Celia Gámez
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Celia Gámez was a Argentian
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 film
Film
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 actress, and one of the icons of the Golden Age of Spanish theatre golden era. She was more commonly known in the Spain of Franco´s particularly in her later years with The Protegida.

Biography

She was born in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. There is some dispute regarding date of birth. There is a large (but not unanimous) which means that she died on her 87th birthday. Some claim her birth although no actual evidence (such as a copy of either the birth or the death certificate).
She said was a lover a great number of famous men,Millán Astray and King Alfonso XIII and others.

Family

Her father, was of Spanish descent
Spain
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 and was educated in a convent and quite proud of that ancestry.From Argentina arrived Spain for money. She continued there for a beneficial act in 1926. She was a famous singer of tangos ans schottish.
She had one marriage in 1944 by her husband, José Manuel Goenaga. She never had children.

Career

Celia Gámez was discovered by businessman Salvador Videgain
Salvador Videgain
Salvador Videgain García was a famous actor of comedy during the first half of the 20th century in Spain. He was born and died in Madrid...

 in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 actuing with Gloria Gúzman. Videgain hers presented with Las Castigadoras in 1927 in theathre Romea the most popular in Madrid. who would give him the opportunity of starring Las lloronas 1928. The titles was gone Por si las moscas 1929,Las cariñosas 1930,Las pantorrillas,Gran clipper.In 1940th she starred in famous titles of revista and increased her popularity with such songs as Por la calle de Alcála (1932) and La Devoradora
La devoradora
La devoradora is a 1946 Mexican film. It was directed byFernando de Fuentes....

 (1932); the latter making the actress the vamp of Spanish theathre in the 1940s.She created her company with famous names and unknows but famous in the future of theatre Tony Leblanc
Tony Leblanc
Tony Leblanc is a famous Spanish actor and film producer. He was born in 1920 in Madrid Spain.His real name is Ignacio Fernández.-His Life artistic:...

, Concha Velasco
Concha Velasco
Concepción Velasco Varona, known as Concha Velasco or Conchita Velasco, is a Spanish film actress, theatre actress, singer, and TV conductor. She was born at Valladolid November 29, 1939...

, Florinda Chico
Florinda Chico
Florinda Chico Martín Mora was a Spanish actress of film, theater and television.-Biography:Florinda Chico Martín Mora was born in 1926 in Don Benito, Extremadura, Spain. She studied singing and then started her artistic career on the stage acting in musical revues...

, Lina Morgan and Esperanza Roy
Esperanza Roy
Esperanza Roy, is a Spanish actress.She started with revue shows before she debuted in film in 1962. Her husband is the Basque film director Javier Aguirre Fernández.- Filmography:* El comisario TV...

.
The titles famous was gone La cenicienta del palace, Yola, Si fausto fuera faustina, Rumbo a pique, Fin de semana, Hoy como ayer, Gran revista, La estrella de Egipto, Dolares, Hechicera en palacio, El aguila de fuego, Su excelencia la embajadora,La estrella trae cola 1960 and Mami llevame al colegio with Angel de Andrés
Angel de Andrés
-Background:In 1938, after the Spanish Civil War broke out, the young Andrés worked as an amateur street actor and then as a galán cómico in the Salvador Videgain theatre company. In the following years, played roles in the Isbert and María Guerrero theatre companies, among others.Andrés began his...

, 1964 version of Leandras.

Filmography

She refused to work in Hollywood she don´t speak English and she not want the small roles.
She make in 1937 El sargento Lapida.El diablo con faldas en 1938,Rapteme usted 1940.
She worked in Spain in Las Leandras in 1968 alternating with stars like Juanito Navarro
Juanito Navarro
Juan Navarro Rubinos , better known as Juanito Navarro, was a Spanish film, theater and television actor.- Filmography :- External links :...

, and others. where she sang the song "Por la calle de Alcala" .
In 1971 canciones de nuestra vida and in 1974 Mi hijo no.
In later years, her cd were inspired by the song of revista genre musical in Spain.

In music, art and fashion

Francisco Alonso wrote many songs for her, among them the famous Por la calle de Alcala. It has been recorded by many singers including Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...

. Other song writers also composed songs for her.
The House of Peris
Peris
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 designed extravagant creations just for her. She was a noted collector of fine antiques. also had an extensive jewelry collection.

CDs Famous Songs

  • Si vas a París papa
  • El pichi.
  • ¡Viva Madrid!.
  • Mírame.
  • Horchatera valenciana.
  • Los nardos.
  • La Lola.
  • Un millón
  • El beso.
  • Estudiantina portuguesa.

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