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Elisa Zamacois | |
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Born | Elisa Pedra Zamacois y Zabala 29 April 1838 |
Died | November 1915 (aged 77) |
Occupation(s) | Singer and actress |
Elisa Pedra Zamacois y Zabala (29 April 1838 in Bilbao – November 1915 in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish singer and actress. She was half-sister of the writer Niceto de Zamacois, and sister of the painter Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala, and the actor Ricardo Zamacois, and also was aunt of the writers Miguel Zamacoïs and Eduardo Zamacois, and the music composer Joaquín Zamacois.
Elisa Pedra Zamacois y Zabala was born on 29 April 1838 in Bilbao, daughter of Miguel Antonio de Zamacois y Berreteaga, and his second wife, Ruperta María del Pilar de Zabala y Arauco.
Her family moved to Madrid, [1] where worked at Teatro de la Zarzuela. [2] [3] She played Galatea in the homonym play along Modesto Landa ( Pygmalion), Vicente Caltañazor ( Midas) and Emilio Carratalá ( Ganymede). [4]
Between 1859 and 1884 she wrote Cartas de Elisa de Zamacois a Francisco A. Barbieri. [5] She was the sister of the actor Ricardo. [6]