Special Birthdays

Mario Costa (director) would have been 115 today, he died in 1995.

Michael J. Pollard (actor) is 80 today. 

Larry G. Spangler (actor, producer) is 80 today.

RIP Jaume Mir

A winner of the medal of honor of the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC), Jaume Mir Feery died in his hometown of Barcelona, Spain on May 29, 2019. He was 90. Born in Barcelona on November 22, 1928, Mir had one of his last public appearances two years ago, in the Orbea store in Barcelona, on the occasion of the presentation of the book 'Secondary luxury, a life between champions' , which rigorously gathers a very fascinating life of a man who as an auxiliary covered 26 editions of the Tour de France or 51 of the Tour of Spain and who came to work as an actor in some 130 films, along with actors such as Clint Eastwood, with whom he shared scenes in 'The Good, the Ugly and the Bad', hence it was known as 'Taxi Key'.Jaume also appeared in "The

Fabulous Trinity" (1972) as Fulgencio; "The Fat Brothers of Trinity" (1973) as an engineer, "Dallas" 

(1974) as a Maldanado brother.

Spaghetti Western Location ~ Mina La Partala

Mina La Partala is the location of an abandoned mine located on the slopes of the Sierra de Gador, about four kilometers from the village of Benahadux, and a few hundred meters from the ruins of a mining village: It was used in "Pistols Don’t Argue" (1964); "Gunmen of the Rio Bravo" (1964); “Dynamite Joe” (1966); "A Woman for Ringo" (1966); "A Train for Durango" (1968); “The 5-Man Army” (1969)

 

“Pistols Don’t Argue” (1964)

“Gunmen of the Rio Bravo” (1964)

“Dynamite Joe” (1966)

“The 5-Man Army” (1969)