Captain Alatriste
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Captain Alatriste is a series of novels by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It deals with the adventures of the title character, a Spanish soldier and man of fortune living in the 17th century.
La rendición de Breda (1634–1635) was inspired by Velázquez's first visit to Italy, in which he accompanied Ambrosio Spinola, who had conquered the Dutch city of Breda a few years prior. This masterwork depicts a transfer of the key to the city from the Dutch to the Spanish army during the Siege of Breda. According to the third novel, Alatriste is in the group on the right, behind the horse.
Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades including an Actor Award and a Critics' Choice Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, th
Captain Alatriste
…published in Spanish. A movie based on the series, titled Alatriste, was released on September 1, 2006, directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes and starring Viggo Mortensen. Pérez-Reverte was inspired to begin the series due to a lack of treatment in his teenage daughter Carlota's school textbook of the historical Spanish…
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Mortensen at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, December 1, 2003
Mortensen interviewed by eTalk Daily at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, for A History of Violence
Mortensen at the 32nd Genie Awards in March 2012