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Cuban actress Adela Legra passes away
Legra was rushed to the provincial hospital, where she died in the early morning, the president of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC), Alexis Triana, informed. Adelaida Lopez Legra, known by her stage name Adela Legra, was born in 1939 in Guantanamo, where years later her talent was discovered by the multi-award-winning filmmaker Humberto Solas. With this director, she landed her first film role, the lead in the medium-length film Manuela (1965), …
Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, today expressed his heartfelt farewell to actress Adela Legrá, who passed away this morning in Santiago de Cuba, at 86 years old, noting that her performance in the film 'Lucia' immortalized her with a face of "authentic Cuban".
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Cuban actress Adela Legrá, one of the three protagonists of the renowned feature film Lucía (1968), died today in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, at 86 years of age. Legrá was hospitalized urgently at the provincial hospital, where she died in the early morning, reported the president of the Cuban Institute of Art and Cinematographic Industries (Icaic), Alexis Triana, in a statement. Adelaida López Legrá, know…
Manuela and Lucía’s protagonist left a unique imprint on national cinematography
Actress Adela Legrá, who despite not having formal acting training became one of the iconic figures of Cuban cinema in the 1960s, passed away at the age of 86.
Adela Legrá, an iconic figure of national cinematography and one of the three protagonists of the emblematic film Lucía (1968), died early this Friday in Santiago de Cuba, at 86 years of age, as confirmed by the Cuban Institute of Art and Cinematographic Industry (Icaic) web portal Cubacine. The actress, who was hospitalized urgently in the Provincial Hospital of the eastern city, leaves an immense legacy of revolutionary cinema. Her humble orig…
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