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Elvira Peláez
Elvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain, while other sources claim that it is likely of Germanic ( Gothic) origin. In the Balkans, Elvira is popular among Bosniaks, Croats, and Slovenes in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is also written as Alvira in the region. The region also has a male equivalent to the name: Elvir (for example, Elvir Hadžić). People Nobility * Elvira Menéndez (died 921), daughter of Hermenegildo Gutiérrez and wife of Ordoño II of León * Elvira of Castile, Queen of León (965–1017) * Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (c. 1100–1135), wife of Roger II, King of Sicily * Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse (before 1082?–1151) * Elvira of Toro (1038/9–1101), daughter of King Ferdinand I of León * Elvira Menéndez (died 1022), Queen of León (1008–1022), wife of Alfonso V of León * Elvira Ramírez (c. 935–after 986), princess and regent of León ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Menéndez (died 1022)
Elvira Menéndez (Portuguese language, Portuguese and Galician language, Galician: ; 2 December 1022) was a queen consort of Leon by marriage to King Alfonso V of León, Alfonso V. Life She was a member of the highest ranks of the nobility of Portugal and Kingdom of Galicia, Galicia as the daughter of count Menendo González, County of Portugal, Count of Portucale and his wife Toda Moniz (also known as Tutadomna, Tota). She became Queen of León as the wife of King Alfonso V of León, Alfonso V with whom she was raised as a child. Her father, Menendo, was a member of the curia regis of King Bermudo II of León and the tutor and co-regent, jointly with Queen Elvira of Castile, Queen of León, Elvira Garcia, of ''Infante'' Alfonso, who later ruled as Alfonso V of León. Queen Elvira died on 2 December 1022 and was buried in the Royal Pantheon of the Basilica of San Isidoro in León, Spain, León. Children Elvira had two children with Alfonso V whom she married in 1013: * Berm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Of Castile, Queen Of Sicily
Elvira of Castile ( – 6 February 1135) was a member of the House of Jiménez and the first Queen of Sicily as the wife of Roger II of Sicily. Elvira was a legitimate daughter of Alfonso VI, king of León and Castile. Her mother was King Alfonso VI's fourth wife, Isabella. This Isabella is likely identical to Zaida of Seville, the Arab princess from the Abbadid dynasty who was Alfonso's mistress before marrying him. Other historians have argued that she was a French princess. Growing up at her father's court in the multiconfessional city of Toledo, Elvira must have been accustomed to a significant level of convivencia, which was present in Sicily as well. In 1117 or 1118, Elvira married Roger II, then count of Sicily and king from 1130. Sicily too had a sizeable Muslim population, and the marriage was part of Roger's plan to emulate the religious policy of Elvira's father. Elvira's likely descent from the Muslim rulers of Al-Andalus exemplifies a "pattern of cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira De Hidalgo
Elvira Juana Rodríguez Roglán (December 28, 1891 – January 21, 1980), known professionally as Elvira de Hidalgo, was a prominent Spanish coloratura soprano, who later became a teacher and vocal coach. Her most famous pupil was Maria Callas. Biography She was born in Valderrobres, Aragon, in the northeast of Spain to Pedro Rodríguez Hidalgo and Miguela Roglán Bel. She was a pupil of Concepció Bordalba in Barcelona and later studied in Milan under Melchiorre Vidal, who also taught Maria Barrientos, Graziella Pareto, Julián Gayarre, Fernando Valero, Francesc Viñas, and Rosina Storchio. She made her debut at the age of sixteen, at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, as Rosina in ''The Barber of Seville'', which would become her best-known role. Following her debut, de Hidalgo was quickly engaged for Paris, where she sang Rosina opposite Feodor Chaliapin as Don Basilio. Appearances in Monte Carlo, Prague, and Cairo followed. Her debut with the New York Metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Godeanu
Elvira Godeanu (13 May 1904 – 3 September 1991) was a Romanian stage actress. She also appeared in four films. Selected filmography * '' Povara'' (1928) * '' A Lost Letter'' (1953) References Bibliography * External links * 1904 births 1991 deaths Actresses from Bucharest Romanian film actresses Romanian silent film actresses Romanian stage actresses {{Romania-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Gascón
Elvira Gascón Vera (May 17, 1911 – February 10, 2000) was a Spanish painter, drafter, and engraver who participated in the Mexican muralism movement and is known for synthesizing Spanish and Mexican styles. Gascón also illustrated hundreds of books and periodicals, originating the drawing style known as ''helenismo picassiano''. Life Gascón was born in Almenar, Soria. She was accepted into Madrid's Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1929 and studied there till 1935. She taught in Madrid at the Instituto Lope de Vega and the ''Escuela de Artes y Oficios''. When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, Gascón joined the Junta de Incautación del Tesoro Artístico Nacional, which seized national artistic treasures to keep them safe during the chaotic years of war and destruction. While working for the institute, she met her future husband, (1891–1966), the institute's president and brother of the architect (1888–1931). Gascón and Fernández emigrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Dones
Elvira Dones (born July 24, 1960) is an Albanian novelist, screenwriter, and documentary film producer. Biography Born in the coastal city of Durrës Dones graduated from the State University of Tirana. In 1988 she was employed by Albanian State Television and in this capacity traveled to Switzerland, where she defected. Tried for treason in Albania (''in absentia''), she was sentenced to prison and denied access to her young son until after the collapse of communism in Albania in 1992. From 1988 until 2004, Dones lived in Switzerland where she worked as a writer and a television journalist, while also writing, directing, and producing several documentaries. Since 2004, she has lived in the United States. The bulk of her writing is in either Italian or Albanian, but several of her documentary films have been subtitled in English. Several of these films have either won or been nominated for various awards. Her most recent documentary, Sworn Virgin, tells the story of women in n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Cristi
Elvira Teresa Cristi Bueno (born 26 November 1976) is a Chilean actress and model. Biography Elvira Cristi began her career at age 13, appearing in television commercials. She obtained the title of "Miss Rostro" (Miss Face) from the magazine ' in 1994. At that time, she was 17 years old, studying at the Liceo Abdón Cifuentes in Santiago, from which she graduated as a secretary. She also made appearances on the Mega TV program '. At 24, she was hired by an advertising agency in Mexico. From 2004 to 2006, she appeared on other Mega youth series. There she was seen by director , who brought her onto the cast of ' on Canal 13. She has gone on to perform in several Chilean fiction productions, including the 2017 feature film ''Cold Side'' and the 2019 telenovela ''Gemelas''. In 2015, she launched a line of shoes for Dafiti. For eight years she was the romantic partner of Álvaro España, vocalist of the punk band Fiskales Ad-Hok. In the early 2000s, Cristi became vegetarian, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Casazza
Elvira Casazza (15 November 1887 – 24 January 1965) was an Italian mezzo-soprano opera singer (also known as Elvira Mari-Casazza). One of Toscanini's favourite singers, she was considered an outstanding interpreter of Mistress Quickly in Verdi's '' Falstaff'' during the 1920s and created several roles in Italian operas of the early 20th century. Biography Casazza was born Elivra Mari in Ferrara and studied in Milan with Adele Borghi before making her operatic debut as Azucena in '' Il trovatore'' in Sanremo in 1910. During the course of her stage career, she sang throughout Italy as well as in Latin America and Spain. Amongst the roles she created were Dèbora in Pizzetti's '' Dèbora e Jaéle'' (1922) and the Commandant in Zandonai's '' I cavalieri di Ekebù'' (1925). Known for the extension of her lower register with an almost baritonal quality to her low notes, she has been described as a contralto in some sources. She was married to Umberto Casazza, a violinist from B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Betrone
Elvira Betrone (1881–1961) was an Italian actress of stage, film, radio and television.Cardullo p.114 Selected filmography * '' Teresa Venerdì'' (1941) * '' A Garibaldian in the Convent'' (1942) * ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) * '' The Little Teacher'' (1942) * '' Disturbance'' (1942) * ''Jealousy Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of Emotional insecurity, insecurity, fear, and concern over a relative lack of possessions or safety. Jealousy can consist of one or more emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, he ...'' (1942) * '' The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * '' No Turning Back'' (1945) * '' Il Brigante Musolino'' (1950) * '' The Ungrateful Heart'' (1951) References Bibliography * Bert Cardullo. ''Vittorio De Sica: Director, Actor, Screenwriter''. McFarland, 2002. External links * 1881 births 1961 deaths Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses Actresses from Rome {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Barney
Elvira Enid Barney (née Mullens; ) was an English socialite and actress known professionally as Dolores Ashley. She was tried for the murder of her lover, Michael Scott Stephen, in 1932. The trial was widely reported by the British press. She was later found not guilty, but died four years later in a Paris hotel room. Barney was part of the Bright Young Things group of socialites and aristocrats in the 1920s. Early life Elvira Mullens was born on 22 January 1904, the daughter of Evelyne Maude Adamson (1874-1962) and stockbroker Sir John Ashley Mullens (1869–1937). Her younger sister Avril Joy Mullens married three times, including a short marriage to Ernest Aldrich Simpson, ex-husband of Wallis Simpson. In 1924, Elvira attended Lady Benson's Drama Academy, studying under Constance Benson. During this time, she was engaged to Charles Patrick Graves. During the 1924–25 theatre season she appeared in ''The Blue Kitten'' at the Gaiety Theatre. She met American singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Anderfjärd
Elvira Anderfjärd, (born 1 August 1999) also known mononymously as Elvira, is a Swedish record producer and songwriter. She achieved prominence after remixing the singles "Willow" (2020), " Love Story (Taylor's Version)" (2021), and producing " Message in a Bottle" (2021) and "Girl at Home (Taylor's Version)" (2021) by Taylor Swift. Anderfjärd produced the Swedish Sverigetopplistan top-20 singles " I Do Me" by Malou Prytz and " I'm Coming" by Tove Lo, as well as contributed backing vocals on the Weeknd's " Take My Breath" and Swift's "Message in a Bottle", both which reached the top 10 on the United States Adult Top 40 chart. She helped write and produce Addison Rae's "Diet Pepsi" (2024) which was the artist's first Hot 100 single, peaking at 54. She has worked with various artists including Katy Perry, Anne-Marie, Ed Sheeran, Tove Styrke, Alma, Benee, First Aid Kit, Conan Gray, Maisie Peters and Addison Rae. Career In high school, she studied jazz piano, and taught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Amazar
Elvira Amazar (1890s – February 7, 1971), also known as Vera Amazar or Elaine Amazar, was a Serbian-born Russian-American soprano singer and actress. She was also the subject of the first photograph described as "cheesecake", in 1917. Early life Elvira Amazar was born in Serbia. Her father was a mining engineer. She was orphaned as a small girl, when both parents died during a strike. Relatives in Poland took her in, and she was educated in Germany and Moscow. She studied music in Paris and Milan. Among her teachers were Félia Litvinne and Umberto Masetti. Career Amazar began her singing career at the Marinskiy Theater in St. Petersburg (Petrograd), Russia, in ''Il Pagliacci'' by Leoncavallo and found further success in Monte Carlo and Milan. She moved to the United States during World War I, a member of the Boston National Opera Company and a client of the Bel Canto Music Bureau. She sued her lover, baritone Georges Baklanoff, for an assault while they were on a Pacific Coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
