Mary Santpere
Maria Santpere i Hernáez, know professionally as Mary Santpere (1 September 191323 September 1992) was a multifaceted Catalan actress, star, and comedian. Over her long career, she performed in theater, radio, film, and television.
Mary Santpere
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- Name
- Mary Santpere
- Born
- 1 September 1913
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Spain
- Died
- 23 September 1992
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- María Santpere Hernáez.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Honours
- Saint George's Cross.
- Languages
- Catalan and Spanish.
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Maria Santpere i Hernáez, know professionally as Mary Santpere (1 September 191323 September 1992) was a multifaceted Catalan actress, star, and comedian. Over her long career, she performed in theater, radio, film, and television.
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Key facts
• Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Name — Mary Santpere • Born — 1 September 1913 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Spain • Died — 23 September 1992 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Other Names — Mary Santpere Hernáez • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1938-1992
Family
Family
Mary Santpere was born on a train en-route to Barcelona in 1913. She was the daughter of Rosa Hernáez i Esquirol and Josep Santpere i Pey. Her mother was a dancer, zarzuela singer, and actress. Her father, besides being a notable actor, sang, directed theater works, and was otherwise involved in the Barcelona theater business.
Marriage and children
Marriage and children
Santpere married Francesc de Paula Pigrau i Francisco (1940-1987), and they had two children together: Josep Maria Pigrau i Santpere and Maria Rosa Pigrau i Santpere.
Theater
Theater
• ¡Usted dirá!, with Alady. Teatre Còmic, Barcelona (1951)
Filmography
Filmography
• Gentleman Thief (1944) • Unexpected Conflict (1948) • Eleven Pairs of Boots (1954) • The Fan (1958) • La banda de los tres crisantemos (1970) • May I Borrow Your Girl Tonight? (1978) • National Heritage (1981)
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Barcelona.
Birth place
Madrid.
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- “Mary Santpere”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3754320: Mary Santpere
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Honors
• 1991 – Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 26 April 1991).
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