Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The New Dracula

 Bram Stoker's classic vampire character Dracula was named after the 15th century Romanian prince Vlad Dracul III, who earned his place (ganó su lugar) in history by impaling (ermpalar) his enemies alive. During the early 1400s, Vlad's father, Vlad II, was the military governor of Transylvania and was made a member of The Order of the Dragon (Ordo Dracul) by the Holy Roman Emperor Sigmund for his part in protecting Christian Europe agains the invading Ottoman Empire. After his indoctrination into this secret society of Christian knights in 1431, Vlad's father became known as Vlad Dracul, meaning Vlad "the Dragon." When his son Vlad III was born, he became known as Dracula, meaning "Son of the Dragon," 

            

Vlad Dracul III, also known as Vlad the Impaler, defended his beloved homeland (amada patria) with savage (salvajes) acts of barbarism. During his bloody (sangriento) reign, he delighted (se deleitaba) in torturing and murdering anyone who dared (atrevía) to trespass upon his domain (dominios). Vlad impaled his victims, skewering (ensartando) them on tall wooden stakes (estacas de madera) and leaving them on display (a la vista) along the borders of his territory as a warning to discourage (disuadir) invading armies. This favorite method of execution earned him the name Vlad Tepes, meaning Vlad "the Impaler." It is believed that Vlad executed somewhere between 40,000 and 100,000 people in this cruel and horrific fashion.

               

In 1992 Francis Ford Coppola directed and produced an American horror film based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. It starred (protagonizada) Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker, Anthony Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing, and Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker.
The film's score was composed by Wojciech Kilar and featured "Love Song for a Vampire" by Annie Lennox, which became an international hit, as the closing credits theme (el tema de los títulos de credito del final)  
             

For those who enjoyed Dracula (by Francis Ford Coppola) back in 1992, you can't miss the new TV series coming soon produced by the NBO starring the versatile (versatil) actor Jonathan Rhys- Meyers as Count Dracula,

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