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Laura Valenzuela
Rocío Espinosa López-Cepero (born 18 February 1931, in Seville), known professionally as Laura Valenzuela, or Laurita Valenzuela in her beginnings, is a retired Spanish television presenter, actress and model. She was one of the first television presenters in Spain appearing in the early broadcasts of Televisión Española (TVE). In 1969, she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest held in Madrid. Biography Before becoming known in Europe for hosting 1969 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, she was a model and appeared in many publications around the world. She was one of the first faces that Spain saw on television when Televisión Española (TVE) was launched in 1956. She starred in many films since the early 1950s up through the late 1960s. In 1971, when she married film director José Luis Dibildos and had her daughter, presenter Lara Dibildos, she retired from public life, until she returned to television in 1990 on private channel Telecinco. Later on, she returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville has a municipal population of about 685,000 , and a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest city in Andalusia, the fourth-largest city in Spain and the 26th most populous municipality in the European Union. Its old town, with an area of , contains three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alcázar palace complex, the Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. The capital of Andalusia features hot temperatures in the summer, with daily maximums routinely above in July and August. Seville was founded as the Roman city of . Known as ''Ishbiliyah'' after the Islamic conquest in 711, Seville became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tenant (1957 Film)
''The Tenant'' (Spanish: ''El inquilino'') is a 1957 Spanish drama film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde and starring Fernando Fernán-Gómez about how difficult it was to find an affordable flat in Madrid.D'Lugo p.182 At the time it was banned by Spanish censors, and when it was re-released two years later, the film was edited, the dialogue was sanitized for political purposes, and the ending was changed to a happier one. It also failed at the box office. In the 90's, an un-cut and uncensored print was discovered and restored by Filmoteca Española The Filmoteca Española (Spanish Cinemathèque) is an official institution of the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Its objective is to restore, investigate and conserve the film heritage of Spain and its diffusion. Sites Its cinema where films are ... (Spanish Cinemateque). The film is now considered a classic. Plot The film takes a critical look at the issue of affordable housing in Madrid in the 1950s. It follows a family and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 112 member organizations from 54 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, the service provides members of the EBU with verified and cleared-for-use newsw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Prat
Joaquín Prat Carreras (27 April 1927 – 3 June 1995) was one of the best-known Spanish radio and television presenters. Biography Joaquín Prat was born in Xàtiva on 27 April 1927. He earned a licentiate in Law, and before becoming famous, worked as an administrative officer. In 1959 he joined Radio Nacional de España. He went on to work on more than 20 radio programs. He appeared on Cadena SER until 1987, with iconic shows such as ''Mañanas de Radio Madrid'', ', ''Radio Madrid madrugada'', and '' Carrusel Deportivo''. He was on Cadena COPE from 1987 to 1990 with ''Vivir es formidable'' and ', and on Radio Nacional de España beginning in 1990 with ''Apúntate 5'' and ''La peña''. On television he made his debut with the popular game show ' (1968), where he would remain for a year before being replaced by . That same year he began his professional pairing with Laurita Valenzuela on the musical show ' (1968–1970), by , which achieved enormous popularity. He would also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaniards In Paris
''Spaniards in Paris'' ( es, Españolas en París) is a 1971 Spanish drama film directed by Roberto Bodegas. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Laura Valenzuela as Emilia * Ana Belén as Isabel * Máximo Valverde as Manolo * Tina Sáinz as Francisca * Elena María Tejeiro as Dioni * José Sacristán as Plácido * Emma Cohen as Katy * Simón Andreu as Director del Pompe Service * Pierre Vernier as Monsieur Lemonier * Françoise Arnoul as Madame Lemonier * Teresa Rabal as Casilda * Yelena Samarina Yelena Samarina (16 December 1927 – 4 May 2011) was a Russian-born actress who settled in Spain. She was originally selected to play the lead in Wim Wenders' historical ''The Scarlet Letter'' (1973), but the film's financial backers insisted on t ... as Madame Legrand References External links * 1971 films 1971 drama films Spanish drama films 1970s Spanish-language films Films about immigration to France 1970s Spanish films {{19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Growing Leg, Diminishing Skirt
''Growing Leg, Diminishing Skirt'' (Spanish:''Pierna creciente, falda menguante'') is a 1970 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Javier Aguirre and starring Laura Valenzuela, Fernando Fernán Gómez and Emma Cohen.Mira p.124 Cast * Laura Valenzuela as Guadalupe Cardoso 'Lupe' * Fernando Fernán Gómez as Amadeo - Duke of Daroca * Emma Cohen as Rosario 'La criollita' * Isabel Garcés as Doña Ramona * José Sacristán as Aníbal Trijueque * Manuel Gil as Raul - Marquess of Corbina * Enriqueta Carballeira * Elena María Tejeiro * Jaime de Mora y Aragón as Pepe Bierzo - Baron of Bierzo * Mayrata O'Wisiedo * Álvaro de Luna as Alberto García del Chaparral * Lola Gaos as Doña Úrsula * José Jaspe * Manuel Alexandre as Flirty gentleman * Barta Barri * Blaki as Diego Ramírez * Pilar Gómez Ferrer as Mother of Rosario * Santiago Rivero * José Franco * Joaquín Pamplona * María Elena Arpón as Maid of Lupe * Azucena Molina * María ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amor A La Española
''Amor a la española'' ( en, Love, Spanish Style) is a 1967 Spanish romantic comedy musical directed by Fernando Merino and script written by Alfonso Paso. It is based on the story by José Luis Dibildos. Cast * José Luis López Vázquez as Francisco Paco Lafuente * Manolo Gómez Bur as Patricio Ruiz * Alfredo Landa as Rafa * Erika Wallner as Ingrid * Elena María Tejeiro Elena María Tejeiro is a Spanish film and television actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ... * Margot Cottens * Pastor Serrador * Alfonso Paso as Van Criep * Laura Valenzuela as Marianne Leroix * Kia Nelke * Sara Guasch * Montserrat Noé * Fernando Nogueras * José Luis Coll * Diana Sorel External links * 1967 films 1960s Spanish-language films 1967 romantic comedy films Spanish romantic comedy films Argentine romantic comedy films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Z7 Operation Rembrandt
''Z7 Operation Rembrandt'' (german: Rembrandt 7 antwortet nicht..., it, Mark Donen - Agente Zeta 7, es, Z-7, operación Rembrandt) is a 1966 German-Italian-Spanish Eurospy film written and directed by Giancarlo Romitelli and starring Lang Jeffries. It was shot in Macau, Tangier, Rome, Málaga, and Torremolinos Torremolinos () is a municipality in Andalusia, southern Spain, west of Málaga. A poor fishing village before the growth in tourism began in the late 1950s, Torremolinos was the first of the Costa del Sol resorts to be developed and is still th .... Plot Cast References External links * 1966 films Italian spy thriller films West German films German spy thriller films Spanish spy thriller films 1960s spy thriller films 1960s Italian films 1960s German films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Tulip (1964 Film)
''The Black Tulip'' (French: ''La Tulipe noire'') is a French-Italian-Spanish film which reused some names in the novel of the same title by Alexandre Dumas but its story does not follow the novel. It is, essentially, a star vehicle for the popular French actor Alain Delon. Like the popular European Karl May movies of the same time, the script actually used only the main characters of a popular novel, but didn't stick to the original story. Synopsis In June 1789 in the town of Roussillon, aristocrat Guillaume de Saint Preux leads a double life as a masked bandit known as the Black Tulip. The Black Tulip only robs rich aristocrats, so the local peasants regard him as a hero. Baron La Mouche is convinced Guillaume is the Tulip. During a robbery, he scars the Tulip's face, and hopes to use this to expose Guillaume. Guillaume asks his twin brother Julien to impersonate him. Julien is much more gentler and idealistic than his brother. While the impersonation goes well at first, Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrano And D'Artagnan
''Cyrano and d'Artagnan'' () is a 1964 French adventure film directed by Abel Gance, starring José Ferrer and Jean-Pierre Cassel. It is set in 1642 and tells the story of how the poet and duelist Cyrano de Bergerac teams up with the musketeer Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, d'Artagnan in order to stop a plot against king Louis XIII of France, Louis XIII. The film draws from Edmond Rostand's 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac (play), Cyrano de Bergerac'' and Alexandre Dumas' three-volume novel ''d'Artagnan Romances''. Ferrer repeated his role from the 1950 film ''Cyrano de Bergerac (1950 film), Cyrano de Bergerac''. ''Cyrano and d'Artagnan'' had 651,213 admissions in France. Cast * José Ferrer as Cyrano de Bergerac * Jean-Pierre Cassel as Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, d'Artagnan * Sylva Koscina as Ninon de l'Eclos * Daliah Lavi as Marion de l'Orme * Rafael Rivelles as Cardinal Richelieu, Cardinal Duc de Richelieu * Laurita Valenzuela, Laura Valenzuela as queen Anne of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daughters Of Helena
''The Daughters of Helena'' (Spanish: ''Las hijas de Helena'') is a 1963 Spanish comedy film directed by Mariano Ozores and starring Isabel Garcés, Antonio Ozores and Laura Valenzuela.Rodríguez p.407 Cast * Isabel Garcés as Doña Helena * Antonio Ozores as Alejandro * Laura Valenzuela as Mari Paz * José Luis López Vázquez as Manolo * Manolo Gómez Bur as Leopoldo * Soledad Miranda as Mari Po * Félix Fernández (actor), Félix Fernández as Don Fabián * Roberto Rey * Luis Sánchez Polack as Abelardo López, el poeta * Valeriano Andrés as Don Renato Romeo, el jefe * Ana María Custodio * Emilio Laguna as Tito * José María Tasso as Fito * José Luis Carbonell * José Orjas as Invitado a boda fustrada * José Santamaría (actor), José Santamaría * Julio Goróstegui * José Morales (actor), José Morales as Colaborador de Alejandro * Juan Cortés * Pedro Beltrán (actor), Pedro Beltrán * Pedro Rodríguez de Quevedo * Cecilia Villarreal * José Rie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame (1961 Film)
''Madame Sans-Gêne'' is a 1961 Spanish-Italian-French film co-production, filmed in Eastmancolor and Technirama, and distributed in the United States by Embassy Pictures. The film was directed by Christian-Jaque and adapted from the 1893 play by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau. The film stars Sophia Loren and a cast of French and Italian players, including Robert Hossein, Julien Bertheau, Renaud Mary, Léa Gray, Gianrico Tedeschi, and Marina Berti. Background ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' has a legendary history in France. It is based on the life of Catherine Hübscher, born in Goldbach-Altenbach (Haut-Rhin) in 1753. She started off as a laundress who used to wash and iron Napoleon's clothes when he was a common corporal. She married François Joseph Lefebvre, an army sergeant who became Marshal of France and was later elevated by Napoleon I to the rank of Duke of Danzig. She was known by the nickname of Madame Sans-Gêne, (literally ''Mrs No Embarrassment'') because of her behavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
