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Adalberto Rodríguez
Adalberto Rodríguez Torres (January 22, 1934 – April 16, 1995), better known as Machuchal, was a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. Rodríguez was born in the town of Sabana Grande, in southwest Puerto Rico, to Luis Rodríguez Pérez and María Luisa Torres Vega. In his boyhood years he imitated animal sounds for his elementary school peers. His "Machuchal" stage name is that of the Sabana Grande barrio where he grew up. He enjoyed calling himself "El alcalde de Machuchal", (the Mayor of Machuchal). The joke not only prevailed, it also helped launch him into stardom. At age 17 and following high school, (1951), Adalberto Rodríguez moved to Río Piedras to enter the University of Puerto Rico with a view to obtaining a bachelor's degree in business administration, and then, to pursue the career of attorney. Shortly after and at the same time, he worked as an announcer on radio station WIAC. Machuchal was drafted to the military service in 1953 and served in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budweiser
Budweiser () is an American-style pale lager, a brand of Belgian company AB InBev. Introduced in 1876 by Carl Conrad & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, Budweiser has become a large selling beer company in the United States. Budweiser is a filtered beer, available on draft and in bottles and cans, made with up to 30% rice in addition to hops and barley malt.Protz, R., ''The Complete Guide to World Beer'' (2004), . There is an ongoing series of trademark disputes between Anheuser-Busch and the Czech company Budweiser Budvar Brewery over the use of the name. Usually, either Anheuser-Busch or Budweiser Budvar is granted the exclusive use of the ''Budweiser'' name in a given market. The Anheuser-Busch lager is available in over 80 countries, but is marketed as "Bud" in areas where Budvar has use of the Budweiser name. Name origin and dispute The name ''Budweiser'' is a German derivative adjective, meaning "of Budweis". Beer has been brewed in Budweis, Bohemia (now České Bud� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Curandero Del Pueblo
EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, family name of Kal-El (Superman) and his father Jor-El in the Superman dynasty * E.L. Faldt, character in the road comedy film ''Road Trip'' Music * Él Records, an independent record label from the UK founded by Mike Alway * ''Él ''(Lucerito album), a 1982 album by Lucerito * "Él", Spanish song by Rubén Blades from the album '' Caminando'' * "Él" (Lucía song), the Spanish entry performed by Lucía in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Other media * ''Él'', 1926 autobiographical novel by Mercedes Pinto * ''Él'' (film), a 1953 film by Luis Buñuel based on the 1926 novel * ''Él'' (visual novel), a 1991 Japanese adult visual novel * EL TV, an Azerbaijani regional television channel Companies and organizations * Estée Lauder Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millonario A Go Go
"Millonario" (English: "Millionaire") is a song by American singer Romeo Santos with Dominican singer Elvis Martínez. It is the fifth single for Santos' fourth studio album '' Utopía'' (2019). Music video The music video was released on July 19, 2019. It was filmed in New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * .... It was directed and produced by Fernando Lugo. The video starts with Santos sitting on the floor with a guitar while Martínez, who is sitting next to him, holding a sign that says "Quiero Ser Millonario" which in Spanish means "I want to be a millionaire". Then it shows them about to rob a bank until the people in the bank (Jesnely Avilés, Rubén Toledo y Jovani Vazquez)receive them with happieness. They would become rich with the loves of their lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Expatriados
LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance * Line-of-sight (other) * LineageOS, a free and open-source operating system for smartphones and tablet computers * Loss of signal ** Fading **End of pass (spaceflight) * Loss of significance, undesirable effect in calculations using floating-point arithmetic Medicine and biology * Lipooligosaccharide, a bacterial lipopolysaccharide with a low-molecular-weight * Lower oesophageal sphincter Arts and entertainment * ''The Land of Stories'', a series of children's novels by Chris Colfer * Los, or the Crimson King, a character in Stephen King's novels * Los (band), a British indie rock band from 2008 to 2011 * Los (Blake), a character in William Blake's poetry * Los (rapper) (born 1982), stage name of American rapper Carlos Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Alcalde De Machuchal
EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, family name of Kal-El (Superman) and his father Jor-El in the Superman dynasty * E.L. Faldt, character in the road comedy film ''Road Trip'' Music * Él Records, an independent record label from the UK founded by Mike Alway * ''Él ''(Lucerito album), a 1982 album by Lucerito * "Él", Spanish song by Rubén Blades from the album '' Caminando'' * "Él" (Lucía song), the Spanish entry performed by Lucía in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Other media * ''Él'', 1926 autobiographical novel by Mercedes Pinto * ''Él'' (film), a 1953 film by Luis Buñuel based on the 1926 novel * ''Él'' (visual novel), a 1991 Japanese adult visual novel * EL TV, an Azerbaijani regional television channel Companies and organizations * Estée Lauder Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamento Borincano (film)
"Lamento Borincano" ('Puerto Rican Lament') is a patriotic composition by Rafael Hernández Marín in honor of Puerto Rico. It takes its name from the free musical form Lament (Latin, ''lāmentor''), and from Borinquen, an indigenous name for the island. Hernández released the song in 1929 to illustrate the economic precariousness that had engulfed the Puerto Rican farmer since the late-1920s' Puerto Rico. It became an instantaneous hit in Puerto Rico and its popularity soon followed in many Latin American countries. Renowned international artists have sung it and featured it in their repertoire. In 2018, the original 1930 recording of the song by Canario y Su Grupo was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". History Hernandez composed the song while he lived in New York City, in Spanish Harlem. That same year, he also wrote his masterpiece, " Preciosa". In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Foundation For Popular Culture
The National Foundation for Popular Culture — (FNCP)— is a non-profit organization focused on the popular culture of Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo .... The foundation seeks to advance the development of the Puerto Rican popular culture through the study, promotion and sponsorship of cultural events and the artists that expose it. Its goal is to organize, research, study, archive, publish, catalogue, disseminate, foment competition, conserve, foment the production of, promote, exhibit, and exchange subjects of popular culture, classical, and folk of Puerto Rico. The foundation's extensive archive includes store records in all formats, radio recordings, interviews, photos, negatives, videos in various formats, propaganda advertising, magazines, artwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Miró
Eduardo Miró Castañeda (March 25, 1935 – October 9, 2024), better known as Eddie Miró, was a Puerto Rican television show host. He is best known for being the host of Telemundo Puerto Rico's variety show '' El Show de las 12'' for over forty years. Like Dick Clark in the United States, Miró was known for his longevity in front of the cameras while aging relatively little-to-none physically. During the long television run of ''El Show de las 12'', he came into contact with many famous entertainers, both local and foreign. In Puerto Rico's competitive television market, Miró outlasted other Puerto Rican television hosts such as Luis Vigoreaux (who was murdered in 1983), his son Luisito and Yoyo Boing, who were all hosts of rival network Televicentro's ''El Show del Mediodía''. He was named Honorary Police Officer in the Puerto Rico Police. On June 13, 2022, Miró was honored with a Gold Circle Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Noemí
Sonia Noemi, (born July 18, 1941 as Sonia Noemí González), is a Puerto Rican actress and singer. She is one of the pioneers of the ballad pop song in Puerto Rico. Biography Noemí was raised in Old San Juan and when she was thirteen moved to Rio Piedras. She went to California in 1962 in order to train at the Pasadena Playhouse Studio, returning to Puerto Rico after a year. In 2003, she moved to Miami, where she has worked in telenovelas. She has a son with Venezuelan singer, Hector Cabrera. Discography Alfred D. Herger was the producer of her first album: "Si yo fuera una reina" (If I were a Queen), *Sona-Rico, SR-1*. Sonia's hit single was "El rebelde", a Spanish version of the hit song " He's a Rebel", from The Crystals. Her second album was with the RCA-Victor record label in Mexico: "Baladas y boleros" (Ballads and Boleros), *MKL - 1626*. The hit single was "El Día" (The Day), written by the Mexican composer: "Luis Demetrio". Her third album, and second for RCA-Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Ortiz
Elin or Elín is a variation of Ellen and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages. Notable people with the name include: *Elin Andersdotter (died 1569), Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator * Elin Brandell (1882–1963), Swedish journalist *Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir (born 1953), Icelandic writer *Elin Falk (1872-1942), Swedish gymnastics director and educator *Elin Fflur (born 1984), Welsh singer-songwriter * Elin Gustafsson (born 1989), Swedish politician * Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture) (died 1495), Swedish noble, consort of the regent Erik Axelsson *Elin i Horsnäs (died after September 1611), alleged Swedish witch *Elin Hilderbrand, American romance writer *Elín Hirst, Icelandic Member of Parliament * Elin Holmlöv, Swedish ice hockey player * Elin Jacobsson (1886 – 1978), one of the first two women to graduate from a Swedish educational program as a civil engineer. *Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh politician * Elin Kallio (1859–1927), Finnish gymnast * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
