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Madragana as ancestress of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of king George III of Great Britain. There is some controversy regarding her ethnicity. Duarte Nunes de Leão, a Portuguese royal chronicler of the 16th century, said that Madragana was a Moor (Arab-Berber). [5] That was disputed in the 18th century by António Caetano de Sousa. [6]
In 1253, he divorced Matilda in order to marry Beatrice of Castile, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso X, King of Castile, and Mayor Guillén de Guzmán. [ 6 ] Determined not to make the same mistakes as his brother, Afonso III paid special attention to what the middle class, composed of merchants and small land owners, had to say.
Madragana was not the wife, but just the mistress of Dom Afonso III. Se was christened in time, receiving her new christian name as Maior Afonso, Mor being short for Maior, a common female name in mediaeval portuguese (Maior meaning "the bigger", and not "the moor", even if she really was a moor).
Cuarón says he changed his mind after Guillermo del Toro gave him an earful for considering passing on the third Harry Potter film
Esperanto Filmoj is a Mexican-American film and television production company based in Sherman Oaks, California. [1] [2] It is owned by film director Alfonso Cuarón.The name was coined by Guillermo del Toro, who calls cinematography "the new Esperanto".
Cha Cha Cha Films (Spanish: Cha Cha Chá Producciones) is a film production company founded by The filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro. The first film released under the Cha Cha Cha banner was Rudo y Cursi , [ 1 ] which the three partners produced but did not direct.
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican filmmaker and author who has received nominations for seven Academy Awards, winning three, and five Golden Globe Awards, with two wins. He has also won three BAFTA Awards , three Critics' Choice Movie Awards , two Annie Awards , a Producers Guild of America Award , a Directors Guild of America Award , a Daytime ...
Del Toro himself has indicated similarities with The Spirit of the Beehive, filmed in Francoist Spain, which juxtaposes issues related to the Civil War with horror film. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] At least one critic has made a connection to a second Spanish film, Cría Cuervos (1975, Carlos Saura ), again made while Franco was still in power.