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Gran Reserva (TV Series)
''Gran Reserva'' is a Spanish drama television series, starring Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Ángela Molina, Tristán Ulloa and Paula Echevarría, among others. Created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira and produced by Bambú Producciones for Televisión Española, TVE, the 42 episodes of the series aired on La 1 (Spanish TV channel), La 1 from 2010 to 2013. Charged with melodrama and thriller (genre), thriller, the plot follows the conflict and intrigues between two winemaking families, the Cortázar and the Reverte, in the region of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja. Premise Heralded by Don Vicente Cortázar (Emilio Gutiérrez Caba), the patriarch, the Cortázar family embodies an aggressive and ruthless approach towards the winemaking business. Don Vicente is the father of Miguel (Tristán Ulloa), Raúl (Aitor Luna), Pablo (Francesc Garrido) and Emma (Ana Risueño), and represents the archetype of "evil character", while Raúl Cortázar and Gustavo Arístides also display "Machiavellia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodrama
A melodrama is a Drama, dramatic work in which plot, typically sensationalized for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodrama is "an exaggerated version of drama". Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or extremely sentimentality, sentimental, rather than on action. Characters are often Character (arts)#Round vs. flat, flat and written to fulfill established character archetypes. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, focusing on morality, family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", a scoundrel, or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, film, or television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers further cues to the audience of the dramatic beats being presented. In scholarly and historical musical contexts, melodramas are Victorian era, Victorian dramas in which orchestral music or son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mundo (Spain)
(; ), before , is the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain. The paper is considered one of the country's newspapers of record along with '' El País'' and '' ABC''. History and profile was first published on 23 October 1989. Perhaps the best known of its founders was Pedro J. Ramírez, who served as editor until 2014. Ramirez had risen to prominence as a journalist during the Spanish transition to democracy. The other founders, Alfonso de Salas, Balbino Fraga and Juan González, shared with Ramírez a background in Grupo 16, the publishers of the newspaper '' Diario 16''. Alfonso de Salas, Juan Gonzales and Gregorio Pena also launched '' El Economista'' in 2006. , along with '' Marca'' and '' Expansión'', is controlled by the Italian publishing company RCS MediaGroup through its Spanish subsidiary company Unidad Editorial S.L. Its former owner was Unedisa which merged with Grupo Recoletos in 2007 to form Unidad Editorial, current owner of the paper. The pape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heraldo De Aragón
''Heraldo de Aragón'' is a regional daily newspaper published in Zaragoza, Spain. The paper has been in circulation since 1895. History and profile ''Heraldo de Aragón'' was first published on 20 September 1895. The owner is Heraldo de Aragón, S.A. which also owns ''Heraldo de Soria'', and ''Que! Aragón''. The publisher of the daily is KBA Comet press. The paper is based in Saragossa and serves the provinces of Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. ''Heraldo de Aragón'' has a conservative political stance. It is published in broadsheet format. The paper was awarded the European Newspaper of the Year award for 2003 in the category of regional newspapers. As of 2013 ''Heraldo de Aragón'' had a science supplement, ''Tercer Milenio'', which was published weekly on Tuesdays since 1993. Circulation ''Heraldo de Aragón'' has the highest circulation and is the most significant paper in its distribution area. In 1993 the paper sold 58,401 copies. In 2008 the paper had a circulatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaïs Blume
Thaïs Blume (born 19 September 1984) is a Spanish actress. She debuted on television in 2008 with '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso'', and is also known for playing Mati on '' El Príncipe''. Biography The role that catapulted Thaïs Blume to fame was, practically, that of her debut. Between 2008 and 2009 she played Cristina on the Telecinco drama '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. She put herself in the shoes of Cristina, an erotic film actress, during the three seasons that the series was broadcast. In 2009 she starred in the film '' Luna Caliente'' with Eduard Fernández. It is an adaptation of the homonymous novel by Argentine writer Mempo Giardinelli directed by Vicente Aranda. In it, she played Ramona, a young woman who is immersed in an irrational mutual attraction with Juan (Fernández), a friend of her father who raped her. In 2010 she returned to television with a leading role in the Cuatro series '. Blume played Isabel in a story of drama and revenge, in which she shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Martín
María Luisa Martín López (born in Madrid on 23 February 1960) is a Spanish actress. Professional career Martín still preserves a photograph that her father José Luis took of her when she was four years old, in which he wrote: "Mi cómica hija María Luisa tienes madera de actriz, ¿pero será bueno eso para ti?" ("My funny daughter María Luisa, you have the material of an actress, but will this be good for you?". Years later, when she was seventeen years old and decided that she wanted to be an actress, her father influenced her in that decision and continued to influence her when she entered the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático in Madrid from where she graduated in 1980. Later she joined the William Layton's Workshop in the National School of Classical Theatre. She began her professional career in theater with the company ''Teatro estudio 80''. During the 1980s she cut her teeth on stage with plays like ''The travels of Pedro the lucky'', ''The scandals of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa
Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Sánchez (1940 in La Felguera – 23 September 2015) was a Spanish theatre director, writer, actor and lecturer. He won the 2000 Goya award for Best New Actor for his performance as Vecino in '' Solas''. He died on 23 September 2015 from lung cancer at the age of 75. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez-Novoa, Carlos 1940 births 2015 deaths Spanish male film actors Spanish theatre directors Spanish male writers 21st-century Spanish educators People from Asturias Deaths from lung cancer in Spain 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucía Gil
Lucía Gil Santiago (; born 29 May 1998 in Madrid) is a Spanish singer and actress, best known for winning the first season of the Spanish version of the Disney Channel singing competition '' My Camp Rock''. She has also starred in several TV series, including '' Gran Reserva'' and '' La Gira''. Biography Although Lucía Gil first rose to fame when she won the first season of the Spanish version of '' My Camp Rock'' in 2009, by that time she had already participated in the TV singing competition ''Veo Veo'' at the age of seven and had uploaded multiple videos of cover songs on YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in .... In 2009, at the age of 10, she entered the competition ''My Camp Rock'' produced by Disney Channel Spain. She advanced to the semifinals and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángela Cremonte
Ángela Cremonte is a Spanish-Argentine actress. She is best known for her performance playing Elisa in '' Cable Girls''. Biography Born on 3 April 1985 in Madrid, (or 1982) she is the daughter of Argentinian parents. Cremonte had her debut in a feature film at age 15, performing a minor role in '' No Pain, No Gain''. She earned a licentiate degree in Humanities from the Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), whereas she received training as a stage actress at La Replika school. With an early career mostly focused on theatre plays, some of her most relevant stage credits include her performances as Ismene in ''Antigone'' and Ophelia in ''Hamlet''. In 2010, she landed three breakthrough television roles (in '' Los hombres de Paco'', '' Hispania, la leyenda'' and ''Gran Reserva''), which brought her public recognition. In 2021, she had her debut as a writer, with the novel ''Todos mienten a la noche'' ( Editorial Planeta). Filmography ;Television ;Film References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Muñoz (actress)
Gloria Rodríguez Gallego (born 9 July 1948), known for her stage name Gloria Muñoz, is a Spanish theatre, film and television actress. Biography Gloria Rodríguez Gallego (her real name) was born on 9 July 1948 in Madrid. Already in 1965, she was working in the theatre group led by and Enrique Diosdado. She had a son, Julián Ortega, with director and actor José Antonio Ortega. Julián died on 25 August 2024 at 41 years of age. Filmography ;Film ;Television Accolades References 1948 births Living people 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Spanish stage actresses Spanish television actresses Spanish film actresses Actresses from Madrid {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesc Garrido
Francesc Garrido (born 1969) is a Spanish film, television and stage actor from Catalonia. Biography Francesc Garrido was born in 1969 in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c .... He trained his acting chops at the Barcelona's Institut del Teatre, further advancing his training in the performing arts at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has featured in Catalan- and Spanish-language films such as '' Smoking Room'', '' The Sea Inside'', '' Alatriste'' (as Martín Saldaña), '' Theresa: The Body of Christ'' (as Salcedo), '' 25 Carat'' (as Abel), '' Falling Star'' (as Minister Serrano) ', and '. He has starred in leading television roles as Juan Elías, a mysterious man with amnesia in '' Sé quién eres'', and as inspector Yago Costa in ''La s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Luna
Aitor González Luna (born 18 September 1981), professionally known as Aitor Luna, is a Spanish actor. He earned early public recognition in Spain for his performance in '' Los hombres de Paco''. He has since featured in series such as '' Gran Reserva'', '' Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste'' or '' Cathedral of the Sea''. Biography Born on 18 September 1981 in Bergara, Gipuzkoa, son to Andalusian migrants in the Basque Country, he is the older brother of actor Yon González. Luna trained his acting chops at Ánima Eskola. He made his television debut in 2005 in the Basque soap opera '' Goenkale''. He earned early public recognition in Spain for his performance from 2005 to 2009 as Gonzalo Montoya in '' Los hombres de Paco''. He featured afterwards in ' (TV movie, 2009), '' Gran Reserva'' (2010–2013) and '' La fuga'' (2012). In 2014, he landed the lead of the television adaptation of the Arturo Pérez Reverte's '' Capitán Alatriste'' novels, '' Las aventuras del capitá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC (Spain)
''ABC'' () is a Spanish national daily newspaper. Along with and , it is one of Spain's three newspapers of record. History and profile ''ABC'' was first published in Madrid on 1 January 1903 by Torcuato Luca de Tena y Álvarez-Ossorio. The founding publishing house was Prensa Española, which was led by the founder of the paper, Luca de Tena. The paper started as a weekly newspaper Weekly newspaper is a general-news or Current affairs (news format), current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and electronic publishing, digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly newspap ..., turning daily in June 1905. In 1928 ABC had two editions, one for Madrid and the other for Seville. The latter was named ''ABC de Sevilla''. On 20 July 1936, shortly after the Spanish Civil War began, ''ABC'' in Madrid was seized by the republican government, which changed the paper's politics to support the Republicans. The same year '' Blanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
