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Aurora Redondo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Redondo and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Aurora Redondo Pérez (1 January 1900 – 9 July 1996) was a Spanish actress.[1][2]

Aurora Redondo
c. 1930
Born
Aurora Redondo Pérez

(1900-01-01)1 January 1900
Barcelona, Spain
Died9 July 1996(1996-07-09) (aged 96)
El Escorial (Madrid), Spain
Resting placeCementerio de la Almudena
OccupationActress
Years active1907–1993
SpouseValeriano León [es] (1925–1955)
Awards

Biography

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1921 caricature by Tovar

Aurora Redondo began her theatrical career at age 7.[3] She debuted at the Teatro Romea [es] with the play Doncell qui cerca Muller. After some performances in Barcelona, she traveled to Madrid, where she performed at the Teatro de la Comedia [es], in plays such as Que viene mi marido [es] (1918), Los caciques [es] (1920), and Es mi hombre [es] (1921), all by Carlos Arniches. In 1937 she appeared at the Teatro Cómico [es] of Buenos Aires in 400 performances of El Padre Pitillo [es] by the same author. Arniches, in addition, was the best man of her wedding with actor Valeriano León [es] in 1925.[2][3]

The two worked together on many occasions, interpreting works by the Quintero brothers, Pedro Muñoz Seca, Jacinto Benavente, and Carlos Arniches, among others. The death of her husband in 1955 made Redondo continue her solo career with Las buenas personas, Aventura en lo gris [es] (1963), Cita en Senlis [es] (1963), Ninette y un señor de Murcia [es] (1965), Buenos días condesita (1965), Un millón en la basura (1966), La vil seducción [es] (1967), La pereza [es] (1968), Petra regalada [es] (1980),[3] Las tormentas no vuelven [es] (1982), The House of Bernarda Alba (1984), Don Juan Tenorio (1987), Maribel and the Strange Family [es] (1989), and Peaches in Syrup [es], her last performance,[1] which she gave at age 93.

Despite her dedication to theater, she also made inroads into film and television, notably her role in the 1983 series Anillos de oro [es].[1]

Throughout her career she received many awards and recognitions, including the National Theater Prize (1962),[4] the Silver Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (1986),[5] the Toda Una Vida award from the Spanish Actors Union (1991),[6] the Segismundo Award from the Association of Stage Directors (1991),[7] the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (1993),[8] and the Mayte Award [es] (1994).[9]

Aurora Redondo died from natural causes on 9 July 1996 at age 96. Her body was incinerated in the crematorium of the Cementerio de la Almudena the next day, and the urn with her ashes was interred in the family vault at the same cemetery.[1][2]

Selected roles

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Theater

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Torres, Rosana (11 July 1996). "Fallece Aurora Redondo, cómica que protagonizó 89 años de teatro" [Aurora Redondo, Comedian Who Starred in 89 Years of Theater, Passes Away]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "El siglo pierde a su actriz: Aurora Redondo" [The Century Loses its Actress: Aurora Redondo]. ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 11 July 1996. p. 125. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c de la Fuente, Inmaculada (31 December 1984). "Aurora Redondo". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ^ "El Ministro de Información y Turismo entrega los Premios Nacionales de Teatro" [The Minister of Information and Tourism Delivers the National Theater Prizes]. ABC (in Spanish). 3 March 1963. p. 111. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Medalla para Aurora Redondo" [Medal for Aurora Redondo]. El País (in Spanish). 14 March 1986. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Galardonados Premio Toda Una Vida" (PDF) (in Spanish). Union of Actors and Actresses. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Historia" (in Spanish). Association of Stage Directors. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Concedidas las medallas de oro de Bellas Artes 1993" [1993 Gold Medals for Fine Arts Given]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 30 December 1993. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. ^ Gómez García, Manuel (2 January 1998). Diccionario Akal de Teatro (in Spanish). Ediciones Akal. p. 678. ISBN 9788446008279. Retrieved 31 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Comedia: 'El rayo'". ABC (in Spanish). 6 October 1917. p. 14. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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