Ninon sevilla y miroslava biography
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Ninón Sevilla
Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer
Ninón Sevilla | |
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Sevilla in 1956 | |
| Born | Emelia Pérez Castellanos 10 November 1921 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | 1 January 2015(2015-01-01) (aged 93) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican Cuban |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer and singer |
| Years active | 1946–2014 |
| Spouse | José Gil |
| Partner | Pedro Arturo Calderón |
Emelia Pérez Castellanos (10 November 1921 – 1 January 2015), known professionally as Ninón Sevilla, was a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.
Ninon sevilla y miroslava biography
Early life
Sevilla was born and raised in Centro Habana, a popular section of Havana. As a youth, she thought about becoming a missionary nun, but after she started dancing with success in nightclubs and cabarets, she opted for a career in show business.
She adopted her stage name in tribute to the legendary French courtesan Ninon de l'Enclos and began to work in the chorus of the Cuban comedians Mimí Cal and Leopoldo Fernánd