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Pulling Strings (film)
''Pulling Strings'' (better known in Spanish as ''Amor a primera visa'') is a 2013 bilingual and Mexican-American romantic comedy film directed by Pitipol Ybarra and starring Laura Ramsey and Jaime Camil. It is about a single father and struggling Mariachi singer who falls for a U.S. Embassy employee while seeking for a visa for his daughter. Plot In Mexico City, Alejandro Fernandez is a struggling Mariachi singer whose wife died two years prior. His daughter, Maria, is struggling in school and hardly sees her father because of his job. To make things better, he is planning to get a visa so Maria would stay with her grandparents in Arizona. However, Rachel Simons denies him a visa. Rachel, an intelligent diplomatic, works for the embassy of the United States of America. After getting promoted in London, Art, her boss, entrusts her final duty: to take care of a laptop loaded with data, until he returns from the out-of-town business. Rachel's overbearing mother belittles her daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Ripstein
Gabriel Ripstein (born 1972) is a Mexican film producer, director, editor and screenwriter. A producer since 1999, Ripstein has been involved in nine feature films (including two directed by his father, Mexican film director Arturo Ripstein). Two of his productions competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival: ''El Coronel No Tiene Quien le Escriba'' and '' Chronic''. Ripstein also wrote screenplays for '' Amor a Primera Visa'', '' Compadres'', and ''Busco novio para mi mujer''. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with '' 600 Millas'', starring British actor Tim Roth and Mexican actor Kristyan Ferrer, for which he received the Best First Feature Film Award at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. The film received good reviews, and was selected to represent Mexico at the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. For his work on ''600 Millas'' Ripstein received five nominations for the 58th Ariel Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Ramsey
Laura Ramsey is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in films such as 2006's ''She's the Man'' and '' The Covenant'', 2008's '' The Ruins'', 2009's '' Middle Men'', 2011's ''Kill the Irishman'', and 2013's ''Are You Here''. Personal life Ramsey was born in Brandon, Wisconsin, the daughter of Jill and Mark Ramsey. She graduated from Laconia High School in Rosendale, Wisconsin, in 2001 and then attended Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin. During her appearance on ''The Real Cancun'', when asked how people in her town would describe her, she grinningly replied "naughty". Career Ramsey was spotted while working in a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard and got an audition the next day, for a role she won—'' The Real Cancun'', a documentary that revolves around the true exploits of several American youths in Mexico She then began a role in ABC's television series, ''The Days'' before making her feature-film acting debut with Catherine Hardwicke's ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Camil
Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldanha da Gama (born 22 July 1973) is a Mexican actor, singer and television personality. He is best known for his roles as Fernando Mendiola in '' La Fea Más Bella'' and Rogelio de la Vega in '' Jane the Virgin'', the latter of which brought him two nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Early life Camil was born on 22 July 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico. He is the son of Jaime Camil Garza, a Mexican businessman with partial Egyptian heritage, and Cecilia Saldanha da Gama, a Brazilian singer. He earned a bachelor degree in business administration from Universidad Anáhuac; studied acting in New York, Los Angeles, and Mexico; and took classical opera training in Italy. Career Camil started his career in 1993 as a radio commentator on Radioactivo 98.5. In 1995, he made his small-screen debut as a host in ''El show de Jaime Camil''. He continued as a host in TV Azteca's ''Qué nochecita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Chaparro
Omar Chaparro Alvarez (born November 26, 1974) is a Mexican actor, comedian, television host and singer. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaparro, Omar 1974 births Living people 20th-century Mexican male actors 20th-century Mexican male singers 21st-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male singers Big Brother (franchise) winners Mexican male comedians Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors Mexican television talk show hosts People from Chihuahua City People from Chihuahua (state) Reality show winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Arnold (actor)
Thomas Duane Arnold (born March 6, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Arnie Thomas on '' Roseanne'' (1989–1993), Jackie Thomas on '' The Jackie Thomas Show'' (1992–1993), Tom Graham on ''Tom'' (1994), and Tom Amross on '' The Tom Show'' (1997–1998). He has appeared in several films, including '' True Lies'' (1994), '' Nine Months'' (1995), '' McHale's Navy'' (1997), '' Animal Factory'' (2000), '' Cradle 2 the Grave'' (2003), '' Mr. 3000'' (2004), ''Happy Endings'' (2005), '' The Great Buck Howard'' (2008), and '' Madea's Witness Protection'' (2011). He was also the host of '' The Best Damn Sports Show Period'' for four years, and appeared on '' Sons of Anarchy''. Early life Arnold was born Thomas Duane Arnold in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Linda Kay (née Graham) and Jack Arnold. He had 2 siblings: a sister Lori and a brother Scott. As a child, Tom Arnold was diagnosed with autism. His mother abandoned the family when he was a child, and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. She is known for playing Betty Rizzo in the film '' Grease'' (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series '' The West Wing'' (1999–2006). She is also known for originating the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of '' Six Degrees of Separation''; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She was also one of two comic foils of The Number Painter on '' Sesame Street''. Channing won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of '' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'', and won Emmy Awards for ''The West Wing'' and '' The Matthew Shepard Story'', both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2004 for her role in '' Jack''. Her film appearances include '' The Fortune'' (1975), '' The Big Bus'' (1976), '' The Cheap Detective'' (1978), '' Heartburn'' (1986), '' To Wong Foo, Thanks fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territoriales'', which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or ''colonias''. The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world, the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere (behind São Paulo, Brazil), and the largest Spanish-speaking city (city proper) in the world. Greater Mexico City has a GDP of $411 billion in 2011, which makes it one of the most productive urb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariachi
Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, two trumpets and at least one guitar, including a high-pitched vihuela and an acoustic bass guitar called a guitarrón, and all players taking turns singing lead and doing backup vocals. From the 19th to 20th century, migrations from rural areas into Guadalajara, along with the Mexican government's cultural promotion gradually re-labeled it as ''son'' style, with its alternative name of ''mariachi'' becoming used for the 'urban' form. Modifications of the music include influences from other music such as polkas and waltzes, the addition of trumpets and the use of charro outfits by mariachi musicians. The musical style began to take on national prominence in the first half of the 20th century, with its promotion at presidenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes an embassy, which is the main office of a country's diplomatic representatives to another country; it is usually, but not necessarily, based in the receiving state's capital city. Consulates, on the other hand, are smaller diplomatic missions that are normally located in major cities of the receiving state (but can be located in the capital, typically when the sending country has no embassy in the receiving state). As well as being a diplomatic mission to the country in which it is situated, an embassy may also be a nonresident permanent mission to one or more other countries. The term embassy is sometimes used interchangeably with chancery, the physical office or site of a diplomatic mission. Consequently, the terms "embassy reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pesos
The peso is the monetary unit of several countries in the Americas, and the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire, the word translates to "weight". In most countries the peso uses the same sign, "$", as many currencies named "dollar". The sign "₱" is used in the Philippines. The silver ''peso'' worth eight '' reales'' was also known in English as a Spanish dollar or "piece of eight" and was a widely used international trade coin from the 16th to the 19th century. Origin and history 1537–1686 piece of eight The name peso was given to the 8-real silver coin introduced in 1497, minted at 8 pesos to a Castilian mark (230.0465 grams) of silver 134/144 fine (25.56 g fine silver). It was minted in large quantities after the discovery of silver in Mexico, Peru and Bolivia in the 16th century, and immediately became a coin of worldwide importance in international trade between Europe, Asia and North America. Initially the peso was produced in Spanish Latin America in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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