Este libro es una aproximación al fenómeno tridimensional relacionado con la actriz cinematográfica más glamurosa de todos los tiempos: Marilyn Monroe. A través de sus fotografías, conoceremos diferentes episodios de su vida publica y privada, reviviendo al mismo tiempo los años dorados de Hollywood. Un libro de edicion numerada y limitada a 1.000 ejemplares, que contiene casi un centenar de fotografias impresas a todo color, y escrito en tres idiomas: catalan, castellano e ingles. Se incluyen tambien las gafas especiales para poder visualizar las fotografias, ademas de una explicacion del autor sobre su inusual procedimiento para simular la sensacion de fotografia tridimensional. Es un libro unico en este genero, para leer y deleitarse con la magia de la fotografia estereoscopica, unida al encanto y la seduccion de Marilyn Monroe. Sant Cugat del Valles, 2002. 96 p. Encuadernacion en rustico (tapa blanda). Catalan, castellano, ingles

En este libro aparecen cronológicamente las 30 películas que Marilyn Monroe protagonizó a lo largo de su carrera como actriz. Frederic Cabanas reproduce, a base del tradicional dibujo a pluma, un pequeño fragmento de cada una de ellas con su guion original. Para amantes de Marlyn y del cine. Sant Cugat del Valles, 2004. 80 p. Encuadernacion en tapa dura. Castellano

Conoce a quien introdujo la armónica en el flamenco y aprende de su experiencia tocando con los mejores.

Desde su debut cinematográfico en 1973, Giovanni Verini Supplizi nos acompaña a lo largo de los cincuenta años de carrera de Miguel Bosé, narrando medio siglo de música, cine, teatro y televisión a traves de un analisis detallado del recorrido artistico de una de las figuras mas iconicas, camaleonicas e influyentes del panorama musical internacional.El volumen incluye fichas completas y actualizadas de la discografia oficial de Miguel Bose, asi como de las peliculas y proyectos audiovisuales en los que ha participado, ofreciendo una vision estructurada y documentada de toda su produccion artistica. El relato se enriquece con testimonios originales del propio artista, declaraciones de colaboradores historicos, materiales de archivo extraidos de entrevistas, revistas, programas de television y notas de prensa.El nucleo del libro lo conforman 38 entrevistas exclusivas realizadas expresamente para esta edicion: conversaciones en profundidad con musicos, productores, autores y profesionales del espectaculo que han acompañado a Bose a lo largo de su trayectoria artistica, entre ellos:Luigi Faccini, Red Canzian, Janis Ian, Lindsay Kemp, Danilo Vaona, Mauro Sabbione, Oscar Gomez, Russ Ballard, Graham Preskett, Maurizio Fabrizio, Steve Kipner, Peter Hammill, Guido Harari, Sergio Cossu, Paolo Gianolio, Daniele Tedeschi, Carlo Massarini, Luisa Corna, Gary Clark, Martin Ansell, Alan Childs, Arturo Soriano, Larry Mitchell, Carlo Marrale, Graziano Accinni, Luca Vittori, Simon Toulson-Clarke, Emilio Farina, Giovanni Boscariol, Paolo Costa, Maurizio Sgaramella, Pedro Andrea, Noa, Spankox, Nicolas Sorin, Edith Salazar y Piero Ameli.El libro se abre con un prologo exclusivo de Pedro Andrea, historico guitarrista y colaborador de Miguel Bose, que ofrece una mirada intima y personal sobre el artista, aportando una voz cercana y autorizada profundamente vinculada a su evolucion musical.Una obra imprescindible para fans, estudiosos y amantes de la musica pop internacional, la cultura audiovisual y las biografias de autor, que celebra con rigor y pasion la historia de uno de los artistas mas revolucionarios y fascinantes de nuestro tiempo.

Estracto Biografico De José White, Violinista offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of José White, a celebrated violinist of the 19th century. This biographical extract, originally published in 1874, explores Whites early life, musical development, and rise to international acclaim. It provides valuable insights into the career of a pioneering Cuban musician who achieved recognition on a global stage. Readers interested in the history of classical music, particularly the contributions of musicians from diverse backgrounds, will find this biography a compelling read. The text illuminates the cultural and artistic landscape of Whites time, making it a valuable resource for both scholars and music enthusiasts.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

FAME: Dua Lipa se sumerge en la vida extraordinaria de la sensación musical global y actriz Dua Lipa. Desde sus humildes comienzos en Londres hasta su ascenso meteórico como un ícono del pop ganador del Grammy, este comic narra su viaje de perseverancia, talento y reinvencion. Acompaña a Dua mientras pasa de una infancia influenciada por sus raices kosovares-albanesas a su album debut que marco un antes y un despues, y exitos que encabezaron las listas como Dont Start Now. Explora su creatividad audaz, su impacto en la cultura pop y sus esfuerzos filantropicos. A traves de ilustraciones vibrantes y una narrativa inspiradora, FAMA: Dua Lipa captura la esencia de una estrella que redefinio el pop moderno.

D’Annunzio se refirió a Puccini como el poeta de los bosques y los pantanos. El Daily Express lo llamó el rey de la melodía. Él dijo de sí mismo que era un artista de grandes penas en pequeñas almas.

Esta historia es la biografía de Mercedes Álvarez, pero también es algo más: la historia de su amistad con el desaparecido ídolo de la canción popular Juan Gabriel, al que ella conoció allá por el año de 1966 como Adan Luna. Las carencias, la falta de afecto y la vida nocturna de Ciudad Juarez termino por unirlos.Meche es tambien la mujer que lo puso en el escenario del famoso bar Noa Noa, donde el interprete inicio su gran exito. Fue una relacion con zonas oscuras, episodios poco afortunados, altas y bajas. La mayor parte de los relatos hablan de amor, de una pareja que se encuentra y eso da origen a todo lo demas, pero aqui no se trata de este tipo de historia de amor, pues los lazos de la amistad pueden ser mucho mas autenticos por no venir entrelazados con los vaivenes del deseo sexual.Ambos se consideraron hermanos por eleccion, ninguno adivino la amenaza que la fama, los intereses personales de terceros, el dinero, los reflectores, las marquesinas y los medios de comunicacion constituirian para su relacion. Nadie imagino como la separacion los atormentaria hasta el final de sus dias.Ahora, por fin, la voz de Meche y su verdad son rescatadas en esta novela biografica, despues de años en que las demas voces silenciaban la suya o la tomaban en cuenta si les convenia.A sus casi 70 años, ella se atreve por fin a revelar su vida al publico, a mostrarse como es y a salir de la enorme sombra de Juan Gabriel, del ser cuya leyenda fue construida a pesar de el mismo y de su esencia, capaz de acabar con las verdades con tal de subirlo a un pedestal muy alto y dejarlo alla lejos para ser honrado por su publico.

En este libro aparecen cronológicamente las 30 películas que Marilyn Monroe protagonizó a lo largo de su carrera como actriz. Frederic Cabanas reproduce, a base del tradicional dibujo a pluma, un pequeño fragmento de cada una de ellas con su guion original. Para amantes de Marlyn y del cine. Sant Cugat del Valles, 2004. 80 p. Encuadernacion en tapa dura. Ingles

Recorrido fotográfico por la ciudad norteamericana de los rascacielos, de los años 50 a la actualidad, siguiendo los pasos de Marilyn Monroe. Frederic Cabanas, marilynófilo de prestigio internacional y propietario de una importante coleccion de objetos relacionados con Marilyn, recorre y retrata los lugares frecuentados por la actriz durante sus estancias en Nueva York, revelando la huella dejada por el mito, asi como los inevitables cambios producidos por el paso del tiempo en la ciudad mas carismatica del mundo. Sant Cugat del Valles, 2018. 40 p. Encuadernacion en rustico (tapa blanda). Catalan

Albert Brooks: Interviews brings together fourteen profiles of and conversations with Brooks (b. 1947), in which he contemplates, expounds upon, and hilariously jokes about the connections between his show business upbringing, an ambivalence about the film industry, the nature of fame and success, and the meaning and purpose of comedy. Throughout all these encounters, Brooks expresses an unwavering commitment to his own artistic expression as a filmmaker and a rejection of mainstream conventions. With his questioning and critical disposition, nothing seems certain for Albert Brooks except for the integrity of art and the necessity for a wry skepticism about the incongruities of everyday life in corporate America. Brooks is neither a Hollywood insider nor an outsider. Hes somewhere in-between. Since the early 1970s, this inimitable actor-writer-director has incisively satirized the mass media system from within. After initial work as an inventive comedian, both live and on network television, Brooks contributed six shorts to the first season of Saturday Night Live, which earned him a cult following for their avant-garde form and sensibility. These were followed by his feature debut, Real Life, the first of only seven films--including Modern Romance, Lost in America, and Defending Your Life--that Brooks has directed to date. His limited output reflects not only the difficulty in financing idiosyncratic films, but equally the exacting seriousness which Brooks has in making audiences laugh and think at the same time.

George Harrison was always known as the quiet Beatle As part of the biggest band in pop history he took a back seat to Paul McCartney and John Lennon but his talent shone through in the composition of classic songs such as Something and Here Comes The Sun. In his solo career he occasionally threatened to eclipse both John and Paul on the world stage and he joined forces with Bob Dylan Tom Petty Roy Orbison and Jeff lynne to create the massively succsessful supergroup the Traveling Wilburys.However the success of his professional life was often met by turmoil in his private life and the loss of first wife Patti to best friend Eric Clapton the traumatic attempt on his life by a knife wielding intruder and his final struggle against cancer meant that George Harrisons life was nothing if not dramatic.Bestselling author Marc Shapiro has exclusively interviewed friends and former colleagues of the enigmatic guitar legend. This revealing biography reaffirms Harrisons importance as an innovative and hugely talented musician and shows that as a member of the most important band ever as well as in his multi-faceted career after the Beatles George Harrison was no ordinary man.

In this fascinating biography, Lynn Florkiewicz brings Rossano Brazzi back to life, accompanying him through the streets of Italy as he reflects on his life. Beneath the serious Latin Lover image crafted by Hollywood, she discovers a mischievous and fun man, a scholar and classically trained actor.From ancient Bologna to glamorous Beverly Hills, Rossanos career experienced extreme highs and plummeting lows. Along the way, he demonstrated courage in the Italian resistance, became an integral part of Romes la dolce vita, and, despite an enduring and loving marriage, engaged in many indiscretions with his leading ladies. A heartthrob of Hollywoods golden age, Rossano was mobbed by fans worldwide and pursued by countless actresses, including one who offered to pay his wife a million dollars to divorce him!Rossano, along with his two wives, family, friends, colleagues, and agents, all contribute to his story with anecdotes and insights into the man, not just the actor.In this first-ever biography written about Rossano Brazzi, the author delves deep into his career, personal life, beliefs, humanitarianism, hopes, dreams, and regrets.

A behind-the-scenes story with more than a touch of theatrical magic about it, A Year with The Producers is a book for actors and theater fans everywhere.

What is the artist type? How is an artists mind structured? What are the links between creativity and mental health? Are there particular personality traits and psychological experiences that great artists have in common? Are most artists really mad? What defines the artists personality? This book answers these questions by way of a deep, multi-angled, psychological analysis of the personality-based roots of creativity and the creative process. It draws on decades of scientific research focused on the central, mysterious trait of Openness, the true unifying glue behind everything creative. Featuring dozens of notable creators such as John Coltrane, Diane Arbus, Francesca Woodman, David Bowie, Frida Kahlo, Jack Kerouac, John Lennon, and others, this book showcases the nuances of an artists mind beyond oversimplified formulas that falsely connect art to mental illness, painting a more authentic picture of the structure of the artists psychology. Ultimately, this book reveals that the torture in an artists perceived image has more to do with personality, creative processes, states of mind, and a need to express trauma symbolically, repeating it in the form of art. As an eminent psychobiographer with an award-winning career as a personality and creativity psychologist, Dr. William Todd Schultz yet again offers his unique perspective on a fascinating topic that is both engaging and insightful. In exploring the precise nature of inner chaos in a wide range of renowned artists, this book takes an enchanting dive into the artistic abyss for all those interested in creativity, personality, and psychology, including both general and academic readers.

Bach has remained a figure of continuous fascination and interest to scholars and readers since the original Master Musicians Bach volumes publication in 1983 - even since its revision in 2000, understanding of Bach and his musics historical and cultural context has shifted substantially. Reflecting new biographical information that has only emerged in recent decades, author David Schulenberg contributes to an ongoing scholarly conversation about Bach with clarity and concision. Bach traces the mans emergence as a startlingly original organist and composer, describing his creative evolution, professional career, and family life from contemporary societal and cultural perspectives in early modern Europe. His experiences as student, music director, and teacher are examined alongside the music he produced in each of these roles, including early compositions for keyboard instruments, the great organ and harpsichord works of later years, vocal music, and other famous instrumental works, including the Brandenburg Concertos. Schulenberg also illuminates how Bach incorporated his contemporary environment into his work: he responded to music by other composers, to his audiences and employment conditions, and to developments in poetry, theology, and even the sciences. The author focuses on Bachs evolution as a composer by ultimately recognizing Bachs world in the specific cities, courts, and environments within and for which he composed. Dispensing with biographical minutiae and more closely examining the interplay between his life and his music, Bach presents a unique, grounded, and refreshing new framing of a brilliant composer.

Roberto es el único sobreviviente de los 4 hermanos varones de la familia Castillo Margain. Decidió hacer este libro para que se conozca el origen de su familia y sirva de testimonio de cómo él y su hermano, Julio Castillo, afrontaron su vida y la manera en que cada uno llego a trascender en sus carreras profesionales. Julio Castillo es una piedra angular dentro de la historia del teatro mexicano. Su nombre sigue enmarcando salas de teatro aun despues de su fallecimiento. Pareciera que no es posible pensarle sin el arte dramatico, sin embargo, este libro nos ofrece una vision intima del director. Roberto Castillo nos ofrece un rompecabezas cuyas piezas muestran pasajes de la infancia de Julio que, sin duda, terminan de complementar su produccion artistica.Roberto es el único sobreviviente de los 4 hermanos varones de la familia Castillo Margain. Decidió hacer este libro para que se conozca el origen de su familia y sirva de testimonio de cómo él y su hermano, Julio Castillo, afrontaron su vida y la manera en que cada uno llego a trascender en sus carreras profesionales. Julio Castillo es una piedra angular dentro de la historia del teatro mexicano. Su nombre sigue enmarcando salas de teatro aun despues de su fallecimiento. Pareciera que no es posible pensarle sin el arte dramatico, sin embargo, este libro nos ofrece una vision intima del director. Roberto Castillo nos ofrece un rompecabezas cuyas piezas muestran pasajes de la infancia de Julio que, sin duda, terminan de complementar su produccion artistica.

One of the most popular and memorable American musicians of the 20th century, Nat King Cole (1919-65) is remembered today as both a pianist and a singer, a feat rarely accomplished in the world of popular music. Now, in this complete life and times biography, author Will Friedwald offers a new take on this fascinating musician, framing him first as a bandleader and then as a star. In Coles early phase, Friedwald explains, his primary task of keeping his trio going was just as much of a focus for him as his own playing and singing, always a collective or group performance. In the second act, Coles collaborators were more likely to be arranger-conductors like Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins, rather than his sidemen on bass and guitar. In the first act, his sidemen were equals, in the second phase, his collaborators were tasked exclusively with putting the focus on him, making him sound good, while being largely invisible themselves. Friedwald brings his full musical knowledge to bear in putting the man in the work, demonstrating how this duality appears over and over again in Coles life and career: jazz vs. pop, solo vs. trio, piano vs. voice, wife number one (Nadine) vs. wife number two (Maria), the good songs vs. the less-than-good songs, the rhythm numbers vs. the ballads, the funny songs and novelties vs. the serious songs of love and loss, Cole as an advocate for the Great American Songbook vs. Cole the intrepid explorer of other options: world music, rhythm & blues, country & western. Cole was different from his contemporaries in other ways; for roughly ten years after the war, the majority of hitmakers on the pop charts were veterans of the big band experience, from Sinatra on down.

In My Brother Elvis, David Stanley shares his harrowing experiences while on the road as a 16 year old bodyguard to the King of Rock n' Roll. The final 5 years of Elvis Presley's life were filled with his greatest triumphs and his toughest tribulations, as the iconic star fought a war with addiction he would tragically lose at the age of 42.Though surrounded by those who loved him and revered around the globe, Elvis battled the demons of fame, depression and loss, and those demons eventually proved too strong a foe. Despite the efforts of his family and friends, Elvis Presley eventually succumbed to his addiction on August 16, 1977, leaving a trail of devastation and loss felt worldwide to this day. In sharing this intimate account of his stepbrother, David hopes to reach those who are also suffering from addiction—some 15 million from prescription drugs in the US alone. Though many never knew, Elvis was famous for far more than music, as he was the ultimate giver to those around him. In this spirit of giving, David is revealing and laying bare the cold, hard realties of addiction, in the attempt to help as many addicts as possible recover successfully from this often-fatal disease.

Josh Alan Friedman has chops like a wolf. The French had a phrase for his tropism for the seedy, the gutter, the outcasts: nostalgie de la boue. This book deserves wide attention. --Jerry Wexler, co-founder of Atlantic Records A cant-put-it-down rock n roll read ... a must for any fan of good music writing and great storytelling. --William Michael Smith, Houston Press He dances off the page, improvises, hits all the grace notes. He knows the turfspeak of both showbiz and quality lit. --Michael Simmons, High Times The architects and the artists, the legends and the liars, the famously acclaimed and the anonymously unsung... each one a delectable bit of voyeurism. --PopMatters Back in print in a new, definitive edition, this unflinching, critically acclaimed collection by BLACK CRACKER author Josh Alan Friedman gets up close and personal with some of the most important and unsung figures in 20th century blues and rock n roll. From household names to the unacknowledged architects behind both the unforgettable sounds and the multi-billion-dollar industry, here are musics big winners and tragic losses; the self-made, the self-serving, and the self-destructive. Friedman captures intimate insights, unearths secret histories, and shines a light on parts of the music business most prefer not to talk about. An antidote to antiseptic cultural mythologizing, TELL THE TRUTH UNTIL THEY BLEED is show business without the showbiz. After too many years out of circulation, TRUTH is back.