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Costa Tropical de Granada News
Luis Tosar to Star in Prison Riot Film
Thursday, 5 June 2008
GRANADA: Spanish actor Luis Tosar, best known for his villain role in "Miami Vice" (movie) will play jail inmate Mala Madre in helmer Daniel Monzon's prison riot film, "Cell 211".
He joins Alberto Ammann, Ruben Ochandiano, Jesus Carroza and Eduard Fernandez on the film, which is in pre-production and begins shooting from Aug. 25th in the shuttered Zamora jail.
Tosar will play the leader of a prison riot, with Alberto Ammann playing a young prison guard trapped in the revolt, who tries to pass a prisoner to survive on the inside.
Based on F.P. Gandull's novel of the same name, "Cell", follows up on Monzon's three previous features, "The Kovak Box", "The Warrior's Heart" and "The Biggest Robbery Never Told".
Gallic production house La Fabrique 2 has joined the $5.7 million budget thriller as co-producer, taking French rights.
Other producers are Galicia-based Vaca Films, Madrid-based Morena Films and Telecinco Cinema, the production arm of Spanish broadcaster Telecinco.
The Guardian Hay Festival to be held in Granada
Thursday, 7 February 2008
The international arm of the Guardian Hay Festival is descending on the magnificent surroundings of the Alhambra from 3rd to 6th April 2008.
Many people will know of the renowned literary festival in the charming Welsh village of Hay-On-Wye, but the international popularity of the festival means it is now held at different venues around the world.
During the day, discussions and performances will take place across the city, while parties will continue well into the night. The Guardian has promised that visitors will be warmly welcomed to the "magical town" and will be able to gorge on fine food and drink.
Visit the Hay Festival website.
Update, 3 May 2008 - The Festival organisers have confirmed to CostaTropical.com that, from now on, the Granada Hay Festival will be an annual event.
Granada woman celebrates 116th birthday
Tuesday, 9 January 2008
A gypsy woman from the Granada district of Sacromonte this week celebrated her 116th birthday. Maria Diaz Cortes, who was born on January 4, 1892 - the same week Ellis Island Immigrant Station opened in New York - lives in a dilapidated shack in El Vacie, Granada province. She has declined an offer of more comfortable accommodation in a home for elderly people, preferring her independence over modern conveniences such as central heating.
Spanish women have the longest average life expectancy of all the countries in the European Union - 83.5 years - according to a study published by the Spanish Health Ministry in 2006. The study also found that Spain has the lowest levels of deaths caused by heart attacks, heart disease, and breast cancer. A more recent report by the National Statistics Institute, published October 2007, confirmed that the average life expectancy in Spain has risen, with Spanish men now living two years longer than they did a decade ago, and women living three years longer. This represents a rise of 4 per cent since the previous NSI report was published in 2001.
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"Beer better than water" says Granada scientist
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
A scientist at Granada University claims to have found proof that beer is better at rehydrating the human body after excercise than water.
Manuel J Castillo Garzón, Professor of Human Physiology from Spain's prestigious University of Granada, conducted a series of experiments in which students were asked to perform strenuous exercise, including running, in temperatures of 40C. They were then divided into two groups. The students in one group were each given a half-pint of beer to drink, while those in the other group were given the same quantity of water.
Prof Garzón, who announced the results of his experiments at a press conference in Granada beneath a banner declaring "Beer, Sport, Health", said the hydration effect in those who drank beer was "slightly better" than in those who were given water to drink.
Prof Garzón's findings were endorsed by Juan Antonio Corbalán, a cardiologist who worked formerly with Real Madrid football players and Spain's national basketball team, who agreed that beer had the perfect profile for re-hydration after sport. He added that he had long recommended barley drinks to professional sportsmen after exercise.
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Griffon vulture rescued from Granada building site
Friday 26 October 2007
Staff from the Threatened Species Recovery Centre in Granada (CREA) have rescued a young Griffon Vulture that workmen had discovered trapped in the patio of a building under construction in El Padul. It is at this time of year that the young leave the nest and fly off in search of a place in a new colony.
CREA staff told reporters that the six-month-old bird was too weak to take off, and was also hampered by the width of the patio. Adult Griffon Vultures, known as buitre leonado in Spain, can reach a wing span of 2.5 metres.
It appears the vulture was flying in search of food when it became disoriented in the rain and ended up on the building site. It will be kept at the rescue centre until it has recovered sufficiently to be released near the feeding station in Hernán Valle.
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Spanish invention improves sight for impaired
Friday 19 October 2007
Scientists from the Universities of Granada and Murcia have invented a computerized device that improves the vision of sight-impaired people.
The device - called a reconfigurable electric-optical system for low vision - is said to be particularly effective in pathologies that can lead to blindness, such as macular degeneration, cataracts and retinitis pigmentosa.
The researchers said their invention is the first visual aid device that is useful regardless of the degree of impairment of the patient.
The scientists said the main advantage of their device is that it is easy to reconfigure, and includes lightweight low-cost cameras, real-time image processing, and transparent portable viewfinders.
The research was published in the journals Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
Granada University is regarded as a world leader in research into bio-technology and artificial intelligence.
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Vodafone, Orange agree 3G network sharing in south of Spain
Friday 12 October 2007
Vodafone and Orange have started sharing the radio networks of their 3G networks in 19 rural provinces of Spain. In a statement issued by Orange, the pair said the move allowed them to boost their broadband mobile coverage in those areas by 25 percent and to reduce the number of visits to those areas to roll out infrastructure by 40 percent. The mobile operators said their sharing of 1,000 3G base stations (B Nodes) will be increased to 1,500 by the year-end in small areas in the provinces of Alicante, Castellon, Valencia, Granada, Malaga, Seville and the Basque region, among others. The pair has agreed to share up to 5,000 base stations in the next four years and say the sharing reduced the visual impact on the environment of a lot of antennas.
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