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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.- Actor
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Craig Hill was born on 5 March 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), All About Eve (1950) and Flight That Disappeared (1961). He was married to Teresa Gimpera. He died on 21 April 2014 in Barcelona, 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.- 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.
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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.- 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.- Kim Le Mesurier was born on 12 October 1956 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He died on 6 October 1991 in Barcelona, Spain.
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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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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.- Producer
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Luciano Ercoli was born on 19 October 1929 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a producer and director, known for The Magnificent Dare Devil (1973), The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970) and La polizia ha le mani legate (1975). He was married to Nieves Navarro. He died on 15 March 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.- Actor
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Antonio Molino Rojo was born on 14 September 1926 in Valencia, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and Hola... señor Dios (1970). He died on 2 November 2011 in Barcelona, Spain.- Director
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Ladislao Vajda was born on 18 August 1906 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a director and writer, known for It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958), The Miracle of Marcelino (1955) and Mi tío Jacinto (1956). He died on 25 March 1965 in Barcelona, Cataluña, 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.- 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. - 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.- 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.
- Roberto Bolaño was born on 28 April 1953 in Santiago, Chile. He was a writer, known for Il Futuro (2013), Amberes (2012) and Miguelito (2000). He died on 14 July 2003 in Barcelona, Spain.
- Isabel de Pomés was born on 10 April 1924 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks (1944), El alcalde de Zalamea (1954) and La culpa del otro (1942). She died on 31 May 2007 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.
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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.- Director
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Ventura Pons was born on 25 July 1945 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and producer, known for Anita no perd el tren (2001), To Die (or Not) (2000) and What's It All About (1995). He died on 8 January 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.- Writer
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Juan Bosch was born on 31 May 1925 in Valls, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for The Killer Wore Gloves (1974), The Killer with a Thousand Eyes (1974) and Exorcism (1975). He was married to Nativitat Sans Solé. He died on 17 November 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.- Manuel Bronchud was born on 21 December 1923 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for REC (2007), That Man in Istanbul (1965) and La mentira tiene cabellos rojos (1962). He died on 10 March 2012 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Garth Craven was born on 28 February 1939 in Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an editor and assistant director, known for The Getaway (1972), Turner & Hooch (1989) and Straw Dogs (1971). He died on 20 May 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.- Actress
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Rosa Novell was born in 1953 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress and director, known for Traces of Sandalwood (2014), La banyera (1989) and Puzzle (1986). She died on 27 February 2015 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Georges Arnaud was born on 16 July 1917 in Montpellier, France. He was a writer, known for The Wages of Fear (1953), Sorcerer (1977) and The Wages of Fear (2024). He died on 4 March 1987 in Barcelona, Spain.
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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.- Actress
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Concha Valero was born on 8 December 1958 in Barcelona, Spain. She was an actress. She died on 9 October 2006 in Barcelona, 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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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.- Actor
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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).- 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. - Juan Manuel Montesinos was born on 10 January 1950 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes en Caracas (1991), La boda (1982) and Ka Ina (1995). He was married to María Elena Dávila. He died on 14 July 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Miguel Gila was born on 12 March 1919 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for El ceniciento (1955), El hombre que viajaba despacito (1957) and The Adventurer of Seville (1954). He was married to Maria Dolores Cobo. He died on 13 July 2001 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
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Peret was born on 24 March 1935 in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Mission: Impossible II (2000), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) and Los éxitos del amor (1979). He was married to Fuensanta Escudero. He died on 27 August 2014 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- 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.
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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.- Josep M. Lana was an actor, known for El sueño de Tánger (1991), Girl with the Golden Panties (1980) and Autopista A-2-7 (1977). He died on 27 January 2008 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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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.- 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"- Francesc Lucchetti was born on 22 August 1944 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and actor, known for Pedralbes Centre (1995), Lletres catalanes (1974) and Laberint d'ombres (1998). He was married to Lurdes Barba. He died on 7 June 2017 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Félix Rotaeta was born on 1 April 1942 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for Chatarra (1991), El placer de matar (1988) and La escopeta nacional (1978). He died on 23 November 1994 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Writer
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Alfonso Balcázar was born on 2 March 1926 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Electra One (1967), The Night of the Scorpion (1972) and Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return (1972). He died on 28 December 1993 in Sitges, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.- Luis Induni was born on 5 March 1920 in Romano Canavese, Piemonte, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Rape of the Sabines (1962), Fall of the Mohicans (1965) and Requiem for a Secret Agent (1966). He died on 31 December 1979 in Barcelona, Cataluña, 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. - 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.
- Kurt Roland Pettersson was born on January 21, 1958 in Luleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden. He was trained in karate and practiced Kickboxing. He trained often with Dolph Lundgren and they both competed together on the same national team in the late 1970's and early 1980's. His most well known role was as the villain in Jet Li's Directed Film Born to Defence (1986). Kurt had lived in Spain for a few years and worked as a fitness coach in the Gym. Early on a Saturday morning the Swede was on his way home after visiting a nightclub. Accompanying him were another five or six people. At a public square, in Barcelona, Spain they got in a quarrel with another group of people. During the brawl Kurt was struck in the throat with a strike hard enough to crush his trachea. According to police, he was also beaten in the head with a round object, probably an iron pipe. According to police, there were no other witnesses to the Brawl except for those involved. It is still uncertain what took place and why Kurt was killed.
- 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.
- Gustavo Re was born on 4 July 1908 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Summertime Killer (1972), El difunto es un vivo (1956) and That Man in Istanbul (1965). He died on 5 June 1979 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.