Laura Urdapilleta
Laura Urdapilleta (born February 2, 1932 in Guadalajara ; † February 11, 2008 ) was prima ballerina of the national Mexican dance company " Compañía Nacional de Danza ", known as "La Bailarina de México" ( Spanish for "The Ballerina of Mexico").
biography
Urdapilleta learned ballet dancing from 1941 to 1945 with Olga Escalona and then with Nelsy Dambré , but also with Gloria Campobello , Michel Panieff and Sergio Francheli . She made her professional dancer debut in 1947 at the age of 15 as a dancer with the City Ballet of Mexico City . In 1978 she became artistic director of the ensemble. In the Ciudad Juárez she founded the school for classical ballet and was awarded as a ballet dancer with the gold medal for fine arts , the gold medal of the government of Jalisco , the medal at the Festival Internacional de la Plata and the keys of the cityCordoba excellent.
Web links
Gabriela Jiménez Bernal. Laura Urdapilleta, “La Bailarina de México” (Spanish), Dirección de Danza UNAM.
Individual evidence
- ^ Fritzi Mazari. Laura Urdapilleta… a través de la danza expresó lo que quería de la vida (Spanish), February 14, 2008.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Urdapilleta, Laura |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | La Bailarina de México (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican ballerina |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guadalajara |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 2008 |