Imanol arias vicente ferrer biography
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The Basque barman following in the footsteps of Vicente Ferrer
Manuel Orozco is not your typical barman. In , shortly after he returned from his first trip to India, he managed to persuade his employer, Miguel Muñoz, to let him use a corner of the bar to tell customers from the working-class Otxarkoaga neighborhood of Bilbao about the work of the Vicente Ferrer foundation. Since then he has raised , euros for the cause.
Orozco was inspired to get involved in charity work after watching a documentary about the work of Spanish philanthropist Vicente Ferrer - who died in - in southern India.
"We were struck by what we saw, and so when Vicente Ferrer came to speak in Bilbao in , we decided that we needed to know more about his work," says Orozco, who is about to travel to Anantapur, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh for the sixth time to hand over 24, euros he has raised. The money will be used to set up a drinking water system. "There will be between 12 and 14 people
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The queen attends the preview of this production of Grupo Ganga for TVE, starring Imanol Arias and Aída Folch, and shot in India and Barcelona.
With the presence of Queen Doña Sofía, TVE has pre-established this Wednesday at the Cinema Callao in Madrid La Tv Movie Vicente Ferrer, starring Imanol Arias and Aída Folch. The act, led bygd the reporter Toñi Moreno, has had the assistance of the main protagonists of the film and Anna Ferrer, together with different authorities. The 1 of TVE premieres this Thursday, January 9, the film, directed by Agustín Crespi. The production takes place in India and reviews the last 30 years of Ferrer's life and his struggle to help the most disadvantaged.
Vicente Ferrer, presents in September at the San Sebastián International rulle Festival, minutes long, it is produced by TVE and Grupo Ganga and has the participation of TV3 and Visiona TV. The bio, supported bygd the Vicente Ferrer Foundation, focuses on the gods thirty years of Vicente Ferrer
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'Vicente Ferrer': Best Historical Drama at the Impact Awards
The TV film, 'Vicente Ferrer', which was broadcast by Televisión Española last January, starring Imanol Arias and Aída Folch, has been recognised at the Impact Awards in the category of Best Historical Drama. The Spanish production competed in the same category as international productions such as 'Women Who Made History', from the German company, ZDF, and 'Da Vinci's Demons', from the BBC.
Produced by TVE and Grupo Ganga, featuring the participation of TV3 and Visiona tv, 'Vicente Ferrer' tells the story of the last 30 years of the Spanish aid worker in India and his fight to help the most underprivileged sections of society. The production was made in collaboration with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation over five weeks in different locations throughout India, including Anantapur and the Ramoji Studios, which are the largest in the world.