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La Chunga
Micaela Flores Amaya, La Chunga (''The Difficult Woman''), (Marseille, 1938) is a Spanish flamenco dancer and painter of Naïve art, naïf art. Biography Micaela Flores Amaya was born in Marseille in 1938, although the exact date of her birth remains unknown. Her parents were Andalusian Romani people, Romani who emigrated to France during the Spanish Civil War, 1938–39, Spanish Civil War. When she was less than a year old Micaela's family moved to Barcelona. She started dancing when she was six years-old in "Ca La Rosita", a well-known bodega for the romanì community in El Poble-sec, Barcelona, El Poble-Sec. It was at this time she was discovered by a painter by the name of Paco Rebés, who later becomes her godfather and protector, during one of her improvised street performances and he takes her under his tutelage. Micaela Flores Amaya became the muse of several writers like Blas de Otero, Rafael Alberti, José Manuel Caballero Bonald and León Felipe, and several painters, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micaela Flores Amaya, "La Chunga"
Michaela (Hebrew מיכאלה) is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (given name), Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States, and 325th in England and Wales. It is very prevalent in the Czech Republic, ranking at number 9 in January 2002, and number 16 in January 2006. Variant forms There are numerous variant spellings. Equivalents in other languages include: *Meical (Welsh language, Welsh) *Micaela (Italian language, Italian, Portuguese language, Portuguese, Spanish language, Spanish) *Michaëla (Dutch language, Dutch) *Michaiła (Polish language, Polish) *Michailina (Czech language, Czech, Lithuanian language, Lithuanian) *Michajlina (Belarusian language, Belarusian) *Michala (Estonian language, Estonian) *Michalina (Polish language, Polish) *Micheáilín (Irish language, Irish) *Michela (Italian language, Italian) *Michèle (French language, French) *Micheli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's film noir ''The Killers''. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in John Ford's ''Mogambo'' (1953), and for best actress for both a Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for her performance in John Huston's ''The Night of the Iguana'' (1964). She was a part of the Golden Age of Hollywood. During the 1950s, Gardner established herself as a leading lady and one of the era's top stars with films like ''Show Boat'', ''Pandora and the Flying Dutchman'' (both 1951), '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' (1952), ''The Barefoot Contessa'' (1954), ''Bhowani Junction'' (1956) and '' On the Beach'' (1959). She continued her film career for three more decades, appearing in the films '' 55 Days at Pek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
