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Bela Lugosi was born Béla Ferenc Dezsö Blaskó on October 20, 1882, Lugos, Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania), to Paula de Vojnich and István Blaskó, a banker. He was the youngest of four children. During WWI, he volunteered and was commissioned as an infantry lieutenant, and was wounded three times.

A distinguished stage actor in his native Hungary, Austria-Hungary, he began his stage career in 1901 and started appearing in films during World War I, fleeing to Germany in 1919 as a result of his left-wing political activity (he organized an actors' union). In 1920 he emigrated to the US and made a living as a character actor, shooting to fame when he played Count Dracula in the legendary 1927 Broadway stage adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel. It ran for three years, and was subsequently, and memorably, filmed by Tod Browning in 1931, establishing Lugosi as one of the screen's greatest personifications of pure evil. Also in 1931, he became a U.S. citizen. Sadly, his reputation rapidly declined, mainly because he had been blacklisted by the main studios and had no choice but to accept any part (and script) handed to him, and ended up playing parodies of his greatest role, in low-grade poverty row films. Due to shady blacklisting among the top Hollywood studio executives, he refused to sell out or to compromise his integrity, and therefore ended his career working for the legendary Worst Director of All Time, Edward D. Wood Jr..

Lugosi was married to Ilona Szmik (1917 - 1920), Ilona von Montagh (? - ?), and Lillian Arch (1933 - 1951). He is the father of Bela Lugosi Jr. (1938). Lugosi helped organize the Screen Actors Guild in the mid-'30s, joining as member number 28.

Bela Lugosi died of a heart attack August 16, 1956. He was buried in a Dracula costume, including a cape, but not the ones used in the 1931 film, contrary to popular--but unfounded--rumors.

Luis Tosar was born on 13 October 1971 in Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for Cell 211 (2009), Sleep Tight (2011) and Take My Eyes (2003). He has been married to María Luisa Mayol since 10 August 2015. They have two children.

Cristina Castaño was born on 30 October 1978 in Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. She is an actress, known for I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2019), Toy Boy (2019) and La que se avecina (2007).

Chechu Salgado was born on 1 February 1991 in Sober, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is an actor, known for The Laws of the Border (2021), Fariña (2018) and Tóxico (2024).

Pilar Abella was born in 1980 in Lugo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. She is an actress, known for War and Peace (2007), Il commissario Rex (2008) and Café solo o con ellas (2007). She is married to Niccolò Saraca.

Dani de la Torre was born in 1975 in Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for La Unidad (2020), Retribution (2015) and Marbella (2024).

Italo Zingarelli was born on 15 January 1930 in Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a producer and production manager, known for They Call Me Trinity (1970), I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979) and Gladiators 7 (1962). He died on 29 April 2000 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Jorge Coira was born in 1971 in Rábade, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is a director and editor, known for 18 Meals (2010), Retribution (2015) and Rapa (2022). He has been married to Araceli Gonda since 17 September 2011.

Adrián Viador was born on 10 November 1985 in Lugo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is an actor and editor, known for Menos a morte (2023), Unauthorized Living (2018) and Madres. Amor y vida (2020).

Julio Fernández leads Filmax Entertainment, one of the main audiovisual and independent holdings based in Spain.

Born in Fonsagrada (Lugo), Julio Fernández moved to Catalonia at the end of the sixties. Since then, he resides in Barcelona and has become one of the most important producers of the country. Actually, the position of his organization responds fully to the opportunities of the European and international markets in the leisure sector.

His professional career has been rewarded by being Honorific member of the ESCAC- (Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisual de Catalunya), Honorific member of the Universitat de Barcelona, Chairman of the Cluster of the Galician Audiovisual, Vice-president of FAPAE (Federación de Asociaciones de Productores Audiovisuales Españoles), Member of the Academia de las Artes y de las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, Counselor of the Board of Directors for EGEDA, and Chairman of AEGACA (Asociación de Empresarios Gallegos en Cataluña y Andorra).

Filmax Entertainment stands today as an organization strategically positioned in developing, producing and distributing films, emphasizing on the fantastic genre, through Fantastic Factory and animation with Filmax Animation, to the global market on home video, television and also theatrically.

It employs more than 450 people, participating in the global integration of the audiovisual sector, developing an intense activity for international markets and has become number one in sales of Spanish productions to the rest of the world. Consequently, it brings up new concepts in production and distribution of contents, as well as financial management.

Filmax Entertainment participates in the exhibition sector too, through joint-ventures with solid and reliable groups, building multiplexes as the Filmax Gran Vía 2 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), and the ones to be opening at the present year 2.004 in A Coruña, Lalín (Pontevedra) and Castelldefels (Barcelona).

Andrea Carpenzano was born on 24 August 1995 in Lugo, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is an actor, known for Tutto quello che vuoi (2017), The Champion (2019) and Un altro Ferragosto (2024).

Pablo Cabarcos was born on 27 July 1992 in Lugo. He is a production manager, known for House of the Dragon (2022), Lioness (2023) and The Zone (2017).

Prudencia Grifell, was a popular stage and film actress who began her career in Venezuela at the age of 10, where her parents, who were Spanish stage actors were appearing. She began by playing ingenous in Operettas and musical comedies, working throughout Latin America and her native Spain where she was very much in demand. By the early 1900s she appeared in all types of stage plays and had become very popular. In 1905 she moved to Mexico where she became a popular and respected stage actress, but her tours would take her throughout the Spanish speaking world. In the meantime she gave birth to five children all of whom went on to become actors. After the outbreak of the Spanish civil war in the late 30s, she chose in 1940 to settle permanently in Mexico. That year, at the age of 61, she also appeared in her first film, which would lead to a prolific career as a popular and much loved character star actress. She usually played sweet lovable grandmother types as well as more feisty parts. She began by playing character parts but by the mid 50s, in her seventies, she became very popular, and began doing leading parts for which she won many awards. By the early 60s she began appearing on Mexican television in soap operas and television shows, and was active well into her 80s, and by 1968 all five of her children had predeceased her. In a career that ran for almost eight decades, she will always be remembered as one of the most beloved and respected actresses of Mexican cinema.

Silvia Calderoni was born on 9 September 1981 in Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Legend of Kaspar Hauser (2012), Last Words (2020) and Bloody Richard (2017).

Margarita Ledo was born on 5 February 1951 in Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. She is a director and producer, known for Nación (2020), A cicatriz branca (2013) and Santa liberdade (2004).

Julia Otero was born on 6 May 1960 in Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. She is a director and producer, known for La columna (2000), Money Heist (2017) and La luna (1989). She was previously married to Ramon Pellicer.

Luis Iglesia was born on 2 February 1962 in Riotorto, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is an actor, known for Matalobos (2009), Julieta (2016) and García! (2022).

Rosario Dúrcal was born on 1 March 1927 in Lugo, Galicia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Las Leandras (1961), Las medias de seda (1956) and La sangre de Nostradamus (1962). She died on 17 June 1993 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.

Álex Barreiro was born in 1980 in Lugo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

Niní Gordini Cervi was born on 15 August 1907 in Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was an actress, known for Eravamo 7 sorelle (1939), Stasera niente di nuovo (1942) and Cinque a zero (1932). She was married to Gino Cervi. She died on 27 March 1988 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Alba Messa was born in 1986 in Lugo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. She is an actress and composer, known for El Desayuno (2011), Future Shock (2021) and Pixel Theory (2013).

Estíbaliz Veiga was born on 4 September 1979 in Ribadeo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Eye for an Eye (2019), Vida (2016) and Rapa (2022).

David De Bartolome was born in March 1976 in Viveiro, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Blade II (2002), Renko and Absolon (2003).

Pepe Coira was born in 1963 in Rábade, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is a writer and producer, known for Hierro (2019), Rapa (2022) and As leis de Celavella (2003).

Antonio Mourelos was born in 1959 in Lugo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for Matalobos (2009), As leis de Celavella (2003) and Malcavada (2019).