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Encyclopedia > Alfredo Mayo

Alfredo Mayo, (real name: Alfredo Fernández Martínez) (Barcelona, May 17, 1911 - † Palma de Mallorca, May 19, 1985) was a Spanish actor. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Palma (Catalan) Spanish name Palma de Mallorca Postal code 070XX Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Palma de Mallorca) Website http://www. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...


A separate Alfredo Mayo is a cinematographer whose films include the 2005 Argentina-Spain-Italy co-production El Método (The Method), directed by Marcelo Piñeyro. A Cameraman-Reporter during a MINUSTAH mission in 2007 (Photo: Patrick-André Perron A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography). ... El Método is a Spanish, Argentine, and Italian thriller film released in 2005 and directed by Marcelo Piñeyro. ... Marcelo Piñeyro (born March 5, 1953 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an award-winning Argentine film director, script writer, and producer. ...


Biography

After leaving his studies of medicine in 1929, Mayo debuts at theatre with the company of Ernesto Vilches. He fought for Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War in aviation. He starred propaganda films such as Escuadrilla (1941), Harka (1941), A mí la legión (1942)but specially Raza, which script was written by Francisco Franco,under the name of Jaime de Andrade. General Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892–20 November[1] 1975), commonly abbreviated to Francisco Franco (pron. ... Combatants Spanish Republic With the support of: Soviet Union[1] Nationalist Spain With the support of: Italy Germany Commanders Manuel Azaña Francisco Largo Caballero Juan Negrín Francisco Franco Gonzalo Queipo de Llano Emilio Mola José Sanjurjo Casualties 500,000[2] The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Raza is a 1942 Spanish biographical war film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. ... General Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892–20 November[1] 1975), commonly abbreviated to Francisco Franco (pron. ...


He becomes the biggest star in comedies, draas or historical films such as Malvaloca (1942), byLuis Marquina; Deliciosamente tontos (1943), by Juan de Orduña, or La leona de Castilla (1951). 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...


In the 50's he acted in supporting roles in films as El último cuplé (1957), Una muchachita de Valladolid (1958) or even 55 Days at Peking (1963), directed in Spain by Nicholas Ray. Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... DVD Cover of 55 Days at Peking. The characters (L to R) are Maj. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle) (August 7, 1911–June 16, 1979) was an American film director. ...


His career had a second golden age with his collaborations with Carlos Saura in La Caza (1966) and Peppermint Frappé (1967). He continued working on more than 175 films untill he died. He acted in El bosque del lobo (1970), by Pedro Olea, Patrimonio Nacional (1980), by Luis García Berlanga or Bearn o la sala de las muñecas (1982), by Jaime Chávarri or tv serie Cañas y barro for TVE. Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Luis García Berlanga (b. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Jaime Chávarri de la Mora (b. ... TVE may stand for: Televisión Española Township and Village Enterprise This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Awards

  • Círculo de escritores cinematográficos in 1966 for La caza and in 1969 for Los desafíos.
  • Sindicato Nacional del Espectáculo in (1973) for La campana del infierno.

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