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Thelma Tixou
Thelma Delia Suklenik Snopik, better known by her stage name Thelma Tixou (May 4, 1944 – January 15, 2019), was a Mexican vedette and actress of Argentine origin. She was one of the most popular Mexican vedettes during the 1970s and 1980s, and she became famous worldwide for her role as The Tattooed Woman in Alejandro Jodorowsky's cult classic film ''Santa Sangre'' (1989). Biography Early years Of Lithuanian origin on her mother's side, Tixou studied for six years in the Teatro Labardén, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was a very good jazz dancer. At age 13 she started her career as vedette. Eventually, Tixou is presented in a contest at the Teatro Nacional Cervantes of Buenos Aires, and was chosen among 10 dancers to fill the role of vedette. Career She was star of such Argentine Revues as ''Radiolandia'', ''Antena'' and ''Ellas''. She also had the opportunity to share the stage with the renowned actress and singer Tita Merello. She was a "First Vedette" of the Maipo Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area 16.7 million, making it the List of metropolitan areas, twentieth largest metropolitan area in the world. It is known for its preserved eclecticism, eclectic European #Architecture, architecture and rich culture, cultural life. It is a multiculturalism, multicultural city that is home to multiple ethnic and religious groups, contributing to its culture as well as to the dialect spoken in the city and in some other parts of the country. This is because since the 19th century, the city, and the country in general, has been a major recipient of millions of Immigration to Argentina, im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulma Faiad
Zulma Aurora Faiad (born February 21, 1944, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine vedette and actress. Biography Zulma Faiad grew up with her sister Virginia Faiad in the bosom of an Argentine middle-class family. Her father was Jacinto Faiad, of Lebanese descent. Her parents separated when she was still very young. Her father was an accountant, and worked several hours a day, so her mother, Aurora de Faiad was in charge of giving her artistic training. At age seven, she entered the school of the Teatro Colón, where she studied choreography and perfected her acting vocation with the theater. At the beginning of the decade of the 1960, she began as an advertising model and her protagonist participation in a television advertisement of an oil brand gave birth to the affectionate popular nickname of "La Lechuguita" alluding to the characterization that she made. From the Teatro Maipo where she worked, she moved to the Teatro Nacional Cervantes. She worked with comedians J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the world include ''Turkish television drama, dizi'' (Turkey), ''Indian television drama, serial'' (India), ''teleserye'' (Philippines), ''lakorn'' (Thailand), ''teleromanzo'' (Italy), ''téléroman'' (Canada, specifically Quebec), ''Korean drama, K-drama'' (South Korea), ''Japanese television drama, J-drama'' (Japan), ''Chinese television drama, C-drama'' (China) and ''sinetron'' (Indonesia). Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult Film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a cult following. Cult films are known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase, which forms an elaborate subculture, members of which engage in repeated viewings, dialogue-quoting, and audience participation. Inclusive definitions allow for major studio productions, especially box-office bombs, while exclusive definitions focus more on obscure, transgressive films shunned by the mainstream. The difficulty in defining the term and subjectivity of what qualifies as a cult film mirror classificatory disputes about art. The term ''cult film'' itself was first used in the 1970s to describe the culture that surrounded underground films and midnight movies, though ''cult'' was in common use in film analysis for decades prior to that. Cult films trace their origin back to controversial and suppressed films kept alive by dedicated fans. In some cases, reclaimed or rediscovered films have acq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Clave
Jorge Ayala (born February 14, 1944, in Formosa, Argentina), better known as King Clave, is an Argentine singer and songwriter with hits from the 1970s and 1980s. Career King Clave's career began on Argentina's Canal 13. He was later featured in the show "Sábados Circulares de Mancera." From there, he went on to act in "Special", "Tropicana Club", "Sábados de la bondad," and other shows. In 1973 he acted in the show "Sábado Sensacional de Amador Bendayan" (''Amador Bendayan's Sensational Saturday''), later simply known as ''Super Sábado Sensacional'' transmitted through Venezuela's main TV broadcaster Venevisión and in 1974 he decided to be his own record producer and recorded his first international album with the hit "Los hombres no deben llorar" (Men shouldn't cry), followed by "Mi corazón lloro" (My heart cried), "Usted me dejo llorando" (You left me crying), "Tema de amor para una chiquilina" (A little girl's love's theme), "Nunca mas podré olvidarte" (I'll never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Velasco
Raúl Velasco Ramírez (April 24, 1933 – November 26, 2006) was a Mexican Television presenter, host/Television producer, producer of the TV show ''Siempre en Domingo (TV series), Siempre en Domingo'' (''Always on Sunday'') which is his hallmark contribution to the Latin American world and eventually to other parts of the world where Spanish language, Spanish entertainment programs are broadcast. Velasco began this program as co-host of a Sunday afternoon special in 1969 called ''Domingos Espectaculares'' (''Spectacular Sundays''). One of his catch phrases was, "Aún hay más" ("There's more to follow"). For a short while, ''Siempre en Domingo'' was known as ''Aún hay más'' because he would always say these words prior to each intermission or Television advertisement, commercial, with the Hand gesture#Aún Hay Más (There's Still More), hand gesture that corresponds to a request for a commercial break, similar to what Frank Sinatra might have said or sung, ''The best is yet t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siempre En Domingo (TV Series)
''Siempre en Domingo'' (translated ''Always on Sunday'') was a Mexican variety show created and hosted by Raúl Velasco. The show aired on Televisa from December 14, 1969, until April 19, 1998, when Velasco retired. ''Siempre en Domingo'' became one of the most important, influential and popular TV shows in Latin America. Velasco's popular trademark, "patada de la suerte" (lucky kick), sponsored many artists that every Sunday performed in his popular TV show. Many English-speaking artists also performed on the show. Notable artists Artists who performed (many of which debuted) on the show include: * Jose Luis Rodriguez El Puma * Selena * Luis Miguel * Soda Stereo * Mecano * Lynda Thomas * Thalía * Paulina Rubio * Miguel Bosé * Caifanes * Alejandra Ávalos * María Conchita Alonso * Julio Iglesias * Locomia * Chayanne * Ricky Martin * Pinn * Ivonne Avilez * José José * Raphael (singer), Raphael * Celia Cruz * Timbiriche * Juan Gabriel * Maná (band), Maná * Alejandra Guzmán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Fernández (actor)
Jaime Fernández Reyes (born 6 December 1927 - 15 April 2005) was a Mexican actor. Over his career, he won 3 Silver Ariel awards — the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar — including one for what is arguably his best-known role, playing Friday, the protagonist's associate in Luis Buñuel's ''Robinson Crusoe''. He appeared in over 200 films and served as the general secretary of the National Association of Actors (ANDA) for 11 years. His father was actor/director Emilio Fernández. Filmography * 1948: '' Juan Charrasqueado'' ... Espectador pelea gallos (uncredited) * 1949: '' La malquerida'' ... Marcial, hijo de Eusebio (uncredited) * 1949: ''Allá en el Rancho Grande'' (uncredited) * 1950: ''Un día de vida'' ... Teniente * 1950: '' Duel in the Mountains'' ... Pueblerino (uncredited) * 1951: '' Maria Islands'' ... Ricardo * 1952: '' When Children Sin'' ... Fidel * 1952: ''Soledad's Shawl'' ... Mauro * 1952: ''Yo fui una callejera'' ... Vecino * 1952: '' Carne de presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Rojo
Gustavo Rojo Pinto (5 September 1923 – 22 April 2017) was a Uruguayan-Mexican actor. Life and career Gustavo Rojo was born on 5 September 1923 on a German ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. His mother was the prominent Spanish author Mercedes Pinto, who emigrated to Uruguay for political reasons. His two older siblings, Pituka de Foronda and Ruben Rojo, also became actors. In the late 1920s, Mercedes wrote a play and Gustavo made his theater debut. Gustavo's screen debut came as a child actor in the 1938 Cuban film ''Ahora seremos felices'', in which his older sister Pituka had a starring role. In the 1940s, the family moved to Mexico, where Rojo worked steadily throughout the 1940s. In 1947, he made his Hollywood debut in the film ''Tarzan and the Mermaids'', which starred Johnny Weissmuller and Brenda Joyce. Rojo was engaged to Austrian actress Erika Remberg in 1958. He died on 22 April 2017 at the age of 93. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chabelo
Xavier López Rodríguez (17 February 1935 – 25 March 2023), known professionally as Chabelo, was a Mexican actor, comedian, television presenter and children's music singer. In addition to his television career, Chabelo appeared in more than thirty motion pictures and recorded more than thirty musical albums. He produced shows including ''La Cuchufleta'', ''La Güereja Quiere Más'' and ''En Familia con Chabelo'', the latter of which was broadcast every Sunday morning on Televisa's Canal de las Estrellas. It aired for 47 years and consisted of contests with people from the audience, gifts and games and was mainly for children. The program ended on 20 December 2015. At the time of his death, he was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early life Xavier López was born on 17 February 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, before the family moved back to Mexico and settled in the city of León, Guanajuato. During the Korean War, López was drafted into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Lido
Le Lido is a musical theatre venue located on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. It opened in 1946 at 78 Avenue des Champs-Élysées and moved to its current location in 1977. Until its purchase by Accor in 2021, it was known for its exotic cabaret and burlesque shows including dancers, singers, and other performers. Famous names have performed there including: Edith Piaf, Siegfried and Roy, Hervé Vilard, Sylvie Vartan, Ray Vasquez, Renee Victor, Johnny Hallyday, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich, Eartha Kitt, Josephine Baker, Kessler Twins, Elton John, Laurel & Hardy, Dalida, Shirley MacLaine, Mitzi Gaynor, Juliet Prowse, and Noël Coward. History Le Lido was preceded by an artificial beach in a townhouse basement in the 1920s, running as a nightclub/casino in the late night hours. ''Lido'', founded in 1928, at 78 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, by Francisque Chaux (1851-1949), with entertainment, aquatic shows and bathing, with interior design by René B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
