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José Buchs
José Buchs (1896–1973) was a screenwriter and film director.de España p.42 Selected filmography * ''The Moorish Queen (1922 film), The Moorish Queen'' (1922) * ''Poor Valbuena (1923 film), Poor Valbuena'' (1923) * ''Diego Corrientes (1924 film), Diego Corrientes'' (1924) * ''The Grandfather (1925 film), The Grandfather'' (1925) * ''A Famous Gentleman'' (1943) References Bibliography * de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994. External links * 1896 births 1973 deaths Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters People from Santander, Spain 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santander, Spain
Santander ( , ; ) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It has a population of 172,000 (2017). It is a port city located in the northern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing the Cantabrian Sea. It is believed to have been a port since ancient times, due to its favourable location, and is documented as far back as the 11th century. Much of the old city was lost in the 1941 Santander fire, Great Fire of 1941. The city was then rebuilt realizing Francoist ideals of social segregation. Today, its remaining old town, beach and other attractions are popular with tourists and other visitors and its economy is mainly service based. The port is still very active and a regular ferry service operates to the United Kingdom. Fish and seafood dominate the local cuisine. Santander notably houses the headquarters of multinational bank Banco Santander, which was founded there. The city has a Santander, Spain#Climate, mild climate typic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-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 Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television commercials, video games, and the growing area of online web series. Terminology In the silent era, screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist, and screen playwright.Maras, Steven. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice'', Wallflower Press, 2009, pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown, and argues that they could not be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "Film scenario, scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role in choosing the Casting (performing arts), cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking in cooperation with the Film producer, producer. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, Film producer, producers, Film editing, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended film school. Directors use different approaches. Some Outline (list), outline a general plotline and let the actors impro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moorish Queen (1922 Film)
''The Moorish Queen'' (Spanish:''La reina mora'') is a 1922 Spanish silent film directed by José Buchs.Peiró p.306 It was based on a zarzuela () is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name o ..., which was made into further films in 1937 and 1954. Cast * José Aguilera * Gloria Aymerich * Francisco Cejuela * María Comendador * Carmen de Córdoba * Antonio Gil Varela 'Varillas' as Don Nué * José Montenegro * Consuelo Reyes References Bibliography * Eva Woods Peiró. ''White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films''. U of Minnesota Press, 2012. External links * 1922 films Films directed by José Buchs Spanish silent films Spanish black-and-white films Films based on works by the Quintero brothers {{1920s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poor Valbuena (1923 Film)
''Poor Valbuena'' (Spanish:''El pobre Valbuena'') is a 1923 Spanish silent film directed by José Buchs. It is based on a popular zarzuela of the same title. Cast * Alfonso Aguilar * María Anaya * Carmen Andrés * María Comendador * Antonio Gil Varela 'Varillas' * Ana de Leyva * Celso Lucio * José Montenegro * Manuel San Germán Production The film was said to be one of the sainetes made by Buchs in which he showed his understanding of the commercial potential of costumbrismo ''Costumbrismo'' (in Catalan: ''costumisme''; sometimes anglicized as costumbrism, with the adjectival form costumbrist) is the literary or pictorial interpretation of local everyday life, mannerisms, and customs, primarily in the Hispanic sce ... in film. References Bibliography * Mira, Alberto. ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. External links * 1923 films Films based on works by Carlos Arniches Films directed by José Buchs Spanish silent films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Corrientes (1924 Film)
''Diego Corrientes'' is a 1924 Spanish silent historical film directed by José Buchs. It portrays the life of the eighteenth century highwaymen Diego Corrientes Mateos.de España p.42 Cast * María Anaya * Celia Escudero as María * José Montenegro as Tío Petaca * Enriqueta Palma * Modesto Rivas as Don Mateo Sanabria * José Romeu as Diego Corrientes * José Valle José Valle Román (June 19, 1920 in Buenos Aires – September 16, 1997 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine professional football player and coach. He played for 3 seasons (69 games, 3 goals) in the Serie A for A.S. Roma. Jose Valle was one ... as El Renegao References Bibliography * de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994. External links * 1924 films 1920s historical films 1924 crime films Spanish crime films Spanish historical films Films directed by José Buchs Spanish silent films Films set in the 18th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grandfather (1925 Film) as Carlos Erasiel y Cura
''The Grandfather'' (Spanish:''El abuelo'') is a 1925 Spanish silent drama film directed by José Buchs and starring Modesto Rivas, Doris Wilton and Celia Escudero.Peiró p.301 Cast * Modesto Rivas as Conde de Albrit * Doris Wilton as Veraneante * Celia Escudero as Nelly * Arturo de la Riva as Pío Coronado * María Comendador as Gregoria * Ana de Leyva as Condesa Lucrecia de Ritchmon * Alejandro Navarro as Venancio * Juan Francés as Amigo del conde * Francisco Martí as Prior del convento * Cecilio Rodríguez de la Vega as Cura * Emilio Ruiz Santiago as Senén * Enrique Ponte as Alcalde de Jerusa * Fernando Roldán Víctor Luis Fernando Roldán Campos (15 October 1921 – 23 June 2019) was a Chilean football defender who played for Chile in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. References |
A Famous Gentleman
''A Famous Gentleman'' (Spanish:''Un caballero famoso'') is a 1943 Spanish drama film directed by José Buchs and starring Amparo Rivelles and Alfredo Mayo. The film is set in the world of bullfighting.Bentley p.106 Plot When well-bred Rafael meets beautiful but inconstant Eugenia he is fascinated to the point of even becoming a torero to please her wish for fame. Cast * Amparo Rivelles * Alfredo Mayo * Tomás Blanco * Florencia Bécquer * Manolo Caracol * Antonio Casas Antonio Casas Barros (11 November 1911 – 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982. Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film i ... * Juan Cortés * Roberto Lampaya * Joaquina Maroto * Manolita Morán * Miguel Pozanco * Alberto Romea * Jacinto San Emeterio References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 Births
Events January * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery, last November, of a type of electromagnetic radiation, later known as X-rays. * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 16 – Devonport High School for Boys is founded in Plymouth (England). * January 17 – Anglo-Ashanti wars#Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War (1895–1896), Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British British Army, redcoats enter the Ashanti people, Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 1972 Miami Dolphins season, Miami Dolphins defeated the 1972 Washington Redskins season, Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, with the Dolphins ending the season a perfect 17-0. This marked the first and only time that an NFL team has had a perfect undefeated season, an achievement the team holds to this day. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 22 ** ''Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, The Sunshine Showdown'': George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica. ** A Royal Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
