Entertainment

Carnival Contest Finished

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 07:56

Around seven in the morning the official results of Carnival Competition 2010 for category bands were met. “A contramano” became the winner, like in 2009, generating a total of 1590 points for the jury. In the second place was “Asaltantes”, who scored 1568 points, then “Curtidores de Hongos”, 1560, in fourth place with 1558 points “Agarrate Catalina” and fifth in “The Clave”, which generated 1537 points.
In category comedians, the “Maragatos de Sociedad Anonima” took the prize for the ninth consecutive year. They accumulated 1559 points, just one more than “Los Chobys” and well above “Los Calmantes”, totaling 1452 points.
In parodies, “Zíngaros “won again, as in the previous two years, after adding 1603 points. “Los Muchachos” finished second, with 1,589 points and third “Los Caballeros” with 1546 points.
Julio "Kanela" Sosa rose again with the award in the category of Comparsas “Negros y Lubolos” with “Tronar de Tambores”, who scored 1602 points against the 1518 of “Yambo Kenia”.
Finally, in the magazine category “La Compañia” won, totaling 1453 points against the 1268 of “Feelings”.

(www.montevideo.com.uy, 9 March 2010)

Oscar: Argentina won Best Foreign Film

Monday, 08 March 2010 08:48

Argentina's film "The secret of her eyes", by Juan Jose Campanella, struck on Sunday by winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Film for this black police on the thirst for justice, starring Ricardo Darin, Soledad Villamil.
“Vamos Argentina! and hug the brothers of Chile” (which suffered a powerful earthquake on 27 February), shouted Campanella when taking the Oscar which was also aspired by Peruvian " The Empty Nest " by Claudia Llosa, accompanied at the Theater Kodak by the protagonist Magaly Solier.
Although this was one of the most open awards night, the forecasts in the United States were as favorites in the French "a prophet" and Germany's "The White Ribbon”, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and Golden Globe, in a race where he also competed "Ajami" of Israel.
For the Argentine filmmaker who received the statue from the hand of Pedro Almodovar and the Spanish American Quentin Tarantino, the success of his film also showed that the Academy "does not care about the history covered by the film, about how many awards achieved somewhere or political reasons, none of that."

(www.observa.co.uy, 8 March 2010)

Yambo Kenya Won

Monday, 08 February 2010 08:56

The jury of the Llamadas 2010 issued its ruling in the early hours of Sunday. Yambo Kenia was the best set. Elumbe and Cuareim 1080 went up the podium. The winner got 87,100 dollars.

All Ready For "Llamadas"

Thursday, 04 February 2010 09:59

If weather permits, the streets of Barrio Sur and Palermo will shake again on the first day of the feast of the drum. Everything is ready for the big party that calls for the black race and its history. Today when the first sticks give the key and hit the wooden drum, Candombe will share its celebration for

Vazquez: No Longer Paying to See the Carnival

Wednesday, 03 February 2010 07:59

President, Tabaré Vázquez, was at headquarters of DAECPU and made official that the carnival will be anational television broadcast. The president said that now "we will not pay to see the shows," he hugged several heads of murgas which he called "old fellow partygoers” and even danced with a set of