Florinda may refer to:
* ''Florinda coccinea'', the
blacktailed red sheetweaver
The blacktailed red sheetweaver (''Florinda coccinea''), also known as red grass spider, is a species of dwarf spider. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Florinda''. It was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1896, and h ...
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Florinda (TV series)
''Florinda'' is an ABS-CBN weekly television series format adapted from the movie of the same title originally starred by Susan Roces in 1973. which was aired from September 7 to October 2, 2009, replacing '' The Wedding'' and was replaced by '' P ...
from the Philippines
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Florinda, Florida
Florinda was a named place in Florida in 1930. A rail line connected 26.6 miles from Lake Wales
Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida. The population was 14,225 at the 2010 census. , the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 16, ...
, a former community
;As a given name
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Florinda la Cava
Florinda la Cava, or simply La Cava, is a character who, according to legend, played a central role in the downfall of the Visigothic kingdom in Spain in 711. Although she was treated as historical in Spain for centuries, there is no evidence for ...
, legendary Spaniard
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Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan (born Florinda Soares Bulcão; 15 February 1941) is a retired Brazilian actress and model.
Biography
She was born in Uruburetama and lived in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro until she moved to Italy. A former flight inspector fo ...
, Brazilian actress
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Florinda Donner
Florinda Donner (originally Regine Margarita Thal, later Florinda Donner-Grau) is an American writer and anthropologist known as one of Carlos Castaneda's "witches" (the term for three women who were friends of Castaneda).
Early life
Donner was ...
, German-born American author and anthropologist
* Florinda Grandino de Oliveira, birth name of
Linda Batista
Linda Batista, born Florinda Grandino de Oliveira (June 14, 1919 – April 17, 1988) was a Brazilian popular musician.
Biography
Linda was born in São Paulo, the sister of Dircinha Batista, and studied violão (guitar) from age 12 under Pat ...
, Brazilian musician
* Florinda Handcock, Viscountess Castlemaine, wife of
William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine
William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine, PC (Ire) (28 August 1761 – 7 January 1839) was an Irish MP and supporter of Union with Great Britain.
Life
He was born in Dublin, Ireland to Reverend Richard Handcock and Sarah Toler. In 1783, Han ...
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Florinda Meza
Florinda Meza García (born 8 February 1949) is a Mexican actress, comedian, television producer, and screenwriter. She is best known as Doña Florinda in ''El Chavo del Ocho'', La Chimoltrufia in '' Chespirito'', and other various roles in ''E ...
, Mexican actress
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Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan
Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan (陳麗敏) (1954–) the first Secretary for Administration and Justice in Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city ...
, Macau civil servant
;Creative works
* ''Florinda'', or ''les Maures en Espagne'', an 1851
an opera by Sigismond Thalberg
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''Florinda'' (painting), an 1852 painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
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