Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz 2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002 was a Spanish film director and screen writer. He was a member of the Communist Party. Bardem was best known for Muerte de un ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and El puente (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His
Jaume Balagueró Bernat Catalan pronunciation: ; born 2 November 1968 is a Spanish film director widely known for his horror films, most notably the acclaimed REC series. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Filmography 4Awards 5References 6External links Early life Balagueró was born in Lleida, Spain, and grew up in Barcelona. He studied communications and photography at the University of Barcelona, graduating in
Carlos Atanes born November 8, 1971 is a Spanish film director, writer and playwright. He was born in Barcelona, and is a member of The Film-Makers’ Cooperative, founded by Jonas Mekas, Shirley Clarke, Ken Jacobs, Andy Warhol, Jack Smith and others. His first finished feature-length movie ws FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions, which he released in 2004. The movie won the Best Feature Film Award at the Athens
Montxo Armendariz born as Juan Ramón Armendariz Barrios; 27 January 1949 in Olleta, Navarra, Spain is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film Las cartas de Alou won at the San Sebastian Film Festival. His next film, Historias del Kronen, was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Secretos del corazón won several Goya Award, Berlin Film Festival and received the Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film. Contents 1Early
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos born March 31, 1972 is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. Among other honors, he has won nine Goyas and two European Film Awards and one Academy Award. He has written (or co-written) the screenplays to all six of his films and composed almost all of their soundtracks. Contents 1Early life 2Studies 3Film career 4Personal
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero Spanish pronunciation: ; born 25 September 1949 is a Spanish filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, and former actor. His films are marked by his employment of certain actors including Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz and creative personnel with complex narratives, melodrama, pop culture, popular songs, irreverent humour, strong colours, and glossy décor. Desire, passion, family, and identity are among Almodóvar’s
Isabel Urquiola Estala 1854-1911 was a Spanish explorer who in 1874 accompanied her husband Manuel Iradier and her younger sister Manuela (or possibly Juliana) on an expedition to Africa. While Iradier travelled some 1,900 km from Corisco Bay up the Muni River, hoping to reach the Spanish colonies in the African interior, the two sisters
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (Spanish: ) c. 1462 – after 1514 was a Spanish navigator and explorer, the youngest of the Pinzón brothers. Along with his older brother, Martín Alonso Pinzón (c. 1441 – c. 1493), who captained the Pinta, he sailed with Christopher Columbus on the first voyage to the New World, in 1492, as captain of the Niña. Contents 1Personal life 2Career 3See also 4References 5Bibliography
Pedro de los Ríos y Gutiérrez de Aguayo died 1547 was a Spanish colonial administrator who succeeded Pedrarias Dávila as governor of Castilla del Oro (1526–1529) and of Nicaragua (1526–1527). Born in Córdoba, Spain, his parents were Diego Gutiérrez de los Ríos y González de Hoces and Elvira Gutiérrez de Aguayo y López de Montemayor. Pedro de los Ríos was named
Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva Spanish pronunciation: ; April 17, 1497 – December 25, 1553 was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served as lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro in Peru, acting as his second in command. In 1540 he led an expedition