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José María Beltrán
José María Beltrán Ausejo (3 June 1898 - 22 January 1962) was a prolific Spanish cinematographer who worked in Spanish, Argentine, Venezuelan and Brazilian cinema. He was involved in the cinematography of almost 80 films between 1925 and his death, and is best known for his work in Argentina in the 1940s and early 1950s. He worked with director Francisco Múgica on a number of Argentine films including the 1942 film '' Adolescencia. His photography for the 1951 film '' La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde'' won him significant recognition in Europe and he won best photography at the Cannes Film Festival of that year. In 1952 he worked on one of the most acclaimed films of that year '' Las Aguas Bajan Turbias'' (1952) which won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film in 1953. He died in Zaragoza. Selected filmography * '' Sister San Sulpicio'' (1927) * ''Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady of Sorrows (), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (), and Our Lady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light film crew, crews working on such projects. They would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, photographic lens, lenses, filter (photography), filters, etc. The study and practice of this field are referred to as ''cinematography''. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the film director, director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with the director's vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Intruder (1939 Film)
''The Intruder'' (Spanish:''La intrusa'') is a 1939 Argentine drama film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema directed by Julio Saraceni and starring María Esther Buschiazzo, Héctor Calcaño and Olga Casares Pearson.Rist p.74 Cast * María Esther Buschiazzo * Héctor Calcaño * Olga Casares Pearson * Tito Climent * Vicente Climent * Josefina Dessein * Sara Olmos * Eduardo Sandrini * Pedro Tocci * Ángel Walk Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived ... * Samuel Santa References Bibliography * Rist, Peter H. ''Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. External links * 1939 films Argentine drama films 1939 drama films 1930s Spanish-language films Films directed by Julio Saraceni Argentine black-and-white films 1930s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Deaths
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – The office of Pope John XXIII announces the excommunication of Fidel Castro for preaching communism and interfering with Catholic churches in Cuba. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the worst Netherlands, Dutch rail disaster. * January 9 – Cuba and the Soviet Union sign a trade pact. * January 12 – The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian. * January 13 – People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Albania allies itself with the People's Republic of China. * January 15 ** Portugal abandons the United Nations General Assembly due to the debate over Angola. ** French designer Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent launches Yves Saint Lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898 Births
Events January * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. * January 13 – Novelist Émile Zola's open letter to the President of the French Republic on the Dreyfus affair, , is published on the front page of the Paris daily newspaper , accusing the government of wrongfully imprisoning Alfred Dreyfus and of antisemitism. February * February 12 – The automobile belonging to Henry Lindfield of Brighton rolls out of control down a hill in Purley, London, England, and hits a tree; thus he becomes the world's first fatality from an automobile accident on a public highway. * February 15 – Spanish–American War: The explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor, Cuba, for reasons never fully established, killing 266 men. The event precipitates the United States' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Cinematographers
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Where Words Fail
''Where Words Fail'' (Spanish: ''Donde mueren las palabras'') is a 1946 Argentine drama film of the classical period directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Enrique Muiño, Dario Garzay and Héctor Méndez. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Germán Gelpi and Mario Vanarelli. In a survey of The 100 Greatest Films of Argentine Cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film was 43rd. Cast * Enrique Muiño * Dario Garzay * Héctor Méndez * Italo Bertini * Aurelia Ferrer * María Ruanova * René Múgica * Pablo Cumo Pablo Cumo (28 July 1898 – 7 August 1992) was an Argentine stage and film actor.Etchelet p.356 Cumo appeared in around fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Santos Vega'' (1936) * ''His Best Student'' (1944) * '' Savage Pampa ... * Linda Lorena * José A. Vázquez * Milita Brandon Reception External links * 1946 films 1946 drama films Argentine drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Pampas (1945 Film)
''Savage Pampas'' () is a 1945 Argentine historical epic film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Lucas Demare and Hugo Fregonese and starring Francisco Petrone, Luisa Vehil and Domingo Sapelli. The film's sets were designed by Germán Gelpi. The film is set in the nineteenth century in the semi-arid Dry Pampas region, when it represented a frontier between Argentine-controlled territory and areas still largely inhabited by Indians before the Conquest of the Desert extended Argentine control southwards. In 1966, Fregonese remade the film in English under the same title. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 24th position. Synopsis A tough captain of the Argentine Army doggedly battles a band of outlaws composed of a mixture of Indians and Argentine deserters. Cast * Francisco Petrone * Luisa Vehil * Domingo Sapelli * Froilán Varela * María Esther G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Lady (film)
''The Phantom Lady'' (Spanish: ''La Dama duende'') is a 1945 Argentine film directed by Luis Saslavsky during the classical era of Argentina cinema. At the 1946 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards the film won Silver Condor Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Music. It is based on a seventeenth-century comedy with the same name by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, translated as '' The Phantom Lady''. However, the film alters the play considerably - the plot is heavily rewritten, and the style of dialogue is completely changed. Calderon's comedy is written in verse, while the screenplay of the film is in prose and contains scenes not found in the play. The final scene includes a fierce storm from which the hero rescues the heroine and declares his love for her, a scene added to the film. It was selected as the eighth greatest Argentine film of all time in a poll conducted by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 1977. Plot Doña Ángelic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Natacha
''Our Natacha'' (Spanish:''Nuestra Natacha'') is a 1944 Argentine drama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Amelia Bence, Esteban Serrador and Malisa Zini.Plazaola p.186 It is based on Alejandro Casona's play of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raúl Soldi. Cast * Amelia Bence * Esteban Serrador * Malisa Zini * Juana Sujo * Homero Cárpena * Mario Medrano * Elina Colomer * Alberto Soler * Azucena Ferreira * Francisco López Silva * Carlos Castro * Olga Casares Pearson * Alberto Contreras * Domingo Márquez * Ángel Walk * Adolfo de Almeida * Ángel Boffa * Diana Ingro Susana Unía (26 October 1917 – 23 March 2017), known professionally as Diana Ingro, was an Argentine actress known for starring in '' By the Sweat of Your Brow'' (1949), ''Muerte civil'' (1954), '' The Cicada Is Not a Bug'' (1963), and ''Extra ... * Isabel Figlioli References Bibliography * Plazaola, Luis Trelles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Eagle (1941 Film)
''White Eagle'' (Spanish:''Águila blanca'') is a 1941 Argentine drama film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Francisco Petrone, Pablo Palitos and Felipe Romito.Rist p.74 Cast * Francisco Petrone * Pablo Palitos * Felipe Romito * Eduardo Cuitiño * Celia Podestá * Tito Alonso * Amanda Diana * Mariana Martí Mariana is a given name (the link includes a list of people of this name). Mariana may also refer to: Literature * ''Mariana'' (Dickens novel), a 1940 novel by Monica Dickens * ''Mariana'' (poem), a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyso ... * Herminia Mancini * Miguel Coiro * Eduardo Primo References Bibliography * Rist, Peter H. ''Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. External links * 1941 films Argentine drama films 1941 drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen Argentine black-and-white films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Englishman Of The Bones (film)
''The Englishman of the Bones'' (Spanish:''El inglés de los güesos'') is a List of Argentine films of 1940, 1940 Argentine melodrama film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema directed and written by Carlos Hugo Christensen, based on a novel of the same name by Benito Lynch. Production The 79-minute black and white drama was directed for Lumiton by Carlos Hugo Christensen. Christiansen (1914–1999) was a poet, short story writer, journalist and playwright who became an assistant film director in 1939. This was one of the first films where he was credited as director. The script was written by Christensen based on the novel of the same name written by Benito Lynch. Music was by George Andreani and cinematography by José María Beltrán. It was released in Argentina on 4 September 1940. The film ''El inglés de los güesos'' starred Arturo García Buhr, Anita Jordán and Pedro Maratea. Synopsis ''El inglés de los güesos'' tells of a hopeless love between an English anthropol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelita (film)
''Isabelita'' is a 1940 Argentine comedy film directed by Manuel Romero and starring Paulina Singerman, Tito Lusiardo and Sofía Bozán during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.Karush p.251 Cast * Paulina Singerman as Alcira García Méndez / Isabelita * Tito Lusiardo as Galíndez * Sofía Bozán as Elena * Juan Carlos Thorry as Luciano Fuentes * Enrique Roldán as Ricardo Pérez Rodríguez * Carmen del Moral as Emma Fuentes * Alberto Bello as Emilio García Méndez * Roberto Blanco Roberto Zerquera Blanco (born 7 June 1937 in Tunis) is a German schlager singer, actor, and entertainer of Afro-Cuban origin. He is one of the most successful entertainers of all time in German-speaking countries. Early life Blanco is the so ... as Raúl García Méndez * Mary Dormal as Dolores García Méndez * Rosa Martín as Valentina's friend * Alicia Aymont as Mrs. Pérez Rodríguez * Adolfo Linvel as Jeweler References Bibliography *Karush, Matthew B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
