Rolando Barral
Rolando Barral (27 June 1939 – 21 January 2002) was a Cuban actor, television presenter and radio host. He appeared in dozens of telenovelas and television series for more than 40 years. He was the host of the long-running talk show El Show de Rolando Barral, the first Spanish-language talk show in American television. He was often called "the Latino Johnny Carson".
Career
Barral, son of Mario Barral, a screenwriter and television director on Cuba, begin his career at age of 9 in Havana in a local radio program. In 1957 he became co-host of Partying with the Heartthrobs, a program which aired on CMQ for five years.
In 1962 Barral started his acting career, appearing in several telenovelas and films produced in through Spain, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and El Salvador. Most notable credits include Mi apellido es Valdez (1957), La otra mujer (1980), Toda una vida (1981) and Guaguasi (1983).
In 1978 Barral debuted as television host of long-running talk show El Show de Rolando Barral on WLTV Channel 23, then an affiliate of the Spanish International Network (the predecessor of Univision). In June 1985 the program briefly moved to competitor WSCV (then an independent station), before being lured back five months later.
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Rolando (footballer)
Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca (born 31 August 1985), known simply as Rolando, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for French club Olympique de Marseille as a central defender.
Club career
Belenenses
Rolando was born in São Vicente, Cape Verde. After beginning his career in the youth ranks of lowly S.C. Campomaiorense he finished his football formation with Lisbon's C.F. Os Belenenses, which he joined at nearly 18. In his Primeira Liga debut, on 28 August 2004, he played 90 minutes and scored a goal in a 3–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo.
Rolando went on to become an essential defensive figure onwards, appearing in all 30 games in the 2007–08 season as the club finished in eighth place.
Porto
On 15 April 2008, FC Porto confirmed that Rolando had agreed to part ways with Belenenses and join them on a four-year contract. In his first season he quickly beat competition from veteran Pedro Emanuel, partnering Bruno Alves in the centre and netting three times in 28 matches as the northerners won the league and the domestic cup; in the 2009 summer, the club acquired an additional 10% of his economic rights, and the player also extended his link until 30 June 2014.
Rolando (given name)
Rolando is a Spanish, Italian and Portuguese variant of Roland. The name appears most frequently as a Spanish given name. It originates from the ancient meaning of "Famous throughout the land". Its presence is said to be from Spain, however it has also been used in Italy, sometimes as a surname. Similar names would be Roland.
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Barral, Rolando Filmography
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1986, role: actor
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1985, role: actor , character name: Padre de Soledad
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1983, role: actor , character name: Cmndt. Jorge Montiel
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1981, role: actor , character name: Rene Racquer
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1981, role: actor , character name: Rolando
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1980, role: actor , character name: Jorge
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1976, role: actor , character name: Jorge
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1976, role: actor
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1975, role: actor , character name: Himself
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1975, role: actor
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1974, role: actor , character name: Jorge Boscán
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1962, role: actor , character name: Co-Host
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1958, role: actor
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1957, role: actor , character name: Alberto
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1953, role: actor , character name: Pititi
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1950, role: actor
