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Álvaro Mel was born on 14 September 1996 in Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for La Fortuna (2021), Paraíso (2021) and A Different View (2018).

Silvia Alonso was born on 28 December 1989 in Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. She is an actress, known for Mirage (2018), Tierra de lobos (2010) and The Broken Crown (2016).

Tito García was born on 17 August 1931 in Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He was an actor, known for Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971), Seven Magnificent Guns (1966) and Challenge of the Tiger (1980). He died on 6 May 2003 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

After having studied philosophy and philology Lopez went to the "Escuela Oficial de Cinematografia de Madrid" and studied interpretation. The first part of her filmography was mainly made by young directors until she was discovered by Gonzalo Suárez ("Diatrambo (1967)") with whom she worked again once in a while after that. In Spain she became definitly famous with the television series "Gozos y las Sombras, Los" (1981) as "Morena Alba".

Gerardo Naranjo was born on 6 April 1971 in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. He is a director and producer, known for Miss Bala (2011), I'm Gonna Explode (2008) and Kokoloko (2020).

Flor Silvestre, one of Mexico's greatest recording artists, was also a major star of classic Mexican movies from the 1950s and 1960s. She was born Guillermina Jiménez Chabolla in 1930 in Salamanca, a city in the State of Guanajuato. She inherited her talent from her parents, Jesús Jiménez Cervantes and María de Jesús Chabolla Peña, who were fond of singing mariachi music. Her mother wanted to live in Mexico City, so her father sold everything they owned in Salamanca and moved the family to the nation's capital. She made her debut at the age of 13 singing at the Teatro del Pueblo, a venue located in central Mexico City. Her first radio performances were broadcast by XEFO, Mexico's national radio station. Journalist and announcer Arturo Blancas suggested she change her stage name from La Soldadera (the title of one of her first songs and a play she was in) to Flor Silvestre (the title of a 1943 Dolores Del Río movie). She then won a singing contest sponsored by XEW, Mexico's most famous radio station, and sang in revues at Teatro Colonial. While performing at the Colonial, a showman offered her a contract to tour with his company. The company toured northern Mexico and later Central and South America. In 1950, she returned to Mexico City, where the showman gave her a contract to perform at Mexico's finest nightclub, El Patio. In short time, after producer Gregorio Walerstein invited her to become an actress, she made her film debut in Primero soy mexicano (1950), co-starring Joaquín Pardavé (who also wrote and directed the film) and Luis Aguilar. She also signed her first recording contract with Columbia Records. Her first hits include "Imposible olvidarte", "Pobre corazón", "Que Dios te perdone", and "Guadalajara". Following the success of the aforementioned film, she became one of the new, promising starlets of the '50s cinema of Mexico. Her most notable films from the 1950s are Raquel's Shoeshiner (1957), with Cantinflas; Pueblo en armas (1959), with Armando Silvestre; and The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959), with María Félix. In 1959, she married her recurring co-star Antonio Aguilar. Her most prominent performance is, arguably, featured in Ismael Rodríguez's The Important Man (1961), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In the 1960s and 1970s, she became a cinematic symbol of the Mexican Revolution, due to her portrayals of soldaderas in films such as ¡Viva la soldadera! (1960), Lauro Puñales (1969), and Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde (1979). Her last film appearance was in Triste recuerdo (1991). Overall, Flor Silvestre is known in Mexico, as well as in other countries, as an extraordinary singer and a prolific film actress.

Mariano Venancio was born in 1947 in Salamanca, Spain. He is an actor, known for Camino (2008), Culpa Mía (2023) and Mortadelo y Filemón. Misión: Salvar la Tierra (2008).

Tomás del Estal was born in 1967 in Salamanca, Spain. He is an actor, known for Julieta (2016), The Vault (2021) and Everybody Knows (2018).

Yann Martel was born on 25 June 1963 in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a writer, known for Life of Pi (2012), National Theatre Live: Life of Pi (2023) and Manners of Dying (2004).

The Spanish born ventriloquist Senor Wences was one of the highest paid vaudeville acts in the world. Hugely popular with American TV audiences Wences was also a top nightclub favorite.

Born Wenceslao Moreno in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca (Spain), Wences began performing ventriloquism as a child An early career in bullfighting proved unsuccessful so he took up ventriloquism and juggling professionally. Wences toured Europe in the 1920s before coming to America in 1935 where he made his New York debut at the Club Chico.

He became an overnight sensation on "The Milton Berle Show" and later made appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and TV specials with Jack Benny and Perry Como. In 1947 he had stand-out cameo in the film comedy Mother Wore Tights (1947), starring Dan Dailey and Betty Grable.

Among his famous vent characters were 'Johnny', ingeniously formed by one of Wences's hands and 'Pedro', a torso-less head in a box. In the middle of a routine Wences would lift the lid of the box and say "Are you alright?" to which Pedro would reply "S'alright". "S'alright" - which became a classic catchphrase.

In 1986 Wences toured America with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in the musical Sugar Babies. He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Comedy Hall of Fame which was inscribed "For his devotion to entertaining generations of audiences and bringing countless hours of joy and happiness to millions throughout the world."

Santiago Ramos was born on 1 August 1949 in Boadilla, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for Como un relámpago (1996), El techo del mundo (1995) and Thanks for the Tip (1997). He has been married to Paca Almenara since August 2005.

Jesús Nieto was born on 28 June 1927 in Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He was an actor, known for Fábula de la Bella Palomera (1988), A los cuatro vientos (1987) and Chicas de club (1970). He died on 26 January 1996 in Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain.

Antonio Hernández was born in 1953 in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a writer and producer, known for En la ciudad sin límites (2002), The Borgia (2006) and El menor de los males (2007).

Guadalupe Lancho was born in Salamanca. She is known for Heterosexuales y casados (2008), Hospital Central (2000) and La fuga (2012).

Hatem Khraiche was born in 1976 in Salamanca, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Órbita 9 (2017), The Hidden Face (2011) and The Returned (2013).

Nacho Cantalejo is an Orchestrator, Arranger and Conductor, with experience in the field of Film, TV and Videogame music. He has worked in soundtracks composed by Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli, Tom Farnon, Arnau Bataller or Pedro Osuna, among others. He has also written several orchestrations and arrangements for film festivals and other live concerts. He graduated in Choral and Orchestral Conducting in the ESMuC (Barcelona).

Chema de la Peña was born in 1964 in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a producer and director, known for Sud express (2005), Love Above All Things (2016) and Shacky Carmine (1999).

Víctor Reyes was born on 25 February 1962 in Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a composer and actor, known for Buried (2010), Grand Piano (2013) and The Night Manager (2016).

Academy Award-winning songwriter ("Buttons and Bows" [1948], "Mona Lisa" [1950], "Que Sera Sera" [1956]), composer, author, musician and publisher, educated at the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania. He began his career in the college dance orchestra, then played in local night clubs and cruise ships. He wrote special material for Olsen and Johnson, then went to Hollywood and was signed to a contract with Paramount in 1945-46, and then became a freelancer. His Broadway stage scores include "Oh Captain!" and "Let It Ride". He has written special material for television and night club acts, including those of Betty Hutton, Cyd Charisse and Mitzi Gaynor. With his partner, Jay Livingston (who also was his chief musical collaborator), he owned a music-publishing firm. Other musical collaborators included Henry Mancini, Max Steiner and Victor Young.

Joining ASCAP in 1945, his popular-song compositions include "Silver Bells", "G'bye Now", "Stuff Like That There", "A Square in the Social Circle", "My Love Loves Me", "A Thousand Violins", "I'll Always Love You", "Misto Cristofo Columbo", "Love Him", "The Ruby and the Pearl", "Haven't Got a Worry", "Never Let Me Go", "As I Love You", "Let Me Be Loved", "You're So Right for Me", "Surprise", "The Morning Music of Montmartre", "Marshmallow Moon", "My Beloved", "Angel Town", "All the Time", "Almost in Your Arms", "Dreamsville", "Warm and Willing", "Just an Honest Mistake", "His Own Little Island", "Love, Let Me Know" and "On My Way".

José Antonio Sayagués was born on 31 July 1952 in Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is an actor, known for Love in Difficult Times (2005), Amar es para siempre (2013) and Tu nombre envenena mis sueños (1996).

José Luis García Sánchez was born on 22 September 1941 in Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Belle Epoque (1992), Tramway to Malvarrosa (1996) and La corte de Faraón (1985).

Enrique Silguero was born on 11 October 1976 in Salamanca, Spain. He is a cinematographer and director, known for [Still] love you (2017), The Ministry of Time (2015) and Todo el mundo lo sabe (2014).

Martín Patino studied philosophy and arts but also attended the School of Cinema. He debuted at the movies with "Nueve cartas a Berta" (1967), one of the most important films of the New Spanish Cinema (nuevo cine español). The film "Canciones para después de una Guerra" (1971) which reconstructs Spain from 1939 until 1953 by the means of graphical and musical documents was forbidden by the censorship until the death of Franco.

Juanlo Prada Garrudo was born on 29 August 1965 in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. He is a production manager, known for Die Another Day (2002), John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) and Kingdom of Heaven (2005).

Manuel Iglesias was born on 21 October 1918 in Ledesma, Salamanca, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for Deseo carnal (1978), Entre hermanos (1984) and Terror en el tren de medianoche (1980).