los serrano is a spanish television drama comedy which premiered on 22 april 2003 and aired on telecinco .

it tells the story of the serrano family , who lives in round santa justa no 133 , located in the fictional neighborhood of santa justa , in the ribera del manzanares , in madrid .

the success of the series in spain and in several other countries in europe and elsewhere helped launch the career of several young actors and actresses , especially actor and musician fran perea , who acts in the series and sings its theme song , " 1 más 1 son 7 " .

los serrano

. . . y la mala hierba del patio . el arte cubano , los años 80 , las historias vividas , los paisajes recorridos y los por venir
los analistas iván briscoe y froylán enciso comentan el informe de crisis group sobre la gravedad de la criminalidad , violencia y corrupción en el estado mexicano de veracruz durante los últimos 12 años durante los gobiernos de los priistas fidel herrera .
the winner will be declared on april 22nd - on the 10th anniversary of the premiere of los serrano on the spanish telecinco channel .
here ' s is my top list of the 50 best los serrano episodes , based just on my own taste ( or lack of it ) .
marta martel , 81 , played bingo with patricia serrano at los sures senior center on south 4th street for the past six years , she said .
a new poem by pedro serrano , translated from the spanish by richard gwyn .
pedro serrano ( in mirror ) , with blanco ( left ) and bill herbert .
mitch waldow is vice chair , los angeles area , serving on the academy ' s executive committee . paul button and beatriz gomez are the los angeles area governors .
june 2010 consulted with chp regarding hells angels vs mongols incident in los angeles county .
“try the live south australian clams steamed with serrano ham , white wine , and flageolet beans . ”
the building closed in 1989 , marking the end of william randolph hearst’s empire in los angeles .
for the unacquainted , the ovation awards are the only peer - judged theatre awards in los angeles , created to recognize excellence in theatrical performance , production and design in the greater los angeles area .
“ los delitos por los que la pgr investiga a duarte ” , milenio , 12 october 2016 . “ pri expulsa a javier duarte de sus filas “ , la jornada veracruz , 25 october 2016 . hide footnote
this is probably one of the uneven episodes of los serrano . the tender scenes with guille and teté are great but the forced and unnecessary story with choni and nacho is just terrible . position # 50 is a compromise .
eric nieves sr . , serrano ' s son who lives in florida , said he was disappointed at how los sures management was handling the situation and said the family is still looking for answers about what started the fire .
in the main storyline , serrano is obliged by circumstance , detailed at length in dialogue and song , to fix up a gorgeous lunkhead named vinnie pepperini ( chad doreck ) with the beautiful rosanna ( suzanne petrela ) , whom serrano himself secretly loves .
serrano ' s spunk endeared her to many whose paths she crossed , including sonia iglesias , the director at the senior center .
serrano ' s cardboard - constructed , three - dimensional worlds are an explosion of color . and in her highland park workshop , serrano is an architect . there , the mexican - american artist assembles - - and disassembles - - paper - made sculptures inspired by latino pop culture , and the beauty found in the day - to - day built environment of los angeles .
among the mourners gathered monday , many knew serrano through los sures david santiago senior center on south 4th street where she ' d worked as a volunteer and would also go to dance , play bingo and socialize most days since she turned sixty .
“ el dream team de los gobernadores corruptos en méxico “ , the huffington post , 29 november 2016 . hide footnote
“ veracruz , uno de los estados con más incidencia en trata de personas ” , sociedadtrespuntocero , 15 december 2016 .
“ los yunes : una cola tan larga como la de duarte ” , proceso , 10 november 2016 . hide footnote
the day the seniors at the center got wind of serrano ' s sudden death , they ' d considered postponing the bingo game , iglesias said , but they soon ruled that out , at the behest of some seniors as well as serrano ' s family .
they ' d shut off power to that outlet and the super called an electrician who didn ' t show , according to thomas servello , a spokesman for los sures management company , affiliated with the non profit southside united hdfc where serrano also volunteered .
when we let go of the balloons we screamed ' bingo ' ,
said serrano ' s daughter carolyn nieves , 39 .
the television academy today announced los angeles area emmy winners in the individual achievement categories for outstanding crafts in news and programming .
as of monday , the medical examiner ' s office had not yet determined serrano ' s cause of death , spokeswoman julie bolcer said .
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when she didn ' t win , [ she ' d say ] ' f - - k ! i ' m missing this number ! '
said merecedes melendez , 68 , in spanish , who ' d been friends with serrano since high school , recalling serrano ' s fiery antics .
in nuevo león : citizens in support of human rights ( ciudadanos en apoyo de los derechos humanos , cadhac ) , and sanjuana martínez .
human rights watch telephone interview with delia acosta rojas , wife of gerardo acosta rodríguez , los angeles , california , april 28 , 2011 .
constitution of mexico ( constitución política de los estados unidos mexicanos ) , urltoken ( accessed september 16 , 2011 ) , art . 16 .
on thursday november 17 , the 7th edition of the hollywood music in media awards will be held at the fonda theater in los angeles .
our nearby hotel did not have breakfast facilities , so we came down to serrano’s . food was good , reasonably priced , and the waiter was friendly .
hilarious , fun , exciting . . . the songs are fantastic . . . ( as serrano ) , tim martin gleason knocks it out of the park . ”
february 2013 arrest of hells angels daly city prospect for possession of controlled substance . consulted with ausa ( los angeles ) on hells angel george christie case .
follows the serrano family , who live in round santa justa no 133 , located in the fictional neighborhood of santa justa , in the ribera del manzanares , in madrid .
see celio del palacio montiel , “violencia en los medios de comunicación en el estado de veracruz” , in violencia , inseguridad y justicia en veracruz , op . cit . , pp . 328 - 329 ; josé alfredo zavaleta betancourt , “la inseguridad y la seguridad de los veracruzanos” , ibid , pp . 291 - 315 .
the academy ' s senior vice president for awards is john leverence and vice president is julie shore . liz korda smith is the los angeles area awards director .
fidelito siempre padeció de ser un diminutivo en todos los aspectos y momentos de su vida bajo la aplastante sombra del ego gigantesco de su padre , fidel . . .
margó salón de té , mama trendy , las galletas de sofia , los tesoros de mi casa . , tartas y más , muy dulce vinuesa , la casa azul decoracion cartagena ( official ) , canela en casa by yine crosa , creative ideas , dragonfly madrid , entre tartas y cupcakes , toc makes , angela serrano , vestidos de lola , ebs business school
serrano d ' angelo is a renaissance man , poet , connoisseur of the arts . . . and the enforcer for the reyo crime family . don reyo seeks serrano ' s help in educating his nephew vinnie , a handsome but foul - mouthed young mobster . the goal : to take the
crude
out of vinnie so he can seduce the beautiful and refined daughter of a judge who sits on a case involving the family . if vinnie succeeds , the judge would be compromised and would have to recuse himself from the case ; and the next judge in line is owned by the mob . serrano accepts don reyo ' s challenge only to discover that the judge ' s daughter is the beautiful rosanna , the woman with whom serrano is secretly in love .
, 32 , a naturalized us citizen from mexico , ran a warehouse for beauty products in los angeles , where he lived with his wife and two daughters , 9 and 7 .
the broadcast film critics association announced its film nominees for the 22nd critics ' choice awards on thursday , with whimsical los angeles love story
la la land
landing 12 nominations .
we should play bingo , because that ' s what she loved ,
said felix pacheco , 71 , who sat at serrano ' s regular table in the far back corner of the room .
cosas de la vida , como el cine , que ayudaron tanto a mi generación a sobrevivir el desastre e imaginar otro mundo más allá del gris de los discursos y las . . .
serrano should turn out to be la ' s biggest hit , one of the hottest tickets in town ! did i mention a fantabulous cast ? the entire ensemble are simply sensational ! it is very unusual for a show to have so much going for it , particularly a good book and good music simultaneously . serrano has it all . it ' s great entertainment that you cannot afford to miss ! . ”
serrano the musical ,
in its world premiere at the matrix theatre , relocates
cyrano de bergerac ,
originally set in 1640 france , to new york ' s little italy , around now .
“ cae ‘el indio’ , jefe ‘zeta’ en veracruz y expolicía ” , animal político , 24 december 2011 ; “ secretos de un jefe de los zetas ” , op . cit . hide footnote
at the university austral , a long day of presentations , literary discourse and performance , much of it concerning our anthology the other tiger . in the evening , the poets jorge aulicino , marina serrano , carlos lópez beltrán , jaime pinos , jorge fondebrider , pedro serrano , verónica zondek and damsi figueroa read poems and students from the university read my english versions from the other tiger with great intelligence and fine dramatic emphasis .
serrano who was born in puerto rico , had a 35 - year - long career as a nurse first at a school and later at woodhull hospital , according to an obituary at her service . since her retirement she ' d remained an active community member , volunteering at the los sure ' s david santiago senior center , helping out at a food pantry for more frail senior citizens , friends and family members said .
, 33 , who also lived in los angeles—to visit their sick mother in the hospital . geraldo and gualberto were abducted on august 29 , 2009 , together with a third brother who lived in saltillo ,
i ' m not going to leave unless my neighbors [ are ok ] ,
her grandson eric nieves jr . , recalled serrano saying during the chaotic evacuation of their building on metropolitan avenue moments before her death .
ana serrano ' s paper sculptures are currently on view in group exhibition
this is not a self portrait : reflections of erasure , solidarity and belonging
at the main gallery of california state university , northridge until march 29 .
“president calderón’s address during the 2011 annual report of the national human rights commission” ( el presidente calderón durante el informe de actividades 2011 de la comisión nacional de los derechos humanos ) , speech , february 3 , 2012 .
celia moves to the serrano house and tries to settle into the world of the serranos . lucía ' s sister elena and her daughter luna comes for a visit . they are going to live with carmen . choni is trying to forget his
his lofty sensibility is hard to reconcile with his profession , even in light of the existential complexity of the mobsters in
the sopranos
( a show that may well have had some influence on the concept for
serrano
) .
in her street explorations of l . a . , serrano pays attention to the type of hues used by certain communities .
i just think it ' s interesting how different people can have such different taste in color ,
she says .
a dedicated community member until the end , neighbors said that before trying to save herself the day of the fire that lead to her death , serrano had run around her floor knocking on doors warning them of the blaze , dnainfo earlier reported .
a taster from mexican poet pedro serrano’s collection , peatlands , translated by anna crowe and fresh off the press from arc , who are to be congratulated , yet again , for bringing another fine writer to the attention of the english language reader .
simultaneously , it pushed deep into the licit economy , setting up money laundering structures and forcibly taking over businesses and real estate . the diversification of income , and the violence used to consolidate this empire , is common to a number of mexican criminal organisations , and was taken up in veracruz by competing groups or offshoots from los zetas when it lost its dominance in the state after 2010 . but extreme coercion is a particularity of los zetas’ modus operandi .
los arcos in old town ? . . . take lázaro cardenas up away from the beach , pass guadalajara pharmacy and keep walking a few more blocks until you come upon the mercado ( market area and vegetable stands , etc )
during their escape , serrano began having a seizure on the fire escape , and firefighters eventually brought her out on a stretcher . she soon went into cardiac arrest and was later pronounced dead at woodhull hospital , according to fire officials and her grandson eric .
but in this 7th edition victor reyes won’t be alone , because he will be accompanied on the nominations by spanish manel gil - inglada ( original score – short ) , and ivan capillas and ivan ruiz serrano ( song / score – commercial advertisement ) .
los zetas’ original line - up consisted of former elite soldiers of mexico’s armed forces , who were hired by the gulf cartel to act as a specialised enforcement unit . the group , known for its violence , also vis - à - vis civilians , experienced a rapid growth , both in terms of members and territorial presence , and finally cut ties with the gulf cartel in 2010 . diego enrique osorno , la guerra de los zetas ( mexico city , 2012 ) . hide footnote
a local human rights group based in monterrey , nuevo león—citizens in support of human rights ( ciudadanos en apoyo a los derechos humanos , cadhac ) —received reports of 1 , 007 disappearances in the state from 2009 to the end of 2012 .
the shift toward organised criminal activity with far more pernicious effects on local populations has been traced back to the 2004 electoral success of fidel herrera from the pri . according to local analysts’ accounts and the testimony of witnesses in a u . s . trial against an individual accused of money laundering and of arranging deals between los zetas and parts of veracruz’s political elite , los zetas’ precursor , la compañía , was granted free passage to establish itself in the state in exchange for financing local political campaigns .
this system has deep historical roots in mexico’s authoritarian regime , and is by no means limited to veracruz . jacinto rodríguez munguía , la otra guerra secreta : los archivos prohibidos de la prensa y el poder ( mexico city , 2007 ) . hide footnote
“ se quejan familiares de desaparecidos de que jorge winckler no los recibe ” , formato siete , 19 december 2016 . only a fragment of disappeared persons’ family members have joined victims’ organisations . crisis group interviews , veracruz , october , november 2016 . hide footnote
i heard her yelling , she was knocking on doors ,
said marisol sandoval who lived on the third floor of the building with serrano .
i got out in time , [ because of ] her . . . i knew how to react and get out .
“ veracruz : el estado mexicano que es un ‘infierno’ para los periodistas ” , bbc mundo , 9 february 2015 ; “ priístas difaman a reporteros antes de su muerte ; ya inician con noé zavaleta ” , la jornada veracruz , 10 august 2016 . hide footnote
human rights watch email communication with consuelo morales , director of human rights organization citizens in support of human rights ( ciudadanos en apoyo a los derechos humanos , cadhac ) , who is assisting several of the victims’ families in the case , january 24 , 2013 .
it ' s tough to get to broadway these days without a drag act , so
serrano
includes a subplot about don reyo ' s estranged son , nickie ( chad borden ) , a female impersonator who does high - camp nightclub shows ( delightfully choreographed by peggy hickey ) .
serrano says it is important to celebrate the faces that influenced her childhood .
these are the characters that we saw growing up that are so recognizable for kids that are mexican , and grew up here ,
she says .
i think that all informs our own dialogues .
crisis group interview , november 2016 . abuse of officers’ human rights by superiors , including physical violence , is no exception in mexico . edith olivares ferreto , “ condiciones sociolaborales de los cuerpos policiales y seguridad pública ” , friedrich ebert stiftung , december 2010 . hide footnote
( “primero exponía el ministerio público el estatus de la averiguación previa , y luego el familiar del caso emitía sus preguntas , reclamos o aclaraciones . en estas primeras reuniones los familiares , lloraban y casi no lograban manifestar su exigencia concreta de avance en las investigaciones . ” )
the awards were tabulated by the academy ' s accounting firm of ernst & young llp . winners will be presented with their emmy statuettes at the 69th los angeles area emmy awards on saturday evening , july 22 , 2017 , at the television academy ' s saban media center .
serrano ( tim martin gleason ) retains the original ' s oversized nose ( a putty - colored prosthetic designed by byron batista ) , his high culture and his habit of speaking in verse , but now he ' s a hit man , a trusted fixer for don reyo ( peter van norden ) .
when she ' s walking around the city , ana serrano is looking out for the little details : a facade paint patch mis - match , the lettering of a hand - crafted , corner liquor store sign , a blooming window box garden . the artist takes it all in , and brings it indoors .
from time to time , serrano will still stream a classic soap opera from her computer . one of the sculptures in her new piñata series , which pays tribute to several of these influential figures , honors maria mercedes , a character from a 1990s hit telenovela personified by well - known actor and singer thalía .
( “de acuerdo con la información rendida por la secretaría de la defensa nacional , las unidades en la jurisdicción de la 21 / a . zona militar no habían participado en los hechos que se les atribuían , entre esas unidades se incluye el 37 / o . batallón de infantería” . )
serrano the musical ,
matrix theatre , 7657 melrose ave . , west hollywood . 8 p . m . thursdays through saturdays , 3 p . m . sundays . ends march 29 . $ 34 . 99 . ( 323 ) 960 - 7774 or urltoken . running time : 2 hours , 30 minutes .
images of narco - saint jesus malverde appear in many of serrano ' s sculptures . her mixed - media piece
road to malverde
captures the journey of a drug trafficker in stop - motion . chased by police after his home is raided , the character in the piece ends the pursuit at malverde ' s chapel to plead for protection . equipped with a side firearm , and signature hat , serrano also depicts deceased singer - songwriter chalino sanchez . murdered at 33 years old , the vocalist was widely recognized as el rey del corrido . the artist gives life to the king in a detailed , life - size , cardboard rendering .
may 1996 interviewed a cooperating individual who had been arrested for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute 12 pounds of methamphetamine in honolulu , hawaii . two other suspects that were arrested were jay serrano , a member of the frisco hells angels and a member ofa local hawaiian outlaw motorcycle gang , the na’ kua ana mc .
juan s . beittel , “ mexico : organized crime and drug trafficking organisations ” , u . s . congressional research service report , 22 july 2015 ; “ un país rehén : todos los estados ocupados por el crimen organizado ” , narcodata / animal político , 23 october 2015 . hide footnote
many locals collaborated with los zetas for a chunk of wealth and power , enabling it to become the dominant force in a variety of illicit activities such as drug sales , auto theft , kidnapping and extortion of migrants , counterfeiting , oil siphoning , human trafficking , kidnapping , and extortion of businesses .
convenient to our hotel on los arcos in romantic zone , sat at patio table , overlooking lazaro cardenas park . your choice of several cuts of steak . had the bacon wrapped filet , grilled to perfection . reasonably priced . had to give our leftovers to 2 local dogs , begging on . . .
' la la land ' leads the pack with 12 nominations for critics ' choice awards the broadcast film critics association announced its film nominees for the 22nd critics ' choice awards on thursday , with whimsical los angeles love story
la la land
landing 12 nominations . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
a former veracruz intelligence officer active when it took root in the region said : “among the cartels , los zetas are the poor ones , they came here without money , and to enter the fight for trafficking routes they turned to the easy solution of kidnapping and extortion , all with the protection of the state” .
the disappearance of over 50 people , predominantly young women , within three days in veracruz in 2011 stands out as one of the state’s worst atrocities . all had been hired to be present at parties attended , they had told family members and friends , by high - ranking politicians and members of los zetas cartel .
the suppression of free speech and media scrutiny of government action reached its heights during former governor duarte’s mandate . “shortly after los zetas were granted entry into veracruz , attacks on journalists became more intense” , said miguel angel díaz gonzález , a xalapa - based journalist who temporarily went into exile after threats against his life .
“ secretos de un jefe de los zetas : el gobierno nos abrió la puerta y hoy pacta con otro cartel ” , vice news , 2 june 2016 . crisis group interviews , alberto olvera , universidad veracruzana , xalapa , 18 november 2016 ; jorge rebolledo , colegio de veracruz , xalapa , 20 october 2016 . hide footnote
“encuesta nacional de victimización y percepción sobre seguridad pública ( envipe ) ” , 2016 . “ veracruz : 24 periodistas y fotógrafos asesinados en los últimos 11 años ” , aristegui noticias , 4 august 2016 ; “ being a journalist in mexico is getting even more dangerous ” , the washington post , 18 february 2016 . hide footnote
upon identifying josé cardel as the possible whereabouts of a family member who had been abducted in 2011 , a woman from another veracruz city reported that she demanded action by the fge , but was told by a high - ranking official that “there is nothing i can do since … [ josé ] cardel belongs to los zetas” .
another program , the national fund for workers’ housing ( instituto del fondo nacional de la vivienda para los trabajadores , or infonavit ) , which helps working citizens obtain loans to buy homes , uses a system that deducts loan repayments from workers’ wages , effectively requiring that a member of the family who receives the loan be employed .
she was obsessed with bingo ,
her grandson eric nieves jr . with a smile , following monday ' s memorial first spanish presbyterian church at 157 s . third st . , where serrano was a member . her love for the game was so intense that family decided to bring it into her burial ceremony at mount olive cemetery , they said .
los zetas , a criminal organisation that sprang up in the 1990s as an armed branch of the gulf cartel , created and popularised various plaza strategies . first , it professionalised the use of violence . it organised its main base of mexican army deserters , some of them u . s . - trained elite forces , into special units able to seize commercial opportunities along drugs and arms smuggling routes . above all , during president calderón’s “war” on drugs , it engaged in any illegal activity that provided the revenue necessary to maintain operations in particular territories . los zetas ended up fragmenting into dozens of smaller groups , but their strategy was emulated by other criminal groups . imitators even adopted their name .
“ desvió duarte 40 mdp para los 400 pueblos ” , reforma , 1 february 2017 . the son of the leader of 400 villages in veracruz , arrested 27 january 2017 , has denounced a political witch hunt led by governor yunes . “ detención de mi padre es una persecución política de yunes ” , radio formula 30 january 2017 . hide footnote
here are some numbers for you . this voting season , there were 297 total productions registered for the ovation awards from 118 different producing bodies , resulting in 203 total nominations for 73 productions presented by 45 organizations . these productions were voted on by 240 ovation awards voters — vetted individuals from the greater los angeles area who are working theatre professionals .
love triangle , italian american style : in the matrix theatre ' s world - premiere musical update of
cyrano de bergerac ,
hit man serrano ( tim martin gleason , right ) is obliged to help his rival , vinnie ( chad doreck ) , win the heart of his love , rosanna ( suzanne petrela ) , in little italy , new york . ( brian mccarthy )
patricia serrano , 68 , who died after collapsing on the fire escape trying to escape a blaze in her building at 232 metropolitan ave . on march 28 was a pillar of williamsburg ' s south side community , friends said , a neighborhood volunteer and dedicated church member , known for her ferocious sailor ' s mouth and as a lover of gambling and , most of all , bingo .
shortly after encountering maría’s poem , my friend carlos lópez beltrán directed me towards another fine poem – again by a woman – that addresses the terrible swathe of violence in which mexico has been immersed for the past decade . it appears in the anthology of mexican poetry edited by pedro serrano and carlos himself , and titled 359 delicados ( con filtro ) , ( santiago de chile : lom , 2012 ) .
“the room is nothing special , and the service is almost comically casual ( ' let me tell you about the pig’s ears , bro ' ) . but the food is way more ambitious and refined than the setting implies . and for all the talk about pig’s ears , jon shook and vinny dotolo’s secret weapon is their amazing produce , which is so very los angeles . ”
i returned to the city yesterday evening to attend a tertulia , a cross between a poetry discussion group and a workshop organised by the poet and short story writer fabio morábito and friends , where i was invited to read . afterwards i visited the barrio of mixcoac with pedro serrano and carlos lópez beltrán , passing by octavio paz’s family home , before returning to the more familiar confines of condesa and supper at luigi’s .
outside of the state’s main cities , police and criminal groups connived with one another to carve out semi - autonomous spaces for illicit activity . a local observer said josé cardel , a town strategically situated half - way between the state capital of xalapa and the port of veracruz , and close to flows of drugs and migrants , became a hub for los zetas’ kidnapping and sex trafficking operations .
ever since i was little , i was always interested in building , and things that were handmade ,
serrano says . an illustration graduate of art center college of design , she was attracted to working with cardboard early on as a primary material in her artistic process because of its accessibility .
i like the way i ' m able to manipulate it so fast . i can paint it , and alter it .
although most of serrano ' s pieces are miniatures , in fall 2011 the artist ' s creations became magnified when she took over rice university art gallery in houston with her
salon of beauty
installation . the site - specific work featured an avenue of large - scale structures : homes adorned with container greenery , a quinceañera specialty cake shop , a bargain store , a strip club . before the exhibition opened , serrano spent most of the summer working on the commission , constructing all the small pieces required like bricks , and cinder blocks at her studio . she later completed the on - site project during a month - long residency . today , the only fragments of the project that live on are a
checks cashed
sign that hangs above the bathroom door , some potted plants that sit on a shelf , and the bottom half of a brick building .
in another enforced disappearance case involving the military , on june 20 , 2009 , a man went to visit the home of his friend in los reyes , michoacán . shortly after he arrived , between 5 and 6 p . m . , army soldiers entered the home without a search warrant , saying they had questions about a car parked outside , questioned both civilians , and then detained the man .
“ ligan en indagatoria a fidel herrera con los zetas ” , excelsior , 16 december 2011 ; see court transcripts of u . s . district court western district of texas austin division , docket no . a 12 - cr - 210 ( 6 ) in “ expediente de pancho colorado : ‘zetas’ pagaron protección en veracruz ” , aristegui noticias , 9 september 2014 ; “secretos de un jefe…” , op . cit .
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following pressure by victims’ organisations on state actors to act on intelligence identifying colinas de santa fe as a clandestine burial site , in the weeks prior to the discovery of the first graves , agents of fge and seido , the pgr’s specialised organised crime unit , inspected the site but stated in their report that they had found nothing . “ los olores fétidos de la fiscalía ” , notiver , 17 september 2016 . hide footnote
“ tres créditos para rescate ; gobierno estatal los adquirirá con bancos ” , diario xalapa , 20 december 2016 . on 26 december 2016 , yunes asked the veracruz congress for 90 days to present an adjusted 2017 budget , which would cut the one passed under duarte by $ 930 million to about $ 3 billion . “ gobernador yunes buscará ajustar el presupuesto a la realidad de veracruz ” , el financiero , 26 december 2016 . hide footnote
serrano was raised to the sounds of sanchez ' melodies . like many other first generation mexican americans , she was brought up watching performers like renowned pop artist juan gabriel , and celebrated actor , director , and producer roberto gómez bolaños
chespirito
- - creator of beloved personalities el chapulín colorado , and el chavo del ocho - - on spanish - language television . on weekday evenings during prime time , she and the women in her family welcomed telenovela stories into their living room .
this year’s mexico - themed fiction fiesta teamed up with wales pen cymru and the british council to hold an event at the wales millennium centre on friday 17 th april . owen sheers hosted the mexican writer juan villoro , along with francesca rhydderch , while i was in conversation with pedro serrano and the scottish poet w . n . herbert . ff is hoping to maintain the partnership with wales pen cymru , and bring many more writers from latin america to wales over the years to come .
crisis group interview , maryjose gamboa torales , head of veracruz’s truth commission , xalapa , 20 december 2016 . no thorough investigation on the true sum embezzled under duarte has been conducted . in 2015 alone , it has reportedly reached $ 750 million . “ contratos por productos que nunca llegaron : el patrón que repitió duarte para desviar recursos “ , animal político , 11 october 2016 . “ deuda de duarte podría superar los 200 mil millones : hoteleros “ , sociedadtrespuntocero , 17 october 2016 . hide footnote
among other things , duarte deviated from herrera’s line of not collaborating with the federal government on matters of security , largely because the president at the time was from a different political party . duarte worked in conjunction with president felipe calderón from the national action party ( pan ) , who was himself desperate to produce results in a militarised anti - organised crime campaign widely considered a failure , and to undertake joint state - federal operations against los zetas , which had become one of his primary targets .
“ en la última década , 9 de 10 desaparecidos en veracruz , con duarte ” , el financiero , 24 july 2016 . victims’ organisation solecito de veracruz has systematised fge online data . an earlier journalistic tally identified 2 , 300 reported cases . “ más de 2 mil 300 desaparecidos en veracruz registra página de web de fiscalía ” , al calor político , 1 august 2016 . crisis group email correspondence , lucía de los angeles díaz , colectivo solecito de veracruz , 16 january 2017 . a report by a catholic church - affiliated human rights organisation found a similar discrepancy . of the cases of disappearances covered by the organisation in north - eastern mexico , only 20 per cent overlapped with those recorded in the registro nacional de datos de personas extraviadas o desaparecidas , the national registry for missing and disappeared persons . “the context of disappearances in north - eastern mexico , executive for the visit of the interamerican human rights commission” , centro diocesano para los derechos humanos fray juan de larios ac , 30 september 2015 . hide footnote
( “es por ello que desde los primeros días de mi gobierno dimos inicio a una guerra frontal contra la delincuencia y contra el crimen organizado , una guerra que sigue una estrategia integral y de largo plazo . ” ) “president calderón at event , “let’s clean up méxico
national security strategy ( el presidente calderón en el evento “limpiemos méxico” estrategia nacional de seguridad
) , felipe calderón , president of mexico , monterrey , mexico , july 2 , 2008 , urltoken ( accessed january 27 , 2012 ) .
human rights watch interview with ixchel teresa mireles rodríguez , wife of héctor armando tapia osollo , torreón , coahuila , march 24 , 2012 ; coahuila state prosecutor’s office , acuerdo ceiycs - 17 / 2010 , lic . cesar alejandro villarreal serrano , investigator assigned to the state prosecutor’s office for investigating and combating kidnapping ( agente del ministerio público adscrito a la coordinación estatal de investigación y combate al secuestro de la fiscalía general del estado ) , october 1 , 2010 , document in which state prosecutor acknowledges that victim’s wife filed a formal complaint of a disappearance ( on file with human rights watch ) .
two thirds of mexico’s states have admitted to inaccuracies in crime data reported in 2014 to the national system of public security ( sistema nacional de seguridad pública , snsp ) . the fge admitted that 299 homicides that occurred in veracruz in 2013 had not been reported . “ en año y medio , dos de cada tres estados reportaron mal sus delitos ” , animal político , 1 september 2015 . “la inseguridad pública en méxico” , centro de estudios sociales y de opinión pública , cámara de diputados de los estados unidos mexicanos , 31 march 2016 . hide footnote
october 2010 monitored search warrant service at residence of santa cruz hells angels member who was arrested on no bail warrant for conspiracy ( 182 ( a ) ( 1 ) pc ) . a santa clara police officer was also arrested on the same charge . monitored search warrant service at the berdoo hells angels clubhouse . related to kern county sheriffs office homicide investigation of hells angels orange county member mike pena . reviewed evidence photos , video , and reports from hells angels vs mongols assault with a deadly weapon ( 245 pc ) incident from los angeles county .
i usually don ' t like telenovelas and soap operas . still , i accidentally bumped into this one and , to my surprise , i was extremely pleased with it , as it had two major qualities : excellent humor ( the kind that you don ' t get from soaps , telenovelas and this kind of series ) and very well played . previously there have been some attempts to make a telenovela that features real humor , like
betty la fea
for example , who partially succeeded , and managed to mix telenovela - style acting ( which
we
, those who don ' t like that kind of shows , say it ' s overacting ) with really funny situations , characters and gags ; still , it wasn ' t really that funny . but i recommend the
los serrano
series even to the viewers who don ' t usually watch telenovelas and generally soaps ; they ' ll love it and may see it as the equivalent of a good family sitcom . the humor is also unexpectedly sexual for a telenovela , but it manages not to be crude or heavy , mostly in the line of questions that kids innocently ask their parents about sex .
when she ' s not designing bold cityscapes , serrano creates sculptural works influenced by her bicultural upbringing . a first generation american , her family originates from the northwestern state of sinaloa where she says listening to corridos , and banda music were the norm . some of her most recent pieces examine the rise in popularity of narcocorridos , mexican drug ballads , on both sides of the border , and the appropriation of the drug lord style of living in mainstream society .
[ the ] drug trafficking image is being glorified by a lot of people . that very conflicting image of somebody is what interests me ,
she says .
letter from center for women ' s human rights ( centro de derechos humanos de las mujeres , cedehm ) , center for human rights paso del norte ( centro de derechos humanos paso del norte ) , and commission for solidarity and defense of human rights ( comisión de solidaridad y defensa de los derechos humanos , cosyddhac ) to dr . santiago a . canton , executive secretary of the inter - american commission on human rights , february 26 , 2010 , in which it details the case of the alleged enforced disappearances of nitza paola alvarado espinoza , jose angel alvarado herrera , and irene rocío alvarado reyes ( on file with human rights watch ) .
mexico ' s national human rights commission ( comisión nacional de los derechos humanos , cndh ) was created in 1990 to monitor the human rights practices of government institutions and promote increased respect for fundamental rights in mexico . originally created as part of the ministry of the interior , the commission became a fully autonomous agency in 1999 through a constitutional reform , which granted it complete independence from the executive branch . each of mexico’s 32 federal entities has its own human rights commission . the commissions’ mandate entails investigating and documenting human rights abuses , and then employing a variety of instruments to resolve the cases . the commissions are empowered to receive formal complaints from victims (
the event takes place on a friday night , at the wales millennium centre . in the first session , which begins at 5 pm , owen sheers will be in conversation with juan villoro , a contemporary and friend of roberto bolaño , and an extraordinary writer of short stories in the broad lineage of borges , alongside francesca rhydderch , who achieved widespread recognition last november with her shortlisting for the bbc short story award . in the second half , following a wine reception , i will be talking with pedro serrano along with the scottish poet wn herbert , and they will be reading from their work . the event takes place in the preseli room at wmc and entry is free of charge , with donations to wales pen cymru welcome .
mónica serrano , “states of violence : state crime relations in mexico” , in wil pansters , v iolence , coercion , and state - making in twentieth ‐century mexico : the other half of the centaur ( stanford , 2012 ) , pp . 135–159 . leonardo curzio , “mexico : organized crime and elections” , in kevin casas - zamora , dangerous liaisons : organized crime and political finance in latin america and beyond ( washington dc , 2013 ) , pp . 136 - 164 . in a 2009 intelligence report , mexico’s military stated that in 219 municipalities across 22 states , organised crime groups were in a position to finance that year’s political campaigns . “ el narcotráfico podría financiar campañas electorales en al menos 219 municipios ” , la jornada , 15 april 2009 . hide footnote
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javier sicilia and emilio álvarez icaza , two of the leaders of the movimiento , and sister consuelo morales , who directs a local human rights group called citizens in support of human rights ( ciudadanos en apoyo a los derechos humanos , cadhac ) —voiced the frustrations of many of those gathered with the lack of investigation into disappearances and other crimes by local authorities . then , families of the disappeared began to present their cases to the attorney general . of all of those present , only 11 families were able to present their cases that night . as a result , the attorney general agreed to meet with the other victims’ families during the following month—together with representatives from cadhac and the movimiento—and pledged to attend to their cases .
in mexico city ( and in the states where they documented cases ) : the miguel agustín pro juárez human rights center ( centro de derechos humanos miguel augustín pro juárez ) ; the mexican commission of defense and human rights promotion ( comisión mexicana de defensa y promoción de los derechos humanos ) ; the foundation for justice and the rule of law ( fundación para la justicia y el estado democrático de derecho ) ; fundar , center of analysis and research ( fundar , centro de análisis e investigación ) ; the movement for peace with justice and dignity ( movimiento por la paz con justicia y dignidad ) ; united efforts for our disappeared in mexico ( fuerzas unidas por nuestros desaparecidos ( as ) en méxico , fundem ) ; stephanie erin brewer , ana paula hernández , and paulina vega .
logo documentary films announced the next documentaries on their 2017 slate . “ forbidden : undocumented & queen in rural america ” will air thursday , aug . 3 at 9 p . m . et / pt on logo , and follows moises serrano , an undocumented immigrant and gay man born in mexico and raised in north carolina . “ kevin aucoin beauty & the beast in me , ” premieres on thursday , sept . 14 at 9 p . m . et / pt . the film uses makeup artist kevyn aucoin’s personal video and audiotapes to tell the story of his gift nearly extinguished by gay persecution , an diagnosed rare disease , and ultimate death at age 40 . directed by lori kaye , kevyn aucoin’s documentary includes moments with naomi campbell , cher , cindy crawford , whitney houston , janet jackson , andie macdowell , paulina porizkova , tina turner and amber valletta .
crisis group interview , veracruz , december 2016 . according to information released by the mexican navy about the interrogation of a regional zetas leader detained in 2011 , the latter distributed the equivalent of $ 1 , 5 million per month to police forces across the state . “‘ el lucky’ , jefe de los zetas , destapa red en veracruz ” , terra , 20 may 2012 . sending non - compliant agents to the state’s most violent areas was , according to former officials of the ministerio público and fge , a common punishment in other institutions too . a former fge agent equated this to a “death sentence” . crisis group interviews , october 2016 . there is no reliable data on police fatalities . local journalists who have tracked specific cases said deaths of former police officers were common . crisis group interviews , veracruz , november , december 2016 . hide footnote
2013 united states district court central district of california ( los angeles ) ¬evidentiary hearing – hells angel member george christie jr . and demons member kyle gilbertson ( count 1 : 18 usc 1951 ( conspiracy ) ; counts 2 & 3 : 18 usc 1951 ( attempted interference with commerce by extortion ) ; count 4 : 18 usc 844 ( n ) ( conspiracy ) ; counts 5 & 6 : 18 usc 844 ( i ) ( arson ) ; counts 7 & 8 : 18 usc 924 ( c ) ( 1 ) ( a ) ( use of destructive device ) . [ christie pled to 18 usc 1951 ( conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion ) and 18 usc 844 ( n ) ( conspiracy to use fire or an explosive to damage or destroy real or personal property ) ; gilbertson pled to 18 usc 371 ( conspiracy to violate 18 usc 1951 ) ] .
the television academy announced anna chlumsky and shemar moore will present the nominations for the 69th emmy awards at the wolf theatre at the television academy’s saban media center on thursday , july 13 at 8 : 30 a . m . pt / 11 : 30 a . m . et . television academy chairman and ceo hayma washington will join at the nominations ceremony , which will stream live on emmys . com . chlumsky currently stars in hbo’s comedy series “veep , ” and moore starred on “criminal minds” for 11 seasons and is set to star on the upcoming revival of “swat . ” veteran awards show producer bob bain will produce the nominations ceremony for the second year in a row . stephen colbert will host the 69th emmy awards , which will be telecast live from the microsoft theater in los angeles on sunday , sept . 17 at 8 p . m . et / 5 p . m . pt on cbs .
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si , por ?
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no se , estas raro . . .
, no fue lindo pasar por eso , pero aprendi mucho ! , mom says
alchohol is your enemy
. . . jesus says
love your enemy
, que bien me vendrian unos padrinos magicos , casa sola ! , por los q dicen
q cuentas nada y tu
nada
( cuando estan aburridos ) , juntemos 100 , 000 , 000
me gusta
para q regrese el
hazte fan !
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hero of the rails is a 2010 cgi epic drama adventure feature-length special and film spin-off of the tv series thomas & friends .

the film introduces full cgi animation , replacing model work and the addition of a voice cast for the characters alongside the narration to the tv series .

the film features the voice of ben small and martin sherman as thomas the tank engine for the uk and us respectively .

it was first released on dvd and to itunes on 12 january 2010 .

to promote the film a " day out with thomas 2010 : the hero of the rails tour " was held at locations such as the illinois railway museum , where guests could participate in activities such as arts and crafts or ride on a 15-ton replica of thomas the tank engine .

a mobile app , thomas & friends : hero of the rail , was released in may 2011 .

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the hero of the rails is a spanish cd . it features sixteen songs from the television series .
thomas and friends dvd lot of 4 - hero of the rails , misty island . . . nice !
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in 2014 , we ran a poll on hero of the rails to determine what fans enjoyed about it .
hero of the rails
celebrates the 25th anniversary of the television series , as well as the 20th for the us .
hero of the rails is a 2009 feature - length thomas & friends special and the first full cgi production .
hero of the rails was written by sharon miller , the head writer and creative producer for thomas and friends .
i think she’ll find hero of the rails to be watchable for adults , and an entertainingly fun film for young kids .
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despite the cover artwork and title , this album has no connection to hero of the rails and only features songs from the fourth and fifth seasons .
that debate aside , hero of the rails is an enjoyable film for kids , and adults may actually find it entertaining because of the makeover , not in spite of it .
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the norwegian dvd cover states that the special is named
dagens helt ,
which means
hero of the day .
however , the narrator and the end credits state that the special is named
skinnenes helt ,
which means
hero of the rails .
the title is almost the same as the us dvd , tales on the rails .
hero of the rails and calling all engines were the ok ones of the group . while both have some enjoyable moments , the stories were mixed bags and they seem to have some flaw within them .
the points , such as the ones inside the steelworks , don ' t have rails .
diesel 10 , norman , paxton , sidney , stafford and toad are not on the rails .
the people ' s hero cenotaph , in beijing , made the government ' s 20th century chinese architectural heritage list .
from hero of the rails through the sixteenth season , mavis ' us voice was done by jules de jongh . starting with the seventeenth season , she ' s now voiced by teresa gallagher who was already doing her voice for the uk version .
the three - story hankou yiyong fire association building underwent a monolithic move in 2016 , sliding across a set of rails .
tales from the rails is a uk dvd featuring two nineteenth season episodes and six twentieth season episodes .
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and while he still enjoys playing with thomas trains and track sets , he hasn’t watched the show in a long time . so i was concerned about his interest when i popped in the new movie , thomas & friends : hero of the rails .
in some shots of the blue mountain quarry , when stephen first arrives , some standard gauge trucks are on narrow gauge rails .
hero of the rails is the first thomas feature to be done in full cgi , and with a full voiceover cast . it is also the first feature to be one continuous storyline , not broken up with songs or interstitials as per the previous model animations .
the uk , usa and aus sites featured special homepages for thomas and the magic railroad , carnival capers , the great discovery , hero of the rails , misty island rescue , day of the diesels , blue mountain mystery , king of the railway , spills and thrills , tale of the brave , dinos and discoveries , sodor ' s legend of the lost treasure and the great race .
tales on the rails is a us dvd featuring two episodes from the eighteenth season and three episodes from the nineteenth season .
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from hero of the rails through eighteenth seasons , james ' us voice was provided by kerry shale . starting with the adventure begins , he ' s now voiced by rob rackstraw . in the uk , keith wickham voiced him from hero of the rails through the majority of the twentieth season ( rob provides his voice in
tit for tat
for both dubs ) . starting in journey beyond sodor , he ' s now voiced by rob full - time for this dub who gives him a more british accent as apposed to american accent he gives him in the us dub .
according to an interview with sam barlow , hero of the rails was initially being developed as a model / cgi production for the last time , just like season 12 ; even written before the cgi transition ; but was changed into a full cgi production after the script was underway .
with hero of the rails , gone are the model sets and limited facial expressions of the trains from previous thomas adventures . it’s now all cgi – which surprisingly stays very faithful to the original tv show , but now with the added bonus of fluid facial movements and moving mouths , walking and talking townfolk , and more action from crash sequences .
go , go thomas is a rock - n - roll song about thomas and the steam team helping hiro get back into working order in hero of the rails . it was later re - released in the us in april 2012 with the lyrics about hiro replaced during the first airing of season 16 episodes on pbs kids .
when max and monty dump their first loads on the rails , they both have the exact same tree branch in their trays .
want to smell like a super - hero , but can’t afford the fancy - pants version ? well , you’re in luck , as marvel has also released a budget all - purpose avengers eau de toilette , combining four heroes ' smells in one . it’s the super - hero equivalent of getting kalvin clein or dknw fragrances down the market .
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when frankie laughs and says
well isn ' t he a clever little tank engine ,
her wheels are clipping through the rails .
dvd is the perfect place for a movie like rails & ties . somehow it ' s easier to block out the often forced nature of the plot and just enjoy the rich performances and the humane themes .
dash didn’t care that thomas and crew were now all cgi . in fact , he enjoyed hero of the rails more than he ever liked the tv show , laughing several times ( i even laughed at a scene ) . in the middle of the film , out of nowhere , he declared , “this is a pretty cool movie . ” he also offered his opinion on braggart spencer : “he’s really a snob . ”
the visuals and audio of the uk / australian release are out of sync .
this popular series follows the adventures of thomas the tank engine and all of his engine friends on the island of sodor .
skiff is on his rail wheels , but he was originally not positioned on the rails in his bio section . he has since been moved onto the track .
and plus i kinda had a lot of merchandise of the show ( including some stories of the railway series ) .
he is a role model and a true champion , finding the strength and willpower in his family and close friends , which is the best way to keep your life on the rails .
at first , hiro is proud to be on the rails again under his own steam – but he’s less enthused to find spencer on the track next to them and going at speed .
in the japanese version of the special , the gojūnotō image from hiro ' s flashback of his home is replaced with footage of hiro talking .
but perhaps the strongest signal of change came at the end of 2016 , when the chinese society of cultural relics and the architectural society of china published its 20th century chinese architectural heritage list , which named 98 buildings worthy of preservation .
anyway , hero of the rails was a similar situation to the great discovery for me . i found out about it via the internet , and i was hyped . i remember seeing the first moments of cgi in season 12 and was shocked about it , but i still wanted to see how the different voice actors and full on cgi would work out , plus it just looked interesting to me . and when it came out , i loved it , and watched it every day for like a week .
there are different approaches to the move itself . sometimes ( the building ) slides - - in which case a set of rails need to be built - - and sometimes the structure is pulled by truck - like vehicles ,
he says .
in this straight - to - dvd story , thomas the tank engine goes from hero to zero and back to hero again . thomas is hailed for his discovery of the long - lost village of waterton ; in thanks for his discovery , he is assigned the important job of overseeing its restoration . thomas , whose goal in life is to feel useful , lets the power of his new role go to his head and becomes jealous of a new arrival , stanley , who is sent to help out . a few backfiring tricks later , stanley is in charge , and thomas is an outcast who must work to regain the trust and affection of friends like percy , gordon , and sir topham hatt .
before the earl jumps out of thomas ' cab , his steam gauge is out of place .
ryan , skarloey , rheneas , sir handel , peter sam , rusty , skiff , mike , rex and bert ' s promos show them off the rails . duck ' s promo shows his right ( viewer perspective left ) wheels on the rails , but his left wheels are not . however , skiff , mike , rex and bert ' s promos were later updated so they were positioned onto the tracks .
see and hear thomas & friends brought to life like never before in this all new animated special hero of the rails ! in a daring race with boastful spencer , thomas discovers an abandoned engine , hiro , who comes from a far off place . fearing he ll be sent to the smelters yard , thomas enlists his trusty friends to help rescue him . but will sneaky spencer foil their plans ? jump on board for adventure and excitement in thomas greatest adventure yet !
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the japanese version of this special is preceded by a 4 minute prologue explaining the origins of the railway series and the television series .
theatre screenings might have seen the full version at the start of the performances .
similarly
duck in the water
uses a lot of similar cues as
james to the rescue
, but is considered one of the best episodes of the cgi era .
we are also graced with the return of michael angelis and michael brandon , as well as the introduction of dedicated voiceover casts for the uk and usa versions of the tv series .
thomas rediscovers the lost town of great waterton and becomes jealous of a new tank engine called stanley .
lan says half of the relocations his firm handles are of historical sites . he oversaw the relocation of the shanghai concert hall , before founding his own company in 2004 .
my 3 year old son loves the new
talking thomas
and was delighted with his new christmas dvds . we also got him
misty island rescue
but he likes
hero of the rails
the best . he recites bits of the film over and over when he is playing with his trains and is already begging me to buy him a hiro train . my elderly father was with us on christmas day and he loved the film too ! he thought it was a great storyline and we could hardly tear him away from the film to eat his brussel sprouts .
both
the adventure begins
and
sodor ' s legend of the lost treasure
celebrate the 70th anniversary of the original books .
looking ahead , 2011 sees the return of diesel 10 along with new characters and destinations in the movie ‘day of the diesels’ .
along the fine lines of thomas & friends video lines , ' hero of the rails , the movie ' certainly met my expectations for being one of the best story lines with excellent video imaging and sound quality . the story captures new friendship , desire to help other ( s ) , and to ask for help in a time of need . the story line goes beyond the island of sodor and the movie is simple enough for your young thomas fans to understand and adults will be entertained too ! the bonus feature includes a simple racing game that is recommended for children 4 years old and above . the retail price could be a bit better but unless you purchase a used one , it ' s hard to beat ! my 4 y / o loves it ! enjoy !
i think somehow the filmmakers lost the way , lost sight of the people inside the plot .
the sodor oil tankers ' logo of the word oil was replaced with a picture of an oil rig with oil coming out of it starting from this special onwards .
the opening theme is played by the sodor brass band in king of the railway .
thomas and the magic railroad
celebrates the 55th anniversary of the original books .
is still the only confirmed episode to feature on the dvd of the same name .
: one , percy asks gordon about his accidents such as the jammed whistle and the burst safety valve . gordon claims that it happens to any engine . also , gordon mockingly reminds henry of the time he had an accident with the flying kipper , and hopes that he
keep on the rails
when pulling the express .
during one of the shots of connor and caitlin going across vicarstown bridge , their tenders have no wheels .
word of god states
day of the diesels
was also edited from a darker and edgier script .
filmfather is one of our favorite people…his site pretty much rules . his reviews of non - kiddie fare are some of the best out there .
the plot to hero of the rails is also really good . it returns the
saved from scrap
kind of plot that was often seen in classic series episodes like escape and well , saved from scrap , and the plot itself had a lot to actually keep me interested in what was happening . the steamwork ' s introduction was a rather good idea to me , as it feels more lively and interesting compared to the repair yard , plus it ' s shown more how a real repair yard / workshop would work , showing the engineers and all the machines used to fix engines , which is especially shown when hiro is fixed in the end .
and the hankou yiyong fire association , a building erected by local firefighting volunteers some 100 years ago and which is classed as a historic site in wuhan , hubei province , made news in 2011 when it slid 295 feet ( 90 meters ) on a set of rails .
in the scenes of tidmouth sheds , the bushes behind the sheds are clipping through the brick wall .
on the us and uk kids version of the website , an instrumental version of never overlook a little engine is played on the homepage .
later that day , thomas is taking a repaired oliver back to the dig site , but his track is blocked by a large pile of construction waste which has been built up from several of max and monty ' s loads . thomas hits the pile and derails . that night , oliver is digging up the pile of rubble while judy and jerome put thomas back on the rails as sir topham hatt watches . in the midst of all of this , max and monty dump another load into the pile . they are confronted by a policeman , who orders them to take all of the rubble to the waste dump before the morning .
apax ' s preference of selling all of hit either breaths a sigh of relief or not , as thomas at present might not be sold alone .
thomas tries to solve the mystery of the little green engine at the blue mountain quary .
of the main theme towards the special , which can be heard in the title sequence .
before the days of vhs , let alone dvd and netflix , comic book adaptations of popular films were a common thing – along with novelisations they were one of the few ways of reliving your favourite movies once they left cinemas .
there are a few references to the 1939 movie , the wizard of oz .
calling all engines !
celebrates the 60th anniversary of the original books .
the fact that thomas & friends is considered one of the most successful properties by the toy industry association speaks to the timeless nature and longevity of this brand .
website have added two more props from the model days of the tv series .
likewise , the earlier episodes of show itself was edited in the us so it could be aired as part of shining time station .
going by the channel 5 guide listing , this is the fourteenth episode of the twentieth season .
during the scene of gordon and spencer starting a race at knapford , james can be seen departing the station with a train of trucks at the start of the scene . a few shots later , when spencer passes gordon , james ' tender can be seen right on the edge of the shot .
the mighty engine hauls spencer clear of the mud , and back along the main line to the sodor steamworks .
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not all the magic of cinema can be captured on the printed page , however , especially if it’s a musical . the dc adaptation of frank oz’s cult musical decided to take the unusual step of having all the song lyrics included in the comic as thought bubbles of the various characters . of course , there’s no music . strangely , the lyrics don’t have the same pizzazz when rendered in block text .
on the us website ' s front page , the tale of the brave clip of percy rescuing james from the landslide was from the uk dub , as james had his uk voice .
the involvement of these high profile brands , along with it being the first time egmont has partnered with them , highlights the ongoing popularity of thomas the tank engine . we are proud to be involved in the 65th anniversary of this iconic property .
i have had a fair number of requests from fans and even parents of children as to where they can download the remixes .
: a frequent issue with the feature - length specials is that the toy previews typically give away many of the movie ' s twists and cast of characters .
while they could have been enforced through china ' s heritage conservation law - - the law of the people ' s republic of china on protection of cultural relics which directly addresses the relocation of
immovable cultural relics
- - too often this simply didn ' t happen .
albums of music ' from and inspired by the motion picture ' only tangentially connected to a film are not uncommon , but this came with the terribly lazy conceit of being a ‘mix tape’ of lame goth rock and spoooooky black metal found in the car of the guys who disappeared in the film . sigh .
the duke of boxford says to spencer that
the fat controller
has told the whole story in the uk version . but that is sir topham hatt ' s nickname from which the duke of boxford should not say that in front of his face .
on the
engines
page , mike , rex and bert are posed on narrow gauge tracks that are laid on top of standard gauge tracks , as the sleepers of the latter can be seen protruding from the sides of the former ' s ballast .
emily starts pulling henry out of the shed ; but there is not any track on the other end and the turntable is not big enough for both of them .
but there are one aspect of this special that i don ' t like and that to have the learning segments as a part of the story .
the abu simbel , which is located 497 miles ( 800 kilometers ) south of cairo in egypt , consists of two rock temples .
the relocation of yin yu tang was a rare opportunity to literally dissect a work of architecture ,
berliner says .
so often , we only see the surface of a building , but in dismantling the house we were able to learn about many aspects of how the house was constructed .
parents need to know that there are moments of real physical peril for the flawed hero that may worry his preschool - aged fans : thomas nearly plunges from a suspension bridge , is cast into a dark mining shaft , and then almost sinks . virtually every animated train , plane , truck , and barge in the thomas & friends pantheon has at least a small role in the movie , including the few female characters .
rearden metal threatens the steel industry , which fears being put out of business by a superior product . the government runs a smear campaign to make the public believe the metal is a safety hazard . to protect taggart transcontinental from negative publicity , dagny takes a leave of absence to finish repairs on the rio norte line with rearden metal rails . she renames the line the john galt line , mocking the phrase
who is john galt ?
she is sick of people ' s pleas for galt , and she wants to fight him—whoever he is ; she dares him to come and take her line . after the john galt line ' s successful inaugural run , rearden is overwhelmed with orders for his metal , and the press hails james taggart as the hero of taggart transcontinental—even though it was dagny ' s idea to use rearden metal and her brother opposed it . rearden and dagny , recognizing each other as kindred spirits , become lovers . they keep the affair a secret because rearden is married .
ironically , this was also one of the reasons the original team stopped adapting stories from the railway series , feeling they had already adapted most of the unique stories their budget could handle .
thomas was initially voiced by john bellis , a cab driver the crew met while shooting on the isle of man . he can be heard in one of the teasers .
a photo of the fat controller from the first season episode , trouble in the shed was shown on a web - exclusive video of last week tonight with john oliver .
when theo runs into the pole and it falls in over , it’s made of wood , but when it hits the barrels , it’s made of metal .
the arched bridge on the other side of gordon ' s hill is seen again for the first time since the eighth season .
in 1986 , when gordon accidentally blew ashes when his smokebox was clogged , henry suggested that gordon should have a good
sneeze ,
but gordon reminded henry that the fat controller did not like henry ' s sneeze . he also pulled the express when gordon slipped on the icy rails and befriended pip and emma .
when thomas crashes into the potato trucks , a signal is in the middle of the track next to him .
the question is available in the middle of the page , which you probably won ' t have trouble with .
the first special to have its own stylised opening sequence instead of using the tv series opening .
the first time the mainland diesels have spoken , as two of them speak in this special .
the sound of monty ' s wheel hitting the rock is heard before he actually hits it .
large scale and miniature models of sir topham hatt are currently in the safe hands of the top props preservation group , after they were sold by the prop gallery . a large scale walking model of sir topham hatt was also sold by the prop gallery .
on the back cover , thomas ' roof is coloured blue instead of black .
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will be one of the next models from hornby to be released next year .
well to be honest , like calling all engines ! , hero of the rails is more like an extended thomas episode as well . i remember brannon carty doing a video showcasing that . it ' s a mediocre movie in my opinion and it ' s easy for kids to understand . it has a good story and likeable characters , though i don ' t know why spencer is given the bad guy role but if it were a diesel then it ' ll be a whole overused ' steam vs . diesel ' plot . but there ' s a plot hole that i think it ' ll never be filled . i ' ll watch it here and there whenever i ' m in the mood .
in 2001 , the jinlun guild assembly hall , in the southern megacity of guangzhou , was one of the first structures to be completely relocated in china . built in the early 1700s , during the qing dynasty , it was moved 264 feet ( 80 . 4 meters ) to enable the construction of kangwang road , to link the northern and southern areas of liwan district .
but in 2000 it was relocated 20 miles ( 32 kilometers ) at a cost of more than $ 12 million , according to state broadcaster cctv . the temple shifted to the bottom of the feifeng mountain during the construction of the three gorges dam , which began in 1994 .
trains and tracks can keep kids busy for hours of fun . with the help of these exciting train movies , you can teach your young children valuable moral lessons with loads of laughs and adventure , too .
this is the only special to have keith wickham as part of the voice cast in the uk , but not in the us .
several classic characters were originally planned to be part of the core steam team for the show ' s 2004 revamp , but a need for a prominent female character , coupled with problems on some of the models , resulted in the current cast of main characters .
and speaking of hiro , he is not bad of a character , he shown as kind engine and has a fear of getting scraped as well as missing his home , which is japan .
some of the voice clips on certain characters from the 2010 update are absent since the 2015 update . these include :
now , i am not giving away the information , although the title of the books are safe enough to display .
of course , the ’60s also saw the dawn of a very different , more recognizable and more culturally validated fandom : an obsession with rock ‘n roll music , identified forever in a hard day’s night with the beatles fans screaming with happiness and crying with joy , driven into near - orgy hysteria by the sound of one of the greatest bands in history playing the cutest ( and in hindsight least interesting ) music of their career .
thomas goes to the great railway show and competes with some of the world ' s finest locomotives .
the scene of sir robert norramby waving from millie ' s cab does not appear in the special .
after the video is released , it is likely to be updated by the end of next year .
in the railway series , he carries two builder ' s plates on the sides of his cab .
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at knapford station , some of the engines are discussing why the earl would want rails and big heavy stones . they think there must be a new railway line , with a station . suddenly , toby rushes in , telling all the engines that henry has burst his safety valve and the fat controller wants percy to take his heavy goods train to the earl’s estate . percy excitedly puffs off , leaving a rather confused group of engines . they all know percy is not strong enough to pull a heavy train .
and finally we have the songs . while the main songs in both specials ( both this and calling all engines ) were alright , it ' s the last song that played during the end credits of this special is probably one of the highlights of the special . thomas you ' re the leader is a great sendoff to the model era of the show ( not counting season 12 , that ' s a hybrid season ) .
he watched the tv show on pbs and had a handful of dvds as well .
also let ' s talk about the newbie of thomas and friends series , stanley .
, just in time for the new year , a lot of it has changed .
also has it ' s fade missing at the end of it ' s scene .
so far , there have been three controllers in charge of the north western railway .
the dialogue of thomas , percy and james saying
together ?
is different in the trailer and in the special .
the first appearance of the salt vans in full cgi and their first appearance since the twelfth season episode , best friends .
and a few days after , the engines all come to see the master of the railway returned to his full glory .
for hiro ' s flashback , there is no fade in at the beginning of the scene , showing the full scene .
as the turntables turns , gordon is so cross that he is willing to do anything that stops him from taking the special regardless of the consequences . when the table gets halfway round , he moves forward in an attempt to jam it like last time . however gordon is unable to stop and slides down the unused rails into a ditch . gordon shouts for someone to get him out , however his crew refuses and angrily tells him that he is stuck .
in the movie , thomas the tank engine is happily going about his duties on the island of sodor when he gets lost in the mountains and discovers the long forgotten town of great waterton . excited by thomas ' discovery , sir topham hatt , controller of the railway , orders that the town will be fully restored for the great sodor day celebration .
thomas discovers a very old engine by mistake when he crashes into the forest . subscribe to thomas & friends on youtube : urltoken see the latest from the thomas & friends yt channel : urltoken about thomas & friends : based on a series of children ' s books ,
thomas & friends
features thomas the tank engine adventures with other locomotives on the island of sodor . thomas often gets into trouble , but never gives up on trying to be a really useful engine . other members of sir topham hatt ' s railway include : percy ( thomas ' best friend ) , and gordon ( the fastest and most powerful member of the team ) . connect with thomas & friends online : visit the thomas and friends website : urltoken like thomas and friends on facebook : urltoken follow thomas and friends on twitter : urltoken follow thomas and friends on instagram : urltoken follow thomas and friends on pinterest : urltoken looking for even more safe , fun , kid friendly activities and apps ? head over to urltoken and shop for thomas & friends engines , games , and other products at urltoken thomas meets hiro | hero of the rails | thomas & friends urltoken
and a good friend of mine , had the chance to interview mr . small at the celebratory party .
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throughout most of the special , with the exception of a few scenes , james ' tender chassis is positioned further back than usual , making it clip through his tender bufferbeam .
okay , this one might just be me . but when i think of studio ghibli’s wonderful film , i just think about one of the most beautiful animated films ever made , and the touching low - key tale of the power of children’s imagination to overcome horrible tragedies . i don’t , however , think of something for teenagers to wear at music festivals . plus a skinny totoro just looks so wrong .
the first and only cgi special to date which does not mention the name of the writer in the opening credits ( sharon miller is credited in the end ) .
gordon ' s bio says he is the
senior member of the engine family ,
when edward is really the oldest .
who of course narrated and voiced the first and second seasons of the tv series , made a suprising return to voice thomas for the music video , the first time that he had done so in over 20 years .
the busy little engine
is filmed using live footage of a toy train and images of the toy train inserted into live footage . images of real trains are also shown to help kids learn about different types of trains . an original musical score featuring three songs performed by jimmy magoo adds even more fun to the busy train and the inquisitive pig’s adventures .
the opening sequence is rendered in an art style strikingly similar to that of lner posters .
thomas discovers mysteries of the past and must help a new friend , save a ruined castle and may even find some treasure when sir robert norramby comes to the island of sodor .
on the poster of connor and caitlin at maron , caitlin does not have her tender .
when merlin says
i can do something !
the audio is out of sync .
a few of the trailers feature diesel 10 ' s original voice actor , keith scott .
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in the scene of the shunting yards in searching everywhere , henry has three covered trucks and five uncovered trucks , but when he is seen crossing the knapford iron bridge , two of the trucks disappear and the front truck has no tarpaulin .
some of them produced banners taunting nadal , who relinquished the world number one spot to his fierce rival .
are you watching this from madrid , rafa , and keep practising that backhand of yours ,
said one of them .
this is one of the only four thomas & friends movies left on itunes and google play in the us .
sir topham hatt is the only named human character to appear and speak in every season of the television series .
china started moving monuments on a noticeable scale
at the turn of the millennium
, according to lee .
on the uk website , when the
meet the earl
video clip was released on the king of the railway minisite , the us version was shown . the same errors also occur on the video clips on the uk spills and thrills site .
popularising ( if not quite originating ) the concept of found footage film , the blair witch project doesn’t have any music in it . but when it became one of the most profitable films of all time , a soundtrack cd was rushed out to cash in on its success .
when his good friend hiro is derailed , thomas rushes off to find him some spare parts . alone in the woods , the old rails give way leaving thomas stuck in the mud with no one to hear his peeps . meanwhile , henry is delighted to be given the express to pull ,
rough & tough
diesel strikes up a fluffy friendship and new brake van bradford arrives on sodor , bringing with him a set of strict rules and regulations ! join the engines in 8 tales of friendship and adventure , featuring escaping sheep and some very troublesome trucks !
victor is proud of thomas’s efforts to help hiro , and tells thomas that anything he leaves in a corner of the yard , he can take to mend hiro .
oliver was credited as
oliver gwr no 11
since the pack character of the same name was added as oliver the excavator .
a feature length special was planned that would have involved the fat controller loaning the railway to the king of sodor . for whatever reason , this special was scrapped and blue mountain mystery took its place . it ' s unknown if any elements of the scrapped special ended up being reused in any of the later specials .
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however , in 2015 the government released
an emergency notice on firmly banning the relocation of traditional buildings , and following the laws against theft of components
- - which seemed to signal a tougher stance .
on the surface , writer / director neill blomkamp’s political allegory elysium has all the right ingredients : a well - crafted dystopia complete with cyberpunk favelas and a sleek off - world colony , a hero in a cool exo - suit , a strong message about class struggles , matt damon . and yet , for all of its exciting moments and visual splendor , it gets so caught up in trying to be edgy and hit all the necessary notes it forgets to come together and be a good movie .
the django toys were something different though . with the film’s unconventional depiction of slavery already being controversial , criticism of the toys from african american activists , including rev . al sharpton , led to the figures being pulled from stores .
the song played at the end of the feature - go go thomas - is the first post - 2003 thomas song to be written by the series composer , robert hartshorne .
of course there was no malicious intent behind their creation , they were only made to give movie nerds something cool to put on their shelves . yet it’s one thing to have figure of violent badass django – it’s a whole other kettle of fish to produce dolls of ' house slave ' stephen .
mean girls might seem like an odd film to adapt into a digital format , but if you’re trying to appeal to the severely underserved but rapidly growing teen girl market for video games , it’s not a bad shout . by the time the game came out in 2011 however , seven years after the film’s release , star lindsay lohan had gone somewhat off the rails , and was maybe not the sort of person a parent would really want their young daughter to look up to . therefore the producers decide to erase her from the cover of the box ( but still leave rachel mcadams , lacey chabert and amanda seyfried on there ) , meaning that the game was released with no reference to the film’s star on the packaging .
in common with her famous actor / filmmaker father , ms . eastwood seems to have an instinctual grasp of the petty grievances and triumphs of working - class american life .
as aggressive urbanization swept the nation , tens of thousands of historic sites were lost . relocation became a preferable alternative to demolition - - and there was precedent for it .
last but not least , i really wasn ' t a fan of the solution to the problem of this special . i understand it was for the moral , but the fact that thomas ended up telling sir topham hatt kind of felt a bit forced and predictable . there was a lot of that build - up in the special , and i feel like that would have happened either way , and it just felt like kind of a cop - out in a way . i feel it was one of the weaker endings to a thomas special in general to be honest .
when stephen is telling his story at the steamworks , part of thomas ' splasher appears rusted .
, just as thomas is crossing it , the large fanfare of a trumpet is now quieter .
in several scenes , some of the characters are not rendered properly as they overlap the trucks . this occurs with :
in the second scene of the engines at napford station , the overview showed toby and edward was part of the
pow wow
, but when spencer came along and talked to them , toby and edward was no longer there .
in the close - up of spencer at the ulfstead castle ceremony , his front bogie wheels clip through his cylinders .
during one scene of thomas , percy and james pulling the traveller , the conflats ' wheels appear to be missing .
the pbs site has featured instrumental versions of streamlining , the best friends express , and it ' s christmas time .
bert was credited as
iron bert
since the arlesdale railway engine of the same name was added as bert .
, the diesels played a secondary role alongside half of the steam team waiting for victor to give them new valves .
the fat controller ' s office set was part of an exhibit at the hangaram art museum in korea in 2010 .
during his period of office , he began improvements to the harbour at knapford , planned by his father and reopened the arlesburgh branch in 1965 / 6 , being responsible for the construction of the arlesdale railway and for establishing the ballast consortium which uses it .
the footage and audio during the eight minute preview is slowed down slightly . because of this , the audio is distorted in some scenes .
the first draft of the season 13 episode
splish splash splosh
was written with billy in the role that ultimately went to charlie .
thomas and his friends are telling tales on the rails ! percy ' s sheep escape and den and dart fear working apart . james can ' t handle the slip coaches , while salty ' s imagination has him running scared . when percy loses control , he bravely faces his fears with a little help from his friends . track down exciting stories with thomas and his friends !
the film ends with the shock reveal of the identity of tracy’s mysterious antagonist the blank . not wanting the surprise to be spoilt before people saw the film , disney chose to release the book without its final chapter , thus leaving the story incomplete , but without the movie’s reveal spoilt . later printings restored the full ending , but it’s still an insane move .
but the joke went down so well , that it ended up producing the figure for real . which is kind of cool . it’s still just a slab of black plastic in funny packaging though .
it’s quite apparent filmfather is extensively knowledgeable in the history of modern films . . . which is what being a trustworthy critic demands . he offers honest and thoughtful breakdowns of the movies he chooses to review . no doubt his name could go down with the likes of ebert and kael .
the ( emergency ) notice was not a law , but a clarification of the enforcement of existing laws to prevent the illegal demolition and ' theft ' of cultural heritage properties - - as in , selling whole buildings or decorative parts to private collectors and overseas museums ,
lee tells cnn .
nitrogen studios released the
patchwork hiro
chase sequence to the public in their studio animation pipeline collection illustrating the three various stages of animation the film went through before the final cut .
the first time the sudrian flag is shown in any form of media relating to the series , though it would not be identified as such until the great race .