Constanza Hool (6 December 1925 – 20 July 2008) was a dancer, actress and

choreographer Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A chor ...

. She is credited as co-founder of the famous

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(with

Amalia Hernández Amalia Hernández Navarro (September 19, 1917 – November 4, 2000) was a Mexican ballet choreographer and founder of the Ballet Folklórico de México. Hernández was born to the military officer and politician Lamberto Hernández and his wife ...

). She was the first woman to dance in the

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(for Prime Minister Indira Gandhi), the

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and the basilica of Santa Prisca. She had a television show in Mexico for 17 years and is reported to have been awarded the Silver Goddess (Diosa de Plata), a Mexican film and television award, 14 years in a row for best choreographer. Hool served as Artist in Residence and Director of Arts and Dance for seven years at the Universidad de las Americas, near the capital city of

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in the state of Puebla, Mexico. Her performance locations in Mexico included

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. She also taught at the University of Illinois, the University of New Mexico and the University of California (Los Angeles, CA). She received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois, the Silver Horse award in India, the Gold Aztec award for arts in Argentina and other honors. "Constanza Hool" is the registered Artistic Name of Constanza Kamffer Garrido de Hool. Her father was Domingo Kamffer Spada, and her mother Marion de Lagos was an actress ("Madres del Mundo," 1936, released as "Mothers of the World" in the USA) and founder of Pecime, Mexico's union of cinematographic writers. Constanza was a granddaughter of soprano Maura Garrido Alfaro of Opera Mexicana, the niece of muralist

David Alfaro Siqueiros David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros; December 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, best known for his large public murals using the latest in equipment, materials and technique. Along with ...

and a cousin of composer Vicente Garrido. She was married to diplomat Alan Hool from 1945 until he died in 1988.

Actress filmography

Caras Nuevas
The Evil That Men Do (1984, playing Isabel, Dr. Lomelin's Wife)
Los Años Verdes (1967) pg. 98
Buenas noches, Buenos Aires (1964) * ''

Pablo and Carolina ''Pablo and Carolina'' (Spanish:''Pablo y Carolina'') is a 1957 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Mauricio de la Serna and starring Pedro Infante, Irasema Dilián, Alejandro Ciangherotti, and premiered after Infante's death. The film's s ...

'' (1957)

Choreographer filmography

El señor doctor (1965)
La edad de la violencia (1964)
... aka The Age of Violence (USA)
Cri Cri el grillito cantor (1963)Emilio García Riera. "Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1961-1963" pg. 303, 384
Ojos tapatios (1961)
... aka Mexican Eyes (International: English title)
El violetero (1960)

References

External links

*
Ballantines PR's press release regarding Hool's death and her career
of the Ballantine's PR press release {{DEFAULTSORT:Hool, Constanza 1925 births 2008 deaths Mexican choreographers Mexican women choreographers Mexican female dancers 20th-century Mexican actresses Mexican film actresses Place of birth missing