Researching Pim Parra
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Parra surname? In that year Parra was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Pim Parra on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Pim Parra and the Parra Genealogy
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Parra Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Parra surname in the USA? Parra is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Parra Databases
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Some Famous People called Pim Parra
Pim de la Parra
Pim de la Parra (born 5 January 1940) is a Surinamese-Dutch film director. Between 1967 and 1976, he directed films under the independent production company Scorpio Films with Dutch film director Wim Verstappen, who manages all of its achievements.
After a few short films, he began his career as an international director with Obsessions (1969), co-written by Martin Scorsese.He co-produced Blue Movie (1971) by Wim Verstappen, which was one of the most erotic movies of its time, showing nudity with a realism that confounded critics and censorship authorities. It was followed by Frank en Eva (1973), Alicia (1974), Dakota (1975) and Mijn Nachten met Susan, Olga, Albert, Julie, Piet & Sandra (1975), these four films forming an erotic tetralogy written with Charles Gormley. In 1976, he directed Wan Pipel, the first film shot entirely with actors from Suriname.
Source: Pim de la Parra, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Parra
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