A SPECIAL TOWN: MONTALBAN

Montalban of Cordoba is a small and very friendly town that is situated 

In red is the province of Cordoba

in the countryside of Cordoba in Andalusia, southern Spain. 

It name come from latin Monte Alban, that meaning is White Mountain

In orange is the contryside South.
In number 4 is Montalban.

DEMOGRAPHY:

Population are 4550 habitants 
and area are 32 squared kilometers. 
Here there is warm climate.

What places you can visit in Montalban?

Commonly know as "Formas"

- There are many beautiful parks for children play with toboggan,swings and more things similar to already said and for exercise to people from any age.

- You can see all countryside from different viewpoints that make a calm and natural landscape.

 

- If you want see historical places, you will visit:

"El Calvario":The original Calvario hermitage, built during the first half of the 17th century, was a small church.The building is decorated in Neoclassical style. The church is consecrated to "Nuestro Padre Jesús del Calvario" (Our Father Jesus of Calvary); his image is in the altarpiece, which is worked in the Sevillian style.

"Madre Dios": This church was declared  a historic artistic monument in 1981, and a historical heritage of Andalusia in 1996. It was called "Nuestra Señora de los Remedios" from the 16th century to 1850.

Culture House: This building was built on La Paz Street in 1984, when the democratic town hall arrived. Cultural activities including lectures and social gatherings, public and official ceremonies, and general presentations take place here. At present the first floor is an adult education center and the main hall; the second floor houses the municipal library.

Tentecarreta Catacombs: Tentecarreta is 2 km from Montalban. Large underground galleries were found here which served as a necropolis during the 4th and 5th centuries. These galleries form catacombs which were rare in most localities of the Roman empire; the catacombs of Montalban are the only such catacombs in Spain. Tentecarreta has two galleries, crossed and oriented to thecardinal points. The galleries are narrow, tortuous, and heavily eroded due to humidity, collapses and avalanches of mud. The south gallery housed a collective burial.

GASTRONOMY: 

"Gazpacho"

"Gazpacho": a cold soup made with oil and vinegar and 
chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and garlic.



Chopped oranges: "Naranjas picás", escrambled oranges, oil, egg and tuna or bacalao.

"Naranjas picás"

In Easter, is traditional home-cooked of cupcake, wine biscuits, "gachas" and egg flowers

Traditional cupcakes

"Gachas"

Egg flowers with chocolat

KEY DATES (FESTIVALS): 

- Easter week: 

Wednesday: "Hermandad del Silencio"

Friday early morning: "Hermandad de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno y María Santísima de los Dolores - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx3a0_rYrMI  // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtogFfwYkcg

Friday: "Hermandad del Santo Sepulcro y Virgen de las Angustias"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUhFC2QYefc

Sunday: "Hermandad del Resucitado y Virgen de la Alegría - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEIOyVh49sA

Easter 2012's poster

Carnival 2015's porter

- Carnival: Is celebrated on a weekend of February. People from any age disguise that they want. There is a type of music in this party, is called "chirigota" (comic carnival band) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA1JhPx3d5c

Wine fair's poster

- Wine Fair: is celebrated on a weekend of 
March and there are many different activities
 to all ages, for example hiking or equestrian 
performance.

Saint Isidore

One person singing to Saint 
Isidore riding horse

- "Romería": The pilgrimage is celebrated on May 15 in honour of Saint Isidore the Laborer. Almost everyone in town goes to Huerta Dios, a distance of around one kilometre. For around half the morning there is a procession headed by the coach of Saint Isidore's devotees, followed by other coaches, horsemen, and people in traditional costumes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea79cooL6AQ 

August Fair's poster

Foam party in a day fair

- August Fair: As it 
name says, it is celebrated 
on August 5,6,7 and 8. There 
are day fair and night fair with different funny activities.

Night fair

People in a booth dancing and
drinking in night fair

Cattle fair's poster

- Cattle Fair: It is celebrated on June. There is a competition of the best horse or other type of animal.

1. INTRODUCTION

This film was performed for the first time in November 2012. It is an adventure drama film and it is based on Yann Martel's 201 novel of the same name. Directed by Ang Lee. 

2. AWARDS

This film have many awards, for instance:

- It won four Oscars, one of them is the Best Achievement in Visual Effects. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-life-pi-tops-4-423830).

- It won three Motion Picture Sound Editors. (http://deadline.com/2013/02/mpse-golden-reel-awards-embargoed-kinsey-life-of-pi-les-miserables-skyfall-wreck-it-ralph-game-of-thrones-fringe-433148/)

- It won five Visual Effects Society Awards. (http://www.thewrap.com/awards/column-post/life-pi-wins-big-visual-effects-society-awards-76451/)

- It won one Golden Globe Awards. (http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/golden-globe-awards-2013-life-of-pi-wins-best-original-score-amidst-plagiarism-row/)

3. ACTORS

'PI' ADULT

'PI' AFTER THE SINKING

- Suraj Sharma: is Piscine Molitor 'Pi' Patel, the principal actor. He is an Indian actor, he was born and raised in New Delhi, India. He went to Sardar Patel Vidyalaya School where he was considered a popular student. With no prior acting experience, he was one of 3,000 actors who auditioned for the role of Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi), the boy stranded on a lifeboat for 227 days with a Bengal tiger. Since filming Life of Pi, Sharma returned to studying philosophy at St. Stephen's College, Delhi of Delhi University. He intends to continue working in film making in some capacity. Also this film, he is an actor in Million Dolar Arm (2014), Umrika (2014) and Monkey Kingdom (2015). In a television program he is Aayan Ibrahim in  Homeland (2014). He won three awards, one of them, Saturn Awards by the Best Performance by a Younger Actor.

BENGAL TIGER 'RICHARD PARKER'

- A Bengal tiger called Richard Parker that it is in the boat living together with Pi, given that they are only survivor by a sinking.

- Tabu: is Gita Patel, Pi's mother. She died in a sinking.

- Adil Hussain: is Santosh Patel, Pi's father. He died in a sinking.

- Ravi Patel, Pi's older brother. He died in a sinking.

- Rafe Spall as Yann Martel, the real-life Canadian novelist who wrote this story.

4. SYPNOSIS AND TRAILER 


In Canada, a writer visits the Indian storyteller Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry, India, and the origin of his nickname. One day, his father, a zoo owner, explains that he has decided to Canada, where the animals and the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship with the animals and there is a storm, followed by a sinking. Pi survives in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a male Bengal tiger called Richard Parker. They are in the Pacific Ocean with aggressive hyena and Richard Parker getting hungry. Pi needs to find a way to survive.

                                       

5. MOVIE REVIEW

I think that on the one hand the worst of this film is the end because I don't wait that, due to the end have been boring for me in comparison with crux of film. On the other hand, the best of this film is special effects when they arrived an island that at night there was an amazing lights that do beautiful landscape.

In summary, I don't like this film so much because protagonist lost all his family, although next remake his life with wife and have two daughters.

THE BEST LANDSCAPE

A EXAMPLE OF SPECIAL EFFECTS

BEYONCÉ

1. BIOGRAPHY AND CAREER

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is better known as Beyoncé. She was born in Houston, Texas on 1981.

She started singing at an early age, competing in local talent shows and winning many of these events by impressing audiences with her natural singing and dancing abilities.

Rose to fame in the late 1990s as singer of R&B girl group Destiny’s Child Managed by her father, the group became one of the world’s best selling girl group of all time. She later established a solo career with her debut album Dangerously In Love, become one of music’s top selling artists sold-out tours and a slew of awards. Also starred in several films, including “Dream Girls”. She married hip-hop recording artist Jay-Z in 2008 and they welcomed a baby daughter on 2012.

2. MUSIC STYLE
Music of Beyonce is generally R&B contemporary,although also add pop, funk, hip-hop and her soul in her songs. 

3. DISCOGRAPHY
Her albums are:
- Dangerously in Love (2003): is her first album in a solo career, the tracks in the album are a mixture of uptempos and ballads, which are basically inspired by R&B and soul genres; it also features elements of hip hop and Arabic music. Song more important in this album is:
CRAZY IN LOVE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViwtNLUqkMY





- B'Day (2006): The album's musical style ranges from 1970s-80s funk influences and balladry to urban contemporary elements such as hip hop and R&B. Song more important is:
DEJA VU - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ9BWndKEgs






- I'm...Sasha Fierce (2008): is her third studio album, The first disc, I'Am..., contains slow and midtempo pop and R&B ballads, while the second, Sasha Fierce, focuses on more uptempo beats that blend electropop and Europopgenres. Song more important is:

HALO - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnVUHWCynig




- 4 (2011): is her fourth studio album. Song more important is:
RUN THE WORLD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6U

- Beyoncé (2013): is her fifth studio album. The album has been identified as one of the most explicit pop albums ever recorded, and tackles themes darker and more complex than her previous material, including feminism, sexuality, the joys of motherhood and post-maternity relationship problems. Song more important is:
PRETTY HURTS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXXQLa-5n5w



4. FANS

Some pages of fans club are:
http://www.beyoncespain.com/
http://beyoncevenezuela.com/

5. INFO LINKS

Official page: http://www.beyonce.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/beyonce

Tumblr: http://iam.beyonce.com/tagged/my_work

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyonce

Instagram: http://instagram.com/beyonce