Aurora Redondo Pérez (1 January 1900 – 9 July 1996) was a Spanish actress.

Biography

1921-04-03, La Novela Teatral, Aurora Redondo, Tovar

Aurora Redondo began her theatrical career at age 7. She debuted at the with the play ''Doncell qui cerca Muller''. After some performances in Barcelona, she traveled to Madrid, where she performed at the , in plays such as ' (1918), ' (1920), and ' (1921), all by

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. In 1937 she appeared at the of Buenos Aires in 400 performances of ' by the same author. Arniches, in addition, was the best man of her wedding with actor in 1925. The two worked together on many occasions, interpreting works by the

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, and Carlos Arniches, among others. The death of her husband in 1955 made Redondo continue her solo career with ''Las buenas personas'', ' (1963), ' (1963), ' (1965), ''Buenos días condesita'' (1965), ''Un millón en la basura'' (1966), ' (1967), ' (1968), ' (1980), ' (1982), ''

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'' (1984), ''

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'' (1987), ' (1989), and ', her last performance, which she gave at age 93. Despite her dedication to theater, she also made inroads into film and television, notably her role in the 1983 series '. Throughout her career she received many awards and recognitions, including the

National Theater Prize The National Theater Award ( es, Premio Nacional de Teatro, links=no) is a cultural prize that is awarded annually by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. It was created in the 1950s and today is awarded annually by the National Institute of Perfo ...

(1962), the Silver Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (1986), the Toda Una Vida award from the Spanish Actors Union (1991), the Segismundo Award from the Association of Stage Directors (1991), the

Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts The Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts ( es, Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, link=no) is awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Spain to individuals or institutions excelling in artistic or cultural creation or to thos ...

(1993), and the (1994). Aurora Redondo died from natural causes on 9 July 1996 at age 96. Her body was incinerated in the crematorium of the

Cementerio de la Almudena The ''Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena'' ( en, Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery), former ''Necrópolis del Este'' (East cemetery) is a cemetery in Madrid, Spain. It is the largest in Madrid and one of the largest in Western Europe. The nu ...

the next day, and the urn with her ashes was interred in the family vault at the same cemetery.

Selected roles

Theater

Film

Television

References

External links

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"Protagonistas del recuerdo – Aurora Redondo"
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