Margarita Cordova (born February 26, 1939, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican dancer and actress.

Career

Stage and dancing

In 1958, Cordova and her husband Clark Allen opened for a show starring Jean Arnold at the Cabaret Concert Theatre in Los Angeles. Variety (magazine), ''Variety'' described the couple as "Spanish dance exponents who take the trouble to explain what they're doing during their 30-minute stint. Education has not always been at home in a Nightclub, nitery, but it's a pleasure here [...] the team divides its work with the male member flicking the Spanish guitar and singing..." In 1960, she and Allen had a 30-minute show in New York. ''Variety'' wrote: "Although likeable (sic) in their current New York debut at Julius Monk's Downstairs at the Upstairs, they're not particularly outstanding. It could be that Allen's folksong selection lacks a powerhouse item". In 1962, Cordova and Allen opened and operated El Cid, a flamenco nightclub on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Cordova and Allen performed traditional Spanish and Mexican song and dance at other venues in the Los Angeles area, including Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City and at the Ebell of Los Angeles, Ebell of Los Angeles Theater.

Television

She has made numerous guest appearances on several television series from the 1960s, including ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'' episode "A Thing About Machines" and a 1960 episode of ''Peter Gunn'' entitled "Cry Love, Cry Murder". She had a contract role on NBC's short-living soap opera ''Sunset Beach (TV series), Sunset Beach'' as List of Sunset Beach characters#Carmen Torres, Carmen Torres from 1997 to 1999, and also played List of Santa Barbara cast and characters#Rosa and Ruben Andrade, Rosa Andrade on ''Santa Barbara (TV series), Santa Barbara'' from 1984 to 1987, and from 1991 to 1993. * 1970 : ''The Virginian (TV series)'' (TV) saison 9 episode 02 ''(The best man)'' : Tia Marguerita

Film

She appeared in ''One-Eyed Jacks'' (1961) as a flamenco dancer.

Personal life

Cordova was married to musician, actor, and artist Clark Allen. They met in Paris. They studied in Granada, Granada, Spain for more than a year where they learned the culture of the Gitanos, Spanish Romani and flamenco music. The couple had two children: a daughter named Angela, who became a fine artist, and a son named David, who became a professional musician and photographer. Angela and David were members of the 1970s band Carmen (band), Carmen. Cordova and Allen later divorced.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordova, Margarita Mexican television actresses Living people 1939 births Mexican emigrants to the United States Actresses from Guadalajara, Jalisco