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Carmen Amaya

1913 - 1963

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Carmen Amaya Amaya (2 November 1918 – 19 November 1963), nicknamed La Capitana (English: The Captain) was a Spanish Romani flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is often hailed as "the greatest Flamenco dancer ever" and "the most extraordinary personality of all time in flamenco dance." She was the first female flamenco dancer to master footwork previously reserved for the best male dancers, due to its speed and intensity. She sometimes danced in high-waisted trousers as a symbol of her strong character. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carmen Amaya is the 363rd most popular actor (down from 350th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Spain (up from 185th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Actor.

Carmen Amaya was a flamenco dancer and singer who is most famous for being the first female flamenco dancer to perform in North America.

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Among actors, Carmen Amaya ranks 363 out of 13,578. Before her are Sam Neill, Christopher Lambert, Joanne Woodward, Mila Kunis, Michèle Mercier, and Carrie Fisher. After her are Lída Baarová, Rod Steiger, Salma Hayek, Bolo Yeung, Giancarlo Giannini, and James Woods.

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Among people born in 1913, Carmen Amaya ranks 31. Before her are Bill Hewlett, Silvio Piola, Paul Erdős, Roger Garaudy, Kenzō Tange, and Lon Nol. After her are Albert Ellis, William Tolbert, Wolfgang Paul, Trevor Howard, Jacobo Árbenz, and Jimmy Hoffa. Among people deceased in 1963, Carmen Amaya ranks 24. Before her are Sylvia Plath, Paul Hindemith, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, Yasujirō Ozu, Józef Gosławski, and Nâzım Hikmet. After her are Abd al-Karim Qasim, J. D. Tippit, Herbert Spencer Gasser, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Jacques Hadamard, and Richard Baer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Carmen Amaya ranks 170 out of 3,355. Before her are Ferdinand I of Naples (1423), Al-Hakam II (915), Joaquín Sorolla (1863), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), John II of Aragon (1398), and Berengaria of Navarre (1165). After her are José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903), Joan Fuster (1922), Henry II of Castile (1334), Enrique Iglesias (1975), Alfonso II of Aragon (1157), and Francisco de Quevedo (1584).

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Among ACTORS In Spain

Among actors born in Spain, Carmen Amaya ranks 2. Before her are Antonio Banderas (1960). After her are Marisa Paredes (1946), Penélope Cruz (1974), Javier Bardem (1969), Carmen Maura (1945), Fernando Rey (1917), María Casares (1922), Francisco Rabal (1926), Sara Montiel (1928), El Risitas (1956), and Victoria Abril (1959).

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