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Alejandro Pérez Lugín
Alejandro Pérez Lugín (1870–1926) was a Spanish writer and film director. He attended university in Santiago de Compostela, and a number of his books have Galicia (Spain), Galician themes. His 1921 novel ''Currito of the Cross (novel), Currito of the Cross'', which uses bullfighting as its backdrop, has been adapted into film four times.Labanyi & Pavlović p.302 Pérez Lugin himself directed successful film adaptations of two of his works during the silent era. Works Literature * ''La Casa de la Troya'' (1915), Fastenrath Award * ''Currito de la Cruz'' (1921) * ''La corredoira y la rúa'' (1922) * ''Arminda Moscoso'' (Posthumous, 1928) * ''La virgen del Rocío ya entró en Triana'' (Posthumous, 1929) Selected filmography as director * ''The House of Troy (film), The House of Troy'' (1925) * ''Currito of the Cross (1926 film), Currito of the Cross'' (1926) References Bibliography * Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
