Alicia Alonso
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 5 years ago |
Date of birth | December 21,1920 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Havana |
Cuba | |
Spouse | Fernando Alonso |
Children | Laura Fernando Alicia |
Laura Alonso | |
Parents | Antonio Martínez de la Maza Arredondo |
Ernestina del Hoyo y Lugo | |
Job | Ballet Dancer |
Choreographer | |
Died | Centro De Investigaciones Medicas Quirurgicas (CIMEQ) |
Havana | |
Cuba | |
Movies/Shows | Giselle |
Encuentro | |
Un retrato para Romeo y Julieta | |
Alicia | |
Date of died | October 17,2019 |
Education | The School of American Ballet |
Awards | Prix Benois de la Danse for Lifetime Achievement |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 538318 |
Alicia Alonso Life story
Alicia Alonso was a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer whose company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955. She is best known for her portrayals of Giselle and the ballet version of Carmen. From the age of nineteen, Alonso was afflicted with an eye condition and became partially blind.