Irene Escolar

Irene Escolar Navarro born 19 October 1988 is a Spanish cinema, theatre, and television actress. Escolar received a Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2016, and an Irizar Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for her critically acclaimed role of June in “An Autumn without Berlin”. Escolar is fluent in Spanish, English, and French. Her

María Antinea

María Antinea June 17, 1915 – July 29, 1991 was a Spanish actress, vedette, dancer, cupletista and tonadillera. Contents   1Career 2Personal life 3Filmography 4References 5External links Career Antinea was born in Jaén in Andalusia in 1915. In the 1930s, Antinea joined the “Compañía campúa” of the Teatro Chueca in Madrid and began a career as a stage actress alongside the likes of Sarita

Yolanda Alzola

Yolanda Alzola born 3 November 1970 is a Spanish actress and television presenter from Guernica, Vizcaya. She presents the Decogarden program on Canal Nova. She has appeared in television series such as Galakthica, Lo que faltaba, A plena luz, and Sabor a verano, and films such as Calor… y celos (1996), Carretera y manta (2000) and Reinas (2005).

Silvia Alonso

Silvia Alonso Cruz born 28 December 1989, in Salamanca is a Spanish actress. Her debut was as the protagonist of the Telecinco series Tierra de lobos, playing Almudena Lobo. She has participated in different Spanish series such as Amar es para siempre, La que se avecina and Sin identidad. Contents   1Biography 2Filmography 2.1Television 2.2Films 2.3Short films 2.4Theatre 3Video clips

Inocencia Alcubierre

Inocencia Alcubierre Rodríguez, also known as Ino Alcubierre June 16, 1901 – 1927 was a Spanish actress. Contents   1Biography 2Filmography 3References 4External links Biography Alcubierre was born in Uncastillo in 1901 and moved to Barcelona during her childhood with her parents. As a teenager, she worked as an usher in a movie theater. In 1921, she received the lead

Elbira Zipitria

Elbira Zipitria Irastorza 1906–1982 was an innovative Spanish-Basque educator who pioneered home schools as a means of reviving use of the Basque language at a time when it was prohibited. On returning to San Sebastián after the Spanish Civil War she taught young children in their own homes before creating the first ikastola or home Basque-language school

Legend of Diego Salcedo

Diego Salcedo died 1511 was a semi-legendary Spanish conquistador who is said to have lived during the colonization of the Americas. According to legend, his death at the hands of the indigenous Taíno people ignited the Taíno rebellion of 1511. Contents   1Salcedo’s death 2Legend 3Salcedo in popular culture 4See also 5References 6External links Salcedo’s death According to the

Tamara Rojo

Tamara Rojo CBE born 17 May 1974 is a Spanish ballet dancer. She is English National Ballet’s artistic director and a lead principal dancer with the company. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet. Contents   1Early life and training 2Career 2.1Early career in Britain 2.2Royal Ballet 2.2.1Major injuries 2.3English National Ballet

Juan Pujol García

Juan Pujol García MBE 14 February 1912 – 10 October 1988, also known as Joan Pujol Garcia, was a Spanish spy who acted as a double agent loyal to Great Britain against Nazi Germany during World War II, when he relocated to Britain to carry out fictitious spying activities for the Germans. He was given the codename Garbo by the British; their German

Ana María Pérez del Campo

Ana María Pérez del Campo Noriega born 1936 is a Spanish lawyer, feminist and writer. She pioneered the struggle for women’s rights under Franco and during Spain’s transition to democracy. In 1974, she founded and headed the Asociación de Mujeres Separadas (Association of Separated Women) at a time when divorce had not yet been legalized