Word: spanishness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...MOMENT OF TRUTH. A rigorous but eloquent ritual drama about the short tragic life of a great bullfighter, perceptively played by Spanish Matador Miguel Mateo...
Heroma is a raw little minority report on the narcotics trade in Manhattan's Spanish Harlem, made by a group of talented Puerto Ricans. Spoken in Spanish with English subtitles (plus a peppering of Anglo-Saxon vulgarisms), the film is mainly distinguished for acting untouched by the naive semiprofessionalism that blights many a small-budget movie. Topping the cast is Jaime Sánchez as Chico, a well-to-do but restless cat who sums up his birthright by stating his birthplace: "102nd and Lexington...
...merger is a major move toward the updating of Spain's banking structure, which has been one of Europe's most conservative and most internally powerful. In 1964, major Spanish banks held control of 1,008 enterprises that represent 49% of all the capital of Spanish corporations. This heavy control was long exercised in a conservative way, but more liberal lending policies are now helping Spain's newer industries. Since 1962, long-term private investment has risen from $150 million to more than $300 million yearly...
...most of Western Europe. The annual income of only $490 per capita has created little need for bank accounts. As Spain prospers, however, real income is expected to increase at least 50% in the next decade. The growth prospects have already attracted several American banks into joint ventures with Spanish banks. First National City Bank and Bank of America, for example, have set up respective fifty-fifty arrangements with the Banco de Vizcaya and the Banco de Santander...
...most spectacular of Conrad's adventures is related in The Arrow of Gold. The adventure began when Conrad, then only 19, was running guns off the Spanish coast for the Carlist Pretender to the Spanish throne. Pursued by a Spanish warship, the captain ran the ship on the rocks. All aboard swam safely to shore, hid in a cellar until the way to France was clear...