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Aftershock (2012 Film)
''Aftershock'' is a 2012 disaster horror film directed by Nicolás López and was written by López, Eli Roth, and Guillermo Amoedo, from a story by Roth and López. The film stars Roth, Andrea Osvárt, Ariel Levy, Natasha Yarovenko, Nicolas Martinez, and Lorenza Izzo as a group of travelers who are in an underground nightclub in Chile when a massive earthquake hits and quickly learn that reaching the surface is just the beginning of their nightmare. An American and Chilean co-production, ''Aftershock'' had premiered at the TIFF on September 11, 2012, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 10, 2013 by Dimension Films and RADiUS-TWC. The film grossed only $294,696 and received generally mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who criticized its depiction of the 2010 8.8 earthquake in Chile as well as its writing, characters and plot. Plot Gringo, Ariel, and Pollo meet Hungarian sisters Monica and Kylie and their Russian friend Irina at a club in Chile. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás López (director)
Nicolás Javier López Fernández (born 16 March 1983) is a Chilean film director, and sexual abuser, screenwriter and producer. He is known for comedies such as ''Promedio Rojo'' (2004), the ''Qué pena'' trilogy (2010–2012), and the Paz Bascuñán vehicles '' Sin filtro'' (2016) and ''No estoy loca'' (2018). Life and work López became interested in filmmaking at a young age. After reading Robert Rodriguez's '' Rebel Without a Crew'' (1995) and watching Kevin Smith's ''Clerks'' (1994), he began experimenting with his family's video camera. By the age of 12, he was already writing a column for ''El Mercurio'', one of the most prestigious and conservative right-wing Chilean newspapers. His column, "Memorias de un Pingüino" ("Memories of a Penguin"), ran from 1997 to 1999 and described the life of a student, commonly known as a "penguin" in Chile because of the typical black and white uniform. The comments he made in the column led to him being expelled from school. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Chile Earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami () occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February at 03:34:12 local time (06:34:12 UTC), having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It was felt strongly in six Chilean regions (from Valparaíso in the north to Araucanía in the south) that together make up about 80 percent of the country's population. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) the cities experiencing the strongest shaking—VIII (''Severe'') on the Mercalli intensity scale (MM)—were Concepción, Arauco, and Coronel. According to Chile's Seismological Service, Concepción experienced the strongest shaking at MM IX (''Violent''). The earthquake was felt in the capital Santiago at MM VII (''Very strong'') or MM VIII. Tremors were felt in many Argentine cities, including Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, and La Rioja. Tremors were felt as far north as the city of Ica i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is a Administrative divisions of New York (state), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and county seat of Erie County, New York, Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border, Canadian border. With a population of 278,349 according to the 2020 census, Buffalo is the List of municipalities in New York, second-most populous city in New York State after New York City, and the List of United States cities by population, 82nd-most populous city in the U.S. Buffalo is the primary city of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2020, making it the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 49th-largest metro area in the U.S. Before the 17th century, the region was inhabited by nomadic Paleo-Indians who were succeeded by the Neutral Confederacy, Neutral, Erie people, Erie, and Iroquois nations. In the early 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Societal Collapse
Societal collapse (also known as civilizational collapse or systems collapse) is the fall of a complex human society characterized by the loss of cultural identity and of social complexity as an Complex adaptive system, adaptive system, the downfall of government, and the rise of violence. Possible causes of a societal collapse include natural catastrophe, war, pandemic, pestilence, famine, economic collapse, population decline or overshoot (population), overshoot, mass migration, Competence (human resources), incompetent leaders, and sabotage by rival civilizations. A collapsed society may revert to a more primitive state, be absorbed into a stronger society, or completely disappear. Virtually all civilizations have suffered such a fate, regardless of their size or complexity. Most never recovered, such as the Western and Eastern Roman Empires, the Spanish conquest of the Maya, Maya civilization, and the History of Easter Island#Destruction of society and population, Easter Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Very Important Person
A very important person (VIP or V.I.P.) or personage is a person who is accorded special privilege (legal ethics), privileges due to their high social rank, social status, status, social influence, influence, or Importance (other), importance. The term was not common until sometime after World War II when it was popularised by Royal Air Force pilots. Examples include celebrities, head of state, heads of state or head of government, government, other high-ranking politicians, or any other socially notable person who receives special treatment for any reason. The special treatment usually involves separation from Commoner, common people, and a higher level of comfort or service. Commerce In some cases, such as with Ticket (admission), tickets, VIP may be used as a title in a similar way to ''premium'' or ''exclusive.'' Usually in airports, VIP tickets can be purchased by anyone, but still meaning separation from other customers, own security checks etc. VIP Airport ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman. Gomez began her career as a child actress, appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), and emerged as a teen idol for her leading role as Alex Russo on the Disney Channel sitcom ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' (2007–2012). She signed with Hollywood Records in 2008 and formed the band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which released three successful albums: ''Kiss & Tell (Selena Gomez & the Scene album), Kiss & Tell'' (2009), ''A Year Without Rain'' (2010), and ''When the Sun Goes Down (Selena Gomez & the Scene album), When the Sun Goes Down'' (2011). Gomez has since released three solo studio albums that debuted atop the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Her Electronic dance music, EDM-infused debut record, ''Stars Dance'' (2013), yielded the international top-ten single "Come & Get It (Selena Gomez song), Come & Get It". She moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgardo Bruna
Edgardo Bruna del Campo (8 February 1947 – 19 March 2017) was a Chilean actor, musician, theater director, and social activist, recognized for his long career in various productions and plays. He is known for his roles in telenovelas, playing the evil Fernando Bernard in ' (1994), inspector Igor in ' (1996), the swindler Renacuajo in ''Tic Tac'' (1997), the patron of Fernando Guerra in '' Aquelarre'' (1999), Don Clinton in '' Amores de mercado'' (2001), and José Reyes in ' (2002). Biography Edgardo Bruna studied at the and the San Felipe Boys School. In 1963 he entered the acting profession at the University of Chile, where he had national theater figures as teachers, such as , , and Agustín Siré. Thanks to a scholarship, he traveled to the United States to perfect his skills in dramatic arts at the University of California, Berkeley, home of the hippie movement in the late 1960s. He decided to return to Chile in 1971 to be present in the government of President Salvador All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Hernández
María Gabriela Hernández Gómez (born January 15, 1939), also known as Gaby Hernández, is a Chilean theater, film and television actress with a long active career. Early life and education Her father was from Castilla, Spain, and her mother of Chilean origin. She is the younger sister of Nieves Hernández and also actress Naldy Hernández. Her childhood was in Valdivia and in her adolescence she moved to Santiago, where she graduated from secondary education at Liceo Experimental Manuel de Salas. At age 10 she entered the National Conservatory of Music, where she enhanced her skills for the piano. She studied theater at the School of Theater of the University of Chile, where she was a generation partner of Sonia Mena, Lucy Salgado and Diana Sanz. As a student, she participated in the play ''La casa de Bernarda Alba'' from 1960, alongside actresses such as Marés González, Bélgica Castro, María Cánepa, Carmen Bunster, Claudia Paz and María Teresa Fricke. Career 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paz Bascuñán
María Paz Bascuñán Aylwin (, 2 June 1975), commonly known as Paz Bascuñán, is a Chilean theatre, film and television actress. Daughter of politician Mariana Aylwin and granddaughter of Chile's former president Patricio Aylwin, and has more than two descents, her Basque descent being recognized in 2002. Biography She studied theatre in Universidad Católica de Chile and made her debut in Cerro Alegre from canal 13 (1999). In 2001, she made an appearance in the telenovela '' Piel Canela'' (2001) from canal 13 together with the protagonist Benjamin Vicuña. In 2003, she switched to TVN with the telenovela '' Puertas Adentro'' (2004). She took the role of the daughter of a businessman, Javiera Martinez, who falls in love with a normal guy Jonathan Cárdenas ( Ricardo Fernández) and she becomes pregnant, '' Los Pincheira'' (2004), '' Los Capo'' (2005), ''Cómplices'' (2006), ''Corazón de María'' (2007) and more recently in '' Viuda Alegre'' (2008). In theater she beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignacia Allamand
María Ignacia Allamand Lyon (born August 29, 1981) is a Chilean film and television actress. Personal life Allamand was born in Santiago, Chile. She is the daughter of the former Chilean defense minister and presidential candidate Andrés Allamand Zavala. Her mother is Bárbara Lyon, best known for her work with "Fundación Alter Ego". Due to her father's work, she spent part of her teenage years living in Washington D.C., United States. Back in Chile, she studied acting at the School of Theater at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Catholic University of Chile). Later, she would also study acting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2010, she married Chilean actor Tiago Correa but the couple separated a year later. In 2013, Allamand took part in her father's presidential campaign. Career In 2005, Allamand made her first appearance in a film in Alberto Fuguet's film '' Se arrienda'' alongside Luciano Cruz-Coke. She became well known in Chile for her role as Elo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsunami
A tsunami ( ; from , ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and underwater explosions (including detonations, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances) above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Unlike normal ocean waves, which are generated by wind, or tides, which are in turn generated by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun, a tsunami is generated by the displacement of water from a large event. Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami may instead initially resemble a rapidly rising tide. For this reason, it is often referred to as a tidal wave, although this usage is not favoured by the scientific community because it might give the false impression of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhole
A manhole (utility hole, maintenance hole, or sewer hole) is an opening to a confined space such as a shaft (civil engineering), shaft, utility vault, or large container, vessel. Manholes, typically protected by a manhole cover, are often used as an access point for an underground public utility, allowing inspection, maintenance, and system upgrades. The majority of underground services have manholes, including Water industry, water, sanitary sewer, sewers, telephone, electricity, storm drains, district heating, and natural gas, gas. Manholes are generally found in urban areas, in streets and occasionally under sidewalks. In rural and undeveloped areas, services such as telephone and electricity are usually carried on utility poles or even Electricity pylon, pylons rather than underground. In Australia, ''manhole'' also commonly refers to an access hatch used to get access from a room or hallway into the ceiling cavity of a building. These manholes are typically around square ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
