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Signature. Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, 11th Marquess of Portago, GE (11 October 1928 – 12 May 1957), [1] best known as Alfonso de Portago, was a Spanish aristocrat, racing and bobsleigh driver, jockey and pilot. Born in London to a prominent family in the peerage of Spain, he was named after his godfather, king Alfonso XIII. [2]
Her career as a model was coming to a close, so she began the first legal modeling agency in France to support her son. She had also lent the financially irresponsible Portago about $15,000. [19] Portago, still married, was now also openly dating actress Linda Christian, the ex-wife of actor Tyrone Power, in early 1957. On April 23, 1957 ...
In 1957, Spanish aristocrat and racing driver Alfonso de Portago was behind the wheel of the Ferrari 335 S for the race. de Portago had been wary about the race, because he believed that it was ...
2009–present. Musical career. Years active. 2017–present. Musical artist. Gabriel Leone Coutinho Miranda Frota (born 21 July 1993) is a Brazilian actor and musician. Leone became nationally known for his role in the telenovela Hidden Truths and gained international recognition for the role of Alfonso de Portago in Michael Mann 's Ferrari.
Alfonso de Portago was the son of a Spanish aristocrat father and a wealthy American mother who drove for Ferrari during the Mille Miglia, according to History.com.. De Portago was competing in ...
The first crash killed Ferrari driver Alfonso de Portago, his co-driver and navigator Edmund Nelson and nine spectators in the village of Guidizzolo in the Lombardy region. A second crash killed ...
The 1956 Formula One season was the tenth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the seventh World Championship of Drivers, which was contested over eight races between 22 January and 2 September 1956. The season also included nine non-championship races for Formula One cars. Juan Manuel Fangio driving for Ferrari won his third ...
The 1956 Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance powered by Amoco took place on 24 March, on the Sebring International Raceway, ( Florida, United States). It was the second round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. For the sixth running of the event, was a sign to many in the automotive community that this race had become North ...