Adela Carboné (1890 – 9 August 1960) was an

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-born actress who lived in

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Biography

Adela Carboné was born in

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and moved to Spain when she was 10 years old. Dedicated to the

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at a young age, and after training with

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, she debuted in the play ''Amor que pasa'' by the

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at the Teatre Principal in

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. She joined the , where she remained for 18 years. There she was featured in the plays ' (1909) and ' (1915) by Jacinto Benavente, ' (1910) by Carlos Arniches, and ' (1916) and ' by

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. Later she worked in the companies of and . She acted in plays such as ', ', and '. After the

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, Carboné continued her career until her retirement from the stage in 1959. During this time she appeared in plays such as ' (1949), ' (1950), ' (1950), ' (1951), ''

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'' (1952), '' The Italian Straw Hat'' (1952), ' (1953), ''

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'' (1953), ''

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'' (1957), ''

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'' (1958), ' (1959), and ' (1959). Carboné acted in 20 films, including '' Jeromín'' (1953) and '' The Little Nightingale'' (1958). She translated the Pirandello play ''Il carnevale dei morti'' into

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as ''Carnaval de los muertos''. Her portrait was painted by José Ramón Zaragoza and exhibited at the

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. She died after a long and painful illness.

Awards

* Gold Medal of the

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* National Theater Prize (1955)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carbone, Adela 1890 births 1960 deaths Italian–Spanish translators Actresses from Madrid Spanish film actresses Spanish stage actresses 20th-century translators Italian emigrants to Spain