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La Maga (other)
La Maga (Spanish feminine for "the magician") may refer to: * Luciana Aymar (born 1977), Argentinian field hockey player * Magaly Quintana (1952–2019), Nicaraguan feminist historian and activist * a protagonist in the 1963 novel ''Hopscotch'' by Julio Cortázar * a character in the Venezuelan telenovela ''Calypso'', which debuted in 1999 * a figure in Colombian mythology - see Muelona * ''La Maga'', a 2015 series on Tiin, a now-defunct Mexican pay television channel See also * El Mago ''El Mago'' (Spanish for "the magician") or ''Mago'' is a nickname given to: * Pablo Aimar (born 1979), Argentine retired footballer * Guido Alvarenga (born 1970), Paraguayan former footballer * Thiago Alcântara (born 1991), Spanish-Brazilian f ..., the masculine form of the phrase {{DEFAULTSORT:Maga, La Nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Aymar
Luciana Paula Aymar (; born 10 August 1977) is an Argentine retired field hockey player. She is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Award eight times, and she is considered as the best female hockey player of all time. In 2010 she was granted the Platinum Konex Award as the best Hockey player of the last decade in Argentina. Luciana is known for her ability to beat opposing players using her pace and dribbling skills, drawing comparisons with Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. For this reason she has received the nicknames "La Maga" ("The Magician") and "The Maradona of Field Hockey". Aymar was the flag bearer for Argentina at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the second field hockey athlete being honoured this way after Marcelo Garraffo. Career Luciana started playing at age seven for Club Atlético Fisherton in her native Rosario. She moved to Jockey Club de Rosario six years later. She gradually began training with the junior national tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magaly Quintana
Magaly Quintana Pereyra (28 May 1952 – 5 May 2019) was a Nicaraguan feminist historian and activist. She was director of Catholic Women for the Right to Choose, advocating for the right to therapeutic abortion following its ban in Nicaragua in 2006. She also led advocacy opposing violence against women, raising awareness of femicide in the country. In 2018, she joined the anti-government protests. Quintana was born 28 May 1952. She attended La Asunción for high school, then entered university, becoming a student leader. She joined the Nicaraguan Revolution The Nicaraguan Revolution ( es, Revolución Nicaragüense or Revolución Popular Sandinista, link=no) encompassed the rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, the campaign led by the Sandinista National Liberation F ..., then in 1982 began working in feminist organizing. She died of a stroke on 5 May 2019, aged 66. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Quintana, Magaly Nicaraguan feminists Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopscotch (Cortázar Novel)
''Hopscotch'' ( es, Rayuela, links=no) is a novel by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar. Written in Paris, it was published in Spanish in 1963 and in English in 1966. For the first U.S. edition, translator Gregory Rabassa split the inaugural National Book Award in the translation category. ''Hopscotch'' is a stream-of-consciousness novel which can be read according to two different sequences of chapters. This novel is often referred to as a counter-novel, as it was by Cortázar himself. It meant an exploration with multiple endings, a neverending search through unanswerable questions. "Table of Instructions" and structure Written in an episodic, snapshot manner, the novel has 155 chapters, the last 99 designated as "expendable." Some of these "expendable" chapters fill in gaps that occur in the main storyline, while others add information about the characters or record the aesthetic or literary speculations of a writer named Morelli who makes a brief appearance in the narrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calypso (TV Series)
''Calypso'' is a Venezuelan telenovela created by César Miguel Rondón and produced by Venevisión in 1999. This telenovela lasted 80 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Chiquinquirá Delgado and Luis Fernández star as the protagonists. Synopsis Calypso is a picturesque and prosperous Caribbean island that, on the day of San Salvador - patron saint of the island, crowns the queen of the festivities, who this year is a lovely young woman named Maria Margarita, “la Bella” (“the Beautiful”). Everyone calls her that not only because of what is obvious to the eye but also to differentiate her from her older sister, who is equally beautiful and has a similar name: Margarita Luisa, “la Grande” (“the Elder”). However, it turns out that neither of the two Margaritas feel like celebrating today. "La Grande" is still in mourning, since exactly one year ago the sea took the life of Ernesto Lopez, the man she was going to marry. "L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muelona
La Muelona ("big molar woman"), (also known as Colmillona; "big fang woman") is a character from Colombian mythology, present in the folkloric legends of the populations located in the Andean region ( Huila and Tolima) of Colombia.Ocampo, 1996, p.217 Characteristics The woman is characterized by her teeth that always appear, for which it seems that she always smiles. Her form is as a pretty woman with long hair, penetrating eyes, an extravagant dentition similar to that of a larger animal such as a cow or a horse. Muelona attacks the walkers that appears at the edge of the path as a very attractive and seductive woman, but when they are in her arms, they are crushed by her teeth. According to mythology she is almost always going after gamblers, unfaithful men, and alcoholics. Muelona or Colmillona has a particularity and is that of not attacking men with a home, a pregnant wife or with newborn children. Her favorite time to appear along the roads is between six in the afternoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiin
Tiin was a Mexican pay television channel owned by Televisa. It was available in Mexico and Latin America. It focused on children and teen series, soap operas and movies. History Tiin was launched on September 5, 2011 and aired films, series, and telenovelas aimed at children and teenagers. In 2014 more animated programming began airing on the channel. The channel ceased operations on July 14, 2019 and was replaced by BitMe. Former programming Telenovelas *'' Agujetas de color de rosa'' (September 3, 2018 – July 14, 2019) *'' Al diablo con los guapos'' (September 24, 2012 – May 24, 2013) *'' Alegrijes y Rebujos'' (September 24, 2012 – March 29, 2013; June 26, 2017 – December 30, 2017) *'' Amigos x siempre'' (April 16, 2012 – September 21, 2012) *''Atrévete a soñar'' (September 5, 2011 – June 15, 2012; June 20, 2016 – June 23, 2017; January 7, 2019 – July 14, 2019) *'' Amy, la niña de la mochila azul'' (April 1, 2013 – September 6, 2013; March 20, 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mago
''El Mago'' (Spanish for "the magician") or ''Mago'' is a nickname given to: * Pablo Aimar (born 1979), Argentine retired footballer * Guido Alvarenga (born 1970), Paraguayan former footballer * Thiago Alcântara (born 1991), Spanish-Brazilian football player * Javier Báez (born 1992), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player * Héctor Blondet (1947–2006), Puerto Rican basketball player * Alberto Pedro Cabrera (1945–2000), Argentine basketball player * Rubén Capria (born 1970), Argentine retired footballer * Guillermo Coria (born 1982), Argentine tennis player * Alcides Escobar (born 1986), Venezuelan Major League Baseball player * Walter Gaitán (born 1977), Argentine retired footballer * Enrique García (Argentine footballer) (1912–1969), Argentine footballer * Mágico González (born 1958), Salvadoran retired footballer * Juan Martín Hernández (born 1982), Argentine rugby union player * Pablo Hernández (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer * Miguel Án ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
