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- Birth nameAlicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez y del Hoyo
- Alicia Alonso was born on December 21, 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 October 17, 2019 in Havana, Cuba.
- SpousesPedro Simón Martínez(1975 - October 17, 2019) (her death)Fernando Alonso(September 28, 1937 - 1975) (divorced, 1 child)
- 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.
- Her eyesight began to fail early in her career, and she danced many of her famous roles while partially blind, guided on stage by her partner's position and the stage lights.
- Founding member of Ballet Nacional de Cuba with her ex-husband, Fernando Alonso. Dulce Anaya was among their students.
- Parents with Fernando Alonso of Laura Alonso, NYC-born (1938) ballet teacher.
- She was one of the earliest members of the company that became the American Ballet Theatre.
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