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Machismo, or machoism, is a word of Spanish and Portuguese origin that describes prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity. As an attitude, machismo ranges from a personal sense of virility to a more extreme male chauvinism. Characteristics include domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough.
The trait may be seen as the product of runaway evolution, as Frits Staal notes:
In American literature, an example of machismo comes from Tennessee Williams' character Stanley Kowalski, the egotistical brother-in-law in A Streetcar Named Desire. In the play (and in the motion picture), Stanley epitomizes the tough guy stereotype alpha male, socially and physically dominating and imposing his will upon his wife and her sister, Blanche Dubois. Bound up with Stanley's aggressive and occasionally misogynist views is a strong sense of pride and honor which leads to his hatred of Blanche.
In the play A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller, one of the main characters Eddie is a classic type who displays machismo. He wants to be the best of the men around him and when beaten, becomes very agitated and increasingly irrational.
Village People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics.
Originally created to target disco's gay audience by featuring popular gay fantasy personas, the band's popularity quickly brought them into the mainstream. Village People scored a number of disco and dance hits, including their trademark "Macho Man", "Go West", the classic club medley of "San Francisco (You've Got Me) / In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)", "In the Navy", "Can't Stop the Music", and their biggest hit, "Y.M.C.A.".
They have sold upwards of 100 million records world-wide.
The group was the creation of Jacques Morali, a French musical composer. He had written a few dance tunes when he was given a demo tape recorded by singer/actor Victor Willis. Morali approached Willis and told him, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big". Willis agreed to sing on the first album, Village People.
Actors: Theodore Bouloukos (actor), Corey Browne (actor), Suzi Lorraine (actress), Bill Weeden (actor), Sofian Khan (editor), Sofian Khan (writer), Sofian Khan (director), Kris Eivers (actor), Manuel Fihman (actor), Randall Heller (actor), Cathy Simmonds (actress), Omar Knight (actor), Noshir Dalal (actor), Miles Disney (miscellaneous crew), Miles Disney (producer),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Ansgar Ahlers (actor), Sven Wegner (producer), Sven Wegner (writer), Sven Wegner (director), Marika Elena David (actress), Thomas Gerber (actor), Denise Lach (editor), Erik Studte (actor),
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Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Jeroen Beker (producer), Frans van Gestel (producer), Menno Boerema (editor), Trix van Alphen (miscellaneous crew), Paul M. van Brugge (composer), Frank Lammers (actor), Jeroen Willems (actor), Leny Breederveld (actress), Micha Hulshof (actor), Dimme Treurniet (actor), Wim Kouwenhoven (actor), Els Vandevorst (producer), Dennis Rudge (actor), Peter Paul Muller (actor), Hero Muller (actor),
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Plot: This is the story of the beautiful young Pervirella. Set in the mythical English land of Condon, the grotesque, power-mad Queen Victoria builds a wall around the country and establishes a "Monarchy of Terror." Intellectuals and "pervs" are prosecuted and killed, or driven underground to form the "Cult of Perv." Their leader, the Demon Nanny gives birth to a possible savior, then dies. The infant Pervirella grows to maturity with supernatural speed and shows amazing abilities, including raging nymphomania whenever her magical necklace is removed. Pervirella is sought by various rebels, agents of Victoria, the Cult of Perv, and a trio of witches. Eventually she teams up with Amicus Reilly, a James Bond spoof played to stiff, campy perfection by the late David Warbeck. Wild adventures ensue!
Keywords: character-name-in-title, female-nudity, independent-film, lesbian, orgy, queen, sex, tyrantActors: Jorge António (miscellaneous crew), Zeka Laplaine (writer), Zeka Laplaine (director), Lydia Ewandé (actress), Claire Pinheiro (editor), Papa Wemba (composer), Maimouna Hélène Diarra (actress), Balla Habib Dembélé (actor), Raphaël Vion (producer), Christian Polloni (composer), Kandjoura Coulbaly (costume designer), Djeneba Diawara (actress), Eric Bizet (editor), Djibril Kouyaté (actor), Hassane Kassi Kouyate (actor),
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Genres: Comedy,Actors: Juliet Berto (actress), Carmen Martínez Sierra (actress), Wolf Roth (actor), Branko Samarovski (actor), Sven Severin (director), Sven Severin (writer), Xesc Forteza (actor), Fernando Romero Romero (actor),
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Genres: Drama,