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- Brian Worth was born on 14 July 1914 in Willesden, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Holiday Week (1952), Quatermass and the Pit (1958) and A Christmas Carol (1951). He died on 25 August 1978 in Seville, Spain.
- Shari Dahmer was born on 21 January 1941 in the USA. She was married to Lionel Dahmer. She died on 13 January 2023 in Seville, Ohio, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Paquita Rico was born on 13 October 1929 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. She was an actress, known for Malvaloca (1954), Brindis a Manolete (1948) and El Cid cabreador (1983). She was married to Juan Ordóñez and Guillermo Arocha. She died on 9 July 2017 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Manuel Summers was born on 26 March 1935 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Del rosa al amarillo (1963), Juguetes rotos (1966) and La niña de luto (1964). He was married to Consuelo Rodriguez Marquez. He died on 12 June 1993 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Actress
- Soundtrack
La Polaca was born on 16 June 1944 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Bewitched Love (1967), Con el viento solano (1966) and Corazón solitario (1973). She was married to José Ruiz de la Peña. She died on 2 June 2010 in Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Juanita Reina was one of the greatest singers of Spanish Andalusian songs ("coplas") and her popularity as a vocalist was highlighted in several films made in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in the iconic Macarena neighborhood of Seville in Andalusia to a working class family, Juanita showed interest in music at an early age and her grandfather enrolled her at the Flamenco Academy of Enrique el Cojo where she learned how to dance. Soon she was singing and dancing in school functions, and other community events becoming quite popular as a child performer. At age 13 she made her professional debut at the local Cervantes Theater but her blossoming career was put on hold by her father Miguel Reina. He worried about the dangers for a teenage girl in show business and the possibility that his young daughter would neglect her formal education.
When Juanita reached her 18th birthday, it was obvious that she was determined to continue singing and her father relented under the condition that he would be her sole manager. Mr. Reina borrowed money from a relative and invested it on a stage show titled "Los Churumbeles" featuring Juanita which opened at Seville's San Fernando Theater and became the hit of the season. After an extended run in her city, the show went on a successful tour throughout Andalusia receiving great acclaim from both critics and audiences. The recording industry took notice of Juanita's success and she was signed to the His Master's Voice label. Her recordings were picked up by radio stations all over Spain and she became a national favorite. For her next stage show, Mr. Reina hired Quintero, León and Quiroga, the most successful team of composers and arrangers in Spain. They wrote all the songs and developed a more sophisticated image for Juanita. The show was titled "Tabaco y Seda" (Tobacco & Silk) and became a huge success at the Queen Victoria Theater in Madrid.
In 1941 Miss Reina was invited by prestigious writer and film director Claudio de la Torre to star in his film "La Blanca Paloma." She successfully made the transition from stage to films and during the 1940s she combined both activities effortlessly delivering some box office triumphs with tailor-made vehicles such as "Canelita en Rama" (1943), "Macarena" (1944) and "La Lola Se Va A Los Puertos" (1947). The 1950s began with was more of the same for the singer starting with the highly successful films "Lola la Piconera" (1952) and "Gloria Mairena" (1952). She even squeezed in a couple of concert tours throughout Latin America where her records sold very well. However by the late 1950s her film career ran out of steam and she went back full time to the stage concentrating on live concerts and recording. Later she made numerous appearances on television but her greatest achievements those years were of a more personal nature when she married Flamenco dancer Federico Casado Algrenti a.k.a. "Caracolillo" on June 15, 1964 and a year later she gave birth to their only son Federico. She slowed down her professional activities for a few years while attending her duties as mother and wife in Madrid.
By the 1970s she was back in Seville where her husband founded a dancing school which became highly instrumental in reviving the "sevillanas" dance genre both nationally and internationally. She often sang at the Lope de Vega Theater backed by the most accomplished dancers from her husband's school. From Seville she branched out frequently to venues in Madrid and other cities where she was always well received. By then the songs she recorded back in the 40s and 50s had become evergreens of the Spanish songbook so she was always in demand. Through the years Juanita received many official recognitions like the Silver Medal for life achievement awarded by the Ministry of Labor. In her hometown the authorities built a beautiful gazebo at the popular Maria Luisa Park and named it after her. Later she received the Gold Medal of Fine Arts awarded by the Ministry of Culture as well as the highest honor given by the Spanish monarchy to a Spanish citizen, the Order of Queen Isabella the Catholic.
Many regard Juanita's recital at the 1992 Seville Expo as one of the highlights of her career. However, although she retained her good looks and delivered each song with soulful artistry it was obvious that her voice was out of control especially on the lower registries. In spite of that her standing as a living legend pulled her through and the public gave her a thunderous ovation. In the years that followed she made occasional performances on stage and television until March 19, 1999 when she passed away of a respiratory ailment at the Sacred Heart Clinic in Seville. She was buried several days later at St. Fernando's cemetery with thousands in attendance including celebrities and government officials. Days later the Mayor of Seville proclaimed her "Favorite Daughter" (Hija Predilecta) of the city. Through the years her recordings are in constant reissue and her films have been released on DVD.- Actor
- Writer
Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa was born in 1940 in La Felguera, Langreo, Asturias, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for Solas (1999), Lucía, Lucía (2003) and Las olas (2011). He died on 23 September 2015 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Anselmo Fernández was born in 1871 in Valladolid, Spain. He was an actor, known for Carmen (la de Triana) (1938), La canción de Aixa (1939) and El famoso Carballeira (1940). He died on 24 January 1947 in Seville, Spain.
- Joan Dalmau was born on 19 February 1927 in Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Sea Inside (2004), Julia's Eyes (2010) and Soldiers of Salamina (2003). He died on 6 February 2013 in Coria del Río, Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
- Actor
- Editor
- Soundtrack
José Jaime Espinosa was born in Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor and editor, known for The Crazy Story of the Three Musketeers (1983), A Town Called Hell (1971) and Juana la Loca... de vez en cuando (1983). He died in 2001 in Seville, Andalucia, Spain.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ocaña was born in 1947 in Cantillana, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Manderley (1981), Construïnt llibertat (2012) and Ocana, an Intermittent Portrait (1978). He died on 19 September 1983 in Cantillana, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Francisco de Asís Palacios Ortega, better known as "El Pali", was born on May 22, 1928 in the central neighborhood of La Casa de la Moneda in Seville and died in his hometown on June 21, 1988 at the age of 60 years. The nickname seems to be that it comes to him because in his youth he was thin as a "toothpick"; nothing to do with the image with which he is identified in the photographs of his albums, since "El Pali" over time gained weight, and had to alleviate his myopia with glasses whose magnifying glasses were known as "bottle ass ". El Pali is also known as "El Trovador de Sevilla" (The Troubadour from Seville), a nickname coined because the traditions of the people who saw him born are the central theme of many of his Sevillanas, traditions that he knew, and seeing them disappeared, he wanted gloss in his lyrics to bequeath them to Sevillians who knew him and future generations, who will undoubtedly know his voice.- Music Department
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Her artistic name means "The Girl of the [Ornamental] Combs". She officially debuted in 1910. In the 20s she became one of the most important flamenco gypsy singers and did some tours all over Spain. In this decade she formed a sentimental and artistic couple with Manuel Escacena, but finally she marries another famous singer, Pepe Pinto, in 1933 (Pinto died a few months before "The Girl"). Unfortunately in the 40s her popularity begins to decline and finally she retired in 1950.- Actress
- Soundtrack
María Jiménez was born on 3 February 1950 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. She was an actress, known for Heroic (2023), ¡Ja me maaten...! (2000) and Courage (1999). She was married to José Sancho. She died on 7 September 2023 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Mané was born in 1967 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Tretas de mujer (1993), Médico de familia (1995) and Trilocos (1999). He was married to Isabel. He died on 3 December 2001 in Alcalá de Guadaira, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.
- Chiquetete was born on 26 July 1948 in Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He was married to Raquel Bollo and Amparo Cazalla. He died on 16 December 2018 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bambino was born on 12 February 1943 in Utrera, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Fury of a Patient Man (2016), Toro (2016) and Unit 7 (2012). He died on 5 May 1999 in Utrera, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Hope Davy was born on 21 December 1912 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Night Mail (1935), Sorrell and Son (1933) and She Knew What She Wanted (1936). She died in 1971 in Seville, Spain.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Stunts
Ángel Peralta was born on 18 March 1925 in Puebla del Río, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for La novia de Juan Lucero (1959), That Lady (1955) and Pedro Capo En Letra De Otro (2017). He was married to Marien. He died on 7 April 2018 in Seville, Spain.- Adelaida García Morales was born in 1945 in Badajoz, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She was a writer, known for El Sur (1983) and Nueva narrativa española. 2ª parte (1991). She died on 22 September 2014 in Dos Hermanas, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.
- Miguel Nieto was born in 1952 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was an actor, known for Hospital Central (2000), La mujer del juez (1984) and La patria del rata (1981). He died in 2018 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Pancho Bautista was born on 18 February 1945 in Benacazón, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Se acabó el petróleo (1980), María, la santa (1977) and Los alegres bribones (1982). He died on 21 June 2013 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Actor
- Producer
Pedro Larrañaga was born on 27 April 1887 in Aviles, Asturies, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for La aldea maldita (1930), El conde de Maravillas (1927) and Águilas de acero o los misterios de Tánger (1927). He was married to María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara. He died on 23 November 1944 in Seville, Spain.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Manuel Molina was born in 1948 in Ceuta, Spain. He was an actor, known for Marshland (2014), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Siesta (1987). He was married to Lole. He died on 19 May 2015 in San Juan de Aznalfarache, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Pepe Da Rosa was born on 1 May 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and writer, known for J.R. contraataca (1983), Le llamaban J.R. (1982) and Los alegres bribones (1982). He died on 22 April 1986 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.