Jerónima Llorente ( Añover de Tajo, 1793 - Madrid, 1848) was a Spanish actress of the first half of the 19th century.

Biography

She was born in 1793 in the Toledo town of Añover de Tajo, which she left to fulfill her dream of being an actress. She made her debut at the age of 15 at the Teatro del Príncipe, where, directed by Juan Grimaldi, she achieved great popularity on the theater scene, playing strong characters. Her great achievements were achieved between 1835 and 1848 as a featured player of the company of Matilde Diez and Julián Romea, interpreting characters by Leandro Fernández de Moratín and

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros Manuel Bretón de los Herreros (19 December 17968 November 1873) was a Spanish dramatist. Biography He was born in Quel ( Logrono), and was educated at Madrid. Enlisting on 24 May 1812, he served against the French in Valencia and Catalonia, a ...

Death and legacy

She died in 1848, and had a street dedicated in her honor in Madrid since 1887. Her remains, from the San Sebastián cemetery, were reburied in the Pantheon of Illustrious Men of the

Cementerio de San Justo The Cementerio de San Justo, also known as Sacramental de San Justo, located in Madrid, Spain, is a cemetery near the Cementerio de San Isidro, which was originally called San Pedro and San Andrés. It is located between the Paseo de la Ermita de ...

in Madrid in 1934.

References

1793 births 1848 deaths Spanish actresses People from the Province of Toledo {{Spain-actor-stub