Carmen Sánchez (21 April 1898 – 20 November 1985) was a Spanish singer, dancer, and actress. She started her career as dancer and singer of
zarzuela at very young age. At age 20, she finished working on
copla or
chotis
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and was featured in films between 1927 and 1928. She was a pioneer of silent films. She became a famous Spanish actress after the
Spanish Civil War
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.
Professional career
Carmen Sánchez was born in
Madrid
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, Spain.
In the 1920s, she became a famous dramatic theatre actress. In the 1930s, Sánchez established a theater company and achieved success for her work in theaters across Spain including Madrid, Lara, Princess Beatrice, Princess Elizabeth, Cervantes, and Cómico.
During the first half of the twentieth century, she primarily worked in the theater alongside famous Spanish actors like José Romeu,
Enrique Rambal
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Selected filmography
* '' The Martyr of ...
, Pepita Meliá,
Rafael Bardem
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,
Manuel Luna,
Carmen Ruíz Moragas
Carmen Ruiz Moragas (1898 – May 20, 1936) was a Spanish actress. For years, she was the mistress of King Alfonso XIII, with whom she had two children.
Early life
Ruiz was born in Madrid, Spain. Her parents lived in Madrid but they were fr ...
, and Carola Fernán Gomez.
The civil war in Spain suspended her work but her work in the Pavón theatre of Madrid in 1938–39. In the 1940s she went back to the theatre to continue her work with the national company of Spanish dramatic art with which she worked throughout the country and in the cinema as well successfully.
In the 1940s she worked in Nuevo Apolo theater with Agustina de Aragón in 1941, Lara theater Infierno frío in 1943, María Guerrero theater with ''El puente de los suicidas'' and ''La virgen de la goleta'', and T. de la Zarzuela with ''Divorcio de almas'' author
Jacinto Benavente
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.
In her long career in the Spanish film industry she had the honor to participate in famous films made by well-known directors and some European co-productions, alongside actors
Sara Montiel
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,
Fernando Fernán Gómez
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,
Vittorio de Sica
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Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...
,
Carmen Sevilla,
Ángel de Andrés
Ángel de Andrés Miquel was a Spanish theatre actor and director.
Background
In 1938, after the Spanish Civil War broke out, the young Andrés worked as an amateur street actor and then as a "galán cómico" in the Salvador Videgain theatre ...
,
Tony Leblanc
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Biography
Tony Leblanc was born on the grounds of the Museo del Prado at Madrid, where his family liv ...
,
Marifé de Triana,
Joselito
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;First name / given name
* Joselito (singer), Spanish 1950s child actor and singer
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,
Luis Mariano
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,
Manuel Alexandre
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Career
He was a popular supporting actor. He won an Honorary Goya Award in 2003 for his career achievements.
Filmography in c ...
,
Conrado San Martín
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Life
Conrado San Martín left behind a career as ...
.
Personal life
Her grandfather Emilio Sánchez was captain and knight of King
Alfonso XII
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, creating and integrating the first
royal guard
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.
She was a niece of
José María Alvira which she beginning in 1910s in Opera.
Her sister was a grandmother of the current-day
Videgains.
From the 1930s to 50s she was a lover of
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, the 10th
Duke of Berwick
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and ambassador to London, a famous rich man.
She had three children: Carmen Sánchez jr, Pedro and Emilio.
[''Nosotros los artistas'' and ''Teatralerias'']
In the 50s she retired from the theatrical stage, and in 1969 from cinema.
Carmen Sánchez died in November 1985, and was interred in the
Cementerio de la Almudena
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in
Madrid
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.
Films
* ''Jacobito el castigador'' (1927).
* ''
The Heroes of the Legion'' (1928).
* ''Yebala'' (1945).
* ''El emigrado'' (1946).
* In 1947 ''Obsesión'', ''
The Faith'' and ''
The Holy Queen
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''.
* ''
Locura de amor
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The movie is based on the play '' The Madness of Love'' written in 1855 by Manuel Tamayo y Baus around the figu ...
'' (1948).
* ''Luis Candelas el ladrón de Madrid'' and ''La revoltosa'' (1949).
* In 1950 ''
The Troublemaker'', ''
El capitán veneno'', ''
Saturday Night'', ''
Blood in Castilla'', and ''
Tales of the Alhambra
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''.
* In 1951 ''
Day by Day'', ''
Surcos'', ''
Esa pareja feliz'', ''
La trinca del aire
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Antonio García-Riquelme Salvador (9 November 1894 – 20 March 1968), ...
'', and ''
El Negro que tenía el alma blanca''.
* ''
From Madrid to Heaven'' (1952).
* ''Ha desaparecido un pasajero'', ''
Airport
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'' (1953).
* In 1954 ''
La patrulla'', ''La ciudad de los sueños'', and ''
Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla''.
* In 1956 ''
Roberto el diablo'',
El malvado Carabel, and ''
El pequeño ruiseñor''.
* In 1957 ''La estrella del rey'' and ''El inquilino''.
* In 1958 ''
Pan, amor y Andalucía'', and ''
Canto para ti''.
* ''
Bajo el cielo andaluz'' (1959).
* ''
Los golfos'' (1960).
* ''
Nunca pasa nada'' (1963).
* ''
Sor Citroën
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Plot
A community of nuns who run an orphanage for girls decides to ge ...
'' 1967.
All in press spaniard, Books and news of journalist of references.
References
Sources
www.nuestrocine.com/personal.asp?idpersona=2384* ''The real life and history of the theater'' (2005) Juan José Videgain . His life and his family.
* ''Dictionary of Spain and Spanish zarzuela'' MªLuz González and others (2002) ICCMU Vol II. , His family biography.
* ''Catálogo del cine español películas 1941–1950'' author: Angel Luis Hueso Ed.Catédra Filmoteca española. (1998)
* ''Un siglo de cine español'' (1998), author: Luis Gasca enciclopedias Planeta .
* ''Diccionario Akal de teatro'' (1997) author: Manuel Gómez García.
* ''Historia del teatro María Guerrero'' (1998).
* ''Así se vive en Hollywood'' (2007), Ed. Vulcano, author:
Juan José Videgain
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.
* ''The scene M.Fca.Vilches Madrid between 1926–1931'' and Dru Dougherty (1998) Ed.Fundamentos. His career as an actor, director and entrepreneur during those years.
* Newspapers of the time since the 1920s across Spain: ''La vanguardia'',''ABC'',''El heraldo de Madrid'',''El Sol'',''El Liberal'', El correo vasco, La voz, Ya, Blanco y Negro ...
*
Dictionary theater akal' (1997) Manuel Gómez García , listed as company director and author on various pages.
Instituto Cervantes Virtual* ''Nosotros los artistas'' (2017), P & V
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1985 deaths
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