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Francisco Madrid
Francisco "Paco" Madrid (24 February 1900 – 8 January 1952) was a Spanish critic, editor, essayist, historian, journalist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He was also a politician. Career He was born in Barcelona in 1900. Francisco Madrid worked as a journalist in Barcelona, Paris, Geneva, Madrid, and Buenos Aires. He wrote essays, novels, and plays. He was also active in politics. In 1931, after the proclamation of the Second Republic, he was appointed Secretary of the Civil Government of Barcelona. In Madrid, he was the vice-editor of the daily '. Like many supporters of the Spanish Republic, he left Spain in 1936 for Argentina. In Buenos Aires, Francisco Madrid worked as a journalist, most notably for the newspapers ', ''La Prensa'', and the magazine '. However, his major contribution in Argentina was to the Argentine film industry. He wrote or co-wrote seven screenplays, including '' La cabalgata del circo'' (1945), co-written with Mario Soffici. In Buenos A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Madrid 1927
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de AsÃs was known as ''Pater Communitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Communitatis''. In areas of Spain where Basque is spoken, "Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called "Pancho". " Kiko"and "Cisco" is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility. In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed " Chico" (''shÃco''). People with the given name * Pope Francis (1936-2025) is rendered in the Spanish, Portuguese and Filipino languages as Papa Francisco * Francisco Acebal (1866–1933), Spanish writer and author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Àngel GuimerÃ
Àngel Guimerà i Jorge (; 6 May 1845 or 6 May 1847 or 1849 – 18 July 1924), usually known simply as Àngel Guimerà , was a Catalan Spanish playwright and poet. His work is known for bringing together under romantic aspects the main elements of realism. He is considered one of the principal representatives of the '' Renaixença'' movement, at the end of the nineteenth century. Life He was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, to a Catalan father and a Canary Islander mother. At an early age, Guimerà 's family moved to Catalonia, where they settled at his father's birthplace, El Vendrell. Guimerà wrote a number of popular plays, which were translated into other languages and performed abroad, proving instrumental in the revival of Catalan language as a literary language ( Renaixença) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By far, the most famous was his realistic drama '' Terra baixa'' (''Lowlands'', also translated as ''Martha of the Lowlands''). Written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Deaths
Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, South Africa, Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan and Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. The princess, who is on a visit to Kenya when she hears of the death of her father, King George VI, aged 56, takes the regnal name Elizabeth II. ** In the United States, a Artificial heart, mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. *February 7 – New York City announces its first crosswalk devices to be installed. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 1952 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics are held in Oslo, Norway. * February 15 – The State Funeral of King Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 Births
As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2100. Summary Political and military The year 1900 was the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Two days into the new year, the U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy regarding China, advocating for equal access for all nations to the Chinese market. The Galveston hurricane would become the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, killing between 6,000 and 12,000 people, mostly in and near Galveston, Texas, as well as leaving 10,000 people homeless, destroying 7,000 buildings of all kinds in Galveston. As of 2025, it remains the fourth deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. An ongoing Boxer Rebellion in China escalates with multiple attacks by the Boxers on Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Cortazzo
Ariel Cortazzo (1915–1998) was an Argentine screenwriter.Cowie p.20 Selected filmography * '' The Tango Star'' (1940) * '' Girls Orchestra'' (1941) * ''Melodies of America ''Melodies of America'' (Spanish:''MelodÃas de América'') is a 1941 Argentine musical comedy film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed by Eduardo Morera and starring José Mojica, Silvana Roth and June Marlowe.Melgosa p.55 It was ...'' (1941) * '' The Three Rats'' (1946) * '' MarÃa Rosa'' (1946) * '' Story of a Bad Woman'' (1948) * '' The Honourable Tenant'' (1951) * '' End of the Month'' (1953) * '' Spring of Life'' (1957) * '' Arm in Arm Down the Street'' (1966) References Bibliography * Cowie, Peter. ''World Filmography''. Tantivy Press, 1968. External links * 1915 births 1998 deaths Writers from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine screenwriters 20th-century Argentine male writers {{Argentina-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of Dolores
''Song of Dolores'' () is a 1947 Spanish drama film directed by Benito Perojo, written by Francisco Madrid. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Alfredo Alaria * Imperio Argentina - Dolores * Lola Beltrán * Ricardo Canales - Mariano * José Castro * Manuel DÃaz González * Manolito DÃaz - Lazaro * Manuel DÃaz * Enrique Diosdado - Melchior * Domingo Márquez * Antonio MartÃnez * Herminia Mas * Andrés Mejuto * Amadeo Novoa - Cirilo * Lilian Valmar Celia MarÃa Damestoi (27 September 1928 – 4 August 2013), better known as Lilian Valmar, was an Argentine actress and Vedette (cabaret), vedette. Biography Lilian Valmar was born in Argentina, coming of age during the country's golden period o ... References External links * 1947 films 1940s Spanish-language films 1947 drama films Spanish black-and-white films Films directed by Benito Perojo Spanish drama films 1940s Spanish films Spanish-language drama films {{1940s-Spain- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MarÃa Rosa (1946 Film)
''MarÃa Rosa'' is a 1946 Argentine film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Luis Moglia Barth and starring Amelia Bence, Enrique Diosdado and Alberto Closas.Wolf & Posadas p.228 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Pappier. Cast * Amelia Bence * Enrique Diosdado * Alberto Closas * Domingo Sapelli * Helena Cortesina * Alfonso Pisano * Ramón Garay Ramón J. Garay (1896–1956) was a Spanish film actor who appeared in the Cinema of Argentina in the classic era of the 1940s and 1950s. Although a familiar face of the period in films he didn't enter film until the age of 45. He appeared in ove ... References Bibliography * Sergio Wolf & Abel Posadas. ''Cine argentino: La otra historia''. Letra Buena, 1994. External links * 1946 films 1940s Spanish-language films Films based on works by Àngel Guimerà Films directed by Luis Moglia Barth Films scored by Alejandro Gutiérrez del Barrio Argentine black-and-white films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Circus Cavalcade
''The Circus Cavalcade'' () is a 1945 Argentine musical film directed and written by Mario Soffici with Eduardo Boneo and Francisco Madrid, during the classical era of Argentina cinema. The film was shot on black-and-white stock with a monaural soundtrack. It stars Libertad Lamarque and Hugo del Carril. In 2022, it was selected as the 52nd greatest film of Argentine cinema in a poll organized by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. Plot Outline The lives, loves and vicissitudes of a group of circus performers in the Argentine Pampas around the turn of the century are played out in this drama with songs. Cast *Libertad Lamarque .... Nita *Hugo del Carril .... Roberto *José Olarra *Orestes Caviglia *Juan José Miguez * Armando Bo *Ilde Pirovano *Tino Tori *Elvira Quiroga *Eva Perón (as Eva Duarte) *Ricardo Castro RÃos Ricardo Castro RÃos (April 2, 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
