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Sonora (Spanish pronunciation: [so̞ˈno̞ɾa]), officially Free and Sovereign State of Sonora (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo. Sonora is located in Northwest Mexico, bordered by the states of Chihuahua to the east, Baja California to the northwest and Sinaloa to the south. To the north, it shares the U.S.–Mexico border with the states of Arizona and New Mexico, and on the west has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of California.
Sonora's natural geography is divided into three parts: the Sierra Madre Occidental in the east of the state; plains and rolling hills in the center; and the coast on the Gulf of California. It is primarily arid or semi-arid deserts and grasslands, with only the highest elevations having sufficient rainfall to support other types of vegetation.
Sonora is home to eight indigenous peoples, including the Mayo, the Yaqui and the Seri. It has been economically important for its agriculture, livestock (especially beef) and mining since the colonial period, and for its status as a border state since the Mexican–American War. After the Gadsden Purchase, Sonora lost more than a quarter of its territory. From the 20th century to the present, industry, tourism and agribusiness have dominated the economy, attracting migration from other parts of Mexico.
Actors: David Belasco (writer), Nikolaus Lehnhoff (miscellaneous crew), Carlo Zangarini (writer), Misjel Vermeiren (director), Carlo Rizzi (actor), Lucio Gallo (actor), Denni Sayers (miscellaneous crew), Roger Smeets (actor), Eva-Maria Westbroek (actress), Guelfo Civinini (writer), Andrea Schmidt-Futterer (costume designer), Ellen Rabiner (actress), Zoran Todorovich (actor), André Morsch (actor), Roman Sadnik (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Carlo Zangarini (writer), Daniela Dessì (actress), Fabio Armiliato (actor), Lucio Gallo (actor), Guelfo Civinini (writer), Marco Valeri (actor), Marzio Giossi (actor), Massimo Laguardia (actor), Nicola Pamio (actor), Michelangelo Rossi (director), Ivan Stefanutti (miscellaneous crew), Franco Boscolo (actor), Peter Ghirardini (producer), Federico Longhi (actor), Orfeo Zanetti (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: Gregory Pedemonte (actor), Chris Lieber (producer), Chris Lieber (editor), Sarah Korda (actress), Andrew Mandapat (director), Andrew Mandapat (writer), Debra Mitchell (producer), Stephanie Lytle (actress), Perry Yee (miscellaneous crew), Gary Pinyan (producer), Jerry Wilhoit (composer), Ken Frazer (miscellaneous crew), Bacilia Macias (miscellaneous crew), John A. Mercer (actor),
Plot: SIREN is a film noir about adultery, betrayal, greed, and murder. NED, a dying man, tells the tale in the past tense through voice-over. The story unfolds as Ned, a bank employee, sees pictures of his woman CHARLIE having sexual relations with his boss. KANESWORTH, the private investigator who took the photos, taunts him. In a fit of rage, Ned bludgeons the private eye dead. Ned quickly confronts Charlie, a manipulative femme fatale who uses sex as a bargaining chip. She convinces Ned to disregard her dalliance and persuades him to rob his bank with her instead. They rob the bank and kill his boss in the process. The couple's next step to paradise is to kill off Ned's homely and unsuspecting wife SONORA. Charlie hatches a plan to poison her at the lounge where she sings. After Ned poisons Sonora, Charlie arrives on the scene with the intention of killing Ned and running off with the loot. Ned has similar designs, which is to kill Charlie. Unbeknownst to Ned, Sonora rises from the floor gun in hand. Charlie and Sonora proceed to shoot Ned. Ned's wife and mistress are lovers who planned this outcome all along using Ned as their unwitting accomplice. As Charlie professes her love for Sonora, Sonora kills her. Ned, bleeding badly from his wounds, accepts his fate and tells Sonora the truth; she drank real poison! Sonora does not believe him and saunters away from the scene, victorious! While Ned lights his final cigarette and closes his narration, Sonora walks confidently into the night. However, after a few steps, she drops the bag of money, gasps for air, and collapses. The moonlight shines on her corpse. The bag of money left in the middle of the dark street.
Keywords: adultery, independent-film, murder, neo-noirActors: David Belasco (writer), Plácido Domingo (actor), Brian Large (director), James Levine (miscellaneous crew), Gary Bradley (editor), Metropolitan Opera Chorus (actor), Peter Gelb (producer), Sherrill Milnes (actor), Daniel Anker (producer), Carlo Zangarini (writer), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (actor), Leonard Slatkin (actor), Dwayne Croft (actor), Charles Anthony (actor), James Courtney (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance,Actors: Plácido Domingo (actor), Jonathan Miller (miscellaneous crew), David Belasco (writer), John Michael Phillips (director), Ernesto Gavazzi (actor), Juan Pons (actor), Ernesto Panariello (actor), Luigi Roni (actor), Orazio Mori (actor), Sue Blane (costume designer), Pietro Spagnoli (actor), Sergio Bertocchi (actor), Ivan Del Manto (actor), Claudio Giombi (actor), Aldo Bramante (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Plácido Domingo (actor), David Belasco (writer), John Vernon (director), Robert Lloyd (actor), Robin Leggate (actor), John Rawnsley (actor), Gwynne Howell (actor), Francis Egerton (actor), John Dobson (actor), Roderick Earle (actor), Paul Crook (actor), Paul Hudson (actor), Tom McDonnell (actor), Guelfo Civinini (writer), John Gibbs (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Fernando García Morcillo (composer), Rafael Vaquero (actor), Perla Cristal (actress), León Klimovsky (director), José Sancho (actor), Guillermo Méndez (actor), Mariano Vidal Molina (actor), Lola Lemos (actress), Alfonso Rojas (actor), Antonio Moreno (actor), Federico De Urrutia (writer), Julio Pérez Tabernero (actor), Federico De Urrutia (writer), Manuel Sebares (writer), Manuel Sebares (writer),
Genres: Western,Actors: NHK Symphony Orchestra (actor), Anna di Stasio (actress), Bruno Nofri (miscellaneous crew), Arturo La Porta (actor), Giorgio Onesti (actor), Giorgio Onesti (actor), Giorgio Onesti (actor), Antonietta Stella (actress), Giorgio Ornesti (actor), Antonio Pirino (actor), Anselmo Colzani (actor), Giorgio Ornesti (actor), Giorgio Ornesti (actor), Bruno Marangoni (actor), Bruno Marangoni (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music, Western,