Carmen Seville
Carmen Sevilla (actually Maria del Carmen Garcia Galisteo ; born October 16, 1930 in Seville ) is a Spanish actress and singer.
life and career
The daughter of the writer José Garcia Padilla began her professional activity at the age of 13 as a ballet dancer in the dance troupe of Estrellita Castro . Five years later, the artist, who had meanwhile chosen the name of her hometown Seville as her pseudonym, was brought to the film by the director Fernando de Fuentes . Her second film " Jalisco canta en Sevilla " was a great success. She often sang copla andaluza songs in her films.
The collaboration with the singer-actor Luis Mariano , who was accompanied by Carmen Sevilla, especially in the early 1950s, developed particularly successfully . With her role as Katharina in 1955 in a version of Shakespear's "The Taming of the Shrew" she finally achieved her breakthrough. 1957 another successful film "Die Rache". Since then, they have engaged foreign directors such as the Americans John Berry , Don Siegel , Charlton Heston and Nicholas Ray , who shot in Spain .
In 1978 Carmen Sevilla withdrew from film and stayed away from the public for the next decade and a half. In the early 1990s, the artist returned to show business, this time as the host and presenter of TV shows. Seville was married to the composer Augusto Algueró from 1958 to 1968 . A child results from marriage. From 1985 until his death in 2000 she was married to Vicente Patuel .
Filmography (selection)
- 1951: Longing for Andalusia (Andalousie)
- 1951: We need a man (Le Désir et l'amour)
- 1952: The Empress's Violets (Violettes impérieles)
- 1954: The love mill (La picara molinera)
- 1954: The wonderful love of Bianca Maria (Un caballero andaluz)
- 1955: The Great Seducer (Don Juan)
- 1955: The Taming of the Shrew (Fierecilla domada)
- 1957: Flamenca - An American in Spain (Spanish Affair)
- 1957: The Sheik's Son (Los amantes del desierto)
- 1957: The Vengeance (La vendetta)
- 1961: King of Kings (King of Kings)
- 1967: La guerrillera de Villa
- 1971: El más fabuloso golpe del Far West
- 1978: The night of the 100 birds (La noche de los cien pajaros)
Web links
- Carmen Sevilla in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Carmen Sevilla in the German dubbing file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seville, Carmen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garcia Galisteo, María del Carmen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish actress and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seville |