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Alicia Alonso(1920-2019)

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Alicia Alonso was born on 21 December 1920 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Giselle (1965), Un retrato para Romeo y Julieta (1971) and Alicia Alonso y El Ballet Nacional de Cuba (1979). She was married to Pedro Simón Martínez and Fernando Alonso. She died on 17 October 2019 in Havana, Cuba.
BornDecember 21, 1920
DiedOctober 17, 2019(98)
BornDecember 21, 1920
DiedOctober 17, 2019(98)
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Alicia Alonso and Fernando Alonso in Giselle (1965)
Giselle
  • Giselle
  • 1965
Un retrato para Romeo y Julieta
  • Actress
  • 1971
Alicia Alonso y El Ballet Nacional de Cuba
  • Self
  • 1979
Alicia
  • Self
  • 1977

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Actress

  • Un retrato para Romeo y Julieta
    • 1971
  • Alicia Alonso and Fernando Alonso in Giselle (1965)
    Giselle
    • Giselle
    • 1965

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Alicia Alonso Ahmet
  • Born
    • December 21, 1920
    • Havana, Cuba
  • Died
    • October 17, 2019
    • Havana, Cuba
  • Spouses
      Pedro Simón Martínez1975 - October 17, 2019 (her death)
  • Other works
    She played Ate in the ballet, "Undertow," in the Ballet Theatre production at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City with Hugh Laing (Transgression); Diane Adams (Cybele); Nana Gollner (Medusa); Shirley Eckl (Volupia); Patricia Barker (Aganippe) and Lucia Chase (Polyhymnia) in the cast. Antony Tudor was choreographer and librettist. William Schuman was composer. John Van Druten was original writer. Raymond Breinin was scenery and costume designer.

Did you know

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    In 1937, aged 16, she married first husband, Fernando Alonso, by proxy in their native Havana, with her future father-in-law representing his son, the groom, who was in New York. Her future brother-in-law was Alberto Alonso.

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