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Carmen Zapata

1927 - 2014

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Carmen Margarita Zapata (July 15, 1927 – January 5, 2014) often referred to as "The First Lady of the Hispanic Theater" was an American actress best known for her role in the PBS bilingual children's program Villa Alegre. Zapata was also the co-founder and director of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in Los Angeles. Zapata took an active part in the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Zapata was born in New York City to Julio Zapata, a Mexican immigrant, and Ramona Roca, an Argentine immigrant. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carmen Zapata is the 6,129th most popular actor (up from 6,500th in 2019), the 9,484th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,577th in 2019) and the 2,824th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Carmen Zapata ranks 6,129 out of 13,578. Before her are Nestor Serrano, Charley Grapewin, Larry Linville, Maxim Galkin, Spike Milligan, and Vera Maretskaya. After her are Luka Peroš, Wendy Crewson, Niní Marshall, Edison Chen, David James Elliott, and Gloria Trevi.

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Among people born in 1927, Carmen Zapata ranks 399. Before her are Jim Elliot, Jean-Jacques Guissart, Olle Håkansson, John Buscema, Harvey Korman, and Anne McLaren. After her are Roberto Bussinello, Edward Abbey, Howard Zieff, Walter Giller, Vladimir Motyl, and Edie Adams. Among people deceased in 2014, Carmen Zapata ranks 439. Before her are Michio Mado, Amiri Baraka, Irene Fernandez, Els Borst, Glenn Cornick, and Elaine Stritch. After her are John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, Constantin Alexandru, Ian McLagan, Gundi Busch, Kenny Wheeler, and Gyula Sax.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carmen Zapata ranks 9,486 out of 20,380. Before her are Larry Linville (1939), Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Kent Beck (1961), Marsden Hartley (1877), Martha Rosler (1943), and Elizabeth Cotten (1893). After her are George Perkins Marsh (1801), David Halberstam (1934), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Tom Harrell (1946), and Jacob Abbott (1803).

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Among actors born in United States, Carmen Zapata ranks 2,825. Before her are Will Yun Lee (1971), Harvey Korman (1927), Alexis Arquette (1969), Nestor Serrano (1955), Charley Grapewin (1869), and Larry Linville (1939). After her are Garrett Hedlund (1984), JJ Feild (1978), Julie Gibson (1913), Jack Angel (1930), Zach McGowan (1980), and Paula Prentiss (1938).

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