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Alfonso Tort
Alfonso Tort Guida (born 6 September 1978) is a Uruguayan actor. Early life and education Tort was born 1978 in Montevideo to architects and owners of a toy workshop, Hugo Tort and Beatriz Guida. He grew up in the Punta Gorda, Montevideo, Punta Gorda neighbourhood and attended Escuela N° 17 Brasil, Escuela N° 17, Colegio Latinoamericano and Liceo Joaquin Suarez (Montevideo), Liceo Joaquin Suarez. During his youth he played soccer as a member of the Huracán Buceo team. After graduating from high school, he began to study psychomotor education, but dropped out and later enrolled in the Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art in 2000. Career While still studying drama, Tort made his professional acting debut in the 2001 comedy drama ''25 Watts, 25 watts''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tort, Alfonso Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art alumni 21st-century Uruguayan actors 20t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coast of the country, on the northeastern bank of the Río de la Plata. The city was established in 1724 by a Spanish soldier, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst the Spanish- Portuguese dispute over the platine region. It was also under brief British rule in 1807, but eventually the city was retaken by Spanish criollos who defeated the British invasions of the River Plate. Montevideo is the seat of the administrative headquarters of Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America's leading trade blocs, a position that entailed comparisons to the role of Brussels in Europe. The 2019 Mercer's report on quality of life, rated Montevideo first in Latin America, a rank the city has consistently held since 2005. , Montevideo was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro
Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro (March 14, 1942 – August 5, 2016) was an Uruguayan politician, journalist, and writer. He was popularly known as "El Ñato". A former member of the National Liberation Movement (Tupamaros) (MLN-T), he was in prison during the military dictatorship for twelve years (1973-1985). He was the Minister of Defense from 2011 until his death. On August 5, 2016, he died in office at the age of 74. His 12-year tenure in prison during Uruguay's military dictatorship with Mauricio Rosencof and José Mujica was the basis for the film ''A Twelve-Year Night ''A Twelve-Year Night'' ( es, La noche de 12 años) is a 2018 drama film directed by Álvaro Brechner. It premiered in Official Selection at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, and it was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best For ...''. References External links * 1942 births 2016 deaths People from Montevideo Uruguayan people of Spanish descent Broad Front (Uruguay) politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Births
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan People Of Catalan Descent
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Uruguayan Actors
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School Of Dramatic Art Alumni
A margarita is a cocktail consisting of Tequila, triple sec, and lime juice often served with salt on the rim of the glass. The drink is served shaken with ice (on the rocks), blended with ice (frozen margarita), or without ice (straight up). The drink is generally served in a stepped-diameter variant of a cocktail glass or champagne coupe called a margarita glass. Origin The history of the margarita is one of folklore due to its numerous origin stories. According to cocktail historian David Wondrich, the margarita is related to the brandy daisy (''margarita'' is Spanish for "daisy"), remade with tequila instead of brandy. (Daisies are a family of cocktails that include a base spirit, liqueur, and citrus. A sidecar and gin daisy are other related drinks.) There is an account from 1936 of Iowa newspaper editor James Graham finding such a cocktail in Tijuana, years before any of the other margarita "creation myths". The '' Cafe Royal Cocktail Book'', published in the UK in 1937, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piso 8
is a Uruguayan television sitcom television series, that aired on Channel 10 in 2007. The show follows the lives of public employees working in the eighth floor office of a ministry building. Premise Set in the public office on the eighth floor of a ministry, ''Piso 8'' follows the group of officials who work there, their complicated relationships between colleagues, and the adventures they experience during their work hours. Cast and characters The show features an ensemble cast of characters, focusing on the officials in a public office and their relatives. * Alfonso Tort as Maximiliano Caubarrere: Maximiliano is a spoiled man from a wealthy, down-on-his-luck family. He is married to Victoria and refuses to take things seriously most of the time. * Patricia Wolf as Victoria de Caubarrere: Victoria is a Jewish official, structured and responsible. She is married to Maximiliano, and she faces problems in her marriage from working together. * Verónica Caissiols as Sandra P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women On The Edge (2023 Film)
''Women on the Edge'' (Spanish: ''No me rompan'', ) is a 2023 comedy film directed by Azul Lombardía and written by Sebastián Meschengieser, Jazmín Rodríguez Duca and Alberto Rojas Apel. It stars Carla Peterson and Julieta Díaz accompanied by Salvador del Solar, Esteban Lamothe, Eugenia Guerty, Celina Font, Jazmín Rodríguez, Martin Garabal, Lalo Rotavaria, Brenda Kreizerman, Alfonso Tort, Cecilia Dopazo, Nancy Dupláa, Fito Páez, Claudia Fernández, Maitina De Marco and Nazarena Nobile. It is a co-production between Argentina, Uruguay and Peru. Synopsis Ángela and Vera are two strong-willed women who, although they belong to different worlds, also go through the same pressures and responsibilities. When life puts them in front of a guru obsessed with eternal youth, they join forces to confront him through an absolutely unusual but fair plan. Cast The actors participating in this film are: * Carla Peterson as Ángela Trigal * Julieta Díaz as Vera Lombardi * Salv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Album (film)
''Family Album'' (, ) is a 2023 Uruguayan-Argentine comedy film written and directed by Guillermo Rocamora. It is about a family where César, the father, and Manuel, the eldest son, decide to set up their own musical group, but generational differences and musical tastes make the band unsustainable. Starring Diego Cremonesi, Franco Rizzaro, Valeria Lois, Alfonso Tort, Vicente Pieri and Roberto Suárez. It premiered on August 24, 2023, in Uruguayan theaters. It was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Synopsis César is 45 years old but he looks like a teenager. He is an immature and abandoned father who feels liberated and rejuvenated since the divorce. Virginia is 47 years old and teaches English in her kitchen at home. She is a mother overwhelmed by work, her adolescent children and the separation. Manuel is 18 years old, he is a musical genius in the middle of a vocation crisis. Agustín ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Twelve-Year Night
''A Twelve-Year Night'' ( es, La noche de 12 años) is a 2018 drama film directed by Álvaro Brechner. It premiered in Official Selection at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, and it was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film won the Golden Pyramid Award at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival. It is a co-production between Uruguay, Spain, Argentina, France and Germany. The film follows the twelve-year incarceration of members of the , a left-wing urban guerrilla group active in the 1960s and 1970s, nine of whom were held as "hostages" between 1972 and 1985. It dramatises the experiences of José Mujica, Mauricio Rosencof and Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro. Mujica later became the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. Plot In 1973 Uruguay, the country is ruled by a civic-military dictatorship, and the National Army is embroiled in guerilla warfare with the leftis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School Of Dramatic Art
The is a public drama school in Montevideo, Uruguay. The institute offers a degree in acting and theater design, as well as a teaching degree in theater and body expression, and a technical degree in dramaturgy. Founded in 1949, it is the first drama school in the country and the only public. In 2010, it was named in honor of the Spanish actress Margarita Xirgu who developed part of her career in Uruguay. For its first 50 years, the school operated in the east wing of the Solís Theatre and after operating in different locations, in 2008 it was established in the Cordón neighborhood. History One of the oldest drama schools in the Hispanic world, the Municipal School of Dramatic Art was founded on November 14, 1949 by the playwright and politician, Justino Zavala Muñiz and the Spanish actress Margarita Xirgu, who was exiled in Uruguay. As head of the theater commission of the Intendancy of Montevideo, the former had created the Comedia Nacional, an official stable theater cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
