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María Capa
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar * Maria, Quebec, Canada * Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines * María, Spain, in Andalusia * Îles Maria, French Polynesia * María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain * Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost *'' Being Maria'', 2024 French film released as ''Maria'' in France * ''Maria'' (2024 film), American film * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary, Mother Of Jesus
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity of Mary, virgin or Queen of Heaven, queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. The Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Reformed Christianity, Reformed, Baptist, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Theotokos, Mother of God. The Church of the East historically regarded her as Christotokos, a term still used in Assyrian Church of the East liturgy. Other Protestant views on Mary vary, with some holding her to have lesser status. She has the Mary in Islam, highest position in Islam among all women and is mentioned numerous times in the Quran, including in a chapter Maryam (surah), named after her.Jestice, Phyllis G. ''Holy people of the world: a cros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (2024 Film)
''Maria'' is a 2024 biographical psychological drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight. It is an international co-production between Italy, Germany and the United States. The film stars Angelina Jolie as opera singer Maria Callas, and follows the seven days before her 1977 death in Paris, as she reflects on her life and career. It also stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Stephen Ashfield, Valeria Golino, and Kodi Smit-McPhee in supporting roles. It is the third film in Larraín's trilogy of iconic 20th-century women, following '' Jackie'' (2016), and '' Spencer'' (2021). The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2024, where it competed for the Golden Lion and received generally positive reviews from critics, who singled out Jolie's performance for praise. It was released in select theaters in the United States on November 27, 2024, before streaming on Netflix on December 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (Jane Siberry Album)
''Maria'' is a 1995 album by Canadian singer and songwriter Jane Siberry. It was her first album not to include any musical contributions from longtime collaborators such as Ken Myhr and Rebecca Jenkins. Information The album ends with "Oh My My," a 20 minute-plus ode that gathers the themes from the entire album. ''Rolling Stone'' wrote: " this heap of Siberjazz you realize that everything that has arisen on ''Maria'' has indeed converged and that you've actually been led on an unforgettable walk in a garden facing fall with a tour guide who's sure-footed in her wobbly pace. Awesome." ''Maria'' was her last major label album. In 1996, Siberry started her own independent record label, Sheeba Records, and has released all of her subsequent recordings on that imprint. Reception '' Rolling Stone'' wrote about ''Maria'': " t damn, the girl's back in the driver's seat with ''Maria''...This is vintage Siberry: scissor-kicking around the soul's messiest spots in search of anythin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (Bruneian Singer)
Meria Aires (or popularly known as ''Maria'' or ''Meria Aires''; born February 16, 1989) is a Bruneian singer-songwriter. Biography She began her career in 2005 in a radio singing contest organized by Kristal FM in conjunction with His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam's birthday celebrations. Despite only winning Silver, ''Angan'' (an original song composed by her own uncle, Nan), was very well received by radio listeners at that time. Her music genre was new to the local during the time and her songs revolutionized the music industry in Brunei. Her ability to play musical instrument such as guitar made her a unique pop singer and interests several songwriters during the time of her early career. It is also notable that her voice and singing skill are one of her unique ability. The success of, ''Angan'', had encouraged her to try her luck in releasing her first official single, ''Bisik Hati'', in 2006 – a song that had changed her life instantly. She began performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (Bulgarian Singer)
Mariya Panayotova Kirova (; born 13 January 1982), better known mononymously as Maria (), is a former Bulgarian pop-folk singer. Career Maria made her debut on a children's show for young talents, where she sang a Lili Ivanova's song ''Detelini'' (''Clovers''). Her first media appearance is at the annual concert of Payner in Plovdiv in 2000. She released the albums "Спомен" and "Първа Луна" in 2000 and 2001. Her third album, "Истинска" (True to herself), was released in 2003, and the song "Обичай ме така" won the Golden Hit Fresh Award in the same year. At the 2003 Planeta TV Music Awards, Maria wins a special award to the general sponsors of the most engaging videos for the songs "Всичко си ти" and "Обичай ме така". Following are the albums "Maria - 2004", "Осъдена душа" (Damned Soul) and "Единствен" (The only one) in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. The video clip "Твоят град" (You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (South African Singer)
Carmélia Maria Neto Lopes Maria (March 4, 1945 − May 10, 1980), more commonly known as Maria, was a South African musician. Maria was born in Lourenço Marques (now known as Maputo) in Mozambique, then a prosperous Portuguese colony in South-Eastern Africa, on March 4, 1945. Her mother, who was of Portuguese origin, was a performer at RCM, . At the age of two, her family moved to Johannesburg, South Africa . Maria began to show interest in music and led private and school parties. In 1964, she started performing professionally in night clubs in Johannesburg, which, at the time, was known as the New York of Africa. She rose to fame after then guitarist Archie Van Der Ploeg suggested her to Stevie van Kerken, lead singer of "The New Trends", for a role in the chorus of a Dickie Loader song, "Help me Forget". Columbia immediately invited her to make a record, leading to the creation of ''This is Maria'', her first album, released in 1968. It contains songs like the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (Danish Singer)
Maria Lumiere ( née ''Jensen'' on 13 May 1978), known as just Maria, is a Danish singer and songwriter. Born in Denmark, she grew up living in different parts of Europe. Despite her parents' initial hesitation and the fact that she did not come from a musical family, she decided to pursue a career as a singer. She was eventually discovered and signed by Soulshock, from the writing and production duo Soulshock & Karlin, to Soulpower/ Dreamworks Records. Her first single "I Give, You Take" was released in 2003 and received success on R&B/Top 40 radio. It reached #33 on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. Her debut album, ''My Soul'' was released in September 2003. Dreamworks failed to follow up with promotion for a second single, and she was let go when Dreamworks Records was sold, shortly before the label folded. Afterwards, she ended up studying acting in New York, and doing other ventures such as voiceover work, and writing for other artists (such as Mikkel Solnado's album ''It's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (band)
Maria (stylized as MARIA) was an all female Japanese pop rock band signed onto Sony Music Japan. The band consists of six members. They released their first single on March 8, 2006, titled "Chiisa na Uta". This song is used as the 3rd opening song of the anime Yakitate!! Japan. Also, their single Tsubomi is used as the theme song of Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, and their single Heartbeat was used as an opening theme song of the anime Deltora Quest. In 2006 came out their first album, entitled "You Go!: We Are Maria", but their popularity really came to raise after "Tsubomi" single release. In 2008, though, Maria came out with their first DVD, featuring a live tour for the first album, and was entitled "Maria Live Tour - We Are Maria 2007", which reached the height of 30th place in Oricon parade. Maria disbanded in 2010 due to Tattsu's thoracic outlet syndrome, which made it impossible for her to continue playing. Rather than continue with a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (Philippine Fairy Tale)
Maria is the title given to a Filipino ( Tagalog language) version of ''Cinderella'' collected by Fletcher Gardner and published in '' The Journal of American Folklore'', in 1906. The story is related both to the international '' Cinderella'' narrative, as well as to the motif of the calumniated wife. The second part of the tale refers to stories where a girl promises a king she will bear a child or children with wonderful attributes, but her jealous relatives or the king's wives plot against the babies and their mother. Source According to Fletcher Gardner, the tale was collected from an informant named Cornelio, in Mangarin, Mindoro, in 1903. The informant heard the story from a man in Marinduque Island. Summary In this tale, the Cinderella-like character is named Maria. The girl lives with her father and her mother. One day, his father falls in love with another woman and kills his wife, marrying the other woman and making her Maria's stepmother. The girl's family life be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Malczewski
Antoni Malczewski (3 June 1793 – 2 May 1826) was a Polish romantic poet, known for his only work, "a narrative poem of dire pessimism", ''Maria'' (1825). At the times, prominent and scandalizing was his autodestructive romance with a married woman, Zofia Rucińska, who had a mental illness. Biography Malczewski was born to a wealthy family in either Volhynia or Warsaw, and attended school in Krzemieniec (modern-day Kremenets, Ukraine), but did not graduate. He joined the army of the short-lived Duchy of Warsaw during the Napoleonic Wars in 1811, and remained in the army of Congress Poland under Emperor Alexander from 1815. He was wounded in the foot in a duel in 1816 and so had to leave the army. After leaving the army, he spent several years traveling through western Europe, staying some time in Paris, climbing Mont Blanc in 1818, and spending a good portion of his inherited fortune. He returned to his estate in Volhynia in 1821, where he began an ill-fated affair wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (play)
The play ''Maria'', a portrait of the sordid underbelly of Soviet society during the Russian Civil War, was written by Isaac Babel during the mid-1930s. Plot ''Maria'' is set in Saint Petersburg during the Russian Civil War. In the aftermath of the October Revolution, the once iron clad Russian class system has disintegrated. The plot focuses on the aristocratic Mukovnin family and their attempts to adapt to the hardships of war communism and chaos. The elderly General Mukovnin is writing books about Russia's military history, where he criticizes the harsh treatment of common soldiers under the Imperial Russian Army. He sympathizes with Lenin's Bolsheviks and regards them as "gatherers of the Russian lands" akin to Ivan Kalita. His daughter, the ditzy and superficial Ludmila, is hoping for an advantageous marriage with Isaac Dimshits, the Jewish mob boss who dominates the city's black market food supply. Her cousin, Katya Felsen, is unhappy and pessimistic about the new regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
