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Marta Aledo
Marta González de Aledo (born 2 May 1978) is a Spanish actress, screenwriter, and television director. She is known for her participation in the series '' Locked Up'' on Antena 3 and FOX Spain in the role of Teresa "Tere" González, a young woman sentenced to 6 years in prison. Biography Marta Aledo graduated in image and sound from the Facultad de Ciencias de la Información (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). She completed her academic training with several dance and interpretation courses. She debuted as an actress on television in 1997 with ''Al salir de clase. She has also been seen in highly regarded series on Spanish television such as ''Médico de familia'', ''7 vidas'', ''Hospital Central'' and ''Águila Roja'' with supporting roles. She starred in her debut in 1997 in the film ''Airbag'' by director Juanma Bajo Ulloa. She became best known in 2015, when she began playing the character "Tere" in the Spanish television series ''Locked Up''. Her work as a director ... [...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] |
Princesas
''Princesas'' (English: ''Princesses'') is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed and written by Fernando León de Aranoa which stars Candela Peña and Micaela Nevárez. Set in the onset of the 21st century in Madrid, the plot concerns the friendship developed between a Spanish prostitute and a Dominican prostitute, Caye and Zulema, respectively. Plot Caye goes to Gloria's Hair Salon which she frequents and where she discusses with other customers everything from life to politics during her time off; they are also her friends. They share a dislike of the immigrant prostitutes they observe from the salon, because some of them, including Caye, are also prostitutes and believe the immigrants take clients and income they would otherwise have. Caye's point of view changes when she meets Zulema, an illegal immigrant prostitute working to send money home to her mother and her son Edward who she left in the Dominican Republic. They develop a bond and support each other with everything, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1978 Births
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 13 – Former American Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Democrat, dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at the age of 66. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm So Excited!
''I'm So Excited!'' is a 2013 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Javier Cámara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, and Raúl Arévalo. Its original Spanish title, ''Los amantes pasajeros'', has the double meaning of "The fleeting lovers" and "The passenger lovers". The narrative is set almost entirely on an airplane. Almodóvar describes it as "a light, very light comedy". The film received mixed reviews, earning a worldwide gross of more than US$21.2 million. Plot Ground technician León removes the chocks from the wheels of an Airbus A340 for Peninsula Flight 2549 bound for Mexico City. He waves to his wife Jessi, who is towing a luggage cart across the tarmac. The distraction causes her to crash into another ground technician who was checking Twitter. León checks on his wife to make sure she is okay, and she reveals that she is pregnant. On board the aircraft, a flight attendant drugs all the passengers in Economy class with a muscle re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Embraces
''Broken Embraces'' () is a 2009 Spanish romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Led by an ensemble cast consisting of many Almodóvar regulars, it stars Lluís Homar as a blind Madrilenian screenwriter who recalls his tragic love for Lena, played by Penélope Cruz, the deceased lead actress in his last directional feature ''Girls and Suitcases'', who was also the mistress of a powerful, obsessive businessman ( José Luis Gómez). Blanca Portillo co-stars as his agent Judit, while Tamar Novas portrays her son and Caine's co-writer Diego. Inspired by darkness and by a photo of a couple that Almodóvar took of El Golfo beach in Lanzarote in the late 1990s, the film serves as an homage to filmmaking, cinema and its various film genres. Stylistically, the film has been described as a hybrid of ''film noir'' and melodrama. Thematically, ''Broken Embraces'' addresses themes like voyeurism, repression, prostitution, death, vengeance, fixation, ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shame (film)
''The Shame'' () is a 2009 Spanish film directed by in his feature debut. It stars Alberto San Juan and . Plot An upper-middle class couple formed by Pepe and Lucía decide to "return" a child originally from Peru (Manu) whom they have fostered. Cast Production The film is an Avalon Films production, with the collaboration of TVE and support from ICAA. Release ''The Shame'' screened as the first film in competition at the 12th Málaga Film Festival in April 2009. Distributed by Avalon, it was theatrically released in Spain on 30 April 2009. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''Variety'' deemed the "thought-provoking" debut film to be a "solid drama" "buoyed by a well-observed script and alert perfs", although "much good work is undone by a rushed, soapy final reel". Irene Crespo of ''Cinemanía'' rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, writing that Planell manages to "stir with anger our social and family conscience". Pere Vall of ''Fotogramas'' rated the film 3 out of 5 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touch The Sky (film)
''Touch the Sky'' () is a 2007 drama film directed by Marcos Carnevale and starring Facundo Arana, Betiana Blum, and China Zorrilla. It is a co-production between Argentina and Spain. It tells two stories that take place between Buenos Aires and 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 i .... Plot The story begins on New Year's Eve. A group of friends have a tradition that they carry out every year at the same time in Argentina and in Spain. At midnight in Buenos Aires and at five o'clock in the morning in Madrid, one of them sends up a balloon with a sheet of paper hanging from the string below it, on which they have written their wishes for the new year. Cast See also * List of Spanish films of 2007 * List of Argentine films of 2007 References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 Roses
''13 Roses'' () is a 2007 Spanish-Italian historical drama directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro. The film features performances by Pilar López de Ayala, Verónica Sánchez, and Marta Etura. Based on true events, it portrays the harrowing story of thirteen young women, known as "las Trece rosas", who were executed by a Francoist firing squad shortly after conclusion of the Spanish Civil War. highlighting their unwavering commitment to their ideals. Plot The film takes place in Madrid in 1939 during the final days of the Spanish Civil War. Virtudes and Carmen, two young idealistic Republican militants, encourage their neighbors to keep faith in the cause of the Second Republic. However, the entry of Franco’s Nationalist troops into the city is imminent. Fearing bloody repression, many Republicans flee the country, while others are either unable or unwilling to do so. Julia, a tram conductor, and her friend Adelina, a Red Cross worker, are also active sympathizers of the Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women In The Park
''Women in the Park'' () is a 2006 Spanish drama film directed by . It stars Adolfo Fernández, Blanca Apilánez, Bárbara Lennie, Emma Vilarasau, and Alberto Ferreiro. Plot Set in Madrid, the plot features the relationship of a father (Daniel, a music teacher and pianist recently separated from Ana, now dating Clara) with his job hunting daughter Mónica, dating David. Cast Production The film is a Tornasol Films production, and it had the participation of TVE. Release The film was presented at the 51st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2006. It was released theatrically in Spain on 12 January 2007. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''Variety'' deemed the film to be "as precise as a laser beam but sans the heat". Esteve Riambau of ''Fotogramas ''Fotogramas'' is a Spanish digital and print film magazine which has been in circulation since 1946. It is one of the early film magazines in Spain. History Founded in Barcelona, it was first publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Blue Almost Black
''Dark Blue Almost Black'' () is a 2006 Spanish drama film written and directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. It was Arévalo's first film. He developed the story from his 2004 short film, ''Física II''. Plot Jorge is a young man whose plans for the future are put on hold when his father has a stroke. For seven years, he diligently nurses his father and works as a janitor while studying part-time to get a business degree. When Natalia, his childhood crush, returns from a stint studying abroad, Jorge begins to yearn for something better. He is desperate to find a new and better job, but finds that no one will hire him because he has experience only as a janitor. Antonio, Jorge's older brother, soon to be released from jail, is an opportunist who has never gotten along with their father. In prison, at a theater workshop, Antonio meets Paula, a beautiful young woman in jail on drug charges. Paula has a problem because she flirted with another inmate's boyfriend. Violently harassed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queens (film)
''Queens'' () is a 2005 film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. The story follows a group of men who will be marrying in Spain's first same-sex wedding ceremony, and their mothers, who will be attending. Plot Magda (Carmen Maura) is the manager of a posh resort hotel in Madrid which will be the site of a mass same-sex marriage ceremony. One of the grooms is Magda's son Miguel (Unax Ugalde), a designer, who will marry his boyfriend Óscar (Daniel Hendler), son of Ofelia (Betiana Blum), who is "visiting" from Argentina with her dog... Nuria (Verónica Forqué), a sex addict, is also on her way to attend the ceremony. Her son Narciso (Paco León) will be marrying his boyfriend Hugo (Gustavo Salmerón), whose own parents, Helena (Mercedes Sampietro) and Hector (Tito Valverde), are less enthusiastic. Meanwhile, actress Reyes (Marisa Paredes) will be attending to watch her son Rafa (Raúl Jiménez (actor), Raúl Jiménez) marry his boyfriend Jonas (Hugo Silva (actor), Hugo Silva), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
