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Hace 16 horas · Luis Buñuel Portolés (Spanish: [ˈlwis βuˈɲwel poɾtoˈles]; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Buñuel's works were known for their avant-garde surrealism which ...
Hace 16 horas · Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Hace 16 horas · This is a list of science fiction films release in the 2010s. These films include core elements of science fiction , but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.
Hace 16 horas · Sufism (Arabic: الصوفية, romanized: al-Ṣūfiyya or Arabic: التصوف, romanized: al-Taṣawwuf) is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism, asceticism, and esotericism.. Six Sufi masters, c. 1760 Practitioners of Sufism are referred to as "Sufis" (from صُوفِيّ, ṣūfīy ...
Hace 16 horas · 2024 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre-specific lists of films, and notable deaths. Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) celebrated their 100th anniversaries , Miramax will celebrate its 45th anniversary, 20th Century Animation , DreamWorks Pictures , DreamWorks Animation and Searchlight Pictures will celebrate ...
Hace 16 horas · Bud Anderson, 102, American Hall of Fame flying ace. [52] Thaneswar Boro, 85, Indian politician, Assam MLA (1985–2001), heart disease. [53] Pat Buckley, 72, Irish independent Catholic bishop. [54] Garba Duba, 82, Nigerian army general and politician, governor of Sokoto State (1984–1985) and Bauchi State (1978–1979).
Hace 16 horas · Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County.The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the largest in central Illinois.Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area.
