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Virgílio Teixeira (actor)
Virgílio Delgado Teixeira (26 October 1917 – 5 December 2010) was a Portuguese film, television and stage actor, known for roles in Portuguese, Spanish and American films. He was known as a Portuguese "heartthrob" and a leading actor during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Teixeira was born in Funchal, Madeira, on 26 October 1917. He began his career in Portuguese and Spanish cinema before taking roles in Hollywood productions. Teixeira made his film debut in the 1943 film, '' Ave de Arribação''. In 1948, Teixeira portrayed Julio, the love interest of Amalia Rodrigues's character, in '' Fado, História de uma Cantadeira'', which was directed by Perdigão Queiroga. His later work in Portuguese film and television included '' A Mulher do Próximo'' in 1982 and the telenovela, ''Chuva na Areia'', in 1984. Teixeira's Hollywood credits included roles in ''Alexander the Great'', ''Return of the Seven'', and '' Doctor Zhivago''. Additionally, Teixeira served as the first director of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funchal
Funchal () officially Funchal City (), is the capital, largest city and a Municipality (Portugal), municipality in Portugal's Madeira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions; it is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings. Etymology The first settlers named their settlement Funchal after the abundant wild fennel that grew there. The name is formed from the Portuguese language, Portuguese word for fennel, ''funcho,'' and the suffix ''-al'', to denote "a plantation of fennel": History The settlement of Funchal began between 1420 and 1425. The island was divided into two Captaincy, captaincies''.'' The zones that would become the urbanized core of Funchal were founded by João Gonçalves Zarco who se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander The Great (1956 Film)
''Alexander the Great'' is a CinemaScope and Technicolor 1956 epic historical drama film about the life of Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great written, produced and directed by Robert Rossen. Filmed in Spain, it was released by United Artists and stars Richard Burton as Alexander along with a large ensemble cast. Italian composer Mario Nascimbene contributed the film score. Plot The Greek orator Demosthenes of Athens is advocating war to resist King Philip II of Macedon and his planned invasion and takeover of all the city-states of Greece. While Philip II is leading a campaign to take over Olynthus, he is informed that his spouse Olympias has borne him a son who, she claims, is "a god born of a god." Philip is angry because he suspects that Olympias has committed adultery and that she was not impregnated by a god. However, General Parmenio advises the king to let Alexander grow up and succeed him. While growing up, Alexander receives instruction in hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lioness Of Castille
''The Lioness of Castille'' ( Spanish: ''La leona de Castilla'') is a 1951 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Amparo Rivelles María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara (11 February 1925 – 7 November 2013) was a Spanish actress. Life and career Born in Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. ..., Virgílio Teixeira and Alfredo Mayo. De Orduña had directed a number of the most expensive Spanish costume films of the era for the leading studio CIFESA. The film portrays the sixteenth century noblewoman María Pacheco, in a fictitious story that has her battling foreign agents during the reign of Charles V. Synopsis After his defeat in the Battle of Villalar, Juan de Padilla, chief of the comuneros, is executed by beheading together with Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado in the presence of his wife María de Pacheco and his son. After that they swear, before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night (1950 Film)
''Saturday Night'' (Spanish: ''La noche del sábado'') is a 1950 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring María Félix, Rafael Durán and José María Seoane.Mira p.147 It is a film adaptation of the 1918 play of the same name, Saturday Night: A Novel For The Stage In Five Tableaux by playwright Jacinto Benavente. The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcón. Plot In Rome, the sculptor Leonardo Alfieri hires a beautiful dancer to make a statue that he hopes will be his masterpiece. The work causes a sensation throughout the country and draws the attention of Prince Florencio, heir to the Preslavian throne. Finally, the girl, dazzled by the possibility of leaving poverty behind, leaves everything, including her own daughter, to go with the prince. Cast * María Félix as Imperia * Rafael Durán as Príncipe Miguel * José María Seoane as Leonardo * Manolo Fábregas as Príncipe Florencio * María Rosa Salgado as Donina * Virgílio Teixeira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustina Of Aragon (1950 Film)
''Agustina of Aragon'' (Spanish: ''Agustina de Aragón'') is a 1950 Spanish historical film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Aurora Bautista.Klossner p.14 It is also known by the alternative title of ''The Siege''. It portrays the Spanish patriot Agustina of Aragon, known for her role at the 1808 Siege of Zaragoza against Napoleon's French forces. The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann. It was made by CIFESA, Spain's largest studio. Plot French troops led by Napoleon besiege the city of Zaragoza. Agustina de Aragón (Aurora Bautista) is a young woman who, upon learning that her boyfriend has sold out to the enemy, breaks up with him and falls in love with a Baturro guerrilla. In one of the French attacks, a grenade exploded near the position where Agustina was, blowing over the soldiers defending the position and there was a threat that the enemy troops could enter the city. Gustine walked through the dead and wounded to a cannon and opened fire. Surprise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempest (1949 Film)
''Tempest'' (Spanish: ''Vendaval'') is a 1949 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Juanita Reina, Virgilio Teixeira and Miriam Di San Servolo. Bosworth p.281 It was shot at the CEA Studios in Madrid. Cast * Juanita Reina as Soledad Montero * Virgilio Teixeira as Capitán Mir * Miriam Di San Servolo as Isabel II * Lina Yegros as Condesa de Medina * Jesús Tordesillas as Don Juan Fernández * Eduardo Fajardo as Coronel Puig Moltó * José Bódalo José Bódalo Zúffoli (March 24, 1916 – July 24, 1985) was a Spanish film actor. Biography Bódalo was born in Córdoba, Argentina, the son of Rome-born actress Eugenia Zúffoli and Spanish actor and singer José Bódalo, Sr. His birth in A ... as Pedro Montero * Rafael Bardem * Francisco Pierrá References Bibliography * Bosworth, R.J.B. ''Claretta: Mussolini's Last Lover''. Yale University Press, 2017. * De España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bad Lord Byron
''The Bad Lord Byron'' is a 1949 British historical drama film about the life of Lord Byron. It was directed by David MacDonald (director), David MacDonald and starred Dennis Price as Byron with Mai Zetterling, Linden Travers and Joan Greenwood. Plot The film sees life from the perspective of Lord Byron, seriously wounded in Greece where he is fighting for Greek War of Independence, Greek independence. From his deathbed, Byron remembers his life and many loves, imagining that he's pleading his case before a celestial court. The first witness called is Lady Caroline Lamb who recalls their relationship. She met Byron after a ball and they began an affair. He writes the poem ''She Walks in Beauty'' about another woman, causing Lady Caroline to stab herself with a broken glass. He breaks things off and Lady Caroline is sent to Ireland. The next witness is Annabella Milbanke who talks about her romance and marriage to Byron, including the birth of their child. The third witness is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Mirrors
''Three Mirrors'' (Portuguese: ''Três Espelhos'', Spanish: ''Tres espejos'') is a 1947 Portuguese-Spanish mystery drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Virgílio Teixeira, Paola Barbara and João Villaret.De Pina p.112 Synopsis A businessman dies when his car crashes, but it turns out that he had already been stabbed. Inspector Moisés takes on the case and finds out that the various people who knew the dead man saw him in a different way. Cast * Virgílio Teixeira as Miguel d'Aguiar * Paola Barbara as Condessa * João Villaret as Inspector Moisés * António Silva as Médico * Carmen Dolores as Maria Luisa * Igrejas Caeiro as Ajudante de Moisés * Madalena Sotto as Amable * Luís de Campos as Agente * Óscar Acúrcio as Agente Novato * Rafael Durán as João Romano Esmoriz * Raul de Carvalho as Banqueiro Santana * Francisco Ribeiro as Ricardo * Sales Ribeiro as António * Maria Clara Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Holy Queen
''The Holy Crown'' (Spanish: ''Reina santa'') is a 1947 Spanish-Portuguese historical drama film starring Maruchi Fresno, António Vilar and Luis Peña.Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 100. . Separate Spanish and Portuguese versions were filmed with the Spanish directed by Rafael Gil and the Portuguese by Henrique Campos and Aníbal Contreiras. It was part of a popular group of Spanish costume films made in the late 1940s. The film portrays the life of Isabel of Aragon, a Spanish-born Queen of Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ... who played a role of peacemaker between different factions at the Portuguese court as well as between Portugal and Castile. Cast References External links * 1940s histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Do Telhado (1945 Film)
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
