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July 7th, 2011
A gold ring with an emerald worth $500,000, which was part of the treasure of the seventeenth-century Spanish galleon "Nuestra Senora de Atocha", has been found in the Florida Keys at the southern tip of Florida, according to Mel Fisher's Maritime Museum website. The precious jewel was found at the end ...
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December 28th, 2009
Spanish national television begins a new era in its 54 year lifespan on Friday, primarily through the disappearance of advertising on its two channels, TVE1 and TVE2 (La 2), and also by a number of limitations introduced on the amount of US films, tv series and major sporting events. Starting on ...
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January 12th, 2010
Avatar, the latest film from director James Cameron, has taken €40,357,225 since opening on the 18th December 2009. Therefore, in just three and a half weeks it has become the highest grossing film of all time in Spain, as reported by Fox Film. Avatar has broken the record of another ...
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January 14th, 2010
The historical Alhambra and Generalife in Granada received 2.9 million visitors during 2009, which makes it the most visited tourist destination in Spain, despite having suffered a decline of 4.68% over the previous year. The director of the complex, Maria del Mar Villafranca, said
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January 17th, 2010
Spanish TV Channel Telecinco’s latest series has been at the heart of one of the most difficult and sensitive issues of today. "The Covenant", directed by Fernando Colomo, tells the unusual and controversial story of seven teenagers who decide to become pregnant at the same time. And most striking of ...
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January 19th, 2010
From the 1st of March, a new version of the Nintendo DS portable game console hits stores in Spain. It is not a model with any new features as such, but the new DSi XL is, as its name suggests, a lot bigger. Its two screens are 93% larger than ...
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January 22nd, 2010
Spanish movie theatres have managed to leave behind the downward trend in ticket sales in recent years. Compared to 2008, 2009 saw an increase of 2.8% in the number of cinema goers in Spain and box office revenue grew by 9%. These aren't double
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January 26th, 2010
A total of 74 cinemas in Catalonia, with 528 screens, will close their doors on February 1st in protest of a new law that owners believe will be the "death of cinema in Catalonia". The Catalonia Film Union presented
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January 27th, 2010
The European Commission has given the green light to government funding of the Spanish movie industry, which is to be granted 576 million euros until the 31st of December 2015, and which includes measures to support the production and distribution of Spanish based
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February 3rd, 2010
Penelope Cruz repeats her Oscar nomination as supporting actress, while the awards are dominated by the directors James Cameron, for Avatar, Kathryn Bigelow (coincidentally Cameron's second wife), for the Hurt Locker. Cruz, born in Madrid, plays the role of Carla in the movie musical Nine by Rob Marshall. Cruz already won ...
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