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Serra is Latin for a "saw" (a view from a high place, and/or a saw, see serrated and sierra), Italian for greenhouse, and Galician, Portuguese and Catalan for mountain range, may mean a number of different things:
Matthew John Serra (born June 2, 1974) is an American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and an ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship silver medalist. He began practicing martial arts at an early age, first studying kung fu. In the 1990s, he began studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie and on May 23, 2000 he obtained his black belt, the first American to do so under Gracie. He is one of only two people in MMA to defeat Georges St-Pierre, the other being UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes.
Serra won first place at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pan American games in 1999 and won third place at the 1999 World Championships in Brazil as a brown belt. Continuing his Martial Arts career, he competed in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship choking out Takanori Gomi, winning a decision over Jean-Jacques Machado, and placing 2nd in the 66–76 kg division. Serra was invited to compete in Pride 9 against Johil de Oliveira but the bout was called off at the last minute when Oliveira was burned in a pyrotechnics accident backstage. Soon after, Matt began to compete in the UFC organization where he built up a record of four wins and four losses. One of the losses was a close decision fight with future Welter and Lightweight champ B.J. Penn which would have earned him a title shot in the failed Lightweight tournament.
Actors: David Bendito (actor), Jimmy Shaw (actor), Marcelo Galván (actor), Silvia Segovia (actress), Carlos Pontini (actor), Ayala Etxebarri (actress), Álvaro Mangoldt (composer), Sergio Muñoz (composer), J.J. Morales (director), Paulo Agudo (actor), Carlos Muñoz-Romero (editor), Diego Delgado (actor), Naira Hernandez (actress), María José Jiménez (actress), Mar Rojo (producer),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Michael A. LoCicero (actor), Cassandre Fiering (actress), Susan T. Travers (actress), Mathew McNamara (writer), Mathew McNamara (director), Jeff Hodge (actor), Elise Arsenault (actress), Sherri Oden (producer), Devin Alberda (producer), Sam Andrus (composer),
Genres: Short, Thriller,Actors: Miquel Bordoy (actor), Lolita Flores (actress), Juan Diego (actor), Enrique González Macho (producer), Albert Espinosa (actor), Jaume Roures (producer), Anna Vilà (miscellaneous crew), Pep Tosar (actor), Xus Estruch (actress), Pablo Derqui (actor), Abdelatif Hwidar (actor), Marisa Fernández Armenteros (miscellaneous crew), Noemi Oliete (miscellaneous crew), Belén Bernuy (producer), Eva Garrido (producer),
Genres: ,Actors: Sandrine Bonnaire (actress), Rebecca Romijn (actress), Jo Prestia (actor), Dan Herzberg (actor), Eva Darlan (actress), Françoise Michaud (actress), Edouard Montoute (actor), Eriq Ebouaney (actor), Peter Coyote (actor), Thierry Frémont (actor), Gregg Henry (actor), Antonio Banderas (actor), John Stamos (actor), Tarak Ben Ammar (producer), Rebecca Romijn (actress),
Plot: The thief Laurie Ash steals the expensive diamond jewel called 'Eye of the Serpent' in an audacious heist during an exhibition in Cannes 2001 Festival. She double-crosses her partners and is mistakenly taken as Lily, a woman who lost her husband and son in an accident and is missing since then, by an ordinary family. One day, while having bath in Lily's bathtub, Lily comes back home and commits suicide. Laurie assumes definitely Lily's identity, goes to America where she marries a rich man, who becomes the Ambassador of USA in France. When Laurie returns to France, her past haunts her.
Keywords: adultery, airplane, alone, alternative-timeline, ambassador, arrest, asthma, attempted-rape, attraction, barActors: Luis Manuel del Valle (editor), Ana Ofelia Murguía (actress), Damián Alcázar (actor), Carles Cases (composer), Juan Diego Botto (actor), Ana Torrent (actress), Demian Bichir (actor), Paco Poch (producer), Luis de Icaza (actor), Alfredo Sevilla (actor), Octavio Castro (actor), Luis de Val (producer), Luis Bekris (producer), Gabriela Canudas (actress), Olga Millán (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Angela Finocchiaro (actress), Gianfranco Barra (actor), Alberto Sordi (actor), Franco Diogene (actor), Rodolfo Sonego (writer), Alberto Sordi (writer), Piero Piccioni (composer), Tatiana Casini Morigi (editor), Lou Castel (actor), Alberto Sordi (director), Anna Maria Montanari (miscellaneous crew), David Byrd (actor), Elsa De Giorgi (actress), Flora Carosello (actress), Peter Shepherd (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Memduh Ün (director), Ihsan Baysal (actor), Hakki Kivanç (actor), Ibrahim Kurt (actor), Memduh Ün (actor), Fatma Girik (actress), Memduh Ün (producer), Cahit Berkay (composer), Halil Ergün (actor), Memduh Ünsal (actor), Yavuzer Çetinkaya (actor), Adem Ayral (actor), Erol Özkök (actor), Serap Gedik (actress), Pinar Altintas (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Erland Josephson (actor), Senta Berger (actress), Marina Berti (actress), Francesco Carnelutti (actor), Mario Scaccia (actor), Paolo Bonacelli (actor), Maurizio Tabani (actor), Tatti Sanguineti (writer), Carlos Olivieri (actor), Marco Bonetti (actor), Dante Guardamagna (actor), Franco Moraldi (actor), Alfredo Bianchini (actor), Luigi Lunari (writer), Luigi Lunari (writer),
Genres: Action, Crime,Actors: Marcos Paulo (director), Daniel Filho (producer), Antonio Pedro (actor), Hugo Carvana (actor), Daniel Filho (director), Marcos Paulo (actor), Maria Alves (actress), Lutero Luiz (actor), Aguinaldo Silva (writer), Zeni Pereira (actress), Leopoldo Serran (writer), Jardel Mello (director), Denise Bandeira (actress), Carlos Duval (actor), Antonio Carlos da Fontoura (writer),
Genres: ,Actors: Nico Pepe (actor), Renzo Rossellini (composer), Romolo Costa (actor), Vasco Creti (actor), Dina Perbellini (actress), Pina Gallini (actress), Carlo Tamberlani (actor), Loris Gizzi (actor), Ignazio Ferronetti (editor), Flavio Calzavara (writer), Flavio Calzavara (director), Eugenio Duse (actor), Enzo Gainotti (actor), Guido Barbarisi (actor), Giuseppe Ricagno (actor),
Genres: Comedy,