Laura del Sol
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Laura del Sol is a Spanish
flamenco
dancer and film actress, specially well known for her titular role in Carlos Saura
's 1983 film Carmen
. She worked with Saura and Antonio Gades in El Amor brujo
, and in Italy
, she acted in Giuseppe Tornatore
's debut Il Camorrista.
She was born in Barcelona
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
dancer and film actress, specially well known for her titular role in Carlos Saura
Carlos Saura
Carlos Saura Atarés is a Spanish film director and photographer.-Early life:Born into a family of artists , he developed his artistic sense in childhood as a photography enthusiast.He obtained his directing diploma in Madrid in 1957 at the Institute of Cinema Research and Studies...
's 1983 film Carmen
Carmen (1983 film)
Carmen is a 1983 film adaptation of the novel Carmen by Prosper Mérimée, using music from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style by Carlos Saura...
. She worked with Saura and Antonio Gades in El Amor brujo
El Amor brujo (1986 film)
El amor brujo or Carlos Saura Dance Trilogy, Part 3: El Amor Brujo is a 1986 Spanish musical film written and directed by Carlos Saura. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style. It is the third part of the Saura's flamenco trilogy he made in the 80's, after Bodas de sangre in 1981...
, and in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, she acted in Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore
-Life and career:Born in Bagheria near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at least the age of 16 and put on works by Luigi Pirandello and Eduardo De Filippo.He worked initially as a freelance photographer...
's debut Il Camorrista.
She was born in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
Selected filmography
- CarmenCarmen (1983 film)Carmen is a 1983 film adaptation of the novel Carmen by Prosper Mérimée, using music from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style by Carlos Saura...
(1983) - Las bicicletas son para el veranoLas bicicletas son para el veranoBicycles Are for the Summer is a Spanish play written by Fernando Fernán Gómez in 1984 that deals with the effects of Spanish Civil War on citizens of Madrid...
(1983) - The Hit (1984)
- The Two Lives of Mattia PascalThe Two Lives of Mattia PascalThe Two Lives of Mattia Pascal is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Mattia Pascal* Senta Berger - Clara* Flavio Bucci - Terenzio Papiano...
(1985) - El Amor brujoEl Amor brujo (1986 film)El amor brujo or Carlos Saura Dance Trilogy, Part 3: El Amor Brujo is a 1986 Spanish musical film written and directed by Carlos Saura. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style. It is the third part of the Saura's flamenco trilogy he made in the 80's, after Bodas de sangre in 1981...
(1986) - Il Camorrista (1986)
- El viaje a ninguna parteEl viaje a ninguna parteVoyage to Nowhere is a 1986 Spanish drama film written, starred and directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. It is based on his own novel with the same title.-Awards:The film won the First Goya Award ever given as Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay....
(1986) - Amelia Lópes O'NeillAmelia Lópes O'NeillAmelia Lópes O'Neill is a 1991 Chilean drama film directed by Valeria Sarmiento. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Franco Nero as Fernando* Laura del Sol as Amelia Lópes O'Neil* Laura Benson as Anna...
(1991) - El rey pasmado (1991)
- Tombés du cielTombés du cielTombés du ciel is a 1994 French film directed by Philippe Lioret. Tombés du ciel won the Grand Prize at the 6th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival held in February 1995.-Cast and roles:...
(1993) - Tatiana, la muñeca rusa (1995)
- Gran Slalom (1996)