Salvador Videgain García (26 February 1886 – 12 October 1947) was a Spanish author and theatrical actor, director and producer. He was known for performing

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and

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roles in Spain and the Américas during the first half of the 20th century. He was born in

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, where he also died. He was the son of singers and actors Salvador Videgain Gómez and Antonia García.

Biography

Salvador Videgain García had heritage from the

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, Andaluces and

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. He popularized the following actors in theatre:

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, Celia Gámez,

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, José Álvarez 'Lepe', Teresita Silva, Raquel Daina. Although few people knew, Salvador belonged to one of the most important families in the country. He debuted in the arms of his parents in 1886, first with ''Water Last Year'' (1889), In the time that because this was categorized as frivolous fame got overwhelmed launch the genre of the magazine, which then was imitated much especially after the theater season Martín. But never forgot his beginnings in the zarzuela and was the creator of possibly the anthologies of

and 4 monster program works in a day. Among his family, two sons were dedicated to acting intermittently, one came up to have the card professional. This family did not want to continue the saga of actors because there is a tradition that does not want to stop working on this craft a successor due to the tragic vicissitudes suffered the same in this work. Sin But there is a family successor in a variant of this job, as a writer is Juan José Videgain, a Spanish writer, is a descendant of him. The history of the past of his Videgain family is clearly of gentlemen who went down in the Spanish reconquest to take areas of the kingdom of

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towards the fifteenth century, being the

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branch of that time that had recognized the lineage nobility, but it was during the different centuries when they were connecting with different relevant Andalusian lineages such as the Vilches, the Garcia, the Molina or the

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, making this very particularly different and diverse in genealogy to those of other branches of the same last name that did not descend to it .

Works, the first phase (1900–1909)

Videgain from small felt the call of family art. Debuted in the arms of his parents in 1886, then intervene in children's performances, first with ''water last year'' (1889), yet he dated his debut to an unexpected event, Salvador was studying for trade expert, when he got a substitution of a leading actor, the character was "anchor" of ''The Fist of Roses''

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, since that success no one expected what was going to get into the Spanish theatrical history. Without knowing it, because at the time of his early performance art was confusing, as a theater director would conduct the initial success of what would be called after the musical comedy in the early 20th century. In its early years, the early twentieth century, with the help of their parents start acting in a few roles as a substitute against eventualities actor with repertory works like ''The Fist of Roses'', ''Giants'', ''Rogues jealousy'', ''The white house'', ''The Feast of San Anton'', ''The Ballad of light'', ''The Barber of Seville'', ''The unruly'', ''The saint of the Isidra'' ... Then after the death of his father, continues to support his mother and brother of the famous master, Antonio Videgain in many provinces such as Cordoba,

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and

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premiered his first works at the national level: the tunnel, heaven and earth, ''The girl's temple'', ''Nido galante'', ''La patria chica'', the girl's boyfriend, and gets ''The huertanica'' go make a name as a comic tenor.

The second stage "The launch of the Star" (1909–1919)

After making a name as a comic actor in the provinces and having his first company, will begin in 1909 engaged in the

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in works such as ''chopping'', ''Bohemians'', ''The Horseman of the guard'' and ''the brand new club single'' by

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a disastrous event occurs one night in November, after he kicked last night by the absence of a soprano, someone with a cigarette caused the fire most important of the genre, the theater is completely obliterated and only save the rooms of some artists and these by and have completed their trabajo. De there will be recruited for the Grand Theatre where the comedy begins to create music with titles like ''The Riviera'', ''The soul of love'', ''The white deer'', ''The poet of life'', or magazine with the fairyland all in (1910). Apollo Theater in Madrid triumphed in the genre of zarzuela in the 1910–1911–1912 and 1913 seasons. The titles speak for themselves: ''The trust of philanderers'' José Serrano, ''The car of the devil'', ''Gloria in excelsis'', ''The fate of Isabelita'', ''For peteneras'', ''Blood and Sand'' by

, ''The boy in the cafeteria'' of

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, ''Barbarossa''of Sinesio Delgado, ''Anita''

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's cheerful, lily among thorns drama Gregorio Martínez Sierra, ''La Romerito'' 1912 Paul Luna, ''El Goya fresco'', ''The Daughters of Lemos'', ''Cadets Queen Cuisine'', ''The Tale dragon castizo Child'', ''The musical lothario'', ''Don Juan Women's'', sing Mills, ''Brook'', ''La Cocagne'', ''Latino muses''

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, ''The joy of love'', ''The new capital testamento''. Curiosamente makes no room so many new players and began a tour ending in Spain, which lasts several years settling in

and

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and manages to maintain its reputation and prestige and wait for his next great opportunity.

The third stage "as a great recognition of the scene" (1919–1936)

Martín achieved in the theater make great 1919–1920–1921–1922–1923 full seasons. Even the titles speak for themselves as large musical genre and revista. ''The corsair'' (1919), ''The Fall of the late'' (1920s), ''The perfect wife'' of

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, ''Linnet Courting'' (1921), ''Eye for an Eye'', ''The Jewish capricious'', ''The pretty haggard'', ''Sanatorium of love'', ''The great Pasha'' (1922), ''Venus in Chamberí'', ''Women's body'', ''The rush of pure'', ''Dumb Time'', ''The wedding gift'' (1923), ''Cabinet model'', ''Present arms'', ''The Land of the stars'', ''The pool of Buddha'' (1923) by Vicente Lleo Balbastre. In the twenties his success as a director and comic actor are countless, especially after the bombing achieve gender starting to reach frivolous life is friendly, ''The Venetian'' Antonio Paso Díaz (1925), ''To brave love'', ''The Garden of touch'' (1926), ''Date Night'' (1927), ''Aligui'', ''Daddy doll'', ''The Raja of Cochin'' and ''Punishes'' (1928) even helping out the careers of Celia Gámez. In the thirties continues with alternating successes genres in works such as carnations, ''The Severe'' released in

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, ''Beautiful women'' and ''Key'' (1933), ''The Founding Fathers'' (1935), ''The eager''

(1935), which consolidate its reputation in both genders and revista. La zarzuela will take you through the theaters in northern

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in 1935–1936 premiering works such as ''The bunch of roses'', ''Katie'' both of Pablo Sorozábal.

The fourth stage "Sustaining the opera" (1936–1947)

At this stage Salvador shows how for years has been keeping alive a genre like this for years zarzuela in a serious crisis of authors, without any subsidies and get their own money to revive the genre endures as something typically Spanish. As director of several opera premieres in

obtains some during the Spanish war civil ''Rosa de Triana'' (1937), ''The bell-ringer'', ''Where are you going with shawl?'' (1938), ''Bartolo's Flute'' 1939, but as far as is known this time is the large number of works that go through the Teatro Ideal, at this time passes almost all the works of the country. The years zarzuela brings forty times of crisis, you have to alternate in all genres and appear in other more unusual for him ''La princesa maniquí'' and ''Joy (1946)'', first performance of Carmen Morell y Pepe Blanco. During the forties get success in magazines and musical comedies in works ''The arms and take'', ''The Eye in Black'', ''Women of Fire'', ''Honeymoon in Cairo'' and ''My heart Ladybug Lady premiered'' in

(1943) as director of the company of

and actor and director in the company of Luis Sagi-Vela with the comedy musical ''Qué sabes tú'' (1944). As for the zarzuela achieved success in the company of Pedro Terol and Matilde Vázquez, ''Alhambra'' (1940), ''The house of the three girls'', ''Real Artemio as Lily ivory'', ''Como lirio de marfil'' (1945). As director of the company premiere of Elio Guzman witches dance together with

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''La danza de las brujas'' (1942), ''The gypsy painter'' (1943) and ''Serranía'' (1944). In the same way was company (1947) through the cities of

and Palencia with its extensive repertoire of works and premiering

'' The guitar of Aragón''. The most prestigious of the 40th for him was to be the director of the company of maestro Manuel López-Quiroga Miquel in the theater Alcalá (1941) premiered ''Ugly Queen'' the master himself, ''Divine rebellion'' and ''The cat black'' with Pepita Embill and

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's operetta ''The Love Parade'' (1942) with Antonio Middle and

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. La second in a shift that began in the summer of 1946 leaving the Calderon Theater in

and

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, where he led for the first time the Gran Vía theater,

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... In 1947 He triumphed for Spain with his own company of zarzuela in the tour

, Briviesca,

... After stopping to take a break and reform the company in October he became ill unexpectedly dying on the birthday of his second son, Manuel. The good Madrid society was able to go to his funeral in the sacramental of Almudena. All the Spanish press picked up the sad news of his death because of what it meant for the world of the scene and his fans.

Filmography

Discography

Titles of works as a writer and author

As a librettist and playwright who collaborated known in most of his works with Juan Ortuño and part of the music with Manuel López-Quiroga Miquel.

References

* ''The real life and history of the theater'' (2005) Juan José Videgain . His life and his family. * ''The zarzuela'' Salvador Valverde (1979). Songs played him. * ''Dictionary of Spain and Spanish zarzuela'' MªLuz González and others (2002) ICCMU Vol II. , His biography. *
Dictionary theater akal
' (1997) Manuel Gómez García , listed as company director and author on various pages. * Ramon Femenía ''magazine'' (1997) , The greatest successes who got in magazine. * ''The scene in Madrid between 1918–1926'' Ed.Fundamentos M.Fca.Vilches and Dru Dougherty (1995). His career as an actor, director and entrepreneur during those years. * ''The scene M.Fca.Vilches Madrid between 1926–1931'' and Dru Dougherty (1998) Ed.Fundamentos. His career as an actor, director and entrepreneur during those years. * ''A century of Spanish cinema'' Ed.planeta Luis Gasca (1998) characters did in the films of that decade, see titles of the films. * ''Catalog of Spanish cinema movies'' Angel Luis Hueso 1941–1950 characters did in the films of that decade, see titles of the films. * Salvador in list theathe Apolo ''La correspondencia de España'
granvia.memoriademadrid.es/.../Imp_19606_hem_com_19100825_t.pdf
* ''Nosotros los artistas'' (2017)

External links

The family's official website
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