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Exotica
EXOTICA Canada, 1994 Director:Atom Egoyan Production:Ego Film Arts and Miramax Films; color, 35 mm, Spherical; running time: 104 minutes; length: 2953 meters. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario; cost: $5 million (Canadian). Producers:Atom Egoyan, Camilia... Read more |
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Rosario
Rosario , city (1991 pop. 1,095,906), Santa Fe prov., E central Argentina, a port on the Paraná River, on the eastern margin of the Pampa. The third largest city of Argentina, it is primarily the import and export center for the central and northern provinces. Steel, cars, and farm machinery... Read more |
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Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno , 1864-1936, Spanish philosophical writer, of Basque descent, b. Bilbao. The chief Spanish philosopher of his time, he was professor of Greek at the Univ. of Salamanca and later rector there. His criticism of the monarchy and especially of the dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera caused... Read more |
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Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno , city (1991 pop. 53,591), capital of Ascoli Piceno prov., Marche region, central Italy, at the confluence of the Castellano and Tronto rivers. It is the market for a rich agricultural area and textiles and shoes are among its manufactures. A Roman settlement with extensive Roman... Read more |
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Tirso de Molina
Tirso de Molina , pseud. of Fray Gabriel Téllez , 1584?-1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. His fame rests on El burlador de Sevilla (1630; tr. The Love Rogue, 1924), the earliest known literary version of the Don Juan legend. Among the 300 or 400 plays by... Read more |
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Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias Singer Tragedy Inspired Talent Created English Seduction Family Entertainment and Fine Wines Selected discography Sources Dubbed the “Spanish Frank Sinatra,” Julio Iglesias became one of the most popular singers in the world during the 1980s. His suave, romantic image... Read more |
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Theophile Gautier
Théophile Gautier , 1811-72, French poet, novelist, and critic. He was a leading exponent of art for art's sake—the belief that formal, aesthetic beauty is the sole purpose of a work of art. An important manifesto of this theory appeared in the preface of his novel Mademoiselle de... Read more |
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Dino de Laurentiis
De Laurentiis, Dino 1919(?)–(Dino de Laurentiis) PERSONALOriginal name, Agostino De Laurentiis; born August 8, 1919 (some sources say 1918), in Torre Annunziata, Italy; immigrated to the United States, c. 1970 (some sources say 1973); son of Rosario Aurelio (a pasta manufacturer) and Giuseppina... Read more |
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Las Palmas
Las Palmas , city (1990 pop. 373,846), capital of Las Palmas prov., Spain, on Grand Canary. The harbor nearby, at Puerto de la Luz, is the chief port of the Canary Islands and the busiest in Spain. Industries include fishing, fish processing, and tourism. The city was founded in 1478; still standing... Read more |
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Organizaron Muchas Actividades para Celebrar el "Día Internacional de la Mujer"
...escritora. Rosario Castellanos, era escritora...amargura, las añoranzas...desgracias de la mujer de su región...embajadora de la mujer mexicana. En...Familia de Rosario Castellanos, evento en...es una de ... |
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Participó la Primerísima Actríz Mexicana Lilia Aragón en Tijuana en Programa...
...Nacional de Bellas Artes. Este evento...de junio, a las 7:00 pm...profundidad de Rosario Castellanos, Gloria Fuertes...ensayos sobre las muertas de Juárez...referentes a la mujer, refiriendo...ésta con todas ... |
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Participará la Actriz Irma Dorantes en Lectura de Poemas de Poetisas...
...Nacional de Bellas Artes. La entrada a este...Gabriela Mistral y Rosario Castellanos. El desarrollo del...películas, compartiendo las luces, el set y la...No desearás la mujer de tu hijo (1950...otras producciones en las que ... |