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Teresita Zazá
Teresita Zazá
	Teresita Zazá.jpg in 1920
Born	Teresa Juliana Lucía Maraval Torres; June 6, 1893; Plasencia, Spain
Died	January 23, 1980; Barcelona, Spain
Occupations	Singer (tonadillera and cupletista); Film actress;

Teresa Juliana Lucía Maraval Torres (stage name, Teresita Zazá; Plasencia, Spain, June 6, 1893 - Barcelona, Spain, January 23, 1980) was a Spanish tonadillera, cupletista, and actress who also made a career in Argentina. In Spain, she performed in the Teatre Principal, Teatro Romea, and Teatro Maravillas. In Argentina, she was a performer at the Odeon Theater, Teatro Splendid, Teatro Marconi, Teatro Avenida, Teatro Comedia, Teatro Empire, Teatro Nuevo, Teatro Nacional, and Teatro Florida/Galería Güemes. Her film debut occurred in 1929, in La del Soto del Parral.

Career

Teresa Juliana Lucía Maraval Torres was the daughter of Francisco Maraval, a native of Perpignan, France, and a railroad accountant, and Inocencia Torres, a native of the city of Plasencia. Her brothers were Gastón and Luciano.

The Trianon Palace (now Teatro Alcázar), an honored place with the cuplé genre, announced her as Zazá; she began her artistic career in 1912, at the age of nineteen. In 1915, she arrived in Argentina, where she developed the most important stage of her career. Among her most outstanding hits, was Hora del té in 1913, an Argentine-style tango by Álvaro Retama and Ricardo Yust. She made several presentations at the renowned Teatro Español in Santa Rosa, La Pampa and at the small Teatro Florida in Pasaje Guemes, in Buenos Aires. She was one of the first to use the term Alirón in a song celebrating the victories of Athletic Bilbao.^[1]

In 1917, she was part of the show in honor of Manolita Rosales, who was saying goodbye to the city, along with the duo Carlos Gardel and José Razzano and the tonadilleras Emilia Benito and Antonia Costa. In 1922, Zazá worked in Buenos Aires, in a film program under the direction of maestro Carlos Macchiavelli along with three debutant artists: the Spanish dancer, Natividad Álvarez ("Nati, la bilbanita") and the national singer, Mario Pardo. Zaza was directed by Humberto Cairo. During her long stay in Argentina, Zazá made several performances at the Teatro Esmeralda (now Teatro Maipo). She recorded impressive seasons with the Italian transforming Leopoldo Fregoli, the singer Carlos Gardel, and the Galician dancer, La Belle Otero, among others.^[2]

In 1923, Zazá ended her stay in Buenos Aires, to begin her artistic tour in Lima, Peru, continuing to Panama, Havana, Cuba, and Mexico City, Mexico. In 1927, she reappeared in Spain in Barcelona at the Teatre Principal before removing to Madrid, performing at the Teatro Romea and Teatro Maravillas, where she ended her career as a singer on May 22. From that date on, she settled in Madrid. In 1929, she debuted as a film actress in the Spanish film La del Soto del Parral, with José Nieto and Carranque de los Ríos in the leading roles.^[3]

Selected works

Performed themes

¡Hijo mío!
Pajarito Cantor
Presentimiento
¡Mujercita mía!
¡Pobre Madre!

Theater in Argentina

1916: Odeon Theater, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, with Carlos Gardel-José Razzano duo, the actress Orfilia Rico, the dancer Pastora Imperio
1916: Teatro Splendid (now Cine Ducal), with the French dancers "Los Demos" and the Gardel-Razzano duo
1917: Teatro Marconi, the performance of the operetta La Duquesa del Bal Tabarín, with Manola Rosales, Rosario Guerrero, Steffi Csillag, Roberto Casaux, the Gardel-Razzano duo
1917: Teatro Avenida, organized by the Diario Crítica
1917: Teatro Comedia, performs the play La fuerza ciega
1918: Teatro Empire, an evening to raise funds for the Caja Social de la Asociación de Empleados Municipales
1918: Teatro Nuevo, a program in honor and for the benefit of the singer Pepita Avellaneda
1919: Teatro Avenida, a festival organized by the Argentine and International Actors Societies, in honor and for the benefit of Pablo Podestá
1919: Teatro Nuevo, a performance in honor of José Antonio Saldías
1920: Teatro Nacional, a performance celebration of the Cronistas de Turf's annual party
1923: Teatro Florida –Galería Güemes-, a performance was in honor of and for the benefit of Carmelita Delgado
1923: Teatro Florida –Galería Güemes-, Zazá's debut with the Gardel-Razzano duo

References

^ Siguero, Santiago (1 May 2012). "Viaje a los orígenes del 'alirón'". www.marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ Rodríguez, Juan Pablo González; Vásquez, Oscar Ohlsen; Cruz, Claudio Rolle (2005). Historia social de la música popular en Chile, 1950- 1970 (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones UC. p. 139. ISBN 978-956-14-2632-0.
^ "Teresita zaza,protagonista de la pelicula la de - Vendido en Subasta - 28562403". www.todocoleccion.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2023.

Bibliography

Gorlero, Pablo (2004). Historia de la comedia musical en la Argentina: desde sus comienzos hasta 1979 (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: M.H. Oliveri. p. 64.