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Margarita Xirgu

1888 - 1969

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Margarita Xirgu Subirá (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾgaˈɾita ˈxiɾɣu suβiˈɾa] Catalan: Margarida Xirgu i Subirà [məɾɣəˈɾiðə ˈʃiɾɣu j suβiˈɾa]; 18 June 1888 – 25 April 1969) was a Spanish stage actress, who was greatly popular throughout her country and Latin America. A friend of the poet Federico García Lorca, she was forced into exile during Francisco Franco's dictatorship of Spain, but continued her work in the United States. Notable plays in which she appeared include Como tú me deseas, La casa de Bernarda Alba, and Mariana Pineda. An opera, Ainadamar, by the composer Osvaldo Golijov and playwright David Henry Hwang, based on Xirgu's life and her association with Lorca, was premiered in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margarita Xirgu is the 3,872nd most popular actor (up from 4,005th in 2019), the 1,333rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,376th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Spanish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Margarita Xirgu ranks 3,872 out of 13,578. Before her are Harry Hamlin, Lillie Langtry, Chris Farley, Pearl White, Patrick Bergin, and Tsuru Aoki. After her are Rance Howard, Ratna Pathak, Ed Wynn, Alfred Abel, Gladys Cooper, and Tarık Akan.

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Among people born in 1888, Margarita Xirgu ranks 165. Before her are Elsa Brändström, Elisabeth Schumann, Rachel Cohen-Kagan, Carlo Agostini, Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, and Alexander Chayanov. After her are Gladys Cooper, Osip Brik, Gustaf Molander, Marietta Shaginyan, Franciszek Kleeberg, and Paul Bernays. Among people deceased in 1969, Margarita Xirgu ranks 156. Before her are Filipp Oktyabrsky, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Paul Chambers, Norman Manley, Kazimierz Sosnkowski, and Rafael Osuna. After her are Giorgio Chiavacci, Albert Hill, Fred Alexander, Ilse Steppat, Chang Taek-sang, and Veli Saarinen.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Margarita Xirgu ranks 1,333 out of 3,355. Before her are Fidel Dávila Arrondo (1878), Iván de la Peña (1976), Gregorio Fernández (1576), Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), José Berraondo (1878), and María de Zayas (1590). After her are Francisco Ascaso (1901), Josefina Pla (1903), Ildefonso Falcones (1959), Vicente Trueba (1905), Mariana Pineda (1804), and Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona (910).

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Among ACTORS In Spain

Among actors born in Spain, Margarita Xirgu ranks 45. Before her are Verónica Forqué (1955), Javier Cámara (1967), Antonio Moreno (1887), Úrsula Corberó (1989), Rosa Maria Sardà (1941), and Ana Obregón (1952). After her are Álvaro Morte (1975), Paco Tous (1964), Sancho Gracia (1936), Assumpta Serna (1957), José Sacristán (1937), and Ariadna Gil (1969).

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