Queta Claver

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Queta Claver
Born(1929-06-24)June 24, 1929
València, Spain
DiedMay 3, 2003(2003-05-03) (aged 73)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
EducationConservatorio de València
OccupationSpanish actress, singer, and dancer
Years active1950–2000
Known forvedette roles in stage revues
Spouse(s)Paco Alba
Parent(s)
  • (mother)
AwardsValladolid gold medal (2003)
National Syndicate of Spectacle: best actress (1975), best supporting actress (1972)

Queta Claver (June 24, 1929 – May 3, 2003) was a Spanish actress, singer, and dancer, known for her "vedette" roles in stage revues.

Early life[]

Enriqueta Claver Delás was born in València, Spain in 1929 (some sources give 1932). Her mother was actress . Claver attended the Conservatorio de València.[1]

Career[]

Films featuring Queta Claver included La bella Mimí (1960), El vikingo (1972), Tamaño natural (1974), Los buenos días perdidos (1975), Los placeres ocultos (1977), El sacerdote (1978), El diputado (1978), La colmena (1982), El pico (1983), Tiempo de silencio (1986), Voyage to Nowhere (1986), Colegas (1987)[2] Montoyos y Tarantos (1989), and Beltenebros (1991).[3]

Claver also appeared in plays and especially in revues, beginning with Un crimen vulgar (1950). She was also seen in Moreno tiene que ser, Doña Mariquita de mi corazón, ¡Cinco minutos nada menos!, A vivir del cuento, Ana María, La chacha, Rodríguez y su padre, Una jovencita de 800 años, Metidos en Harina, Tres eran tres... ¡los novios de Elena!, Un millón de dolares, ¡Ay, qué ladronas!. She specialized in "vedette" roles in the revue.

Her television roles came in such series as Suspiros de España (1974), Juanita, la Larga (1982), Goya (1982), Clase media (1987), Compuesta y sin novio (1994), Ada Madrina (1999) and Nada es para siempre (2000).

She won the Valladolid gold medal for her work in El sueño de la razón.[4] She also won two acting prizes from the National Syndicate of Spectacle, in 1972 (best supporting actress) and 1975 (best actress).

Personal life[]

Queta Claver married dancer Paco Alba, but they were separated at the time of her death. She died in 2003, in Madrid age 73 years, from coronary disease.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Queta Claver" Revista Mujer (22 May 2011).
  2. ^ "Film: 'Colegas' from Spain" New York Times (August 14, 1987): C15. via ProQuest
  3. ^ Harris M. Lentz III, Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003 (McFarland 2004): 80. ISBN 9780786452088
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fallece Queta Claver, una de las 'vedettes' más populares de los años 50" El País (5 May 2003).
  5. ^ "Fallece en Madrid a los 71 años la actriz Queta Claver" Diario de León (6 May 2003).

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