asphalt

The Greek term asphalt derived in Latin asphaltus and then, in our language, in asphalt. The notion refers to the substance derived from the distillation process of the Petroleum which is used as coating or pavement.

Asphalt can also be found in natural deposits, although the most used is that derived from oil. In this second case, it is composed of hydrocarbons that are not volatile and that persist after the refining of crude oil. It is often mixed with other substances, such as sand, to cover or pave different surfaces.

Sticky in consistency and black in color, asphalt can be easily expanded. A large number of streets, highways (routes) and highways around the world are made of asphalt since the material has good resistance to effort, is adherent And presents impermeability.

Thanks to these characteristics, asphalt is ideal for facilitating the movement of vehicles such as cars, trucks and motorcycles. The paths of land or sand, on the other hand, can be rendered useless by the precipitations and hinder the advance of the means of transport.

The production of roof tiles Y tiles and the manufacture of roofs They can also develop with asphalt, a substance that is sometimes confused with tar (usually derived from wood or charcoal).

A film that features the direction of Daniel Calparsoro and that was released in 2000 and a band of rock founded in Spain on 1972 are named after Asphalt.

Around twenty albums shape the discography of this musical group, which has among its most significant songs some such as “Capitán Trueno”, “It's our moment”, “More than an intention” or “Plastic woman”.

Nawja Nimri, Gustavo Salmerón, Antonia San Juan or Juan Diego Botto are some of the main actors who shaped the cast of the aforementioned film. It is a drama that takes as its protagonist a young woman who seeks life as best she can in Madrid and who maintains romantic relationships with two petty criminals.

They live from day to day, but they are willing to risk everything in order to improve their situation. Therefore, they can think of nothing else than to plan the theft of a large cache of drugs. That way, they could sell them and then, with the money raised, start a new life in a city outside of Spain like Amsterdam.

Within the literary field, we find a long list of novels that use the word in question in their titles. This would be the case, for example, of "The Concrete Jungle", written by William R. Burnett.

It is a book that is part of the crime novel genre that takes as its protagonist a legendary and dangerous criminal who, after many years in prison, is going to go out on the streets after serving his sentence. When he does, he will soon set a goal: to steal an important jewelry, for which he will have the help of an important lawyer.