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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), The Brood (1979) and Blood & Guts (1978). He was married to Hillary Beckman and Cheryl Maxwell. He died on 17 June 2008 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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.

Montserrat Miralles was born on 23 March 1956 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for La Estrella (2013), La Moños (1996) and Hospital Central (2000). She died on 13 March 2024 in Barcelona.

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.

Teresa Gimpera was born on 21 September 1936 in Igualada, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Lucky, el intrépido (1967), Ace of Hearts (1975) and The Spirit of the Beehive (1973). She was married to Craig Hill and Octavio Sarsanedas. She died on 23 July 2024 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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.

Andrea Albani was born on 13 October 1960 in Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress and writer, known for El pico (1983) and Mad Foxes (1981). She died on 18 January 1994 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

María Martín was born on 14 July 1923 in Marbella, Spain. She was an actress, known for Dawn of America (1951), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) and A Candidate for a Killing (1969). She died on 10 June 2014 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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.

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.

Camarón de la Isla was born on 5 December 1950 in San Fernando, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor and composer, 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.

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

pride back. One fan of the club was so pleased with Johan he gave him a bungalow in the mountains outside Barcelona. With the dutch national team he became the inventor of Total Football in 1974. The world finals were lost against the Germans, leaving the Netherlands with a lifelong trauma. After leaving Barcelona Johan played soccer in the States (Washington Diplomats) and then retired. Due to bad investments het was forced back to the pitch. He joined his first team on a highly profitable contract. In his first game against Harlem he scored a fantastic goal and thus silenced his critics. After two years with Ajax he then joined their great rivals, Feyenoord. Although he lost a game against Ajax 8-2, he made Feyenoord champion of Holland. He then retired as an active player.

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.

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.

Gustavo Re was born on 4 July 1908 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for The 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.

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.

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 Death Walks at Midnight (1972). He was married to Nieves Navarro. He died on 15 March 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.

Rafael Luis Calvo was born on 30 December 1911 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor, known for Mensajeros de paz (1957), King of Kings (1961) and Catalina de Inglaterra (1951). He died in 1988 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.

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.

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.

Kim Le Mesurier was born on 12 October 1956 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He died on 6 October 1991 in Barcelona, Spain.

Sean Lynch was born on 7 October 1934 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Ben Gunn (1958), Violent Playground (1958) and Virgin of the Secret Service (1968). He was married to Annie Ross. He died in 1979 in Barcelona, Spain.

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.

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).

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.