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Alicia Alonso

Alicia Alonso was a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer whose company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955. She is best known for her portrayals of Giselle and the ballet version of Carmen.

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business · Cuban ballerina (1920–2019) · choreographer · ballet dancer · businessperson · ballet master · dancer · ballerina · ballet teacher · also Alicia Alonso, Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad Martínez Hoya, Alicia Martínez Hoya, Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad Martinez Hoya, Alicia Martinez Hoya, Alicia Martínez

Born 21 December 1920 · Died 17 October 2019 · Q236013

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Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (2003).
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Awarded Order of José Martí (2000).
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2019· 1 entry

Oct 17, 2019Documented record86% confidence

Died 2019-10-17.

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2003· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2003Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (2003).

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2000· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2000Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Order of José Martí (2000).

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1998· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1998Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ (1998).

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1993· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1993Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1993).

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1984· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1984Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1984).

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1982· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1982Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Order of the Aztec Eagle (1982).

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1980· 1 entry

1980Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

As a Cuban exile himself, helped numerous defecting Cuban dancers

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1975· 1 entry

1975Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

And Alonso married editor and dance critic Pedro Simón Martínez that same year

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1967· 1 entry

1967Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

And 1971 she performed in Canada, where reviewers noted that Alonso was still the greatest ballerina of her time

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1960· 1 entry

1960Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And within several years her dancers were winning international dance competitions

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1958· 1 entry

1958Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Sent from the Sierra Maestra inviting her to head the company upon the triumph of the July 26 Movement

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1952· 1 entry

1952Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And then producing and starring in Giselle for the Paris Opéra Ballet in 1953

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1948· 1 entry

1948Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

To found her own company, the Alicia Alonso Ballet Company, supported largely through her fame and earnings

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1947· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1947Documented record84% confidence

Awarded National Order of Merit Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1947).

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1946· 1 entry

1946Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And danced the role of Giselle until 1948, also performing in Swan Lake, Antony Tudor's Undertow (1943), Balanchine's Theme and Variations (1947), and in such world premieres as deMille's dramatic ballet Fall River Legen

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1941· 1 entry

1941Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

With a detached retina and had surgery to correct the problem

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1938· 1 entry

1938Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

But continued her training at the School of American Ballet

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1937· 1 entry

1937Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

When Alonso fell in love with a fellow ballet student, Fernando Alonso, whom she married at age 16

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1929· 1 entry

1929Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

The family moved to Spain where Alonso stayed for a year and half, there she studied and learnt typical Spanish dances, such as the Jota, Malagueñas and Sevillanas among others

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1920· 2 entries

Dec 21, 1920Documented record86% confidence

Born 1920-12-21.

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1920Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

The fourth child of Antonio Martínez de la Maza Arredondo, lieutenant veterinarian of the army, and Ernestina del Hoyo y Lugo, a dressmaker

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