonian writer Alexandre Biyidi Awala * "Mongo", family nickname for Ramón Castro Ruz (1924–2016), eldest brother of Fidel Castro * Mongo, nickname of musician Drew Parsons (born 1974) * Mongo, a London-based rapper and founder of hip hop group Mud Family * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolian Tögrög
The tögrög ( ; currency sign, sign: ₮; ISO 4217, code: MNT), also spelt tugrug or tugrik, is the official currency of Mongolia. It was historically subdivided into 100 ( ). Currently, the lowest denomination in regular use is the 10-tögrög note, and the highest is the 20,000-tögrög note. In Unicode, the currency sign is . Etymology The word ''tögrög'' refers to 'circle' or 'circular object' (i.e., a coin). Today, it is rarely used outside of referring to the currency, with the exception of the phrase ''tögrög sar'' (), meaning 'full moon'. History The tögrög was introduced on December 9, 1925, at a value equal to one Soviet ruble, where one ruble or tögrög was equal to of silver. It replaced the Mongolian dollar and other currencies and became the sole legal currency on April 1, 1928. Möngö coins are no longer in circulation as currency, owing to their negligible value. Today, they are sold online and to tourists as collectibles. In 2010, the tögrög r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeon Crawler Carl
''Dungeon Crawler Carl'' is a science fiction and fantasy LitRPG book series written by American author Matt Dinniman. It was initially self published by Dinniman on Royal Road, until the first six books were acquired by Ace Books in 2024. The series follows Carl, a Coast Guard veteran, and Princess Donut, his ex-girlfriend's cat, as they are forced to participate in a deadly, intergalactic game show where Earth has been transformed into a massive dungeon crawl. Premise The series begins with the sudden arrival of alien entities known as the Borant Corporation, who restructure Earth into a multi-level dungeon for their game show. Humans and various Earth creatures are forced to become "contestants" in a live-streamed, gladiatorial game show, ''Dungeon Crawler World''. Carl, having just been cheated on by his girlfriend and left with her cat, Princess Donut, finds himself thrust into a deadly competition with uncountable viewers across the galaxy watching their every move. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Arcade
''Nick Arcade'' (also stylized ''Nickelodeon Arcade'') is an American game show, children's game show created by James Bethea and Karim Miteff and hosted by Phil Moore (actor), Phil Moore, with Andrea Lively announcing, that aired on Nickelodeon from January 4 to November 6, 1992. It aired originally during weekend afternoons, with reruns airing until September 28, 1997. In the first season, the shows were taped in December 1991 and aired in early 1992. It was taped at Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. In ''Nick Arcade'', two teams of contestants played two initial trivia rounds, with the winning team advancing to the "Video Zone" to play against the virtual "Video Game Wizard" of the day. The show's format combined video game trivia with contestant-interactive virtual reality. The virtual reality games were designed by Bethea and Miteff for Bethea/Miteff Productions and programmed by Curt Toumainian for Saddleback/Live Studios and Dean Friedm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compañeros (film)
''Compañeros'' ( 'Let's go killing, comrades!') is a 1970 Italian/Spanish/French international co-production Zapata Western buddy comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film stars Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Jack Palance and Fernando Rey. The soundtrack for the film was written by Ennio Morricone. Plot During the Mexican Revolution, a peasant named El Vasco starts a revolt in his town of San Bernardino by killing the army colonel in charge. Rebel leader and self-appointed General Mongo soon arrives on the scene and hires El Vasco for his revolutionary gang. However, Mongo is more interested in gaining fortune for himself than for his country. Yodlaf Peterson, a Swedish mercenary arrives in Mexico to sell guns to General Mongo. The safe containing the money is locked and only Professor Xantos knows the combination. Xantos is the leader of a student counter-revolution that opposes violence, and is held in a prison by the United States army just across the border in Yuma, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Karras
Alexander George Karras (July 15, 1935October 10, 2012) was an American professional American football, football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection playing defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 Detroit Lions season, 1958 to 1970 Detroit Lions season, 1970. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Centennial class. As an actor, Karras played Mongo in the 1974 in film, 1974 comedy film ''Blazing Saddles''. He starred as George Papadopolis, the adoptive father of Webster Long (Emmanuel Lewis), in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC situation comedy, sitcom ''Webster (TV series), Webster'' (1983–1989) alongside his wife Susan Clark. Karras also had a prominent role in ''Victor/Victoria'', starring Julie Andrews and James Garner. Early life Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, Karras was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazing Saddles
''Blazing Saddles'' is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Bergman. The film stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. Brooks appears in two supporting roles: Governor William J. Le Petomane, and a Yiddish-speaking Native American chief; he also dubs lines for one of Lili Von Shtupp's backing troupe and a cranky moviegoer. The supporting cast includes Slim Pickens, Alex Karras and David Huddleston, as well as Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman. Bandleader Count Basie has a cameo as himself, appearing with his orchestra. The film is full of deliberate anachronisms, from the Count Basie Orchestra playing " April in Paris" in the Wild West, to Pickens' character mentioning the '' Wide World of Sports''. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precious (film)
''Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire'', or simply ''Precious'', is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels. Its script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel '' Push'' by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique, alongside Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, and Lenny Kravitz. This marked the acting debut of Sidibe, who portrays a young woman struggling against poverty and abuse. Filming took place in New York City from October 2007 to December 2007. ''Precious'', then without a distributor, premiered to acclaim at both the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, under its original title of ''Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire''. At Sundance, it won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for best drama, as well as a Special Jury Prize for supporting actress Mo'Nique. After ''Precious screening at Sundance in January 2009, Tyler Perry announced that he and Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongo The Magnificent
Dr. Robert "Mongo" Fredrickson, a.k.a. Mongo the Magnificent, is a fictional private eye and criminologist who has dwarfism, appearing in several books by George C. Chesbro. His rather unusual nickname is actually his stage name, from his days as an acrobat in a circus (a career that is over by the time the book series begins). The novels are usually classified as mysteries, but frequently contain strong elements of speculative fiction such as extra-sensory perception and cryptozoology. Cultural impact Marvel Comics has a supporting character Chesbro, a genius who is afflicted with dwarfism. He is the majordomo to the villain the Black Tarantula. Tom DeFalco, who created and authored Chesbro's first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #419, has confirmed that this is a tribute to the Mongo character. List of Novels * ''Shadow of a Broken Man'' (1977) () * ''City of Whispering Stone'' (1978) () * ''An Affair of Sorcerers'' (1979) () * ''The Beasts of Valhalla'' (1985) () * ''Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongo (Shrek)
''Shrek'' is an American media franchise of DreamWorks Animation. Loosely based on William Steig's 1990 picture book ''Shrek!'', the series primarily focuses on Shrek, a bad-tempered but good-hearted ogre, who begrudgingly accepts a quest to rescue a princess, resulting in him finding friends and going on many subsequent adventures in a fairy tale world. The franchise includes four animated films: ''Shrek'' (2001), ''Shrek 2'' (2004), ''Shrek the Third'' (2007), and ''Shrek Forever After'' (2010), with a fifth film, ''Shrek 5'', currently in production for a 2026 release. A short 4-D film, ''Shrek 4-D'', which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003. Two television specials, the Christmas television special ''Shrek the Halls'' (2007) and the Halloween television special ''Scared Shrekless'' (2010), have also been produced. Two spin-off films were made centered around the character Puss in Boots: 2011's ''Puss in Boots'' and its sequel, 2022's ''The Last Wish''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
