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Vacas
''Vacas'' (English: ''Cows'') is a 1991 Spanish film, written and directed by Julio Médem. The film stars Carmelo Gómez, Emma Suárez, Ana Torrent, and Karra Elejalde. An eerie family saga set in rural Basque Country, the cryptic film follows the intertwined story of three generations of two families from 1875 to 1936. It was Médem's first film and for it he won the 1993 Goya Award as Best New Director. Plot Fighting in the trenches of Biscay in 1875 during the Third Carlist War, Carmelo Mendiluze, an army sergeant, learns from a young errand boy named Ilegorri that Manuel Iriguíbel, his neighbor from his native village, has joined their exhausted battalion. Eager for news of his child's birth, Carmelo befriends the inexperienced soldier whose reputation as an expert aizcolari (competition log cutter) cannot conceal his apprehension and fear of armed combat. Panicking under fire, Manuel drops to the ground and smears himself with blood gushing hot from the nec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Goya Awards
The 7th Goya Awards were presented in Madrid, Spain on 13 March 1993. The gala was hosted by Imanol Arias. ''Belle Époque'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Major award nominees Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Imanol Arias Manuel María Arias Domínguez (born 26 April 1956), better known as Imanol Arias, is a Spanish actor. In his career beginnings, Arias was a recurring face of Basque cinema. His career in the 21st-century is marked by his portrayal of Antonio ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 07 1992 film awards 1992 in Spanish cinema 1990s in Madrid Events in Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Suárez
Emma Suárez Bodelón (born 25 June 1964) is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Goya Awards. After her debut as a child actress in '' Memoirs of Leticia Valle'' in 1979, she developed a professional acting career on screen and stage, landing her first adult film lead role in ''The White Dove''. She acquired a great deal of recognition and prestige in 1990s Spanish cinema, starring in films such as ''Cows'' (1992), ''The Red Squirrel'' (1993), ''Earth'' (1996), and ''The Dog in the Manger'' (1996), for which she won her first Goya Award for Best Actress. She continued her career in the 2000s and the 2010s in '' Hours of Light'' (2004), '' Under the Stars'' (2007), '' The Mosquito Net'' (2010), '' Julieta'' (2016), and '' The Next Skin'' (2016), winning a doublet of Goya Awards in 2017 for her work in the last two films. She has since appeared in films such as '' April's Daughter'' (2017), '' Josephine'' (2021), and ''The Rite of Spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Iglesias
Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi (born 21 October 1955) is a Spanish composer. He was first noticed as a score composer for Spanish films, mostly from Pedro Almodóvar and Julio Medem. His career became more international with time and he eventually started to work also in Hollywood. Since then, he has been nominated four times for an Academy Award for his work in the films '' The Constant Gardener'' (2005), '' The Kite Runner'' (2007), '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), and '' Parallel Mothers'' (2021). His other film credits include soundtracks for Steven Soderbergh's '' Che''. and Hossein Amini's '' The Two Faces of January'' (2014). Iglesias also has worked for ballet and has done other classical music work. Early and personal life Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi was born in 1955 in San Sebastián, Spain. His sister is visual artist Cristina Iglesias. Iglesias was the brother-in-law of the late Spanish sculptor, Juan Muñoz. Career Iglesias studied harmony and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Médem
Julio Medem Lafont (born 21 October 1958) is a Basque film director, producer, editor, and screenwriter. Biography Medem was born on 21 October 1958 in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain and showed an interest in movies since childhood, when he would take his father's Super 8mm film, Super 8 camera and shoot at night, while nobody was paying attention. After college graduation, with degrees in Medicine and General Surgery, he worked as a film critic and later as a screenwriter, assistant director and editor. After a few shorts, he directed his first full-length feature, ''Vacas'' (Cows) for which he won a Goya Award. After this film he directed ''The Red Squirrel'' and ''Earth (1996 film), Earth'', both receiving good reviews at Cannes Film Festival, Cannes. His next film, ''Lovers of the Arctic Circle (film), Lovers of the Arctic Circle'', has been compared to the works of Krzysztof Kieślowski. In 2002 was released his following film, ''Sex and Lucia''. Medem explored the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best New Director
The Goya Award for Best New Director () is the Goya Awards, Goya awarded yearly to the best debuting director. The award was first presented at the 4th Goya Awards, fourth edition of the Goya Awards with Ana Díez being the first winner for her film ''Ander eta Yul''. Three directors have won this category and later have received the Goya Award for Best Director, Best Director award, Alejandro Amenábar won for ''Tesis'' (1996) and went on to win Best Director twice, for ''The Others (2001 film), The Others'' (2001) and ''The Sea Inside'' (2005); Fernando León de Aranoa won for ''Familia'' (1997) and later won Best Director thrice, for ''Barrio (film), Barrio'' (1998), ''Mondays in the Sun'' (2002) and ''The Good Boss'' (2022); and Juan Antonio Bayona won for ''The Orphanage (2007 film), The Orphanage'' (2007) and went on to win Best Director twice, for ''The Impossible (2012 film), The Impossible'' (2012) and ''A Monster Calls (film), A Monster Calls'' (2016). Five films have wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Torrent
Ana Torrent Bertrán de Lis (born 12 July 1966) is a Spanish film actress. She featured as a child actress in pictures such as ''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (1973), and ''Cría cuervos'' (1976), ''Elisa, vida mía'' (1977) and '' The Nest'' (1980). Her performance in ''Thesis'' (1996) earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Actress. Early life and career Ana Torrent was born on 12 July 1966 in Madrid to an upper-class family. Her debut came in 1973 with the starring role as "Ana" in the film '' El espíritu de la colmena'' (''The Spirit of the Beehive''), directed by Víctor Erice, when she was seven years old. In reference to her recruitment for this first film, Torrent stated: "I remember meeting Victor for the first time. He was standing around during recess at my school, taking pictures of me and other girls. He was traveling around many schools to find a young girl to cast. I remember telling my parents that some man is taking pictures of me at school. Then th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Txema Blasco
José María Blasco Echeguren (13 July 1941 – 28 June 2024), better known as Txema Blasco, was a Spanish actor known mainly for his work in film and television. Early life Born in the early days of General Francisco Franco's dictatorship, Blasco went to primary school at the Samaniego and Jesús Obrero de Vitoria colleges. While studying at college, and for several years, he formed part of the clown duo of ''Hermanos Chetti'' ("Brothers Chetti") together with Tito Aldama, making a total of 4,316 appearances. After his mother's death when Blasco was thirteen years old, he went out to work at the age of 14 at Aranzabal as a bellboy, combining it with his studies for a secondary-level diploma, and in psychology and business, years later becoming the company's accountant. At the same time he formed part of the theatrical groups La Farándula, Gasteiz or Arlequín. Career In 1966, Blasco took part in the Álava provincial government's Amateur Cinema Division, filming a great man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Gaztambide
Michel Gaztambide (born 1959) is a France-born screenwriter based in the Basque Country, Spain. He is a recurring collaborator of Enrique Urbizu. Biography Born in 1959 in Apt, Vaucluse, France, he was raised in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. He later relocated to San Sebastián. Early writing credits include ' and ''Chatarra''. His work in Julio Medem's 1992 film ''Vacas'' earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay. After a period working in television for ETB, he returned to cinema in 2002 with the writing credits of '' Box 507'', marking the beginning of a recurring partnership with Basque filmmaker Enrique Urbizu. The collaboration included films such as '' Life Marks'' (2003), and '' No Rest for the Wicked'' (2011; for which he won the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay) as well as television series such as ''Gigantes'' and '' Libertad''. He has also worked in ' (2008), ' (2010), ' (2012), ''Petra'' (2018, for which he was nominated to the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmelo Gómez
Carmelo Gómez Celada (born 2 January 1962) is a Spanish actor. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in '' The Method'' and best leading actor in '' Running Out of Time''. A very popular actor in 1990s Spanish cinema, working under the likes of Julio Medem, Pilar Miró and Imanol Uribe, he is a recurring co-star of Emma Suárez. Biography Carmelo Gómez Celada was born on 2 January 1962 in Sahagún, province of León, and worked the land there as a farmer together with his father until moving to Salamanca, where he joined theatre groups. He graduated from the Madrid's RESAD. He made his feature film debut with a minor role in ''Voyage to Nowhere ''Voyage to Nowhere'' () is a 1986 Spanish comedy drama film written, starred and directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. It is based on his own novel with the same title. Plot The film tells the story of a group of comedians. It is a story about ...'' (1986), followed by another small role in '' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karra Elejalde
Carlos Elejalde Garay (born 10 October 1960) better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker. Biography Carlos Elejalde Garay was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He developed his early acting career on independent stage plays. After making his feature film debut with a role in the 1987 film ''A los cuatro vientos'', Elejalde's collaborations with Basque cinema auteurs such as Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Álex de la Iglesia or Julio Medem launched his acting career in the 1990s. He made his feature film directorial debut by shooting the 2000 film '' Año Mariano'' in tandem with Fernando Guillén Cuervo, later making his solo debut with the 2004 film ''Torapia''. In 2014 he replaced Benito Pocino as Mortadelo in '' Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo'' (2014). He played Koldo in ''Ocho apellidos vascos''. He reprised the same role in '' Ocho apellidos catalanes'' (2015). After the success of both films, he affirmed he won't play the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Carlist War
The Third Carlist War (), which occurred from 1872 to 1876, was the last Carlist War in Spain. It is sometimes referred to as the "Second Carlist War", as the earlier Second Carlist War, "Second" War (1847–1849) was smaller in scale and relatively trivial in political consequence. Leading up to the war, Queen Isabella II of Spain, Isabella II abdicated the throne in 1868, and the unpopular Amadeo I of Spain, Amadeo I, son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, was proclaimed King of Spain in 1870. In response, the Carlist pretender, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Carlos VII, tried to earn the support of various Spanish regions by promising to reintroduce various area-specific customs and laws. The Carlists proclaimed the restoration of Catalonia, Catalan, Kingdom of Valencia, Valencian and Aragonese fueros (charters) which had been abolished at the beginning of the 18th century by King Philip V of Spain, Philip V in his unilateral Nueva Planta decrees. The call for rebellion made by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right-wing
Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property, religion, or tradition. Hierarchy and inequality may be seen as natural results of traditional social differences or competition in market economies. Right-wing politics are considered the counterpart to left-wing politics, and the left–right political spectrum is the most common political spectrum. The right includes social conservatives and fiscal conservatives, as well as right-libertarians. "Right" and "right-wing" have been variously used as compliments and pejoratives describing neoliberal, conservative, and fascist economic and social ideas. Positions The following positions are typically associated with right-wing politics. Anti-communism Early communists used the term "right-wing" in reference to conservatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
