- published: 15 Nov 2011
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Madeira ( /məˈdɪərə/ mə-DEER-ə or /məˈdɛərə/ mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ] or [mɐˈðɐjɾɐ]) is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between 32°22.3′N 16°16.5′W / 32.3717°N 16.275°W / 32.3717; -16.275 and 33°7.8′N 17°16.65′W / 33.13°N 17.2775°W / 33.13; -17.2775, just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union. The archipelago comprises the major part of one of the two Autonomous regions of Portugal (the other being the Azores located to the northwest), that includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands.
Madeira was discovered by Portuguese sailors in the service of Infante D. Henrique (Henry the Navigator) in 1419, and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Portuguese Age of Discovery.
Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about one million tourists, noted for its Madeira wine, flowers, landscapes and embroidery artisans, as well as for its annual New Year celebrations that feature the largest fireworks show in the world, as officially recognized by the Guinness World Records, in 2006. The main harbour in Funchal is the leading Portuguese port in cruise liner dockings, being an important stopover for commercial and trans-Atlantic passenger cruises between Europe, the Caribbean and North America.
Actors: António-Pedro Vasconcelos (actor), Tino Navarro (producer), José Raposo (actor), Maria João Abreu (actress), Ivo Canelas (actor), Ana Padrão (actress), Raul Solnado (actor), Virgílio Castelo (actor), Nicolau Breyner (actor), Luís Mascarenhas (actor), Joaquim de Almeida (actor), Joaquim Leitão (actor), José Eduardo (actor), António-Pedro Vasconcelos (director), António-Pedro Vasconcelos (writer),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Jonas Bloch (actor), Othon Bastos (actor), Carlos Gregório (actor), Aldine Muller (actress), Gracindo Júnior (actor), Herval Rossano (director), Abrahão Farc (actor), Míriam Pires (actress), Ivan de Almeida (actor), Sandra Barsotti (actress), Ankito (actor), Denise Bandeira (actress), Edwin Luisi (actor), Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva (actress), Guilherme Karan (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Erasmo Pascual (actor), José María Tasso (actor), Matilde Muñoz Sampedro (actress), Emiliano Redondo (actor), Raúl Cancio (actor), Félix de Pomés (actor), María Isbert (actress), Manuel Arbó (actor), Rafael Bardem (actor), José Isbert (actor), Manolo Morán (actor), Arturo Fernández (actor), Félix Fernández (actor), Rafael Gil (director), Manuel Parada (composer),
Plot: As he shows a considerably higher interest in night life and vaudeville chorus girls than in textbooks, Gerardo Roquer is sent by his father from Madrid to the University of Santiago de Compostela, with the purpose of having him center in studying. There, Gerardo ends living in the "Casa de la Troya" boarding house, where he makes good friends in other students, and falls in love with the beautiful Carmiña Castro. But this love is not approved by her uncle and aunt, who prefer the foppish Octavio (with whom they have a debt) for her.
Keywords: based-on-novel, galicia, male-bonding, melodrama, santiago-spain, studentActors: Fregolente (actor), Carlos Imperial (actor), Chico Anysio (writer), Wilza Carla (actress), Costinha (actor), Helba Nogueira (miscellaneous crew), Grijo Sobrinho (actor), Giuseppe Baldacconi (editor), Roberto Carlos (actor), Paulo Silvino (actor), Carlos Tovar (actor), Livio Bruni (producer), Violeta Ferraz (actress), Aloisio T. de Carvalho (director), Aloisio T. de Carvalho (writer),
Genres: Comedy,