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Jose Greco |
Costanzo Greco |
José Greco was a Spanish style dancer who
was half Italian and mainly brought up in America. He was much taller
than most Spanish dancers which gave him a sense of power. Excelling
in the Flamenco he started dancing at a young age along with his
sister "Norina" in Brooklyn, N.Y. Originally, he was aspiring
to be a painter and took lessons at the Leonardo da Vinci School
in New York.
Had his professional debut in 1937 at the Hippodrome
Theater in Manhattan, New York. In 1938 he met La
Argentinita and she was very impressed with him. Two years later
he was dancing with her in the Ballet Español. In 1943, he
joined La
Argentinita's dance troupe for a couple years. After Argentinita's
death in 1945, he and her sister Pilar Lopez formed their own troupe
in La Argentinita's style and revived the Ballet Español in
Spain, Greco remained her partner for three years.
Greco made his film debut in "Mandolete"
in 1948. José Greco's formed his own dance troupe "Ballets
y Bailes de España" which made its Paris debut at the
Théãtre des Champs-Elysees in 1948 and later in Barcelona
at the Apollo Theatre in 1949. José Greco and his Spanish Ballet
made their American debut at the Schubert Theater on October 1,
1951. He and his dance troupe toured the world performing dance
routines for many years. Greco appeared in movies and television
with Stars Bob Hope, Perry Como, Lawrence Welk, and Andy Williams
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Birth Place |
Birth Date |
Spouse |
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Arbuzzi, Italy |
b.12/23/1918 |
Nila
Amparo |
José
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Lucille Peters |
Alessandra
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Carmela
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Lola
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Musicians |
Theaters |
Stage / Routines |
| Juan Jiminez (1962, Guitarist) |
1949 Apollo Theater
(Barcelona) |
1952 - Sombrero |
| Luis
Adame (1962, Guitarist) |
1950 - Covent Garden |
1952 - Around the World
in 80 days |
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1951 - Schubert
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1952 - Holiday for
Lovers |
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12/11/1953 -Waldorf
Astoria |
1953 - Juerga (R) |
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1/12/1953 - Century
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1953 - Capricco Espagnol
(R) |
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1/1957 Royal Festival
Hall |
1953 - Danza del Contrabandist |
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1953 - Danza Extremena
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7/23/1965 - Spanish
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1978 - The Passion
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1981 - Arsenic and
Old Lace |
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