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Javier Gutiérrez (actor)
Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez (born 17 January 1971) is a Spanish actor. After his 2002 acting debut in cinema, he developed an early career primarily in comedy films, likewise earning much popularity for his sidekick role as Satur in adventure television series ''Águila Roja''. His performance in 2014 crime thriller ''Marshland'' earned him wide acclaim and recognition. He has since starred in films such as '' The Motive'', ''Champions'' and '' The Daughter'' and television series such as ''Estoy vivo'' and ''Vergüenza''. Biography Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez was born in the Asturian parish of Luanco on 17 January 1971. His mother was from the likewise Asturian municipality of Belmonte de Miranda. When he was barely one year old, he moved with his parents to Ferrol, Galicia, where he was raised. Seeking to develop a career as a stage actor, Gutiérrez moved from Galicia to Madrid at age 19. He appeared in stage plays such as ''La tinaja'' (1993) and ''La cabeza del dragón'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luanco
Luanco ( Asturian: Lluanco) is the capital parish of the municipality of Gozón, within the province of Asturias, in northern Spain. The population is 5,693 (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Ele ... 2007). Luanco was an important fishing and whaling port. Currently, Luanco is a relevant tourist point in norther Spain, well known by its historic buildings ( Santa María church, the Torre del Reloj or the Palace of Menéndez Pola), the beaches of Santa María and La Ribera and gastronomy as well. Villages and hamlets *Aramar *Balbín *Legua *Luanco (capital) *Mazorra *Moniello *Peroño *Santa Ana Gallery FIle:Vista de la iglesia de Santa Maria de Luanco.jpg, Santa María church File:Playa de luanco - panoramio.jpg, Santa María beach File:Cofradia - panoramio.jpg, Ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Side Of The Bed
''The Other Side of the Bed'' ( es, El otro lado de la cama, links=no) a.k.a. ''The Wrong Side of the Bed'' is a 2002 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro and written by David Serrano, which stars Ernesto Alterio, Paz Vega, Guillermo Toledo and Natalia Verbeke alongside Alberto San Juan and María Esteve. A box-office hit, it became the highest-grossing Spanish film in the domestic market in 2002. Plot Sex, love, lies, bed-hopping and mistaken identities abound in this pop musical-comedy set in Madrid. The gorgeous Paula breaks up with her boyfriend Pedro in order to continue her affair with Javier. The immature Javier however, is unwilling to break up with his current girlfriend Sonia, or confess to their affair to Pedro, who happens to be his best friend. Cast Release The film screened at the Málaga Film Festival in 2002. It was theatrically released in Spain on 5 July 2002. Sequel The film was followed three years later by a sequel entitle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los últimos De Filipinas
''Last Stand in the Philippines'' () is a 1945 Spanish biographical war film directed by Antonio Román. It is based on a radio script by Enrique Llovet, ''Los Héroes de Baler,'' and novel, ''El Fuerte de Baler,'' by Enrique Alfonso Barcones and Rafael Sánchez Campoy. The movie theme song "", composed by Llovet (lyrics) and Jorge Halpern (music), became very popular. It was lip synced by actress Nani Fernández and sang by Maria Teresa Valcárcel. Historical facts "The Last Ones of the Philippines" is the name given to the Spanish soldiers who fought in the Siege of Baler against Filipino revolutionaries and against the US Army during the Spanish–American War (in Spain also called "The Disaster of 98"). The Siege of Baler lasted from 1 July 1898 to 2 June 1899. During these 11 months, the Spaniards were isolated in a church that became their fortified position. The Spanish troops were a small garrison of 50 soldiers from the "2º de Cazadores" under the charge of Lieutenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporación De Radio Y Televisión Española
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española or RTVE, is the state-owned public corporation that assumed in 2007 the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service known as Ente Público Radiotelevisión Española. It provides multi-station television (TVE) and radio services ( RNE), as well as online and streaming services. Since the entry into force of the ''Ley de Financiación de RTVE'' in 2009, RTVE is primarily funded by a combination of subsidies from the General State Budget and a fee levied on the private agents' gross revenue (3.0 % for private free-to-air channels, a 1.5 % for private subscription channels and a 0.9 % for telecom companies). RTVE is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The corporation's central headquarters are located in Pozuelo de Alarcón. History Precedents Spanish state-wide public broadcasting services have undergone numerous restructurings and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skype
Skype () is a proprietary telecommunications application operated by Skype Technologies, a division of Microsoft, best known for VoIP-based videotelephony, videoconferencing and voice calls. It also has instant messaging, file transfer, debit-based calls to landline and mobile telephones (over traditional telephone networks), and other features. Skype is available on various desktop, mobile, and video game console platforms. Skype was created by Niklas Zennström, Janus Friis, and four Estonian developers and first released in August 2003. In September 2005, eBay acquired Skype for $2.6 billion. In September 2009, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought 65% of Skype for $1.9 billion from eBay, valuing the business at $2.92 billion. In May 2011, Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion and used it to replace their Windows Live Messenger. As of 2011, most of the development team and 44% of all the divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Kurzel
Justin Dallas Kurzel (; born 1974) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. Early life Kurzel was born 1974 in Gawler, South Australia to a family of immigrant roots, his father hailing from Poland and his mother from Malta. His younger brother, Jed Kurzel, is a blues rock musician who has scored most of Justin's films. Career In 1999 he was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowship. His film debut was the Australian short film ''Blue Tongue'' (2004). His feature film debut was ''Snowtown'' (2011), for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Direction. Though controversial for its violence, the film was generally praised and holds an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes with the critic consensus: "It's a bleak and brutal endurance test, but for viewers with the strength and patience to make it to the end, Snowtown will prove an uncommonly powerful viewing experience." His 2015 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icíar Bollaín
Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez (born 12 June 1967) is a Spanish filmmaker and actress. Early life and education Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez was born in Madrid on 12 June 1967. She was one of twin girls to a father who was an aeronautical engineer and a mother who was a music teacher. She grew up in a liberal household in which each member was allowed to follow their own inclination. Icíar and her twin sister Marina showed an early interest in the arts; Icíar towards filmmaking while her sister studied to become an operatic singer. At the age of sixteen, Icíar was cast in Víctor Erice's '' El Sur'' (1983). Career Since then Icíar Bollaín has acted in fourteen films. At age 18, with her twin sister Marina, she was cast by their uncle Juan Sebastián Bollaín in two films: ''Las dos orillas'' (1987); several years later the twins appeared in ''Dime una mentira'' (1992). Icíar Bollaín also took roles in films directed by Felipe Vega, Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Olive Tree (2016 Film)
''The Olive Tree'' ( es, El olivo) is a 2016 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín. It was also shortlisted as one of three films as the Spanish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but was not selected. Plot Alma is a 20-year-old girl and adores her grandfather, a man who has not spoken for years. When the elderly man also refuses to eat, the girl decides to recover the millenary tree that the family sold against his will. In order to succeed, she needs to count on her uncle, a victim of the crisis, her friend Rafa, and her whole town to help her. The problem is to find out where in Europe the olive tree is. Cast * Anna Castillo as Alma * Javier Gutiérrez as Alcachofa * Pep Ambròs as Rafa * Manuel Cucala as Ramón * Miguel Angel Aladren as Luis * Ana Isabel Mena as Sole * Carme Pla as Vanessa Reception Critical response ''The Olive Tree'' has an approval rating of 88% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes Rotten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mundo (Spain)
''El Mundo'' (; ), before ''El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno'', is the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain. The paper is considered one of the country's newspaper of record, newspapers of record along with ''El País and ABC (newspaper), ABC.'' History and profile ''El Mundo'' 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 (Spain), El Economista'' in 2006. ''El Mundo'', along with ''Marca (newspaper), Marca'' and ''Expansión (Spain), Expansión'', is controlled by the Italian publishing company RCS MediaGroup through its Spanish subsidiary company Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin's Creed (film)
''Assassin's Creed'' is a 2016 dystopian science fiction action film based on the video game franchise of the same name. The film is directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender (who also produced), as well as Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams. The film is set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series' mythology. The plot revolves around Callum "Cal" Lynch (Fassbender), who is abducted by the Abstergo Foundation because of his heritage. Cal's ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha, was a member of the Assassin Brotherhood—a fictional organization inspired by the real-life Order of Assassins—active during the Spanish Inquisition in the late 15th-century, who swore to protect the Apple of Eden, an artifact believed to contain the key to humanity's free will. Cal must accept his Assassin heritage and stop Absterg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás De Torquemada
Tomás de Torquemada (14 October 1420 – 16 September 1498), also anglicized as Thomas of Torquemada, was a Castilian Dominican friar and first Grand Inquisitor of the Tribunal of the Holy Office (otherwise known as the Spanish Inquisition). The Spanish Inquisition was a group of ecclesiastical prelates that was created in 1478, and which was charged with the somewhat ill-defined task of "upholding Catholic religious orthodoxy" within the lands of the newly formed union of the crowns of Castile and Aragon. The lands of this newly formed royal union are now known as the Kingdom of Spain. Mainly because of persecution, Muslims and Jews in Castile and Aragon at that time found it socially, politically, and economically expedient to convert to Catholicism (see '' Converso'', Morisco, and Marrano). The existence of superficial converts from Judaism (i.e., Crypto-Jews) was perceived by the Catholic Monarchs as a threat to the religious and social life in their realms. This led T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Diario (Spain)
''elDiario.es'' is an online newspaper based in Spain. Founded in 2012 and published only in Spanish, it has been available since 18 September 2012. ''eldiario.es'' is managed by Ignacio Escolar, a journalist who was the first editor of '' Público''. ''eldiario.es'' includes amongst its staff the former journalists of ''Público'' upon cessation of its print edition. It is published by the company 'Diario de Prensa Digital S.L.' ''eldiario.es'' reported that in 2016, it had revenues of euro and in expenses, with a profit of euro. ''eldiario.es'' published every three months a magazine monograph, called ''Cuadernos''. The publication is aimed at a target market of the academic left. The political agenda has been described as "progressive". License ''elDiario.es'' publishes its contents under a CC-BY-SA license. It contains two exceptions: first, the license does not apply to the content (text, graphics, information, images, and so forth) published by ''elDiario.es'' from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
