Alicia Hermida
Alicia Hermida | |
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| File:Alicia Hermida.jpg Hermida in 2014 | |
| Born | Alicia Pérez Herranz 26 September 1932 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 9 February 2022 (aged 89) |
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Alicia Pérez Herranz, best known as Alicia Hermida (26 September 1932 – 9 February 2022) was a Spanish actress and acting teacher.
Life and career
Alicia Pérez Herranz (her real name)[1] was born in Madrid on 26 September 1932.[2] She made her stage debut at the age of 13,[3] and in the 1970s she formed her own theatrical company, La Barraca.[1] In 1980 she founded an acting school, the Escuela Alicia Hermida ("Alicia Hermida School").[1] She was also active in cinema, where she debuted in 1960 and worked with prominent directors such as José Luis Cuerda, Emilio Martínez-Lázaro and Jaime Chávarri, and on television, where she was best known for her roles in the long-running series Cuéntame cómo pasó and in Las chicas de oro, the Spanish remake of The Golden Girls.[1][4] During her career Hermida was the recipient of several honors and accolades, including the 1998 Max Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Divinas palabras and a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Spanish Actors Union in 2017.[3][1] Beyond her career, she distinguished herself for strong left-leaning views and was a vocal supporter of the Cuban Revolution. She also ran as a candidate to the 2009 European Parliament election in Spain with the Iniciativa Internacionalista-La Solidaridad entre los Pueblos electoral list.[1] Hermida died on 9 February 2022, age 89, in the retirement home where she lived with her husband, the actor Jaime Losada.[3][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Torres, Rosana (9 February 2022). "Muere Alicia Hermida, la perfecta dicción de la interpretación española". El País (in español). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ Castro, Antonio (9 February 2022). "Alicia Hermida, maestra de actores". Madridiario.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Muere Alicia Hermida, la querida Valentina de Cuéntame". El Mundo (in español). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "Muere la actriz Alicia Hermida, Valentina en 'Cuéntame cómo pasó'". Cinemanía. 9 February 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
