Magdalena Nile del Rio, Imperio Argentina, (1910 - 2003) was an actress who enjoyed great popularity in Spain during the years of the Republic and the immediate postwar period. As noted Santos Juliá, a few months before the civil war in April 1936, the cinemas showing the film one of his most famous films " Morena Clara" were " overflowing with an enthusiastic audience " 1 oblivious to everything that they came up 2. From the fifties and until his death, at an advanced age, his star was fading slowly, but no longer present in any film, television interviews and at festivals, like the show "Azabache "of the Expo '92.
Although I am of two generations following the myth, I had occasion to watch his old movies and I have, on cassette, a compilation of his songs (which can now comfortably listen and illustrated online.) In the former, that I like is "Nobleza baturra " directed by former husband, Florian Rey and premiered in Madrid in 1935. In this movie I heard that a few years ago projected in Zaragoza during the Fiestas del Pilar. The rest of his films I like least: "Carmen la de Triana " is a English woman, who has at least the curiosity of being shot in Berlin, Froenlich studies, the aforementioned "Morena Clara " I find lack of grace, with a tiresome Miguel Ligero the role of Gypsy "present." Imperio Argentina, however, created his own style and acting and singing, said his fans, had a face and a very modern figure for the time .
is a case in this digression because it has fallen into my hands a book of memoirs of the artist writing "in collaboration " with "young writer " Pedro Manuel Villora, entitled " Imperio Argentina. Clara Malena, "published in 2001 3 . Books written by a "black", at the request of a biography, and no one expected to be able to write anything serious in itself, have the disadvantage, at more generally, its literary weakness, that the reader can not tell for sure which part belongs to the real memories of the protagonist and another part is fabricated or falsified by the writer in the shade please his boss and bravely meet with the commission.
This happens with this memoir I have read in a couple of spare time and I have discovered some new things about the artist, real or fabricated. And in the intense and passionate life of Imperio Argentina, there are episodes that have become known dimensions of legend, as their alleged lesbian relationship with Marlene Dietrich "I felt uncomfortable him because in his eyes had a desire to not seem to mind that was not reciprocated ", or the supposed homosexuality of her first husband, Florian Rey: I can say I . Just as I'm ever told me I was gay, nor behaved me as homosexual. " Especially
were aired, during the filming of several movies 4 German studies during the English Civil War, the contacts of the actress and singer with the highest leaders of Nazi Germany to physically praising " Goebbels had a clear head and had a great sense of cunning. I also see that it was lame but hid it very well . " " Adolf Hitler was a very attractive ... The Hitler I saw was an athletic, muscular, full-bodied ... eyes ... very beautiful, deep, very rare, were gray, but with a touch of blue and green border ... Moreover, its treatment was very cordial, very polite, and that helped to make it more attractive still "... Hitler had magnetism and was charming ". Mother!
These flirtations with Nazi and fascist (Mussolini's Italy, he filmed" Tosca "in 1940) caused him trouble in his native Argentina, in Mexico, where he was accused of "Have an ideology close to fascism , and New York, where she was accused of being nothing less than Hitler's mistress, links ideological and time again denied by the actress, who somewhat foolishly advocated in his memoirs: 've never shared this hobby of mixing art with politics . "
Other hints of the book as being in love with José Antonio Primo de Rivera " we liked each other and he courted in the style of that time, walking to my door, glancing furtively some mischief," the long series of such famous fans and disparate, named in the book, like Garcia Lorca, Fernando de los Rios, Fidel Castro (who says he drew a pencil portrait), Hitler (" openly confessed that he was smitten with my voice and my smile" ), Miguel Hernández, Alejandro Lerroux, Ernesto Halffter, Mario Gabarrón, a certain Couri Farah, Mario Moreno "Cantinflas", Juan Ramón Jiménez and others, I think that must be taken with caution, as a product of exaggeration or fantasy, at least with respect to certain of those
If Long is the list of admirers, as much or more deals in the book of their husbands and lovers: Carlos Gardel (zambra sang together "camper Caminito"), Florian Rey, Flori child's father, Rafael Rivelles ( was so yours for according to things I can say I never saw him naked "), Joaquín Goyanes of Osés, the father of her daughter, Alejandra, Alejandro Montani (Peruvian matador), Angel Rosson, Ramón Baille, Earl of cones, which literally puts a rag (" was a crook"), Rafael de Penagos, his last love, died this just a month ago. Less fortunate was
mother. His two sons, Florian and Alexandra, died in tragic circumstances, the 1959 and 1993, respectively: " there is nothing worse for a mother to the death of a child but I have killed my two that I had .
The last months of his life had to be cruel, if they came to learn disputes of his granddaughters by the legacy of the artist, aired on television morbid where those appeared rushing mutual accusations and insults.
Imperio Argentina, from what I read in this book is the impression that their reading bag , must be a woman of character, subject to irrepressible "ready" (after an argument with a hotel Rivelles " I did was go to my room drinking a bottle of whiskey and try to throw over the balcony "), with a tendency to exhibitionism and romancing (note that during the civil war in Madrid, the militia took possession of a Mercedes owned" to give their victims walk "and destroyed his home was so huge I had a garden with more than two thousand roses, swimming pool, tennis court, an icon for the service " wiping out many valuable objects that were there among them "some paintings of Rubens and his school ).
Although I am of two generations following the myth, I had occasion to watch his old movies and I have, on cassette, a compilation of his songs (which can now comfortably listen and illustrated online.) In the former, that I like is "Nobleza baturra " directed by former husband, Florian Rey and premiered in Madrid in 1935. In this movie I heard that a few years ago projected in Zaragoza during the Fiestas del Pilar. The rest of his films I like least: "Carmen la de Triana " is a English woman, who has at least the curiosity of being shot in Berlin, Froenlich studies, the aforementioned "Morena Clara " I find lack of grace, with a tiresome Miguel Ligero the role of Gypsy "present." Imperio Argentina, however, created his own style and acting and singing, said his fans, had a face and a very modern figure for the time . is a case in this digression because it has fallen into my hands a book of memoirs of the artist writing "in collaboration " with "young writer " Pedro Manuel Villora, entitled " Imperio Argentina. Clara Malena, "published in 2001 3 . Books written by a "black", at the request of a biography, and no one expected to be able to write anything serious in itself, have the disadvantage, at more generally, its literary weakness, that the reader can not tell for sure which part belongs to the real memories of the protagonist and another part is fabricated or falsified by the writer in the shade please his boss and bravely meet with the commission.
This happens with this memoir I have read in a couple of spare time and I have discovered some new things about the artist, real or fabricated. And in the intense and passionate life of Imperio Argentina, there are episodes that have become known dimensions of legend, as their alleged lesbian relationship with Marlene Dietrich "I felt uncomfortable him because in his eyes had a desire to not seem to mind that was not reciprocated ", or the supposed homosexuality of her first husband, Florian Rey: I can say I . Just as I'm ever told me I was gay, nor behaved me as homosexual. " Especially
were aired, during the filming of several movies 4 German studies during the English Civil War, the contacts of the actress and singer with the highest leaders of Nazi Germany to physically praising " Goebbels had a clear head and had a great sense of cunning. I also see that it was lame but hid it very well . " " Adolf Hitler was a very attractive ... The Hitler I saw was an athletic, muscular, full-bodied ... eyes ... very beautiful, deep, very rare, were gray, but with a touch of blue and green border ... Moreover, its treatment was very cordial, very polite, and that helped to make it more attractive still "... Hitler had magnetism and was charming ". Mother!
These flirtations with Nazi and fascist (Mussolini's Italy, he filmed" Tosca "in 1940) caused him trouble in his native Argentina, in Mexico, where he was accused of "Have an ideology close to fascism , and New York, where she was accused of being nothing less than Hitler's mistress, links ideological and time again denied by the actress, who somewhat foolishly advocated in his memoirs: 've never shared this hobby of mixing art with politics . "
Other hints of the book as being in love with José Antonio Primo de Rivera " we liked each other and he courted in the style of that time, walking to my door, glancing furtively some mischief," the long series of such famous fans and disparate, named in the book, like Garcia Lorca, Fernando de los Rios, Fidel Castro (who says he drew a pencil portrait), Hitler (" openly confessed that he was smitten with my voice and my smile" ), Miguel Hernández, Alejandro Lerroux, Ernesto Halffter, Mario Gabarrón, a certain Couri Farah, Mario Moreno "Cantinflas", Juan Ramón Jiménez and others, I think that must be taken with caution, as a product of exaggeration or fantasy, at least with respect to certain of those If Long is the list of admirers, as much or more deals in the book of their husbands and lovers: Carlos Gardel (zambra sang together "camper Caminito"), Florian Rey, Flori child's father, Rafael Rivelles ( was so yours for according to things I can say I never saw him naked "), Joaquín Goyanes of Osés, the father of her daughter, Alejandra, Alejandro Montani (Peruvian matador), Angel Rosson, Ramón Baille, Earl of cones, which literally puts a rag (" was a crook"), Rafael de Penagos, his last love, died this just a month ago. Less fortunate was
mother. His two sons, Florian and Alexandra, died in tragic circumstances, the 1959 and 1993, respectively: " there is nothing worse for a mother to the death of a child but I have killed my two that I had .
The last months of his life had to be cruel, if they came to learn disputes of his granddaughters by the legacy of the artist, aired on television morbid where those appeared rushing mutual accusations and insults.
Imperio Argentina, from what I read in this book is the impression that their reading bag , must be a woman of character, subject to irrepressible "ready" (after an argument with a hotel Rivelles " I did was go to my room drinking a bottle of whiskey and try to throw over the balcony "), with a tendency to exhibitionism and romancing (note that during the civil war in Madrid, the militia took possession of a Mercedes owned" to give their victims walk "and destroyed his home was so huge I had a garden with more than two thousand roses, swimming pool, tennis court, an icon for the service " wiping out many valuable objects that were there among them "some paintings of Rubens and his school ).
What is not in doubt is that Imperio Argentina, the bride of Spain, was a myth of epoch-making and that a whole generation lived, enjoyed and suffered, listening to their songs .
© Manuel Martínez Bargueño
March, 2011
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NOTES
1. " Republic and Civil War in Spain (1931-1939)." Santos Juliá (coordinator). Espasa, 2006, pg. 144.
2. After the outbreak of civil war, "Morena Clara " at the Rialto cinema continued to establish a brand almost legendary residence of a movie in one room. But when he heard of the likes of Florian by the side of Franco, the film was withdrawn. After the war, Clara Brown was billed as "the film banned red" (Imperio Argentina. Malena Clara, pag.95).
3. " Imperio Argentina. Malena Clara." With the collaboration of Pedro Manuel Villora. Temas de Hoy. Memoirs, 2001.
4. "Carmen la de Triana ", the German version of the previous "Andalusische Nacht" and "The Song of Aixa ", all in 1938.
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