Little Known European Spaghetti Western Actors ~ María Albaicín

 These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be gven and anything that you can add would be appreciated.

María Albaicín is a Spanish flamenco dancer and film actress. Born in 1943 she is the granddaughter of dancer of her namesake María Albaicín (Josefa Garcia Escudero) [1898-1931] and daughter of bullfighter, actor Rafael Albaicin [1919-1981] and the niece of the dancer and actress María de Albaicín [1902-1931], dancer Miguel Albaicín [1913-1999] and sister of writer Joaquín Albaicín [1965-    ].

ALBAICIN, María (María Albaicín) [1943, Spain -    ] – flamenco dancer, film actress, granddaughter of dancer María Albaicín [1902-1931], daughter of bullfighter, film, TV actor Rafael Albaicin (Ignacio Rafael Garcia Escudero) [1919-1981], niece of dancer, actress María de Albaicín [1902-1931], dancer Miguel Albaicín [1913-1999], sister of writer Joaquín Albaicín [1965-    ].

The Secret of Captain O’Hara – 1964

Hungry for an old-fashioned Spaghetti Western?

 

Spaghetti Western Wednesdays

We're excited to announce the return of Spaghetti Western Wednesdays! Every Wednesday night through March, come and enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet featuring spaghetti, salad, bread/butter and our choice of an old western to watch. Doors & food at 6:00 pm / Film at 6:30 pm.

Spaghetti-Western Wednesday presents some of the more obscure films from Hollywood's most cherished genre: The Western.

Film has always been “A reflection of our society, and its views and values at the time.”

Therefore, we present these films not as an endorsement of their content, which do not accurately represent Native peoples and oftentimes include outright racist depictions of these characters, but as an opportunity to dialogue about the ways in which the same films might be viewed today.

We welcome you to the Tin Pan for this series of an American staple of cinema. These classic films hold an indelible importance in our cinema and our history, they also have the potential to do damage if not viewed within the understanding of the tapestry of our ever evolving country.

We welcome you to watch, perhaps laugh and to think, to be entertained and we invite you to honor the original Peoples of this land.

Tin Pan Theater in downtown Bend is where you need to be each Wednesday night, from now until March. $25 gets you a spaghetti buffet meal and a low-budget Western film shot in Italy! How fun!

 

Tin Pan Theater

Address: 869 Northwest Tin Pan Alley, Bend, Oregon 97703

Phone: (541) 388-3378

Spaghetti Western Locations - "The Mercenary"

 We continue our search for locations for “The Mercenary”. Both Paco and Sergei are then shown being tied up and pulled by the rurales back to the headquarters of the 51^st Regiment. Coumba watches from a window in Garcia’s office. Garcia pays her the reward and asks her to celebrate with him later that night. She says let’s wait at least until his death. Garcia confronts the prisoner and tells the captain to shoot them. The two are led away to be executed.

This scene was filmed in Polopos, Spain.

For a more detailed view of this site and other Spaghetti Western locations please visit my friend Yoshi Yasuda’s location site: http://y-yasuda.net/film-location.htm and Captain Douglas Film Locations http://www.western-locations-spain.com/

Special Birthdays

 Tucker McGuire (actress) would have been 110 today but died in 1988.

Pierre Tchernia (voice actor) would have been 95 today but died in 2016.

Delia Boccardo (actress) is 75 today.

Dalila Di Lazzaro (actress) is 70 today.

Arben Bajraktaraj (actor) is 50 today.

Spaghetti Westerns Podcast Season 5 episode 4 #104

 

You are all invited to join me today at noon PST for episode four of season 5 of the Spaghetti Westerns Podcast on Facebook. Today we’ll discuss a 1964 film “The Twins of Texas” with Walter Chiari and Raimondo Vianello, followed by “Whatever happened to Pedro Sanchez? the “Who Are Those Guys? Will feature Jose Torres followed by the film of the week “$7.00 to Kill" starring Anthony Steffen. We’ll then wrap things up with the news of the week. So please join me for episode #104 and learn about our favorite genre the Spaghetti Westerns. 

Little Known European Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Sylvia Alba

 These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be gven and anything that you can add would be appreciated.

Another unknown actress is Sylvia Alba most likely from Spain but no biographical information on her is available.

ALBA, Sylvia – film actor.

Return of Sabata – 1971 (saloon girl)

Who Are Those Singers and Musicians ~ Eldorado Stones

 I can find no biographical information on this group. They may have been a group of backup studio singers that the recording company attached a one-time name to but the only reference I can find on them is at the Discogs website where they appear on an album called “Hit Parade” where they sing the song ‘Catapult’ written by  Balducci (Gabriele Balducci), Balducci (Mario Balducci (Turkka Mali)), Logan (Michael Logan 1947, England, U.K. -2022, Rome, Italy), De Luca (Ferdinando De Luca January 26, 1940, Milan, Lombardy, Italy - ), could they be the members of the group?

El DORADO STONES – singing group.

For a Book of Dollars – 1973 [sing ‘Catapult’]