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Torero (film)
''¡Torero!'' (English: "bullfighter!") is a 1956 Mexican documentary film directed by Carlos Velo about Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was also selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 30th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Luis Procuna as himself * Consuelo Procuna as herself * Ángel Procuna * Antonio Sevilia * José Farjat * Arturo Fregoso * Ponciano Díaz * Paco Malgesto * Manolete as himself * Carlos Arruza as himself * Luis Briones as himself * Manuel Dos Santos as himself * Luís Castro as himself (as El Soldado) * Lorenzo Garza as himself * José Laurentino López Rodriguez as Novillero Joselillo * Dolores del Río as Guest * Miroslava as herself See also * List of submissions to the 30th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Mexican submissions for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Velo
Carlos Velo (15 November 1909 – 10 March 1988) was a Spanish film director. He directed 45 films between 1934 and 1983. His 1956 film ''Torero!'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Selected filmography * ''Torero!'' (1956) * ''Sonatas'' (1959) * ''Pedro Páramo ''Pedro Páramo'' is a novel written by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo about a man named Juan Preciado, who promises his mother on her deathbed to meet Preciado's father for the first time in the town of Comala, only to come across a literal ghost t ...'' (1967) References External links * * 1909 births 1988 deaths People from the Province of Ourense Mexican film directors Mexican film producers Spanish film directors Spanish film producers Spanish screenwriters Spanish male writers Male screenwriters 20th-century Mexican screenwriters 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponciano Díaz
Ponciano may refer to: *Girau do Ponciano, a municipality in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas *Ponciano Arriaga International Airport, an international airport at San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico * San Ponciano church, a chapel in La Plata, Argentina People with the name *Élmer Ponciano (born 1978), Guatemalan football defender *Selvyn Ponciano (born 1973), retired Guatemalan football defender *Ponciano Arriaga (1811–1865), lawyer and politician from San Luis Potosí *Ponciano B.P. Pineda, Filipino writer, teacher, linguist and lawyer *Ponciano Bernardo (1905–1949), Filipino engineer and politician who served as mayor of Quezon City *Ponciano Leiva (1821–1896), President of Honduras 1874–1876 and 1891–1893 See also *Ponce (other) *Pons *Pontian (other) *Pontianus (other) Pontianus may refer to: * Pontianus of Spoleto, martyr of the 2nd century and patron saint of that city * Sicinius Pontianus, friend of Apuleius * Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Spanish-language Films
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1956 Documentary Films
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List Of Mexican Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Mexico has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1957. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The award was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. Mexico has submitted fifty-four films for Oscar consideration over the years, and nine Mexican films have been nominated by the Academy for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Arturo Ripstein has represented Mexico five times—more than any other Mexican director—although he has never received an Oscar nomination. ''Roma'' became the first Mexican film to win. The Mexican nominee is selected annually by the Academia Mexicana de Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 30th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 30th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non- English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 30th Academy Awards, twelve films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Documentary ''Torero'', which represented Mexico, failed to get an Oscar nomination in the Foreign Language Film category, but was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar. Denmark's Annelise Hovmand Annelise Mathilde Hovmand (17 September 1924 – 28 December 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslava (actress)
Miroslava Šternová Beková (26 February – 9 March 1955), known professionally as Miroslava Stern, was a Czechoslovak-Mexican actress. Biography Born Miroslava Šternová Beková in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Miroslava moved to Mexico as a child with her mother and adoptive Jewish father in 1941, seeking to escape war in their native country. After winning a national beauty contest, Miroslava began to study acting. She worked steadily in films produced in Mexico, from 1946 to 1955, as well as three Hollywood films during that period. Miroslava filmed ''Ensayo de un crimen'' ( The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz) in 1955, directed by Luis Buñuel. On March 9 of that year, soon after filming ended (the film was released in May), Miroslava committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. Her body was found lying outstretched over her bed, she had a portrait of bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín in one hand. Actress Katy Jurado said she was one of the first to find the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolores Del Río
María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río (), was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood. Along with a notable career in American cinema during the 1920s and 1930s, she was also considered one of the most important female figures in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, and one of the most beautiful actresses of her era. After being discovered in Mexico, she began her film career in Hollywood in 1925. She had roles on a string of successful films, including ''Resurrection'' (1927), '' Ramona'' (1928) and '' Evangeline'' (1929). Del Río came to be considered a sort of feminine version of Rudolph Valentino, a "female Latin Lover", in her years during the American " silent" era. With the advent of sound, she acted in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to musical comedies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Garza
Lorenzo may refer to: People * Lorenzo (name) Places Peru * San Lorenzo Island (Peru), sometimes referred to as the island of Lorenzo United States * Lorenzo, Illinois * Lorenzo, Texas * San Lorenzo, California, formerly Lorenzo * Lorenzo State Historic Site, house in New York State listed on the National Register of Historic Places Art, entertainment, and media ;Films and television * ''Lorenzo'' (film), an animated short film * ''Lorenzo's Oil'', a film based on a true story about a boy suffering from Adrenoleukodystrophy and his parents' journey to find a treatment. * ''Lorenzo's Time'', a 2012 Philippine TV series that aired on ABS-CBN ;Music *Lorenzo (rapper), French rapper * "Lorenzo", a 1996 song by Phil Collins Other uses * List of storms named Lorenzo * Lorenzo patient record systems, a type of electronic health record in the United Kingdom See also * San Lorenzo (other) * De Lorenzo * di Lorenzo * Lorenzen (other) Lorenzen may refer to People * Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Dos Santos (actor) (1933–1983), real name Manuel Francisco dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
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Manuel dos Santos can refer to: *Manuel António dos Santos (1943–), Portuguese politician *Manuel dos Santos 'Manecas' (1942-), Guinea-Bissau politician *Manuel dos Santos (footballer) (1974–), French footballer *Manuel dos Santos (swimmer) (1939–), Brazilian swimmer See also *Garrincha Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (, "little bird"), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Briones
''Los lobos'' () is a 2019 Mexican family drama film directed by Samuel Kishi, and written by Kishi, Luis Briones, and Sofía Gómez-Córdova. ''Los lobos'' is Kishi's second film, which is semi-autobiographical and partially based upon Kishi's own memories. It was nominated for 13 Ariel Awards, and won two: Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress for Cici Lau, and Best Original Score for Kenji Kishi. Plot The plot tells the story of Lucia (Martha Reyes Arias), who has just immigrated to Albuquerque, New Mexico with her sons Max (Maximiliano Nájar Márquez) and Leo (Leonardo Nájar Márquez), who are 8 and 5, respectively, who spend most of their time in their tiny apartment while their mother works. It features dialogue in Spanish and English. The plot themes have been likened to those of ''The Florida Project''. Cast * Martha Reyes Arias as Lucía * Maximiliano Nájar Márquez as Max * Leonardo Nájar Márquez as Leo * Cici Lau as señora Chang Release The film premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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