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Marisol (actress)
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Josefa Flores González, better known as Marisol or Pepa Flores, is a Spanish singer and actress. She is considered one of the most popular icons of the 60s in Spain.
, Andalusia
, Spain
. From early on, she demonstrated a great love of singing and traditional flamenco
dance. In 1959, she was discovered by the film producer, Manuel J. Goyanes, who saw one of her appearances on television. She became an international sensation, from Spain to Japan.
The film director, Luis Lucia Mingarro, propelled her to national stardom in the film trilogy Un rayo de luz (Ray of Light), Ha llegado un ángel (An Angel Has Arrived) and Tómbola
(Lottery). The films featured Marisol singing one of her best-known songs: "La vida es una tómbola" (Life is a Lottery), among others like "Corre, corre, caballito" (Run, run, little horse), "Bambina", "Ola, Ola, Ola", "Estando contigo
" (Being With You), "Chiquitina" (Little girl) or "Nueva melodía" (A New Melody). In 1963 she also starred the funny Marisol Rumbo a Río (Marisol Is Bound For Rio), where she played both twins like Hayley Mills in "The Parent Trap
" and sang "Bossanova junto a ti" (Bossanova with you), "Muchachita" (Little Woman), "¡Oh, Tony!" and "Guajiras". Besides she co-starred with Robert Conrad in 1964's movie called La Nueva Cenicienta (The New Cinderella). In that movie movie she sang another of her best-known songs: "Me conformo" (I am happy). Mel Ferrer directed her in Cabriola (Prancer) in 1965 where she sang one of her most beautiful songs: "Cabriola", among others like "¡Ay, vagabundo!", "Ya no me importas nada" (You mean nothing to me) and "Sevillanas
". During that movie Audrey Hepburn herself went shopping with Marisol to Paris. She also appeared in Búscame esa chica (Find That Girl) with the Spanish idols "El Duo Dinámico" (a popular duet of the sixties and seventies), which had some biographical elements — it featured Marisol singing "Mi pequeña estrella" (My Little Star), "Typical Spanish" and "Solo a Ti" (Only You) — and she made a brief appearance in La historia de Bienvenido (The Bienvenido's Story), a tale about a donkey.
In 1967 she starred as adult film star in the comedy Las cuatro bodas de Marisol (The Four Weddings of Marisol), where she was again the daughter of actress Isabel Garcés and she sang "La Boda" (The Wedding), "Johny
", "Belen, Belen" with the Catalan flamenco singer Peret and "La tarara" inspired by a poem of García Lorca
. She also played Solo los dos (Two alone), where she featured "La nieve" — Marisol's most popular song in South America, composed by Juan Pardo and the famous singer Rocío Dúrcal
's husband, Júnior
. She appeared in Carola de día, Carola de noche (Carola by day and by night), which wasn't very successful. In 1969 she appeared in the choral comedy El taxi de los conflictos (The problem cab), where she sang the popular "Corazón contento" (Happy heart), composed by the famous Argentinian singer Palito Ortega
.
She was a familiar children's icon during the 1960s, and entertained many high-ranking dignitaries, including Francisco Franco
. As an adult, she was awarded the Best Actress prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
for her role in Los Días del Pasado
(Days Gone By). A few years before she also played La corrupción de Chris Miller (The corruption of Chris Miller), directed by Juan Antonio Bardem, the uncle of awarded Spanish actor Javier Bardem; La chica del Molino Rojo (The Girl from the Red Cabaret), co-starred with Mel Ferrer; and El poder del deseo (The Power of Desire), directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and co-starred with Pilar Bardem
.
As an adult she replaced her stage name with her given name, Pepa Flores. Her most recent films are Carlos Saura's Bodas de sangre
(Blood Wedding) based on García Lorca's play and Carmen
, 1983. She appeared in the title role of the Spanish national television series Mariana Pineda
in 1984, in which she played a Liberal Party's hero and in the film Caso Cerrado with Antonio Banderas
, where she was applauded for her leading role in 1985.
She has three daughters from her relationship with dancer Antonio Gades
, who died in 2004. One of her daughters, María Esteve, is also an actress, and her youngest daughter, Celia, is a pop flamenco singer. Pepa Flores is retired and lives with her husband in Málaga, where she works for charitable causes. She was a sympathizer but never a member of the Spanish Communist Party. There are many websites devoted to her. Twenty years after her retirement, she still enjoys the love and devotion of thousands of fans around the world. The Spanish press calls her "un mito", a living legend.
Biography
Marisol was born Maria Josefa Flores on February 4, 1948 in MálagaMálaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
, Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. From early on, she demonstrated a great love of singing and traditional flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
dance. In 1959, she was discovered by the film producer, Manuel J. Goyanes, who saw one of her appearances on television. She became an international sensation, from Spain to Japan.
The film director, Luis Lucia Mingarro, propelled her to national stardom in the film trilogy Un rayo de luz (Ray of Light), Ha llegado un ángel (An Angel Has Arrived) and Tómbola
Tómbola
-Show description:Tómbola is a a Spanish language entertainment news show hosted by Marisa del Portillo, Tanya Charry, Carolina Sandoval, actor/model Andrés García Jr., and actress/TV host Alexandra Rodriguez. As of October 10, 2011, Telefutura is airing Tómbola at 6pm/5pm central weeknights,...
(Lottery). The films featured Marisol singing one of her best-known songs: "La vida es una tómbola" (Life is a Lottery), among others like "Corre, corre, caballito" (Run, run, little horse), "Bambina", "Ola, Ola, Ola", "Estando contigo
Estando contigo
"Estando contigo" was the Spain's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Spanish by Conchita Bautista. This was Spain's first appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first occasion on which the Spanish language was used at there.The song was performed first on the...
" (Being With You), "Chiquitina" (Little girl) or "Nueva melodía" (A New Melody). In 1963 she also starred the funny Marisol Rumbo a Río (Marisol Is Bound For Rio), where she played both twins like Hayley Mills in "The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap is a 1961 Walt Disney film. It stars Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in a story about teenage twins and their divorced parents. The screenplay by the film's director David Swift was based upon the book Lottie and Lisa by Erich Kästner. Kastner derived his version from...
" and sang "Bossanova junto a ti" (Bossanova with you), "Muchachita" (Little Woman), "¡Oh, Tony!" and "Guajiras". Besides she co-starred with Robert Conrad in 1964's movie called La Nueva Cenicienta (The New Cinderella). In that movie movie she sang another of her best-known songs: "Me conformo" (I am happy). Mel Ferrer directed her in Cabriola (Prancer) in 1965 where she sang one of her most beautiful songs: "Cabriola", among others like "¡Ay, vagabundo!", "Ya no me importas nada" (You mean nothing to me) and "Sevillanas
Sevillanas
Sevillanas are a type of folk music, sung and written in Seville in Spain. Historically, they are a derivative of Castilian folk music . They have a relatively limited musical pattern, but rich lyrics, based on country side life, virgins, towns, neighborhoods, pilgrimage, and love themes...
". During that movie Audrey Hepburn herself went shopping with Marisol to Paris. She also appeared in Búscame esa chica (Find That Girl) with the Spanish idols "El Duo Dinámico" (a popular duet of the sixties and seventies), which had some biographical elements — it featured Marisol singing "Mi pequeña estrella" (My Little Star), "Typical Spanish" and "Solo a Ti" (Only You) — and she made a brief appearance in La historia de Bienvenido (The Bienvenido's Story), a tale about a donkey.
In 1967 she starred as adult film star in the comedy Las cuatro bodas de Marisol (The Four Weddings of Marisol), where she was again the daughter of actress Isabel Garcés and she sang "La Boda" (The Wedding), "Johny
Johny
Johny may refer to:* Johny Hendricks , American amateur wrestler* Johny Joseph , Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai* Johny Kitano, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe* Johny Lahure , Luxembourgian politician...
", "Belen, Belen" with the Catalan flamenco singer Peret and "La tarara" inspired by a poem of García Lorca
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...
. She also played Solo los dos (Two alone), where she featured "La nieve" — Marisol's most popular song in South America, composed by Juan Pardo and the famous singer Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal , born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortíz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Durcal. Spanish is the best selling solo albums with more than 80 million to date...
's husband, Júnior
Júnior (singer)
Junior is a Filipino singer and actor. He is the oldest of 5 sons. He speaks Tagalog, Spanish, and English.-Personal life:...
. She appeared in Carola de día, Carola de noche (Carola by day and by night), which wasn't very successful. In 1969 she appeared in the choral comedy El taxi de los conflictos (The problem cab), where she sang the popular "Corazón contento" (Happy heart), composed by the famous Argentinian singer Palito Ortega
Palito Ortega
Ramón Bautista Ortega Argentine singer and actor, better known as Palito Ortega. Ortega reached international fame, particularly in Latin America and Spain, during the 1960s, when Rock and Roll music was popularized among teenagers in the region.- Youth :Ortega was born to a very poor family in...
.
She was a familiar children's icon during the 1960s, and entertained many high-ranking dignitaries, including Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
. As an adult, she was awarded the Best Actress prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
for her role in Los Días del Pasado
Los Días del pasado
Los Días del pasado is a 1978 Argentine film directed by Mario Camus. A teacher working in a mountain village in the hope of finding her boyfriend, is harassed during the war.-Cast:*Manuel Alexandre ... Inspector de Educación...
(Days Gone By). A few years before she also played La corrupción de Chris Miller (The corruption of Chris Miller), directed by Juan Antonio Bardem, the uncle of awarded Spanish actor Javier Bardem; La chica del Molino Rojo (The Girl from the Red Cabaret), co-starred with Mel Ferrer; and El poder del deseo (The Power of Desire), directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and co-starred with Pilar Bardem
Pilar Bardem
Pilar Bardem is a Spanish film and television actress.Born María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz to performers Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz Sampedro in Seville, Bardem began her screen career in 1965...
.
As an adult she replaced her stage name with her given name, Pepa Flores. Her most recent films are Carlos Saura's Bodas de sangre
Bodas de sangre
Blood Wedding is a tragedy by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed in Madrid in March 1933 and later that year in Buenos Aires...
(Blood Wedding) based on García Lorca's play and Carmen
Carmen
Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin...
, 1983. She appeared in the title role of the Spanish national television series Mariana Pineda
Mariana Pineda
Mariana Pineda is a play by the Spanish playwright and poet Federico García Lorca. It is based on the life of Mariana de Pineda Muñoz, whose republican opposition to Ferdinand VII had become part of the folklore of Granada. The play was written between 1923 and 1925 and was first performed in June...
in 1984, in which she played a Liberal Party's hero and in the film Caso Cerrado with Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Banderas , better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer...
, where she was applauded for her leading role in 1985.
She has three daughters from her relationship with dancer Antonio Gades
Antonio Gades
Antonio Gades was a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer . He helped to popularise the art form on the international stage...
, who died in 2004. One of her daughters, María Esteve, is also an actress, and her youngest daughter, Celia, is a pop flamenco singer. Pepa Flores is retired and lives with her husband in Málaga, where she works for charitable causes. She was a sympathizer but never a member of the Spanish Communist Party. There are many websites devoted to her. Twenty years after her retirement, she still enjoys the love and devotion of thousands of fans around the world. The Spanish press calls her "un mito", a living legend.
Filmography (1960-85)
- Un rayo de luz (Ray of Light) (1960) ... Marisol
- Ha Llegado un ángel (An Angel Has Arrived) (1961) ... Marisol
- TómbolaTómbola-Show description:Tómbola is a a Spanish language entertainment news show hosted by Marisa del Portillo, Tanya Charry, Carolina Sandoval, actor/model Andrés García Jr., and actress/TV host Alexandra Rodriguez. As of October 10, 2011, Telefutura is airing Tómbola at 6pm/5pm central weeknights,...
(Lottery) (1962) ... Marisol - Marisol Rumbo a Río (Marisol Is Bound For Rio) (1963) ... Marisol/Mariluz
- La Nueva Cenicienta (The New Cinderella) (1964) ... Marisol
- La Historia de Bienvenido (The Bienvenido's Story) (1964) ... Marisol
- Búsqueme a esa chica (Find That Girl) (1965) ... Marisol
- Cabriola (Prancer) (1965) ... Chica
- Las Cuatro Bodas de Marisol (The Four Weddings of Marisol) (1967) ... Marisol
- Solos los dos (Two alone) (1968) ... Marisol Collado
- Carola de día, Carola de noche (Carola by day and by night) (1969) ... Carola Jungbunzlav
- El Taxi de los Conflictos (The Problem Cab) (1969)... Patricia
- Urtain, el rey de la selva...o así (Urtain, King of the Mountains) (1969)
- La Corrupción de Chris Miller (The corruption of Chris Miller) (1973) ... Chris Miller
- La Chica del Molino Rojo (The Girl from the Red Cabaret) (1973)
- El Poder del Deseo (The Power of Desire) (1975) ... Juna
- Los Días del PasadoLos Días del pasadoLos Días del pasado is a 1978 Argentine film directed by Mario Camus. A teacher working in a mountain village in the hope of finding her boyfriend, is harassed during the war.-Cast:*Manuel Alexandre ... Inspector de Educación...
(Days Gone By) (1978) ... Juana - Bodas de SangreBodas de sangreBlood Wedding is a tragedy by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed in Madrid in March 1933 and later that year in Buenos Aires...
(Blood Wedding) (1981) - CarmenCarmen (1983 film)Carmen is a 1983 film adaptation of the novel Carmen by Prosper Mérimée, using music from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style by Carlos Saura...
(1983) (credited as Pepa Flores) - Caso Cerrado (1985) (credited as Pepa Flores) ... Isabel
Television appearances
- The Ed Sullivan ShowThe Ed Sullivan ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan....
(23 April 1961) - De Rudi Carrell Show (VARA, Netherlands) (1961)
- "Sábado 64" (31 July 1965)
- "Noche del sábado" (2 October 1965)
- "Gran Premio" (9 October 1966)
- "Galas del sábado" (October 1968)
- "Galas del sábado" (17 May 1969)
- "Galas del sábado" (December 1969)
- "El Irreal Madrid" (1969)
- "Galas del sábado" (7 June 1970)
- 360º en torno a Marisol (1972)
- OTIOrganización de Televisión IberoamericanaOrganización de Televisión Iberoamericana or "Organization of Iberoamerican Television" is the former name of Organización de Telecomunicaciones Iberoamericanas , an organization of television networks in Latin America , Spain, and Portugal. Its mission is to foster relations between television...
Song Contest (1972) - Proceso a Mariana Pineda (Nov/Dec 1984) (credited as Pepa Flores) (5 episodes) ... Mariana Pineda
Awards
- 1960 - Best Child Actress award at the Venice Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalThe Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
for her performance in Un rayo de luz. - 1972 - 3rd position OTI FestivalOTI FestivalOTI Festival was an annual singing competition, held between 1972 and 2000, among active member countries of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana .- Venues and Presenters :- Winners :-By country:...
prize for her song "Niña" - 1978 - Best Actress award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for the film "Los días del pasado" (Days of the Past) directed by Mario Camus.