Meche Marchand, who now goes by the name of Rivka Marchand,
is an actress and author.
Marchand was born in
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
where she was a radio, television and stage actress. She lived in
Orlando, Florida where she worked as a Court Interpreter, Hebrew teacher and recording talent for several studios. She is the mother of
soprano Yolanda Vadiz
Yolanda Vadiz (February 14, 1959–December 8, 1987) was a Puerto Rican soprano. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Puerto Rico and her Master's from the Manhattan School of Music and Juilliard School in New York. While in New York, she sang th ...
, who died in December, 1987. Marchand was once married to celebrity
Luis Antonio Cosme
Luis Antonio Cosme is a Puerto Rican television cook, actor, singer, musician, writer, producer, reporter and show host. He is mostly known as one of two show hosts and cooks, usually alongside Otilio Warrington, "Bizcocho", of two television coo ...
.
She is the author of ''Manual de Consejitos Utiles'', ''Mi Camino, mi Verdad, mi Yolanda''; and co-author of the cook book ''Friendo y Comiendo''. Her most recent work is ''Valgame Dios - Exposicion de la historia, cultura, lenguaje y religion de un pueblo que nos afecta a todos''. She made Aliyah (moved to
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
) in 2005, and now lives in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
.
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Libros en redonline book source
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American emigrants to Israel
Israeli women writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Israeli non-fiction writers
Jewish actresses