Carmen Amaya(1913-1963)

Actress
Choreography
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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.

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Known for

Los Tarantos

7.0

Angustias

1963

La hija de Juan Simón

5.8

Soledad

1935

Knickerbocker Holiday

5.2

Gypsy Dancer

1944

Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles, W.C. Fields, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Susanna Foster, Grace McDonald, Donald O'Connor, George Raft, Peggy Ryan, Dinah Shore, Vera Zorina, and The Andrews Sisters in Follow the Boys (1944)

Follow the Boys

5.8

Carmen Amaya and Her Company(as Carmen Amaya and Her Company)

1944

Credits

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Actress

Los Tarantos
7.0
- Angustias
- 1963
Música en la noche
6.2
- 1958
Dringue, Castrito y la lámpara de Aladino
7.1
- 1954
Los amores de un torero
- Carmen
- 1945
See My Lawyer
6.5
- Carmen Amaya
- 1945
Follow the Boys
5.8
- Carmen Amaya and Her Company (as Carmen Amaya and Her Company)
- 1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
5.2
- Gypsy Dancer
- 1944
Panama Hattie
5.9
- Dancer in 'Good Neighbors' Number (uncredited)
- 1942
María de la O
6.7
- María de la O
- 1939
Don Viudo de Rodríguez
Short
- 1936
La hija de Juan Simón
5.8
- Soledad
- 1935

Choreography

Additional Crew

Personal details

Alternative names
- Carmen Amaya and Her Company
Born
- November 2, 1913
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Died
- November 19, 1963
- Begur, Girona, Catalonia, Spain(kidney disease)
Spouse
- Juan Antonio Agüero1952 - November 19, 1963 (her death)
Relatives
- Remedios Amaya(Niece or Nephew)
Other works
Stage: Appeared in "Laugh, Town, Laugh!" on Broadway. Musical revue. Book / directed / produced by Ed Wynn (also in cast). Alvin Theatre: 22 Jun 1942-25 Jul 1942 (65 performances). Cast: Gene Ashley, Boris Belostozky, Jerry Brannon, Emil Coleman, Kenneth S. Davidson, Red Donahue, Donohue and Uno, Hugh Forgie, Jane Froman, Anne Graham, Michael Greben, Andrew Gregorioff, Hector and Pals, Hermanos Williams, Sasha Kuroschkin, Veacheslov Mamonuff, Eleanor Schramm, Stephen Slepushkui, Joe Smith and Charles Dale (billed as "Smith & Dale"), The Herzogs, Leonid Troyitsky, Nicholas Vasilieff, The Volga Sisters, Señor Wences, Gene Wright.
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