Torquemada may refer to:
Tomás de Torquemada is the fictional main villain from the comic strip Nemesis the Warlock in British comic 2000 AD, who eventually appeared in 7 episodes of spin-off adventures of his own. He is named after and inspired by the real life Tomás de Torquemada.
Originally the leader of The Tube Police, a fascist police force and quasi-religious order in the far future, he became the dictator of the entire human race from its base on Termight (planet Earth). His Empire wages a speciesist war against all alien species, who Torquemada regards as "impure."
Torquemada's goal is to keep the human race united by their fear and hatred of all aliens. He is described as being totally evil, and having absolutely no redeeming features whatsoever. In fact, late in the series, it was revealed (through the actions of Thoth, son of Nemesis the Warlock) that his previous incarnations have included Colonel John M. Chivington, Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins, Adolf Hitler, and his namesake, the original Torquemada. (He is, however, also a dedicated family man – he is distressed when Nemesis kills his children while escaping the Terminators, and loves his wife Candida to such an extent he consorts with aliens in an effort to prevent her from divorcing him.)
Edward Powys Mathers (28 August 1892 – 3 February 1939) was an English translator and poet, and also a pioneer of compiling advanced cryptic crosswords.
Powys Mathers was born in Forest Hill, London, the son of a newspaper proprietor. He was educated at Loretto and Trinity College, Oxford.
He is well known as the translator of J. C. Mardrus's French version of One Thousand Nights and One Night. His English version of Mardrus appeared in 1923, and is known as Mardrus/Mathers. He is known also for the translations The Garden of Bright Waters: One Hundred and Twenty Asiatic Love Poems (1920); and of the Kashmiri poet Bilhana in Bilhana: Black Marigolds (1919), a free interpretation in the tradition of Edward FitzGerald. These are not scholarly works, and are in some cases based on intermediate versions in European languages. Some of his translations were set to music by Aaron Copland.
He was also a composer of cryptic crosswords for The Observer under the pseudonym "Torquemada" from 1926 until his death. Under this pseudonym, he reviewed detective stories from 1934 to 1939.
Actors: Alexander Brink (actor), Sujoy De (actor), Yolande Ductan (actor), Wes Hager (actor), Richmond Hoxie (actor), Kent Koren (actor), Kenneth Maharaj (actor), Francisco Narvaez (actor), Jimmy Palumbo (actor), Lawton Paseka (actor), Julio Posada (actor), Álvaro Rodríguez (actor), Reza Salazar (actor), Brandi Satterfield (actor), Carlos Anaya (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Yann Beuron (actor), Franck Ferrari (actor), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (actor), Alain Vernhes (actor), Sophie Koch (actress), Franc-Nohain (writer), Laurent Pelly (costume designer), Reiner Moritz (director), Laurent Pelly (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Music,Actors: Keith Allen (actor), John Antrobus (actor), Mark Arden (actor), Andrew Bailey (actor), Harold Berens (actor), David Boyce (actor), Julian Clary (actor), Martin Clunes (actor), Allan Corduner (actor), Bernard Cribbins (actor), Jim Dale (actor), Toby Dale (actor), Jack Douglas (actor), Duncan Duff (actor), Nej Adamson (actor),
Plot: Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition. But the Sultan of Turkey, who makes a great deal of money through taxing the merchants who have to pass through his country on the current route, sends his best spy, Fatima, to wreck the trip.
Keywords: bare-butt, carry-on, character-name-in-title, expedition, independent-film, last-of-series, navigation, sea, sequel, shipActors: Jeffrey Combs (actor), Geoffrey Copleston (actor), Larry Dolgin (actor), Fabrizio Fontana (actor), Jonathan Fuller (actor), Lance Henriksen (actor), Stephen Lee (actor), Mark Margolis (actor), William J. Norris (actor), Tunny Piras (actor), Oliver Reed (actor), Benito Stefanelli (actor), Tom Towles (actor), Frances Bay (actress), Fabio Carfora (actor),
Plot: It is the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Maria does not like what is going on during the "Auto De Fe". When she speaks out, she is arrested and accused of being a witch. Torquemada has plans for her! He orders her tortured, and her tongue to be cut out. Her husband attempts to free her...
Keywords: 1400s, 15th-century, accuser, baker, based-on-story, based-on-the-works-of-edgar-allan-poe, betrayal, blade, blasphemy, bloodActors: Timothy Bateson (actor), Peter Bayliss (actor), Simon Callow (actor), Christopher Ettridge (actor), Nicholas Farrell (actor), Alex Jennings (actor), Gene Latter (actor), James Laurenson (actor), Daniel Massey (actor), Shaun Prendergast (actor), Jack Shepherd (actor), Jack Shepherd (actor), Barry Stanton (actor), John Turner (actor), Timothy West (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Michel Auclair (actor), Jacques Breuer (actor), Georges Claisse (actor), François Dyrek (actor), Sinde Filipe (actor), André Julien (actor), Luís Lucas (actor), José Mora Ramos (actor), João Perry (actor), Francisco Rabal (actor), Vitorino Salomé (actor), Rogério Samora (actor), Dietmar Schönherr (actor), Antonino Solmer (actor), Rogério Vieira (actor),
Genres: Drama, History,Actors: Stanislaw Jaroszynski (actor), Tomasz Krupa (actor), Piotr Rzymyszkiewicz (actor), Jan Zdrojewski (actor), Jacek Talczewski (producer), Grzegorz Kruszewski (writer), Grzegorz Kruszewski (director), Cezary Kowalczuk (editor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: J.J. Barry (actor), Sean Barry-Weske (actor), Mitchell Bock (actor), Mel Brooks (actor), Mel Brooks (actor), Mel Brooks (actor), Mel Brooks (actor), Mel Brooks (actor), Jay Burton (actor), Sid Caesar (actor), Charlie Callas (actor), Ron Carey (actor), Jack Carter (actor), Jonathan Cecil (actor), Royce D. Applegate (actor),
Plot: From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind's evolution (or lack thereof) is traced. Often ridiculous but never serious, we learn the truth behind the Roman Emperor, we learn what REALLY happened at the Last Supper, the circumstances that surrounded the French Revolution, how to test eunuchs, and what kind of shoes the Spanish Inquisitor wore.
Keywords: 1,000,000-b.c., 1480s, 15th-century, 18th-century, 1st-century, 2,000,000-b.c., 20,000,000-b.c., actor-playing-multiple-roles, alternative-history, ancient-romeActors: Julio Gavilanes (actor), Paul Mercey (actor), Antonio Passy (actor), Marina Andina (actress), Pilar Torres (actress),
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Genres: Comedy, Music,En tiempo de Dios, sobre un altar
Su rostro surgio de entre tinieblas
Sembrando el terror, llevando el mal
Torturas, horror, muerte y hogueras
Cobarde y traidor Oculto tras falsas creencias
Verdugo a la vez que orador que se oia reir con cada condena
La Iglesia en sus manos delego
Callo y otorgo y ahora lamenta
No importa tu edad ni religion
No importa el color, solo eres lena
Ojos que no ven
Corazon que no siente ...aunque pesa
La historia recuerda el error
Responded ante Dios o ante vuestra conciencia
Sobre las llamas del terror nacio
Un canto a un nuevo dia, a un nuevo sol
Sufre en silencio tu maldad, tu Dios
Aun cura sus heridas y su dolor
Ciego esta
Quien no mire atras
Y reconozca su error
Su gran error
Donde esta
Toda aquella humildad
Que predicaba tu Dios?
?Donde esta?
Sobre las llamas del terror nacio
Un canto a un nuevo dia, a un nuevo sol
Sufre en silencio tu maldad, tu Dios
Te espera en la otra vida, con su bendicion
Ciego esta
Quien no mire atras
Y reconozca su error
Su gran error
?Donde esta
Toda aquella humildad
Que predicaba tu Dios?