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Alicia Agut
Alicia Agut (September 7, 1929 – April 7, 2017) was a Spanish actress. Biography In 1950, Agut began to work mainly in the theater and appear in films and television in the 1960s. She is known for her performance in the cinema such as '' Amantes'' , ''La flor de mi Secreto'' and ''El animated forest''. Agut became popular in series such as ''Hospital Central'' (2000) and ''Pelotas'' (2009). Agut died on April 7, 2017, in Madrid, at the age of 87 due to respiratory complications. Filmography Theater * 1950: '' La vida es sueño'' by Pedro Calderón de la Barca * 1953: ''El Jardín de Falerina'' *1954: ''Julieta o la clave de los sueños'' * 1957: ''Los Triunfos Del Amor'' * 1961: ''Misterio En El Círculo Rojo'' De Antonio Samons * 1963: ''La Alegría De Vivir'' Cinema * ''Death Penalty'' * ''The Animated Forest'' * ''El Lute'' * ''Lovers'' * ''The Flower Of My Secret ''The Flower of My Secret'' ( es, La flor de mi secreto, links=no) is a 1995 drama film written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovers (1991 Film)
''Lovers'' ( es, Amantes) is a 1991 Spanish film noir written and directed by Vicente Aranda, starring Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz and Maribel Verdú. The film brought Aranda to widespread attention in the English-speaking world. It won two Goya Awards (Best Film and Best Director) and is considered one of the best Spanish films of the 1990s. Plot In Madrid, in the mid-1950s, Paco - a handsome young man from the provinces, serving the last days of his military service - is in search of both lodging and a steady job. He is engaged to be married to his major's maid, Trini, who is not only sweet and pretty, but has also saved up a sizable amount of money through years of hard work and frugal living, which will enable her and Paco to start their lives together comfortably. With a factory job lined up, Paco moves out of his barracks and looks for somewhere to live until the wedding. Trini unwittingly refers him to Luisa, a beautiful widow who periodically takes in boarders and ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Flor De Mi Secreto
''The Flower of My Secret'' ( es, La flor de mi secreto, links=no) is a 1995 drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 68th Academy Awards, but it was not selected as one of the final five nominees. Plot Leocadia "Leo" Macías, missing her husband, Paco, a NATO military official who is in Brussels for reasons related to the Bosnian War, puts on a pair of boots he gave her, but they are too tight, and she cannot get them off. Unable to contact her housekeeper, she tracks down her best friend, Betty, who removes the boots. Betty later encourages Leo, who is a writer, to contact Betty's friend Ángel, an editor at ''El País'', and ask for a job writing about literature as a distraction. Ángel and Leo get along well, but when he asks her to review a new anthology of works by Amanda Gris, a popular writer of romance novels, she refuses and leaves his office. Ángel calls Leo to tell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Bosque Animado
''The Enchanted Forest'' ( es, El bosque encantado, links=no) is a 1987 Spanish comedy-fantasy film directed by José Luis Cuerda and written by Rafael Azcona, based on the eponymous novel written by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez. The film has a large ensemble cast headed by Alfredo Landa. It was a critical success winning five Goya Awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor. Plot The film shows the adventures of the human inhabitants of the shrubland of Cecebre and how their paths cross over under the shelter of a lively forest where animals, people and plants form a harmonious system. It notably tells the misfortunes of Malvís, a farm hand sick of the shortages of his trade, who decides to become a bandit and hides in the shrubland under the alias Fendetestas, and who is joined by a kid as an apprentice, Fuco; of Geraldo, a well-digger who lost a leg while whale hunting and is in love with Hermelinda, who is leaving to the city fed up with her aunt; of the lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospital Central
''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco network in Spain, and cable/satellite channel ''Factoría de Ficción'' reruns them a couple of weeks later. Another cable/satellite channel, AXN, reruns the old episodes. Produced by Videomedia, the series started in April 2000 and finished in December 2012 after its 20th season. It is often said to be a Spanish version of '' ER''. Cast Final cast Departed cast Recurring cast *Lucas ('' Arturo Arribas''), SAMUR doctor. *Fernando ('' Alberto Mateo''), SAMUR doctor. *Edgar (''Amaruk Kayshapanta'', season 15, episode 206 – 209 – 215) *Susana ('' Tamara Arias'', seasons 13–15), Hector's girlfriend. *Alejandro Vilches ('' Kirian Sánchez'', seasons 1–14), Dr. Vilches teenaged son. Years ago, he suffered a grave depression after h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelotas (TV Series)
''Pelotas'' ( en, Balls) is a Spanish tragicomedy television series created by José Corbacho and Juan Cruz. It was broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española, between 23 February 2009 and 7 June 2010. The series recounts the lives of local Unión Fútbol Club supporters in Hospitalet de Llobregat, a suburb of Barcelona. Cast *Ángel de Andrés López *Javier Albalá * Belén Lopez * Celia Freijeiro * David Fernández Ortiz *Alberto Jo Lee Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albe ... References External linksOfficial site* {{Authority control 2009 Spanish television series debuts 2010 Spanish television series endings La 1 (Spanish TV channel) network series 2000s Spanish comedy television series 2010s Spanish comedy television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-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 River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Calderón De La Barca
Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño (, ; ; 17 January 160025 May 1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, writer and knight of the Order of Santiago. He is known as one of the most distinguished Baroque writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for his plays. Calderón de la Barca was born in Madrid, where he spent most of his life. He was born on a boat in the Manzanares river, thus the name "de la Barca" added to his father's last name. During his life, he served as soldier and he was a Roman Catholic priest. Born when the Spanish Golden Age theatre was being defined by Lope de Vega, he developed it further, his work being regarded as the culmination of the Spanish Baroque theatre. As such, he is regarded as one of Spain's foremost dramatists and one of the finest playwrights of world literature. Biography Pedro Calderón de la Barca was born in Madrid on Friday, 17 January 1600, and was baptized in the parish of San Martín. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Animated Forest
''The Enchanted Forest'' ( es, El bosque encantado, links=no) is a 1987 Spanish comedy-fantasy film directed by José Luis Cuerda and written by Rafael Azcona, based on the eponymous novel written by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez. The film has a large ensemble cast headed by Alfredo Landa. It was a critical success winning five Goya Awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor. Plot The film shows the adventures of the human inhabitants of the shrubland of Cecebre and how their paths cross over under the shelter of a lively forest where animals, people and plants form a harmonious system. It notably tells the misfortunes of Malvís, a farm hand sick of the shortages of his trade, who decides to become a bandit and hides in the shrubland under the alias Fendetestas, and who is joined by a kid as an apprentice, Fuco; of Geraldo, a well-digger who lost a leg while whale hunting and is in love with Hermelinda, who is leaving to the city fed up with her aunt; of the lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flower Of My Secret
''The Flower of My Secret'' ( es, La flor de mi secreto, links=no) is a 1995 drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 68th Academy Awards, but it was not selected as one of the final five nominees. Plot Leocadia "Leo" Macías, missing her husband, Paco, a NATO military official who is in Brussels for reasons related to the Bosnian War, puts on a pair of boots he gave her, but they are too tight, and she cannot get them off. Unable to contact her housekeeper, she tracks down her best friend, Betty, who removes the boots. Betty later encourages Leo, who is a writer, to contact Betty's friend Ángel, an editor at ''El País'', and ask for a job writing about literature as a distraction. Ángel and Leo get along well, but when he asks her to review a new anthology of works by Amanda Gris, a popular writer of romance novels, she refuses and leaves his office. Ángel calls Leo to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
