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Did you know that... the restaurant of a Spanish priest
served the first "tapas" in the U.S.?
Father Luis de Lezama opened his Taberna del Alabardero in Washington D.C. on
March 27, 1989. Since then, the restaurant has offered an excellent selection of
Spanish “tapas” and has appeared in “The Washingtonian,” “Gourmet,” and “The New
York Times.”
(Published in Época, November 2-8, 2007) |
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| CHARLTON HESTON... |
Did you know that... Charlton Heston visited Ramón
Menéndez Pidal's house in Chamartín?
During the filming of El Cid (1961), Charlton Heston showed interest in meeting
the distinguished medievalist, whose son Gonzalo was working as a historical
advisor for the film. Don Ramón visited the studios, talked with the main actors,
and received a reproduction of Tizona as a gift. Then, Heston went to the
historian’s house to enjoy a wonderful dinner.
(Published in Alba, April 11-17, 2008) |
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| CENSUS... |
Did you know that... there
are 43,277 Spaniards registered with Spanish consulates in the U.S.?
According to the latest data from the Census of Overseas Spanish Residents of
the National Statistics Institute for year 2008, there are 43,277 Spaniards
registered with the nine Spanish consulates in the U.S. Most of them live in New
York (14,212), Miami (12,349), Los Angeles (4,788), San Francisco (4,562),
Washington, D.C. (3,855), and Chicago (3,278).
(Published in Alba, March 28-April 3, 2008) |
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| AVA GARDNER... |
Did you know that... Ava Gardner lived in Madrid?
US actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990) arrived in Spain to shoot Albert Lewin’s film
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman in Tossa de Mar in 1950. She was captivated by
our country and decided to settle in Madrid in 1954. She first lived in the
exclusive La Moraleja area. Then she moved to Doctor Arce Street, where she
lived until she left Spain in 1961.
(Published in Alba, March 28-April 3, 2008) |
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| WALK OF FAME... |
Did you know that... several Spaniards have a star on
the Walk of Fame?
When Antonio Banderas got his star in 2005, only one Spanish actor had one,
besides singers Julio Iglesias and Plácido Domingo: Antonio Moreno (1887-1967),
who played in such classics as Hitchcock’s “Notorious” and John Ford’s “The
Searchers.”
(Published in Época, March 28-April 3, 2008) |
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