Custodia Cortés Romero (artistically known as La Venus de bronce;
La Carolina
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History
La Carolina was fo ...
, 1905 - La Carolina, 6/7 March 1974) was a Spanish
flamenco dancer
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and actress.
Biography
She was born in 1905 in the town of La Carolina,
Jaén.
Romero was a member of a
Roma
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family. From a very young age, she stood out for her dance. Integrating into a flamenco group, she performed in
Paris
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at the age of thirteen, achieving great success. Her triumph in France led her to tour the world; She recorded an album in
New York City
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farruca ''Farruca'' () is a form of flamenco music developed in the late 19th century. Classified as a cante chico, it is traditionally sung and danced by men. Its origin is traditionally associated with Galicia, a region in northern Spain.
An instrumenta ...
s'', ''
zambra
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s'', and her ''
alegrías'', interpreted with a
gypsy
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style, were applauded worldwide. She died in her hometown on 6
or 7 March 1974.
Filmography
* ''La medalla del torero'' (1925) directed by
José Buchs
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Selected filmography
* '' The Moorish Queen'' (1922)
* '' Poor Valbuena'' (1923)
* '' Diego Corrientes'' (1924)
* '' The Grandfather'' (1925)
* ''A Famous Gentleman
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* ''Isabel de Solís, reina de Granada'' (1931) directed by José Buchs
References
Bibliography
* ''
Enciclopedia Espasa'', ''Supplement, 1973-74, p. 263'' ()
External links
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1905 births
1974 deaths
Spanish flamenco dancers
20th-century Spanish actresses
People from Jaén, Spain
20th-century Spanish dancers
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