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- Frederic Soler was born on 9 October 1839 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for Don Jaume, el conquistador (1994), Teatro catalán (1964) and Lletres catalanes (1974). He died on 4 July 1895 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Helena Cavallier was born on 5 May 1855 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. She was an actress, known for Noivado de Sangue (1909), Pela Vitória dos Clubes Carnavalescos (1909) and Mil Adultérios (1910). She died on 15 April 1920 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Salvador Rosich was born on 21 March 1884 in Igualada, Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor, known for El fusilamiento de Dorrego (1908). He died on 20 August 1920 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Actor
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Domènec Ceret was born on 27 February 1865 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for La herencia del diablo (1917), La duda (1915) and La loca del monasterio (1916). He died on 27 November 1922 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Writer
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Joan Salvat Papasseit was born on 16 May 1864 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Joan was a writer, known for Le fils de Marie (1973), Taller de comèdies (1975) and Miralls (1999). Joan died on 7 August 1924 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Music Department
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Manuel Jovés was born on 8 March 1886 in Manresa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is known for Tres anclados en París (1938), Gran Casino (1947) and Las luces de Buenos Aires (1931). He died on 27 August 1927 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Santiago Rusiñol was born on 24 February 1861 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for El místico (1926), L'auca del senyor Esteve (1929) and La alegría que pasa (1934). He died on 13 June 1931 in Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain.
- Bonaventura Ibáñez was born on 18 February 1876 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor, known for Il ponte dei sospiri (1921), The Golden Age (1930) and Beffa di Satana (1915). He died on 1 May 1932 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Amadeu Vives was born on 18 November 1871 in Collbató, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for El amor solfeando (1930), La danza del corazón (1953) and Bohemios (1939). He died on 2 December 1932 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.- Francesc Macià was born on 21 October 1859 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He died on 25 December 1933 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.
- Actress
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Conchita Supervia was born on 9 December 1895 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Evensong (1934) and I Don't Want to Talk About It (1993). She died on 30 March 1936 in London, England, UK.- Apel·les Mestres was born on 29 October 1854 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Apel·les was a writer, known for Teatro catalán (1964) and Un passeig per la cultura catalana (2007). Apel·les died on 19 July 1936 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Josep Germà Homet was born in 1873 in Castellar del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He died on 16 August 1936 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Director
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A pioneer of Spanish cinema, Ricardo de Baños was involved in the film industry almost from its beginnings. He directed his first film in 1904. He also photographed many of his own productions. Although he directed a fair number of films, he is generally regarded as more of an exceptionally notable cameraman than a director.- Eloisa Valdealde was born in 1889 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for The Obligation to Assassinate (1937). She was married to Ramón Frausto Moreno and Luis Alvear. She died on 14 April 1939 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Actor
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- Writer
José Santpere was born in 1875 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for El monedero de Cipriano (1917), Botarate y la andaluza (1916) and Viva la vida (1934). He died on 8 September 1939 in Barcelona, Spain.- Set Decorator
Salvador Alarma was born on 18 November 1870 in Barcelona, Spain. He was a set decorator, known for L'auca del senyor Esteve (1929) and Christophe Colomb (1916). He died on 26 March 1941 in Barcelona, Spain.- Composer
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Enric Morera was born on 22 May 1865 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for L'auca del senyor Esteve (1929), TNC Digital: L'Emperadriu del Paral·lel (2021) and La sardanista (1923). He died on 12 March 1942 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Music Department
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Juan Costa Casals was born on 10 May 1882 in Masnou, Barcelona, Spain. He is known for eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021). He died on 11 September 1942 in Utiel, Valencia, Valencia, Spain.- Ricardo León was born on 15 October 1877 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for El amor de los amores (1944), El amor de los amores (1962) and Novela (1963). He died on 6 December 1943 in Madrid, Spain.
- Writer
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Eduardo Marquina was born on 21 January 1879 in Barcelona, Spain. He was a writer, known for Rosa de Francia (1935), The Nail (1944) and Un solo corazón o Los muertos viven (1914). He was married to Mercedes Pichot. He died on 21 November 1946 in New York, USA.- Actor
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Joaquín Coss was born on 6 January 1866 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for The Grey Automobile (1919), Alma de sacrificio (1917) and En defensa propia (1917). He was married to Emilia Jordán Millanes. He died on 23 February 1947 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Josep Maria Folch i Torres was born on 29 February 1880 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for El camí de la felicitat (1926), Elisabet (1968) and Teatre per a nois i noies (1983). He died on 15 December 1950 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Leon De Costa was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was the son of a Spanish diplomat and had spent much of childhood living in a number of European cities. He came to America in 1910, gaining his citizenship seven years later. Before the Great War, De Costa supported himself as a piano player and by writing songs and sketches for the vaudeville stage. When the United States joined the war, De Costa enlisted in the army and served with the American Expeditionary Force from 1917 to 1919. He saw action with the 105th Field Artillery, 27th Division at the battles of Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel and Bois de Forge. While overseas De Costa also served as an Army Band Leader.
After the war De Costa became a Broadway playwright and later served as secretary/treasurer of Metropole Theatrical Enterprises, Inc. of New York. His best known play, "Kosher Kitty Kelley", a musical comedy, was first produced at the Times Square Theatre in 1925. The following year "Blonde Sinner" was a hit at the Cort Theatre
His wife, the former Elizabeth "Alice" Olive North (1886-1963), had been a first prima donna at the New York Hippodrome Theatre and was the sister of actress May McCabe. She had played the lead in such Broadway productions as "Brewster's Millions", "A Knight for a Day", "Over the River" (opposite Eddie Foy) and "Prince of Pilsen". In later years she limited herself to concert engagements and studio recordings. The couple married on 13 (or 15) May, 1918 in New York City.
Leon De Costa passed away at Bellevue Hospital in New York City on 10 May, 1951. His wife followed him in death twelve years later on the day President Kennedy was assassinated. They are both interned at the Long Island National Cemetery. - Francisco Boix was born on 31 August 1920 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He died on 7 July 1951 in Paris, France.
- Lluís Elias was born in 1896 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for Barrios bajos (1937), Lletres catalanes (1974) and Gran teatre (1980). He died on 3 May 1953 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Juan Duval was born on 28 April 1897 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for El diablo del Mar (1935), The Sea Fiend (1935) and Devil Monster (1946). He was married to Carmen. He died on 1 April 1954 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Mercedes de la Aldea was born in 1931 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for La hija del mar (1953), Lo que nunca muere (1955) and La canción del penal (1954). She died on 28 October 1954 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.
- Director
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Fructuós Gelabert was born on 15 January 1874 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Beby y su circo (1915), Fabricación del corcho en Sant Feliu de Guixols (1909) and Lucha por la herencia (1911). He died on 27 February 1955 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Jacinto Grau was born in 1877 in Barcelona, Spain. He was a writer, known for La noche y tú (1946). He died on 14 August 1958 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Leda Ginelly was born on 25 February 1899 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Casanova (1934), L'heureuse aventure (1935) and Azaïs (1931). She was married to Daniel Mendaille. She died on 14 April 1959 in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, Seine-et-Marne, France.
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- Writer
Antonio de Padua Tramullas was born in 1880 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a cinematographer and director, known for El rajá de Lifará en Zaragoza (1915), Incendio en el barrio de Montemolín, Zaragoza (1913) and Fiesta de la flor en Zaragoza (1916). He died on 15 September 1961 in Sitges, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.- Writer
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Josep Maria de Sagarra was born on 4 March 1894 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for El café de la Marina (1934), La herida luminosa (1956) and Estudio 1 (1965). He died on 27 September 1961 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Valentín Asperó was born in 1891 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Grey Automobile (1919), México de mis recuerdos (1944) and Nostradamus (1937). He died on 28 October 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Composer
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Ricardo Lamotte de Grignón was born on 23 September 1889 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for The Evil Forest (1952), Concierto mágico (1953) and Juanillo, papá y mamá (1957). He died on 5 February 1962 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Giovanni Martino was born on 13 March 1889 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor, known for Jenny Lind (1931), A Lady's Morals (1930) and El presidio (1930). He died on 23 March 1962 in San Mateo, California, USA.
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Eduard Toldrà was born on 7 April 1895 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for El señor Esteve (1950), Así es Cataluña (1948) and La imperial Tarragona (1946). He died on 31 May 1962 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
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Emili Vendrell i Ibars was a Catalan tenor. He was born in Barcelona, in the Raval quarter, in 1893. His father was a builder so he apprenticed with him and became a stonemason (brickbuilder), yet he always liked music. At seven he entered the Santa Maria del Mar church boys choir (Escolania). When in 1905, aged 12, he met Lluís Millet, director of the main Catalan choir, the Orfeó Català, Emili decided he wanted to join that institution. He succeeded at 18, and during his training there he became soloist tenor. Millet guided him through popular and prayer songs, singing Haydn's Seasons in 1918 and the Evangelist part in Bach's St. Matthew's Passion at the Palau de la Música in 1921, receiving high praise for that work including that of the organ player, Albert Schweitzer. He alternated symphonic works, lieder (often in Catalan) and oratories. This was the Modernisme period (Catalan Art Nouveau equivalent), during which arts and crafts were revalorised and authocthonous traditions retrieved. Emili Vendrell naturally adhered to this trend with song recitals and specially singing Catalan folk tunes, winning popular acclaim and love, since he was a plain man coming from plain people and singing for the people. He even sang "Lohengrin" in Catalan, but he didn't derive into operatic world.
His stage debut took place in Ceret in 1922 playing a brief role under the direction of Enric Morera in an outdoors performance. In 1922 he premiered the Catalan lyric theatre drama by Morera (lyric theatre is Catalan zarzuela genre) "Don Joan de Serrallonga" at Barcelona's Tivoli Theater during its Lyric Theatre season. This genre made him widely popular with audiences in Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid. He sang the premiere of Jacinto Guerrero's "Los Gavilanes" in 1923-4 in Madrid and then "Cançó d'amor i de guerra" and Amadeo Vives'"Doña Francisquita" in Barcelona. Such was his success in this zarzuela that he would sing it some 1.300 times along the years, also in South America and European tournées including France, Italy and Great Britain. Another of his most popular zarzuela performances were "La Generala", "Molinos de viento" and "Los Claveles"; in 1930 he also sang the premiere of "La Dolorosa" by José Serrano in Valencia, another favorite of the audience which he performed over 800 times.
He auditioned at the Liceu theater and in 1936 would sing there Beethoven's 9th. symphony with the Pau Casals orchestra. After the Civil War ended he was judged and condemned to five years exile from Catalonia because of his defence of Catalan culture, afterwards reduced to half that length, which he spent in Madrid and Valencia before returning to Barcelona to great acclaim. He was also popular because of his many radio broadcasts and phonograph recordings, mainly of traditional Catalan songs, which, paired with his dramatic ability, made him specially beloved in his homeland. His delivery of songs like "L'emigrant", "El cant dels ocells", "La taverna d'en Mallol", "A l'ombra d'un lledoner" or "Rosor" (from the lyric play "Pel teu amor" by Ribes) made them favorites to this day. According to the Real Academia de la Historia, Emili Vendrell's voice was "beautiful in tone, pure in emission and clear in diction". Examples can be found in the External Sites section.
He also loved writing and wrote "Les meves cançons" (1921), poems like "El miracle de Sant Ponç" (1949) and lyric pieces ("La Pintosilla", "Adelaida"). He married Marie Coutier, sister of an Orfeó singer, and they had a son, Emili. He coached his son, also a lyric tenor, and arranged for his presentation, and they often performed together. Emili Jr. would inherit his father's taste for Catalan songs and zarzuelas. In 1953, aged 60, he retired from the stage, and in a significant gesture according to his personality, reentered the Orfeó as one more in the men's choir. He wrote two books, the memoirs "El Mestre Millet i jo" ("Teacher Millet and I", 1953) and "El Cant, llibre pel cantant i l'aficionat" ("Singing, a book for the singer and the amateur", 1955). He died in Barcelona in 1962. At his funeral service, people crowded Aragó wide street in Barcelona where the Concepció church is, singing L'emigrant.- Animation Department
Cifré was born on 22 November 1921 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Cifré is known for Los reyes magos de Pituco (1944). Cifré died on 4 November 1962 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
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Spanish character actor Luis Alberni was born on October 4, 1886 in Cataluna Barcelona, Spain. His mother's maiden name was Malo, and his father was Judge John Alberni. Luis attended the University of Madrid and majored in Law. Bored with the prospects of long-winded trials, he ran away from home and joined a traveling circus in the south of France as a clown. It was around this time that he discovered his calling and began to get involved in acting. Intent on portraying dramatic characters, while acting in a Shakespearean play (Hamlet), the audience laughed and went hysterical. Due to the recognition he received, it was then that he decided to become a comedian.
In 1914 he emigrated to the United States on board a ship as a steerage passenger and soon went on a traveling road show. Around 1919, he met and married a drawling debutante named Charlotte Hall. Eventually they had three sons together - John, Luis, and Carlos. Around 1938 while still married, he started seeing a blonde from Texas. He soon got divorced from Mrs. Charlotte and married that blonde; she would turn out to be his last wife, Wanda Wilson. Despite having a very tumultuous marriage, they managed to stay together throughout the remainder of his life. They had no children, but Wanda's grand-babies looked to Luis as a grandfather. Around his early to mid-seventies, Luis lived in a home for the elderly devoted to actors, the Motion Picture Television Fund in Woodland Hills most of whom were from the Screen Actors guild or Masquers club. Luis passed away on December 23, 1962 and was buried at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California.
Now in recent years, Wanda Alberni's great-great-grandson actor Anthony Carrillo is developing a documentary on this great, great character actor's life; if you remember Luis at all, please contact Anthony.- Actress
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Carmen Amaya, one of Spain's most revered flamenco dancers and singers, made her flamenco debut in 1919--at the age of 6! She took Spain by storm, and the next year had a triumphant engagement in Paris. In 1941 she performed in the US, at the prestigious Carnegie Hall, to great acclaim, and was invited to perform at the White House by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Although she appeared in a few films, her forte was personal appearances. She made her last film in 1963, the year she died.- Emilia Leovalli was born on 15 February 1875 in Barcelona, Spain. She was an actress, known for Te quiero con locura (1935), Tres Amores (1934) and El cantante de Napoles (1935). She died on 17 August 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Emilia Baró was born in 1882 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Linito quiere ser torero (1914), Adversidad (1944) and La niña de Luzmela (1950). She died on 2 November 1964 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- María Gentil Arcos was born on 11 April 1902 in Barcelona, Spain. She was an actress, known for Caminos de ayer (1938), Campeón sin corona (1946) and Romance de fieras (1954). She was married to Carlos Casterot and Juan Martínez. She died on 18 July 1965 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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Andre Cuyas was born on 10 November 1890 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor. He died on 18 January 1966 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Judith Vosselli was born on 25 June 1895 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Sunny (1930), Dance Magic (1927) and The Awful Truth (1929). She was married to John Eshelman Lloyd. She died on 18 September 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Gaspar Cassado was born on 30 September 1897 in Barcelona, Spain. He was a composer, known for Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts Series (2020) and Lorca's Nights (2009). He died on 24 December 1966 in Madrid, Spain.- Actress
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Marina Torres was born on 31 August 1901 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for El médico a palos (1928), La sobrina del cura (1925) and Agustina de Aragón (1929). She died on 12 April 1967 in Madrid, Spain.- Mercè Nicolau was born in 1889 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Siempre mujeres (1942), L'auca del senyor Esteve (1929) and Los ladrones somos gente honrada (1942). She died on 18 June 1968 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- María Valdealde was born on 12 August 1886 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for The Lark (1933), Se acabaron las mujeres (1946) and Al son del charlestón (1954). She was married to Vicente García Cavero and Miguel Portomeña Abascal. She died on 21 September 1968 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.