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La Argentinita aka Encarnacion Lopez was a Spanish Flamenco dancer shown here doing the Flamenco dance. Dance History Picture.

Stage Name

Birth Name

La Argentinita Encarnación López Júlvez

    La Argentinita started Spanish dancing at the young age of four with her father segoviano Felix Lopez by her side playing the Guitar. Later going to dance schools and dancing in Cafe's (café cantantes) while making her debut in Madrid at six years of age. Later she came to the U.S. making her U.S. debut in Lew Leslie's International Revue at the Majestic Theater in 1930 and unfortunately, the audience walked out during her dance.

    The audience did not appreciate her Spanish dancing (due to lack of understanding), but later the world would clamor to see her dance, She was outstanding. Returning to Spain, Argentinita and Garcia Lorca organized the Madrid Ballet in 1932.

    While in Spain she met a famous Bullfighter named Ignacio Sanchez Mejías (who was married to Dolores Go'mez Ortega), which Argentinita is rumored to have had an affair, however, it has been written they did not.

1938, La Argentinita, approached José Greco to audition for her company, which he did join in 1943. In 1945, La Argentinita died and José Greco and her sister, Pilar Lopez, escorted her body back to Spain. While there, Greco and Pilar formed a new company to carry on the works of Argentinita, they would tour all over Europe.


    Antonia Mercé or better known as La Argentina shared a similar name Argentinita, however they were two different people.

Birth Place

Birth Date

Spouse

Offspring

Buenos Aires, Argentina 3/3/1898 - 9/24/1945 n/a n/a
 

Dance Types

Dance Partners

Music Titles

Ballet

Antonio de Triana

1943 - Argentinita Dance Album

Castillian Dance

José Greco (1938)

     

El Cafe Chinitas

Fernanda Antúnez

García Lorca (Piano Player)

Flamenco (cuadro flamenco style)

La Maccarona

Gaucho Song

Fire Dance

La Malena (1933)

Malambo

Jaleo Andaluz

Pilar Lopez (Sister)

     

Jota of A'Caniz

Rafael Ortega

     

Peruvian Huayano

Don Ramon Montoya (1936)

     

Spanish

       

Tango

       

Tap

       
 

Night Clubs

Theaters

Stage etc.

Princess Restaurant

Circo of San Sebastián (1927)

1930 - Leslie's International Revue (1 week)

     

Madrilenian Theatre (1932)

1930s - Café de Chinítas (chor)

     

Majestic Theater - USA

1933 - Las Calles de Cádiz (below)

     

M.E.T. - USA (1943)

1935 - The Streets Of Cádiz

     

Olean Theatre (1939)

La Castellana (chor)

       

Ritual Fire Dance

     

Poliorama Theater (1934)

 
     

Theater Champs Elysses (1933)

 
 

Films

Television

Publications

1916 - Flor de otoño

n/a

1/6/1939 - Olean Times-Herald

1923 - Rosario, la cortijera

     

11/1939 - Fresno Bee (Lopez, Argentinita and Triana)

1927 - La Hermana San Sulpicio

      2/9/1949 - Galveston Daily News

1936 - Carmen de la Triana

           

1942 - Spanish Fiesta

           

1952 - Duende & Misterio (Pilar)

           

1961 - Quinto año nacional

           
NOTE: IMDB.com reports her as being Argentinita Vélez (a possibility), However they list her incorrectly as Antonia Mercé who was La Argentina (which is another Spanish dancer).
August 25, 2006
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