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Teresita Zazá
Teresa Juliana Lucía Maraval Torres (stage name, Teresita Zazá; Plasencia, Spain, June 6, 1893 - Barcelona, Spain, January 23, 1980) was a Spanish tonadillera, cupletista, and actress who also made a career in Argentina. In Spain, she performed in the Teatre Principal, Teatro Romea, and Teatro Maravillas. In Argentina, she was a performer at the Odeon Theater, Teatro Splendid, Teatro Marconi, Teatro Avenida, Teatro Comedia, Teatro Empire, Teatro Nuevo, Teatro Nacional, and Teatro Florida/Galería Güemes. Her film debut occurred in 1929, in ''La del Soto del Parral''. Career Teresa Juliana Lucía Maraval Torres was the daughter of Francisco Maraval, a native of Perpignan, France, and a railroad accountant, and Inocencia Torres, a native of the city of Plasencia. Her brothers were Gastón and Luciano. The Trianon Palace (now Teatro Alcázar), an honored place with the cuplé genre, announced her as Zazá; she began her artistic career in 1912, at the age of nineteen. In 1915, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plasencia
Plasencia () is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cáceres, Extremadura. , it has a population of 41,047. Plasencia is located in the Western-Central Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Sistema Central. Housing primarily lies on the right bank of the . Plasencia is part of the so-called Ruta de la Plata, a north-south commercial path across Western Spain. The founding is generally dated to the late 12th century, with Plasencia achieving its basic development during the late Middle Ages. History Antiquity and the Middle Ages Although Plasencia was not founded until 1186, pieces of pottery found in ''Boquique’s Cave'' provide evidence that this territory was inhabited long before. Pascual Madoz's dictionary details that this ancient territory, either called ''Ambroz'' or ''Ambracia'', was originally given the name ''Ambrosia'' before becoming Plasencia. In the same year that the city was founded, Alfonso VIII of Castile gave the city its independence an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
