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Year(s)1969

Chapter / SubheadingStage

Production / Project / ActivityChopin

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleMiami, Florida

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Stage

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Year(s)1961

Chapter / SubheadingModel

Production / Project / ActivityLife Magazine/ Newspapers Hamilton Watches

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York

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Illustration from magazine

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Year(s)1961

Chapter / SubheadingModel

Production / Project / ActivityJewelry Design Model

Medium / GenrePrint

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York

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Illustrations from newspapers

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Year(s)1962

Chapter / SubheadingTV

Production / Project / ActivityWAPA-TV Soap Opera/Drama

CityPuerto Rico

Function / Type of JobActress

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Raul Dávila and l worked together for the first time at WIPR TV, the Puerto Rican official TV station & the last time was in NYC, when he directed me in "La Casa de los Siete Balcones" (80s) He was a wonderful, patient, loving man.

Raul began his acting career in 1957 at WKAQ TV. PR. He worked in over 20 locally produced soap operas . Raul then moved to NYC and with the help of fellow Puerto Ricans Raul Julia & Miriam Colon, started working as an actor. Raul was on some of the most popular T.V shows of the day and kept himself very busy doing commercials. He also did movies The Man with My Face and Felicia.

In 1974 he got the lead role in Luis Rafael Sanchez's presentation of "O casi el alma", both in Spanish and English. In 1987, he made the film The Believers alongside actor Martin Sheen.
Raul also participated in the soap opera: The Guiding Light. He spent most of the decades of the 70, 80 and 90s doing theater, as a successful actor and director.

Raul Dávila presided over the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors also known as HOLA, an organization to which actor Raúl Juliá lent his support. The goal was to celebrate Latino achievements in the field of entertainment. Raul Davila passed away in 2006. Bless you dear friend.

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Year(s)1965

Chapter / SubheadingStage

Production / Project / ActivityTribute to Otto Sirgo

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleManhattan Center

CityNew York

RoleMC

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The first actor of radio novels, TV, theatre, cinema and also successful Cuban Declamador; Otto Sirgo, the famous "Don Juan Tenorio" was married successively to the Spanish Vedette Lola Villar, with the Mexican actress Magda Haller, with whom she had her Son Otto, with Elvira Bujones the mother of his daughter and with the announcer Dinorah Ayala with whom he was joined at the time of his death.
Here is the 1965 sign; of an exciting and regal tribute in NYC, for Otto Sirgo coordinated by his wife, the actress, singer and also host; Dinorah Ayala.
My colleague is very nice, with a beautiful voice and a lot of spark. We've shared several times in the theater and the New York Radio. Here we are with the also charismatic Cuban broadcaster, Rafael Pineda and with the actor, writer and Theatre Director Enrique De La Torre, who was the director of the busy tribute to Otto Sirgo. Note the huge cast of stars that attended supporting Otto, who was indisposed and died shortly after in Miami, on September 8, 1966. in the sign also appears my brother Nel Nero and his group the jaguar boys.

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Year(s)1970

Chapter / SubheadingFilm

Production / Project / ActivityLas Golfas

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleMexico City

RoleRosara

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Here you can see Angel Garasa, Spanish actor, who emigrated to Mexico in 1937 and began his acting career working with artists such as Cantinflas. In the photo is Gina Romand who started as a star of the famous "Tropicana" nightclub in her native Cuba. She settled in Mexico in the early 50s working in films, where she did many movies. Several years she was the model for Superior Beer with the slogan: The Classy Blonde." Also here is Isela Vega, an actress, screenwriter, producer and director of Mexican cinema. She appeared completely nude in Playboy magazine in 1974, becoming the first Latina to appear nude in the South American version of the magazine. I am pleased to tell you that, the boy is Luisito Gatica, Lucho Gatica and Mapita Cortés’ son who, made his film debut playing my son, in “Las Golfas." José Luis Rodriguez, was also in the cast. Directing us, Puerto Rican Fernando Cortés.

In this scene from the film “Las Golfas” Fernando Cortés, is directing us.
Fernando was a Puerto Rican born Mexican film actor, writer and director. He was married to actress/singer, Mapy Cortes. Fernando was a wonderful person; a patient, considerate, great director & my dear friend.
Angel Garasa, is a character actor that arrived in Mexico from Spain in 1937. Gina Romand came from Cuba & began doing films in the 50s, after being the exclusive model for Mexican Beer ads; known as the “The Classy Blond” Also here is Mexican actress Isela Vega, who later became a producer & film director .
The little boy is Luisito Gatica, son of iconic Lucho Gatica from Chile & Puerto Rican Mapita Cortés; our director’s niece. Luchiito made his film debut playing my son in “Las Golfas" and here l am with Lucho Gatica, Luisito’s father, when l interviewed him in my radio show.
Jose Luis Rodriguez “El Puma” was also in the cast.

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Film

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Year(s)1970

Chapter / SubheadingTV

Production / Project / ActivityGoya Canta Al Amor

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York

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TVWMJU TV Channel 47

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Year(s)1970

Chapter / SubheadingTV

Production / Project / ActivityChristmas in the Cloisters

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York City

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This poster/print ad. Is a unique piece of Spanish Television History.
“Paz en la Tierra”a one hour TV Special was aired in December, 1970, on WXTV channel 41, NY, produced by Spanish International Network.
l was the TV host, but l was then pregnant and delivered my son the following month. My co-host and performer on the show, was an international Mexican actor/singer that is part of Spanish cinema history. Unfortunately the copies of this special program have been lost.
“Paz en la Tierra, was filmed, not video taped, at “The Cloisters”overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park, a the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, dedicated to the art, architecture, and gardens of medieval Europe. The producer was Cuban veteran producer, Leandro Blanco,
Tito Guízar (Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino), Mexican actor paved the way in Hollywood for Mexican performers as the first of the singing charros, the guitar-playing cowboys who wore broad-brimmed sombreros and bolero jackets; Tito in 1936 ushered in the charro genre in Mexico with Allá en el rancho grande, which became a Mexican film classic and a hit in the U.S.(b. April 8, 1908, Guadalajara Mex.—d. Dec. 24, 1999, San Antonio,Texas). Information from The Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
The sponsor was Schaefer Beer is a brand of American beer first produced in New York City during 1842 by the F &M Schaefer Brewing Co. In the mid-1970s, Schaefer Beer was then one of the top selling beers in the U.S.

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TV- Channel 41 SIN Christmas Special with Gilda Miros & Tito Guizar

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Year(s)1971

Chapter / SubheadingTV

Production / Project / ActivityNoches con Gilda/Ronda por Nueva York

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York , New Jersey

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SIN TV Spanish Talk show, location

RoleProducer and Moderator

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TV- Channel 41 SIN

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Year(s)1971

Chapter / SubheadingTV

Production / Project / ActivityReporter Channel 41 WXTV

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York City

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TV Channel 41 SIN Nightly News

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Year(s)1971

Chapter / SubheadingTV

Production / Project / ActivityMerenge Channel 41

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York City

CityDominican Republic

RoleProducer/ Moderator

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In 1971, I made a special program for Spanish International TV; pre-Univision, in the beautiful beach of Juan hurt, Dominican Republic, with Cassandra Damirón.
This lady was an actress, singer, dancer and folklorist known in her country as "the sovereign of the song". the most important award for Dominican artists is named after her. She is the second artist from Barahona who excels in National History, the first being the star of the international film María Montez (1912-1951).
Altagracia Cassandra Damirón Santana first took the merengue to the United States, Spain, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and other countries with his dance company.
Recently, the United Nations Educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO) declared the Dominican Republic to be intangible cultural heritage. I congratulate Cassandra on her commitment! Sharing with her was another beautiful page of my life.

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TV- Channel 41 SIN

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Year(s)1971

Chapter / SubheadingTV

Production / Project / ActivitySe Abre La Fortaleza

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehiclePuerto Rico

RoleProducer/ Host

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TV- Channel 41 SIN Governer's Mansion

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Year(s)1971

Chapter / SubheadingTV

Production / Project / ActivityNYC House of Correction Documentary

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York

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TV- Channel 41 SIN NYC House of Correction

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Year(s)1973

Chapter / SubheadingTV

Production / Project / ActivityNelson Ned Special

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York City

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TV- Channel 41 & Live concert

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Year(s)1979

Chapter / SubheadingStage

Production / Project / ActivityLa Gran Decision- Intar

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York City

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Stage- Offbroadway

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Year(s)1975

Chapter / SubheadingRadio

Production / Project / ActivityGovernment of Puerto Rico

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York

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John Collins & Juan Bueno, executives from Azteca Films in Mexico & USA with Gilda Miros.
The two gentlemen directed the distribution of Mexican Filma in the Western Hemisphere.

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Commonwealth of PR Office

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Year(s)1978

Chapter / SubheadingRadio

Production / Project / ActivityPrograma Amor WBNX

Name of Theatre / Venue / VehicleNew York City

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Talk Show

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