Virginia Fábregas García (17 December 1871 – 17 November 1950) was a Mexican stage and film actress active in the early 20th-Century. She appeared in films between 1931 and 1945.
Personal life
Virginia Fábregas García was born on 17 December 1871 Oacalco,
Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico. Her father was Ricardo Fábregas, originally from Spain, and her mother was Úrsula García. After her mother's death, she spent part of her childhood on the hacienda Apanquetzalco in
Morelos
Morelos, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos, is a landlocked state located in south-central Mexico. It is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Mun ...
, where the owner built a small theater for her.
She attended the
Normal school in Mexico City, graduating in 1896.
Virginia Fábregas died at the age of 79 in Mexico City, and on 18 November 1950 her remains were interred at the
Rotunda of Illustrious Persons.
Acting career
In 1891 Fábregas García participated in a benefit in the ''Teatro Nacional,'' attracting the attention of the actor Leopoldo Burón, who hired her for his theater company. Her professional debut was on 30 April 1892, at the age of 21, appearing in ''Divorciémonos'' by Victoriano Sardou.
She soon became popular not only in Mexico but also in Latin America and Europe, and she became known as the
"Mexican Sarah Bernhardt".
In 1895, she co-founded the ''Compañía Nacional de Drama y Comedia Fábregas-Montoya-Soler'' theater company.
[ Museo Del Estanquillo website, ''Escenas de pudor y liviandad'']
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José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (; ; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was a General (Mexico), Mexican general and politician who was the dictator of Mexico from 1876 until Mexican Revolution, his overthrow in 1911 seizing power in a Plan ...
was in the audience when she inaugurated her theater in Mexico City.
Filmography
Family
She married actor and director Francisco Cardona on July 4, 1902. They had a daughter and two sons, including Manuel Sánchez-Navarro, who married actress Fanny Schiller
Fanny Schiller Hernández (3 August 1901 – 26 September 1971) was a Mexican award-winning character actress and television star, who also acted in operettas and musicals, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won two Ariel Awards for be ...
.
Her grandson was the actor Manolo Fábregas
Manolo Fábregas (15 July 1921 – 4 February 1996) was a Spanish-born Mexican film actor.Mora p.125 He was from an established acting family. His grandmother was Virginia Fábregas while his mother was Fanny Schiller, with whom he appeared ...
.
Legacy
A theater in Mexico City is named after her. Gobierno de Mexico website, ''Virginia Fábregas Theatre''
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The National Association of Actors created the Virginia Fábregas Medal.
See also
* List of people from Morelos, Mexico
The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in the Mexican state of Morelos:
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References
External links
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Bound for Glory: Virginia Fabregas, a life dedicated to the theater (in Spanish)
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1871 births
1950 deaths
20th-century Mexican actresses
Actresses from Morelos
Mexican film actresses
Mexican stage actresses
Mexican people of Spanish descent
Burials at the Panteón de Dolores
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