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George Sanders was born of English parents in St. Petersburg, Russia. He worked in a Birmingham textile mill, in the tobacco business and as a writer in advertising. He entered show business in London as a chorus boy, going from there to cabaret, radio and theatrical understudy. His film debut, in 1936, was as Curly Randall in Find the Lady (1936). His U.S. debut, the same year, with Twentieth Century-Fox, was as Lord Everett Stacy in Lloyd's of London (1936). During the late 1930s and early 1940s he made a number of movies as Simon Templar--the Saint--and as Gay Lawrence, the Falcon. He played Nazis (Maj. Quive-Smith in Fritz Lang's Man Hunt (1941)), royalty (Charles II in Otto Preminger's Forever Amber (1947)), and biblical roles (Saran of Gaza in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (1949)). He won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as theatre critic Addison De Witt in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve (1950). In 1957 he hosted a TV series, The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957). He continued to play mostly villains and charming heels until his suicide in 1972.- Henry Beckman was born on 26 November 1921 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Marnie (1964), Blood & Guts (1978) and The Brood (1979). He was married to Hillary Beckman and Cheryl Maxwell. He died on 17 June 2008 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Silvia Tortosa was born on 8 March 1947 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress and director, known for La senyora (1987), Horror Express (1972) and Novela (1963). She was married to David Harper, Charles Davis and Hermann Bonnín. She died on 23 March 2024 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Writer
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Surrealist-turned-catholic painter Dalí worked on various movies as well. While a member of the French surrealist group, he co-wrote Un chien andalou (1929) and L'Age d'Or (1930) with Luis Buñuel. The latter may have marked the beginning of a long-lasting quarrel with the surrealists when Dalí did not agree on Buñuel's anti-clericalism. While Dalí's painting style became increasingly conventional, he worked on projects with Walt Disney and Alfred Hitchcock, for whom he wrote the dream sequence of Spellbound (1945). Plans on a movie with the Marx Brothers were dropped. The money Dalí earned in Hollywood and elsewhere, along with his racism and his fascination for Europe's fascist dictators, put an end to his relations with the (at that time mostly trotskyist) surrealists, whose leading figure André Breton since nicknamed Dalí "Avida Dollars" (anagram).- Writer
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Bigas Luna was born on 19 March 1946 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Jamón, Jamón (1992), Caniche (1979) and Anguish (1987). He was married to Celia Orós. He died on 6 April 2013 in La Riera de Gaià, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
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Born in Spain, Xavier Cugat's family moved to Havana, Cuba, when he was three. Always musically inclined, he packed up and moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times newspaper during the day and labored to put together a band at night. After a few years of playing smaller clubs in the L.A. area, Cugat finally got his break when he and his band secured a job at the prestigious Coconut Grove nightclub in 1928. His style of music caught on, and Cugat was instrumental in bringing Latin music to the attention of the US public. In the '30s and '40s he was nicknamed "The Rumba King" because of his popularization of that Latin dance. In Cugat's film appearances he usually played himself, even if the character had a name other than Xavier Cugat, and he and his band appeared in several memorable MGM musicals in the '40s. After suffering a stroke in 1971, Xavier Cugat retired.- Actress
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Andrea Albani was born on 13 October 1960 in Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress and writer, known for El pico (1983), Mad Foxes (1981) and La desnuda chica del relax (1981). She died on 18 January 1994 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
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John McAfee was born on 18 September 1945 in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Who Is McAfee, Crypto Stories (2022) and How to Uninstall McAfee Antivirus (2013). He was married to Janice Dyson and Judy. He died on 23 June 2021 in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Catalonia, Spain.- Director
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Agustí Villaronga was born on 4 March 1953 in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Moon Child (1989), Black Bread (2010) and The Belly of the Sea (2021). He died on 22 January 2023 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actress
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Carmen Amaya, one of Spain's most revered flamenco dancers and singers, made her flamenco debut in 1919--at the age of 6! She took Spain by storm, and the next year had a triumphant engagement in Paris. In 1941 she performed in the US, at the prestigious Carnegie Hall, to great acclaim, and was invited to perform at the White House by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Although she appeared in a few films, her forte was personal appearances. She made her last film in 1963, the year she died.- Writer
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José Antonio de la Loma was born on 4 March 1924 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Manos sucias (1957), Jugando con la muerte (1982) and Feuer frei auf Frankie (1967). He died on 6 April 2004 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Johan Cruyff (or Cruijffie) is voted the best European soccer player of the twentieth century (and the second best worldplayer). He started his career with AJAX Amsterdam and led them to 4 European finals of which 3 were won (1971/1972/1973). In 1973 Cruyff joined Barcelona (for a the then record-fee of 6 million guilders), He became a very popular player
- also known as el salvador - and gave Barcelona (and Catalonia) their
After a few years he became involved again with his first love, Ajax. He coached them for a few years, winning the European cup winners cup, before he got fired after arguing with the president of the club. But he has not only a first love, but maybe he has an even greater second love, Barcelona. He coached them for a few years, winning the European Champions league for the first time and four times the Spanish league. - Writer
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Ignacio F. Iquino was born on 25 October 1910 in Valls, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Fuego en la sangre (1953), El obstáculo (1945) and Noche sin cielo (1947). He was married to Juliana San José de la Fuente. He died on 29 April 1994 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actress
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Rosa Maria Sardà was born on 30 July 1941 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress and writer, known for All About My Mother (1999), Les nits de la tieta Rosa (1980) and Anita no perd el tren (2001). She was married to Josep Maria Mainat. She died on 11 June 2020 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actress
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Her childhood was shaped by the Spanish Civil War and the modest means of her working-class family. Her musical talent developed early and she was already singing classical cantatas at the age of seven. From 1942 she trained in singing at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Barcelona. She was able to study thanks to a scholarship. In 1954 she finished with the best award. The following year, Montserrat Caballé made his debut in Reus, southern Catalonia, in the leading female role in the comic opera "La serva padrona" by the Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. She then received a three-year engagement at the theater in Basel from 1956. From 1959 to 1962 she worked at the theater in Bremen. During this time in German-speaking countries, she learned to speak the local language fluently. 1965 was the beginning of her great international career. On April 20th of this year, she briefly replaced her pregnant colleague Marilyn Horne in the opera "Lukrezia Borga" by Gaetano Donizetti, which took place as a concert performance at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Montserrat Caballé was enthusiastically celebrated by the audience, highly praised by the press and mentioned alongside renowned personalities such as Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland. With this event she became a star and the doors of the most important international houses opened to her. Immediately afterwards, the Metropolitan Opera contacted her with a permanent contract. There she started in the role of Marguérite in the master opera "Faust" by the French composer Charles Gounod. This was followed by a record contract with the music label RCA Records in New York City. In 1962 she met her future husband, the tenor Bernabé Marti. This year she appeared with him in the opera production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" at the Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona. Two years later, the two married in the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat in the mountains of the same name near Barcelona. From 1971, the soprano performed regularly at the State Opera in Hamburg. Her favorite composers include Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi and Puccini. In addition, Caballé often worked as a concert singer.
In 1986, she was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. She became known to a wider, more operatic audience through her legendary performance on the rock crossover title "Barcelona" on the occasion of the 1992 Olympic Games there, which she sang together with Freddie Mercury and which comes from the 1987 album of the same name. This and other engagements show the versatility of the artist Caballé. The solo title was written by Mercury. Her album "Friends For Life" was released in 1997 with the participation of Bruce Dickinson, Johnny Hallyday, Johnny Logan, Gino Vannelli and Helmut Lotti. A year later, Caballé was awarded the Bambi. The singer celebrated her comeback as an opera diva in 2002 at the Gran Teatro des Liceo in Barcelona after ten years away from the stage. In 2007 she was awarded the Echo Klassik Music Prize for her life's work. In the same year on April 1st she returned to the stage of the Vienna State Opera after 18 years. She played and sang the role of Duchesse de Crakentorp in Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La Fille du Régiment", an international production between the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera New York.
The diva's other awards include the Order of Doña Isabel La Católica as the highest title of the Spanish government, R.SH Gold for pop music from Radio Schleswig-Holstein, the Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Cross of Honor for Arts and Science. Montserrat Caballé also volunteers as a United Nations ambassador. With her excellent bel canto interpretations, she is one of the greatest singers in the field and its innovators. In addition to her exceptional artistic qualities, her more than 90 opera roles and her around 4,000 performances made her popular as one of the greatest opera singers. In addition to the opera stage and musical theater, she delighted audiences with her heartwarming appearances in talk shows, galas and film documentaries.- Danish writer Sven Hassel was born in Fredericksborg, Denmark, in 1917. He joined the Danish merchant marine when he was 20, and a year later moved to Germany. He eventually wound up in the German army--it's not clear if he was drafted or if he enlisted, even though he was not a German citizen--and served in a tank unit in 1939 during the German invasion of Poland. In 1940 he attempted to desert the army and make his way back to Denmark, but was caught by German military police, court-martialed and sentenced to serve in a "Sonderabteilung", a penal battalion consisting of convicted criminals, deserters and other soldiers the military authorities considered expendable) and sent to the Russian front.--in effect, a death sentence. He served with a variety of tank units, was wounded several times and eventually attained the rank of lieutenant. He received the Iron Cross for bravery in combat. As the war came to a close and the German military began to fall apart, Hassel surrendered to Soviet troops in Berlin in 1945. He spent several years in Russian POW camps before being released. During his time in the camps he began to write stories of his experiences up to that time, and after his release in 1949 he was able to get some of them published.
He was planning to join the French Foreign Legion in 1951 when he met and married a German woman, and instead of fighting for the Legion, he got a job in an automobile factory. In 1957 he suffered a recurrence of an illness he contracted during the war and was paralyzed for two years. After he recovered he began to write more books, and eventually had a successful career as a novelist.
He died in September of 2012 in Barcelona, Spain, where he had been living since 1964. - María Martín was born on 14 July 1923 in Marbella, Spain. She was an actress, known for Dawn of America (1951), A Candidate for a Killing (1969) and Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971). She died on 10 June 2014 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Florin Opritescu was an actor known for Mar de plástico (2016),Plan de fuga (2016), Sara's notebook (2018) , El desentierro (2018), Snatch (2018) . Born in Timisoara, Romania on 21/09/1979 he was one of many Romanian people who lived under the communist system with whom he disagreed. He practiced several sports: kick-boxing, football, badminton,pool/snooker. He is passionate about Romanian, Brasilian and Spanish cuisine.
Florin is based in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) where he lives with his wife and his two kids (a boy and a girl).- Actor
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Camarón de la Isla was born on 5 December 1950 in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Uncharted (2022), The Victims (1996) and Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001). He was married to Dolores Montoya. He died on 2 July 1992 in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Mario Cabre started his career as a torero. Banking on his popularity he started his career in cinema. He also authored several books of poetry. During the 1950s he lived mostly in Argentina, but in the 1960s he returned to Spain where he hosted the popular show TV "Reina por un día". He also unsuccessfully attempted a comeback in cinema working with director Pedro Portabella.
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José María Caffarel was born on 10 November 1919 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Supersonic Man (1979), Los gozos y las sombras (1982) and Tristana (1970). He died on 6 November 1999 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
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At 12 years he worked as an apprentice mechanic, starting as an actor at age 20 and with the theater group of Alcoy natal "Casserole." In the mid-60's economic crisis forced him to emigrate to Barcelona, since then his career combining theatrical Companies Adrià Gual, CIFC and Nuria Espert with forays into the music scene. In 1968 he debuted as a professional singer, a facet that will become one of the main representatives of "Nova Cançó 'Catalan. In this sense, both composed their own songs as musical adaptations of Salvador Espriu, Pere Quart or Vicent Andrés. In the film debuted in 1974 and shortly thereafter obtained a great success for his role in "Stealth"- Writer
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Tom Sharpe was born on 30 March 1928 in Holloway, Islington, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Sexes faibles! (1992), The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (1989) and Blott on the Landscape (1985). He was married to Nancy Anne Looper. He died on 6 June 2013 in Llafranc, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.- Director
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Miguel Iglesias was born on 6 June 1915 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Kilma, Queen of the Jungle (1974), Kilma, reina de las amazonas (1976) and Presagio (1970). He died on 7 March 2012 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actress
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Amparo Soler Leal was born on 23 August 1933 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for La gran familia (1962), The Cuenca Crime (1980) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972). She was married to Alfredo Matas and Adolfo Marsillach. She died on 25 October 2013 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
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Carles Sabater was born on 21 September 1962 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1986), Youth (2004) and Arnau (1994). He died on 13 February 1999 in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Director
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Francisco Rovira Beleta was born on 25 September 1912 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Los Tarantos (1963), Los atracadores (1962) and Bewitched Love (1967). He died on 23 June 1999 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Daniela Costa was born in 1981 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Lalola (2008), MIR (2007) and Hospital Central (2000). She died on 14 December 2023 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Montserrat Carulla was born on 19 September 1930 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for The Orphanage (2007), 13 x 13 (1987) and Taller de comèdies (1975). She was married to Felip Peña. She died on 24 November 2020 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Ignasi Abadal was born in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Nine Queens (2000), Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) and El amor es un suicidio (2009). He died on 3 May 2010 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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José María Nunes was born on 2 February 1930 in Faro, Portugal. He was a writer and director, known for Biotaxia (1968), Amigogima (2002) and Noche de vino tinto (1967). He died on 23 March 2010 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Writer
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Arturo Moreno was born on 10 May 1909 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for The Enchanted Sword (1945), A Happy Vacation (1948) and High School (1954). He died on 25 June 1993 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
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Àngel Jové was born in 1940 in Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for Reborn (1981), Kiu i els seus amics (1985) and Bilbao (1978). He died on 18 October 2023 in Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.- Pep Cortés was born on 5 May 1945 in Alcoi, Alacant, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor, known for La familia - Dementia (2016), Adolfo Suárez (2010) and Los lobos de Washington (1999). He died on 9 December 2019 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Mario Feliciani was born on 12 March 1918 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Ottocento (1959), David Copperfield (1965) and Ulysses (1954). He was married to Giuliana Pogliani and Vittoria Martello. He died on 11 August 2008 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Josep Maria Domènech was born on 19 November 1931 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977) and The Nameless (1999). He died on 23 November 2017 in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Cassen was born on 28 October 1928 in Tarragona, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for 07 con el 2 delante (Agente: Jaime Bonet) (1966), Placido (1961) and De professió: A.P.I. (1988). He was married to Mary Carmen Crespo. He died on 4 August 1991 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- José Vivó was born on 19 May 1916 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for La venganza de Don Mendo (1962), Estudio 1 (1965) and Los libros (1974). He died on 26 July 1989 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Antoni Ribas was born on 27 October 1935 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for La ciutat cremada (1976), Terra de canons (1999) and La otra imagen (1973). He was married to Elena María Tejeiro. He died on 3 October 2007 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Composer
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Luisito Rey was born on 28 June 1945 in Cádiz, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He was a composer, known for Fiebre de amor (1985), Siempre en Domingo (1970) and Festival de la canción OTI (1972). He was married to Marcela Basteri. He died on 9 December 1992 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Director
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J.A. Salgot was born in 1953 in Aiguafreda, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Myway (2007), Estación Central (1989) and Serenata a la claror de la lluna (1978). He died on 22 July 2019 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Montse Pérez was born on 28 October 1956 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Oh! Europa (1994), Plats bruts (1999) and Orden especial (1992). She died on 28 April 2018 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Josep Maria Forn was born on 4 April 1928 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and producer, known for Burnt Skin (1967), Subjúdice (1998) and El coronel Macià (2006). He was married to Marta May. He died on 3 October 2021 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
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Paco Morán was born on 9 November 1930 in Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Estudio 1 (1965), Historias para no dormir (1966) and Matalobos (2009). He died on 23 July 2012 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Carmen de Mairena was born on 15 March 1933 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011) and FBI: Frikis buscan incordiar (2004). She died on 22 March 2020 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Brunette Catalan leading lady, born Conxita Alà i Miquel in Barcelona, Spain. Marta initially studied piano at the Conservatori Municipal in Barcelona but then segued into acting. She made her screen debut in 1958 and headlined for the next few years in a series of lightweight romantic comedies. By 1963, she had managed to secure a niche for herself in unassuming crime thrillers (Senda torcida (1963), Trampa mortal (1963)) and spaghetti westerns (Ruthless Colt of the Gringo (1966), Secret of Captain O'Hara (1966)), occasionally billing herself as 'Martha Dovan' in the latter genre. On stage in Barcelona from 1963, she eventually fronted her own theatre company by the 70s, now dividing her time between TV, stage acting and voice-over work, latterly also as dubbing director. She achieved her greatest popularity as a character actress in soap operas during the 1980s and 90s. Marta retired from the screen in 2007 and died on September 29 2019 at the age of 81.- Carles Velat was born on 3 November 1946 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for La saga de los Rius (1976), No me toques el pito que me irrito (1983) and Palabras cruzadas (1974). He was married to Marta Angelat. He died on 24 August 2016 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Born on December 30, 1935, the youngest of 12 children, Bongo served as a lieutenant in the French Air Force, then climbed quickly through the civil service, eventually becoming vice president of Gabon. He assumed the presidency 2 December 1967, after the death of Leon M'Ba, the country's only other head of state since independence from France in 1960. Bongo set up a one-party state. Six years later, he converted to Islam and took the name Omar.
Considered one of the wealthiest men in his country, his presidential security staff numbered 1,500, according to the U.S. State Department, while the entire military numbers just 10,000 troops. Bongo sought international approval and in May 2004 he visited then-President Bush at the White House. He also tried to cast himself as a mediator, working to end conflicts in Chad and Central African Republic, where his country has a small contingent of peacekeepers. He passed away in 2009; at the time of his death, he was the longest-serving ruler in the world. - Actor
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Alejandro García Ulloa was born in Madrid on October 22nd. 1910. As a 12-year old child he attended the play "Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino" at the Teatro Español, where renowned actor Ricardo Calvo Ricardo Calvo played the lead. He was so impressed that went to the National Library, got the play and learned a monologue by heart, expressing to his startled family his desire to become an actor. He got his first bit role as meritorio (extra) at the Teatro Lara in Madrid, and at 18 entered Enric Borràs stage company, from where he went to his admired Ricardo Calvo company, already as young leading man (galán joven). Then he entered film industry, both as actor and director. As actor he played in Se ha perdido un cadáver (1942), Cuarenta y ocho horas (1943) and Es peligroso asomarse al exterior (1946) which he starred and also also directed, as five more films (see Director Credits). He moved to Barcelona where he would settle. There he became for seven years dubbing director to Spanish for MGM. He had dubbed Robert Taylor and James Stewart since 1935, also often offered his voice to Robert Montgomery and Amedeo Nazzari. In 1942 he returned to the stage playing Don Juan Tenorio in Barcelona at the Teatro Romea, an ever-present play in Spain during those times around 1st. November (All Saints day) -and still is, to a point. Two years later he started his own stage company and opened at the Teatro Calderón in Barcelona with Hamlet and later Cyrano, to great acclaim. His Max Estrella in Valle-Inclán's "Luces de Bohemia" also became famous. From then on he staged many classical plays both Spanish and foreign, classical and modern. In 1953 he played "El alcalde de Zalamea" at the Teatre Borràs in Barcelona and then toured America for five years, including a Broadway season of Spanish theatre. He received several theatre awards and Barcelona's city gold medal. He recorded verse and poetry for Columbia records. He went on working both in theatre and television (where he played for example Richelieu in The Three Musketeers) until his retirement in 2003 (in his nineties !). He died in Barcelona on April 27th. 2004 at 93 years of age, a few months after a bad fall.
To listen to him recite (in Andalusian style) see related Youtube link at External Sites section.- Llàtzer Escarceller was born on 30 September 1914 in Ribes de Freser, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Makinavaja, el último choriso (1992), Olímpicament mort (1986) and Makinavaja (1995). He died on 26 October 2010 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.