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Pedro Masó
Pedro Masó Paulet (born 26 January 1927 in Madrid; died 23 September 2008 in Madrid) was a Spanish director, producer, and scriptwriter. His relation with the cinema began at an early age when he was employed as a boy in the Estudios Chamartín in Madrid. There he performed many jobs, until he was made chief of production in 1953. In 1962 he founded his own production company, Pedro Masó Producciones Cinematográficas, with which he produced some of the biggest commercial successes of Spanish film, including '' Atraco a las tres'', '' Vacaciones para Ivette'', '' Un millón a la basura'' and '' La familia bien, gracias''. In 1986 he created the firm Escorpio Films as a branch of Pedro Maso Producciones and subsequently produced his first feature-length movie, entitled ''El Tesoro'' with direction by Antonio Mercero and based on the novel of Miguel Delibes Miguel Delibes Setién MML (; 17 October 1920 – 12 March 2010) was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspap ...
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Lina Morgan
María de los Ángeles López Segovia OAXS MML (20 March 1937 – 19 August 2015), better known as Lina Morgan, was a Spanish film, theater, radio, revue and television actress and vedette. Throughout her career, she stood out for playing mostly comic roles and those related to popular genres such as the Spanish revue and musical comedy. She was also the theater impresario and owner of the Teatro La Latina in Madrid. Morgan received many accolades throughout her career in film, stage and television spanning near six decades. She was also the recipient of many honors. The Government of Spain honored her with the Gold Medal of Merit in Labour in 1984, the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 1999 and with the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise in 2015 posthumously. Biography Morgan was born to Emilio López Roldán and Julia Segovia García, and was their fourth child. When she was sixteen, Morgan began working as a showgirl. She received her first major r ...
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1927 Births
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Spanish Film Producers
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La Coquito
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings *La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper *La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agenc ...
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Television Stories
''Television Stories'' (Spanish:''Historias de la televisión'') is a 1965 Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Concha Velasco, Tony Leblanc and José Luis López Vázquez. It updated the basic plot of the 1955 film ''Radio Stories'' by the same director.Bentley p.129 Partial cast * Concha Velasco as Katy (2) * Tony Leblanc as Felipe Carrasco * José Luis López Vázquez as Eladio (1) * Antonio Garisa as Don Marcelino (1,2) * Alfredo Landa as Antonio Parrondo y Carnicero, novio de Katy (2) * José Calvo as Ramón Valladares * José Alfayate as Faustino Carrasco * Manuel Alexandre as Técnico de TV (1) * José Luis Coll as Afrodisio Rincón, participante en concurso de TV (1) * Paco Morán as Agustín Cañizo, concursante escayolado (1) * Luchy Soto as Monja #2 * Rafaela Aparicio as Criada de Don Marcelino (1) * Gracita Morales as Esposa embarazada de Eladio (1) * Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro as Suegra de Eladio (1) * Margo ...
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Las Chicas De La Cruz Roja
''Red Cross Girls'' (Spanish: ''Las chicas de la Cruz Roja'') is a 1958 Spanish film directed by Rafael J. Salvia. It is a musical romantic comedy. Plot Four women from different social backgrounds - Julia (Luz Márquez), Isabel (Mabel Karr), Paloma (Concha Velasco) and Marion (Katia Loritz) - meet in Madrid while soliciting donations for the Red Cross, attracting men and becoming good friends in the process. Cast * Antonio Casal as Andrés * Luz Márquez as Julia * Mabel Karr as Isabel * Concha Velasco as Paloma * Tony Leblanc as Pepe * Katia Loritz as Marion * Arturo Fernández as Ernesto * Ricardo Zamora Jr. as León Reception The film critic Lorenzo Hortelano considered ''Red Cross Girls'' one of the best examples of the "well-meaning, humorous and nostalgic popular" Spanish cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, following a romantic narrative set against a background that "praises "the joy of the 'modern' Madrid of the fifties." In the 1980s some Spanish critics dismissed th ...
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José Coronado
José María Coronado García (born 14 August 1957) is a Spanish film and television actor and former model. His performances playing (often corrupt and/or morally dubious) law enforcement officer roles have brought him some of the greatest successes of his career. He has received numerous accolades, including two Goya Awards, an Actors and Actresses Union Award, and a Platino Award. Early life and education José María Coronado García was born in Madrid on 14 August 1957, to a well-off family from Chamberí. He started studies in medicine and law, but later dropped out, accepting an offer to participate in a commercial shot in Menorca. Coronado worked as a model, choreographer, and restaurateur, before joining the acting school of Cristina Rota, where he studied acting. Career Coronado landed a small role in the stage play ''El público'', performed in 1987 in Madrid. His debut in a feature film came with a performance in ''Waka Waka''. His acting roles have in ...
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Antena 3 (Spain)
Antena 3 (''Antena Tres'') is a Spanish terrestrial television channel part of Atresmedia, of which it is the flagship station. Its current headquarters are located in San Sebastián de los Reyes. Some of the most popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include '' Aquí no hay quien viva'', ''Física o Química'', '' El barco'', '' Los Protegidos'', ''The Simpsons'' and ''El Internado''. Some of its programmes, such as ''Física o Química'', '' Money Heist'' and '' Your Face Sounds Familiar'' gained international success and recognition, leading to many duplicate programmes being produced worldwide. Antena 3 is generally listed as the third channel on television sets throughout Spain, except in certain autonomous communities where the regional station occupies channel number 3. History It was launched on Christmas Day, 25 December 1989 when it began test transmissions, and then later, it commenced its official broadcasts throughout Spain exactly one month later on 25 Jan ...
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Pedro Masó Producciones Cinematográficas
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include: Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Braz ...
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