Premio Nadal is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually by the publishing house Ediciones Destino, part of Planeta. It has been awarded every year on 6 January since 1944. The Josep Pla Award for Catalan literature is given at the same ceremony.
Fernando Fernández Gómez, better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez, was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director, novelist, and playwright. Prolific and outstanding in all these fields, he was elected member of the Royal Spanish Academy in 1998. He was born in Lima, Peru while his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour in Latin America. He would later use her surname for his stage name when he moved to Spain in 1924.
The art of motion-picture making within Spain or by Spanish filmmakers abroad is collectively known as Spanish Cinema.
Víctor Manuel San José Sánchez is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He has been married to the Spanish singer and actress Ana Belén since 1972. He and his wife are considered symbols of the Spanish Transition, and his songs and albums often feature boldly-titled works with social and political content.
José Luis López Vázquez de la TorreMMT was a Spanish actor, comedian, costume designer, scenic designer and assistant director. He was best known internationally for his lead role in the surrealist horror TV film La cabina. A prolific performer, he was an integral part of Spanish cinema for six decades, appearing in almost 250 films between 1948 and 2007.
Mecha Ortiz was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in films between 1937 and 1981, during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. At the 1944 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Ortiz won the Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for her performance in Safo, historia de una pasión (1943), and won it again in 1946 for her performance in El canto del cisne (1945). She was known as the Argentine Greta Garbo and for playing mysterious characters, who suffered by past misfortunes in love, mental disorders, or forbidden love. Safo, historia de una pasión was the first erotic Argentine film, though there was no nudity. She also played in the first film in which a woman struck a man and the first film with a lesbian romance. In 1981, she was awarded the Grand Prize for actresses from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Premio Adonáis, or Adonais Prize for Poetry, is awarded annually in Spain by Ediciones RIALP to an unpublished Spanish language poem. Runners-up are also recognized.
The Premio Planeta de Novela is a Spanish literary prize, awarded since 1952 by the Spanish publisher Grupo Planeta to an original unpublished novel written in Spanish. It is one of about 16 literary prizes given by Planeta.
Guillermo Battaglia was a prolific Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema.
Manolo Morán was a Spanish film actor.
Vicente Parra Collado was a Spanish actor.
This is a list of Spanish television related events from 2013.
The Princess of the Ursines is a 1947 Spanish historical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Ana Mariscal. It was made by CIFESA, Spain's largest studio at the time. The film is loosely based on real events that took place in the eighteenth century reign of Philip V of Spain.
The Battalion in the Shadows is a 1957 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti.
A Girl from Chicago is a 1960 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Ana Bertha Lepe, Javier Armet and Rafael Durán.
Segundo López or Segundo López, Urban Adventurer is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by and starring Ana Mariscal. It marked the directoral debut of Mariscal, a leading actress of General Franco's Spain. The film's style contains elements of neorealism, dealing with social issues primarily affecting migrants from the countryside.
Pride is a 1955 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti.
The Great Galeoto is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Ana Mariscal and Rafael Durán.
Rosario Pi was a Catalan film director, producer, and screenwriter. With the release of her 1936 film El Gato montés she became one of Spain's women film pioneers, along with Elena Jordi and Helena Cortesina. She also directed Molinos de viento. Her Star Films Movie Company produced the first talkies in Spain.
Gran Reserva is a Spanish drama television series, starring Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Ángela Molina, Tristán Ulloa and Paula Echevarría, among others. Created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira and produced by Bambú Producciones for TVE, the 42 episodes of the series aired on La 1 from 2010 to 2013. Charged with melodrama and thriller, the plot follows the conflict and intrigues between two winemaking families, the Cortázar and the Reverte, in the region of La Rioja.
