Elvira Cervera
Elvira "Tita" Cervera Batte (born January 4, 1923 in Sagua la Grande , † March 27, 2013 in Havana ) was a Cuban actress . She has appeared in film, television, and radio.
In addition to her job as an actress, she also worked as an acting teacher and had a PhD in education in 1976.
In 2008 the opposition organization Arco Progresista awarded her the Premio Tolerancia Plus for her commitment against racism and for integration . Above all, her longstanding advocacy for greater visibility of Afro-Cubans in the country's audiovisual media was recognized.
Filmography
- 1964: Summoning (Cumbite)
- 1985: En tres y dos
- 1996: Terre indigo (TV series)
- 1999: Operación Fangio
- 2000: Un paraíso bajo las estrellas
- 2001: Raíces de mi corazón
- 2001: Miel para Oshún
- 2004: Santa Camila de La Habana vieja
- 2004: Tres veces dos
Publications
- El arte para mí fue un reto. Autobiography, Unión, 2004 (Spanish)
Web links
- Elvira Cervera in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Elvira Cervera in the official Cuban online encyclopedia EcuRed (Spanish)
- Fallció la actriz Elvira Cervera , in: Café Fuerte from March 28, 2013 (Spanish)
- Muere la actriz Elvira Cervera , Diario de Cuba, March 28, 2013 (Spanish)
- Elvira Cervera in AfroCubaWeb (English / Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Muere la actriz Elvira Cervera , in: Diario de Cuba of March 28, 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ 'Premio Tolerancia Plus 2008' para la actriz Elvira 'Tita' Cervera , in: Cubaencuentro of December 21, 2008 (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cervera, Elvira |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cervera Batte, Elvira |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sagua la Grande |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 2013 |
| Place of death | Havana , Cuba |