|
21st Iris Awards (Spain)
The 21st Iris Awards ceremony, organised by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, honoured the best in Spanish television of 2019 and took place at the Nuevo Teatro Alcalá in Madrid on 18 November 2019. Awards The 21st Iris Awards were held on 18 November 2019 at the Nuevo Teatro Alcalá in Madrid, Spain. Hosted by Inés Ballester and Jota Abril, the ceremony was broadcast on LaOtra. Netflix's ''Money Heist'' was the night's biggest winner, obtaining the 5 awards it was nominated for. Besides the Iris awards conceded by the academy, the jury's and critics' Iris awards were also delivered during the ceremony. The critics' award was gifted ''ex-aequo'' to ''Cuéntame cómo pasó'' and ''Sálvame''. The jury's awards were gifted to Toñi Moreno, La Sexta, TVE's ''Prodigios'', CMMedia's ''Los investigadores'', and ''Victim Number 8 ''Victim Number 8'' ( es, La víctima número 8, links=no) is a Spanish conspiracy thriller television series created by Sara Antuña and Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Awards (Spain)
The Iris Awards ( es, Premios Iris, known until 2011 as ATV Awards, es, Premios de la Academia de TV, links=no/''Premios ATV'') are television awards given by the Spanish Academy of Television and Audiovisual Arts and Sciences. History The awards were created in 1998, when Antonio Mercero was at the helm of the academy. The first ceremony was held in February 1999. In 2012, they were renamed to Iris Awards, upon a suggestion brought forward by deceased academy member . The award's design was also modified, bringing a statuette representing an eye which simulates a camera diaphragm. Prior to that, the design consisted of a statuette designed by representing a Victory of Samothrace. The celebration of the 22nd edition (corresponding to 2020) was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darío Grandinetti
Darío Alejandro Grandinetti (born March 5, 1959) is an Argentine actor. He is known for his numerous roles in television, theater and film, where he participated in films by renowned directors such as Alejandro Doria, Pedro Almodóvar and Damián Szifron. Biography Darío Grandinetti was born in the city of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. His father worked in the Junta Nacional de Granos in streets of Mendoza and Sarmiento. When Darío Grandinetti was 17 years old he and his family moved to the small town of Las Rosas where they lived only one year and returned to Rosario. In Rosario he played in the inferior teams of Newells Old Boys football club. He began to work in the Junta Nacional de Granos as auxiliary and began studying theater. For reasons of work, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Career Darío Grandinetti started as a television actor and slowly moved towards cinema. His filmography is mainly of Argentine production or co-productions with his country. His first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arde Madrid
''Arde Madrid'' is a Spanish period comedy-drama limited television series created by Paco León and Anna R. Costa, which premiered on November 8, 2018, on Movistar+. León also directed every episode of the series and stars in it, alongside Debi Mazar, Inma Cuesta and Anna Castillo. The series tells the story of the period which American actress Ava Gardner spent in Francoist Spain. On 14 November 2018, Movistar+ renewed the series for a second season, but on 3 May 2019, the creators announced their decision to not continue the series. The series premiered May 5, 2020 in the US and Canada on MHz Choice, a subsidiary of MHz Networks. Premise Ava Gardner's life in Madrid in the 1960s is told from the point of view of her maid and chauffeur, both spies in Franco's secret service, who report on her hedonistic lifestyle, filled with an elite group of artists, aristocrats and expats. Cast ;Main * Inma Cuesta as Ana Mari, an instructor of the Sección Femenina (lame due to polio) e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inma Cuesta
Inmaculada Cuesta Martínez (born 25 June 1980) is a Spanish actress. She has starred in films such as '' The Sleeping Voice'', '' Three Many Weddings'' and '' The Bride''. Some of her best known television credits include performances in '' Águila Roja'' and '' Arde Madrid''. Early life Inmaculada Cuesta Martínez was born in Valencia on 25 June 1980. Born to parents from Andalusia, Cuesta spent her childhood in Arquillos, province of Jaén (Andalusia). Her father was an upholsterer, so she used to collect the leftovers to make handbags and sell them to finance her studies. At age of 18, she moved to Córdoba to study a Degree at the School of Dramatic Art. After completing her studies, she continued her training in Seville. In 2005 she moved to Madrid and entered the Conservatory and School of Dance, a performing arts center run by Carmen Roche. Career Once settled in the capital of Spain, Cuesta undertook her career in the world of the theater from the hand of Nacho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presunto Culpable (TV Series)
''Presunto culpable'' is a Spanish mystery thriller television series starring Miguel Ángel Muñoz. Produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Boomerang TV, it aired on Antena 3 in 2018. Premise Mainly set in the Basque Country, the plot concerns the investigation on the disappearance and murder of the biologist Anne Otxoa ( Alejandra Onieva), after which her boyfriend, working colleague and prime suspect Jon (Miguel Ángel Muñoz) flees from his hometown of Mundaka, settling in Paris. About 5 years after the murder, Jon returns to the town to put all the pieces together and find out the truth about what happened. Cast Production and release Produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Boomerang TV, ''Presunto Culpable'' was created by Javier Holgado, Josep Cister Rubio and Aitor Montánchez. The writing team was formed by Javier Holgado, Carlos Vila and Susana López Rubio whereas the episodes were directed by Alejandro Bazzano, Alberto Ruiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Mínguez
Elvira Mínguez (born 23 July 1965) is a Spanish actress. Mínguez has appeared in such films as ''La cacatúa verde'' (1990), '' El carro de heno'' (1991), ''The Lucky Star'', ''Tapas'' (2005) and '' El desconocido'' (2015). Her television credits include ''Abuela de verano'', '' Mar de dudas'', ''Imperium'' and ''El tiempo entre costuras''. Filmography Films * ''La cacatúa verde'' (1990) * ''El carro de heno'' (1991) * '' Días contados'' (1994) - Lourdes * ''Historias del Kronen'' (1995) - Camarera * ''Cachito'' (1996) - Nati * ''Calor... y celos'' (1996) - Gaby * ''The Lucky Star'' (1997) - Ana Mari * ''Em dic Sara'' (1998) - Sara * '' Lágrimas negras'' (1998) - Marta * ''Diario para un cuento'' (1998) - Dolly * '' El invierno de las anjanas'' (2000) - María * '' El portero'' (2000) - Úrsula * '' Sólo mía'' (2001) - Andrea * '' The Dancer Upstairs'' (2002) - Llosa * ''Canícula'' (2002) - Isabel * ''Trece campanadas'' (2002) - Carmen * ''The Reckoning'' (2002) - Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hierro (TV Series)
''Hierro'' is a Spanish-French mystery drama television series, created by Pepe Coira. It was produced by Movistar+, ARTE France, Portocabo and Atlantique Productions. The first season was released on Movistar+ on 7 June 2019. In September 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, and on 21 January 2021 a trailer was released. Bringing a closure to the series, the second season aired from 19 February to 19 March 2021. Premise Investigating magistrate Candela is transferred to El Hierro, the most remote of the Canary Islands. There, she discovers a suspicious community and is confronted by the death of a young local boy, murdered the night before his wedding. The prime suspect is the father of the bride, a man by the name of Díaz, a businessman with a dodgy reputation. Despite being motivated by diametrically opposite interests, Candela and Díaz share the same goal: to find the real killer. Cast *Candela Peña as Candela Montes *Darío Grandinetti as Antonio Díaz * Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candela Peña
María del Pilar Peña Sánchez (born 14 July 1973), professionally known as Candela Peña, is a Spanish actress. Since her film debut in the 1994 thriller '' Running Out of Time'', she has had a lengthy career in cinema. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Princesses'' (2005) whereas she won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for '' Take My Eyes'' (2003) and ''A Gun in Each Hand'' (2012). Biography María del Pilar Peña Sánchez (her real name; she took the artistic name of Candela reportedly upon joining the theatre school), was born on 14 July 1973 in Gavà, province of Barcelona, daughter to a mother from Murcia and a father from Lora del Río who had a bar in Barcelona. When she was four years old she started to learn dance in the city and after finishing high-school she went to Seville to begin theatre classes there and eventually in Madrid. She made her first television appearance in the TV3 show ', making her film debut with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belén Cuesta
Belén Cuesta Llamas (born 24 January 1984) is a Spanish actress. She rose to prominence for her performance as Magüi in comedy series ''Paquita Salas''. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her leading performance in drama film ''The Endless Trench'' (2019). Early life Belén Cuesta Llamas was born on 24 January 1984 in Seville, Spain. She moved to Málaga and her childhood and adolescence was spent in Fuengirola, where she studied at the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático. She currently resides in Madrid. Career Cuesta is mostly known as a theatre actress. She has participated in both film and television productions as well as television commercials. She made her television debut in ''Cazadores de hombres''. After featuring in minor roles in television series such as ', ''Ángel o demonio'', ''Palomitas'' and films such as ''Hierro'', ''Operación Malaya'' and ''Perro flaco'', she landed her first stable television role in 2012, when she joined period drama daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Flores
Alba González Villa (born October 27, 1986), known professionally as Alba Flores, is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her roles as Saray Vargas in '' Vis a Vis (Locked Up)'' and Nairobi in '' La Casa de Papel (Money Heist)''. She identifies as lesbian. Early life and education Alba Flores is the only daughter of musician and composer Antonio Flores and Ana Villa, a theatrical producer. Her family consists of Romani performers, musicians, and actors: She is the granddaughter of Lola Flores, known as "La Faraona" ("The Pharaoh"), niece of singers Lolita Flores and Rosario Flores, and cousin of actress Elena Furiase. Her paternal grandfather, referred to as "El Pescaílla" was also a Spanish singer and guitarist, and is considered to be one of the fathers of Catalan Rumba. He was Romani. Alba studied dramatic interpretation from the age of thirteen, with secondary training in piano performance. In her brief career onstage, she performed in a number of roles, most not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matadero
''Matadero'' (English: ''Slaughterhouse'') is a Spanish black comedy–crime drama limited television series created by Daniel Martín Sáez de Parayuelo and produced by Diagonal TV for Atresmedia. It premiered on Antena 3 on January 9, 2019 and ended on March 13, 2019 in diezminutos.es Premise In the small Castilian-Leonese town of Torrecillas, meat-processing businessman Francisco ( Antonio Garrido) imports cheap and low-quality pigs from |
Pepe Viyuela
José Viyuela Castillo (born 2 June 1963), known as Pepe Viyuela, is a Spanish actor, clown, poet, and comedian. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his one-man stage show ''Encerrona (Lock-In)'', which was brought to the London stage in June 2017 as part of the Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón). He is known for playing Filemón ''Mort & Phil'' ( es, Mortadelo y Filemón) is a Spanish comic series, published in more than a dozen languages. It appeared for the first time in 1958 in the children's comic-book magazine drawn by Francisco Ibáñez. The series features Mor ... in '' La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón'' (2003) and '' Mortadelo y Filemón. Misión: salvar la Tierra'' (2008). In 2003 he published the novel ''Bestiario del circo: el vientre de la carpa'', with a prologue by Andrés Aberasturi. In 2008 he published his second collection of poems named ''Las letras de tu nombre''. Selected filmography Film Television Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
