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Sleepless In Madrid
''Sleepless in Madrid'' or ''Insomnia'' ( es, Insomnio, links=no) is a 1998 Spanish comedy film directed by Chus Gutiérrez. It stars Cristina Marcos, Candela Peña, Ernesto Alterio, María Pujalte and Ginés García Millán. Plot Set in Madrid, focusing on the psychological developments and casual relationships through the urban routine of a group of young people, and bringing in elements of ''costumbrismo'' mixed with metaphors of a "self-absorbed" social environment, the plot tracks the lives of three sleepless people, Evan, Alba and Juan (and their partners) during the hot Summer. Adrián is with Alba (a mother who has just given birth) whereas Juan is worried by his future with his would-be wife Isabel. Cast Production The screenplay is the result of the mashup of three different screenplays (two of them jointly worked by Chus Gutiérrez and and a third one in which Fernando León de Aranoa also participated). The film was produced by Bocaboca and Sogetel. Arnaldo Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chus Gutiérrez
María Jesús "Chus" Gutiérrez (born 1962) is a Spanish director, writer, and actress. Gutiérrez has experiences of moving back and forth between Spain and the United States, which influenced her filmmaking, as her films are known for discussing topics such as immigration, globalization, and multiculturalism. Early life María Jesús Gutiérrez was born in Granada in 1962. She moved to Madrid with her family in 1970. She moved to London to learn English when she was 17. At the age of 21 she moved to New York to study filmmaking at Global Village, under the instruction of Fred Barney Taylor. At the age of 23, she enrolled in The City College of New York, CUNY and was admitted to the Picker Film Institute in order to continue her filmmaking education. Career Gutiérrez first worked with Super 8, at which she gained experiences in filmmaking in diverse areas. She formed a rap group “Xoxonees” in the late 80s. In 1987 she moved back to Spain for her group to record their al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Alonso
Pedro González Alonso (born 21 June 1971), known as Pedro Alonso, is a Spanish actor, writer, and artist. He is best known for his role of Andrés "Berlin" de Fonollosa in the Spanish heist series ''Money Heist'' (''La casa de papel'') and for the role of Diego Murquía in the historical drama series '' Grand Hotel''. Early life Pedro González Alonso was born in Vigo, Spain. He studied at Royal School of Dramatic Arts (RESAD) in Madrid, graduating in 1992, and at Teatro de la Danza (Theatre of Dance). Alonso is ambidextrous and speaks Spanish, Galician, Catalan, and English. He is also a writer and artist, publishing his work under the name ''Pedro Alonso O'choro''. Career He is known for his performances on television in ''Rías Baixas'' (2003–2005), ''Maridos e mulleres'' (2006–2008), ''Padre Casares'' (2008–2015), and ''Gondar'' (2009) at a local level in Galicia and nationally for playing characters such as Diego Murquía / Adrián Vera Celande in historical d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Madrid
This is a list of films whose ''setting'' is Madrid, Spain. 1940s * '' The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' ( Edgar Neville, 1944) * ''The Crime of Bordadores Street'' ( Edgar Neville, 1946) 1950s * ''Death of a Cyclist'' ( Juan Antonio Bardem, 1955) * '' Uncle Hyacynth'' ( Ladislao Vajda, 1956) * '' El Pisito'' (Marco Ferreri, 1959) 1960s * '' The Delinquents'' (Carlos Saura, 1960) *''Atraco a las tres'' ( José María Forqué, 1962) * '' The Executioner'' ( Luis García Berlanga, 1963) 1970s *''La cabina'' ( Antonio Mercero, 1972) *'' La escopeta nacional'' ( Luis García Berlanga, 1978) * '' Ogro'' ( Gillo Pontecorvo, 1979) 1980s *'' Pepi, Luci, Bom'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 1980) *'' Bicycles Are for the Summer'' ( Jaime Chávarri, 1984) *'' What Have I Done to Deserve This?'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 1984) *'' Law of Desire'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 1987) 1990s *'' High Heels'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 1991) *''The Day of the Beast'' ( Álex de la Iglesia, 1995) *'' Tesis'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Comedy Films
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1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', '' Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', '' Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and '' The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Comedy Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The '' Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universitat Politècnica De València
The Technical University of Valencia ( ca-valencia, Universitat Politècnica de València, UPV; , es, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science, technology, and arts. It was founded in 1968 as the Higher Polytechnic School of Valencia and became a university in 1971, but some of its schools are more than 100 years old. Characteristics The Universitat Politècnica de València consists of three campuses: (Valencia, Gandia and Alcoy) and 13 schools and faculties: School of Civil Engineering (1972), School of Architecture (1972), School of Industrial Engineering (1972), School of Agricultural Engineering and the Environment (1972), School of Building Engineering (1972), School of Design Engineering (1972), Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoi (1972), Faculty of Fine Arts (1978), School of Informatics (1982), School of Telecommunication Engineering (1989), Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia (1993), School of Engineerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackwell Publishing
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List Of Spanish Films Of 1998 ...
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1998. The domestic theatrical release date is favoured. Films Box office The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 1998, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: See also * 13th Goya Awards References External links Spanish films of 1998at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Spanish Films Of 1998 1998 Spanish Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El País'' is the most read newspaper in Spanish online and one of the Madrid dailies considered to be a national newspaper of record for Spain (along with '' El Mundo'' and '' ABC)''. In 2018, its number of daily sales were 138,000. Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid, although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities ( Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, and Santiago de Compostela) where regional editions were produced until 2015. ''El País'' also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish ( Latin America). History ''El País'' was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno and Carlos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto San Juan
Alberto San Juan Guijarro (born 1 November 1968) is a Spanish film, stage and television actor. Biography Alberto San Juan was born on 1 November 1968 in Madrid, son to cartoonist and radio announcer Pilar Guijarro Ortiz de Zárate. He spent many of his childhood's summers in Cañamares, province of Cuenca. He studied journalism and worked for two years at ''Diario 16'' before pursuing an acting career. At age 24, he joined the Cristina Rota's atelier to train his acting chops. Jointly with Guillermo Toledo, Nathalie Poza and Ernesto Alterio Ernesto Federico Alterio Bacaicoa (born 25 September 1970) is an Argentine-Spanish film, theatre, and television actor. Early life Alterio is the son of psychologist Modesta Ángela Bacaicoa Destéfano and actor Héctor Alterio Onorato. His ..., San Juan founded the theatre group 'Ración de oreja', which merged with Andrés Lima's 'Riesgo' into the theatre company . Filmography Film Accolades References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chete Lera
Ramón Mariano Fernández Lera (1949–2022), better known as Chete Lera, was a Spanish actor. With a long on-screen career in addition to a stage career, he featured in films such as ''The Red Squirrel'', '' Secrets of the Heart'', '' Familia'', ''Barrio'', '' Open Your Eyes'', '' Flores de otro mundo'', and ''Full Moon''. Biography Ramón Mariano Fernández Lera was born in 1949 in A Estrada, Province of Pontevedra. He was raised for most of his childhood in Corcubión, and then moved to Madrid. Prior to acting he was an aeronautic engineer, pilot, bank teller and studied psychology. He began a career as a stage actor in the late 1970s, including his performance in the Eduardo Fuentes-directed stage play ''Cabaret Castizo'' (premiered in Madrid on 5 January 1993), portraying a sheriff making a parody out of authoritarian Madrid city councillor Ángel Matanzo; Matanzo's attempts to bring down the play eventually prompted his own sacking from the municipal government board. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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