PATIENTIA

Did you know that two winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature (Hemingway and Faulkner) worked on the story of To Have and Have Not (1944)? Did you know that the origin of the term "paparazzi" comes from Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (1960) which has a character called Paparazzo who photographs celebrities? Did you know that David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia (1962) is the longest film which has no woman speaking part? Did you know that in the first Academy Award competition in 1929, Rin Tin Tin polled more votes than anyone else for the Best Actor, but his name was removed from the list of...

Ensayo fotográfico de Reynaldo Sietecase que tiene como único motivo los maniquíes que se exhiben para la venta en el barrio de Once, acompañado por un largo poema de su autoría. «...Porque eres algo para todos ya como un desnudo de vidriera.» Homero Expósito Con este epígrafe tanguero abre el libro, inclasificable y hermoso, de Reynaldo Sietecase sobre los maniquíes. Cuando el autor se mudó al barrio de Balvanera/Once, empezó a fotografiar los distintos maniquíes en los distintos negocios del barrio: mujeres, hombres, flacos, obesos, niños, niñas, perros, hombres con cabeza de ...

Mi Cuba is a great gallery of true-life pictures on Cuba and a whole gamut of images spanning from the typical postcard to an ordinary person's day-to-day life. This book unveils the real face of the island through the nostalgic pages and writings of political refugees, along with the scorching visula commentary of photagrapher Stefanono Pacii recounting Cuba's special period. Gordiano Lupi's content describes the manifold aspects of Cuba's culture: music, santeria, literature, habits, superstition, fun and cuisine.

This title offers monographs on the most important Spanish, African and Latin American photographers. "The PhotoBolsillo" series is dedicated to publishing monographs on the most notable Spanish, African, and Latin American photographers of the recent past. Each small-format paperback features full-page, full-colour and black-and-white photographs representing the best of the artist's portfolio - each of which is captioned with title and year. Additionally there is a Chronology, plus lists of exhibitions and collections in which the photographer's work has been/is displayed, plus a brief...