Isabel Dada
Isabel Dada | |
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| Born | Isabel Dada Rinker September 11, 1941 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Died | June 14, 2017 (aged 75) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, poet |
| Awards | National Culture Award (2008) |
Isabel Dada Rinker (September 11, 1941 – June 14, 2017) was a Salvadoran actress and poet, considered a pioneer of theater in El Salvador.
Training and artistic career[edit]
Isabel Dada was born in San Salvador on September 11, 1941,[1] the daughter of Teresa Rinker de Dada (born in Nicaragua and nationalized Honduran), and Ventura M. Dada (born in Jerusalem and nationalized German, whose ancestors were from Greece). She first performed at the National Theater of El Salvador in the play Soy una linda muñeca for three years.[2] She traveled to the United States to study for a Bachelor of Commerce and Bilingual Secretariat degree, and at 18 she went to Mexico to attend a theater course.[3]
Her career as a professional actress began in 1967 when she joined the University Theater of the University of El Salvador, under Spanish director Edmundo Barbero.[4][5]
In 1969, she played Olivia, the protagonist of Los peces fuera del agua, which, under the direction of José David Calderón, became the first fiction feature film produced in El Salvador.[6]
In 1993, Dada founded the William Shakespeare Theater Academy. In 1996, she was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award in Washington, D.C., for her role as El Ama in the production of Doña Rosita la soltera.[7] The same year, she began hosting the radio show Homenaje a la Vida, which was dedicated to universal poetry.[2][5]
On October 16, 2003, she was recognized by the Legislative Assembly as "Most Meritorious Actress of El Salvador", by virtue of "the outstanding contributions made to the scenic art of our country."[8]
In 2008, she received the National Culture Award from the President of El Salvador.[2]
In 2016, she was part of the cast of the film Volar: una historia sobre el olvido, under the direction of Brenda Vanegas, playing Esther, a woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.[9]
Isabel Dada died in San Salvador on June 14, 2017, due to health problems.[1]
Plays written[edit]
- 1994–1996: La Madona de las cuatro lunas[4]
Filmography[edit]
- 1969: Los peces fuera del agua
- 2006: Volar: una historia sobre el olvido
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 1996: Nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for her role as El Ama in Doña Rosita la soltera
- 1999: Nominated as an honorary member of the Ateneo de El Salvador[2]
- 2000: Nominated as a "Notable Figure of the 20th Century" by the Mayor of San Salvador[2]
- 2003: Named "Most Meritorious Actress of El Salvador" by the Legislative Assembly
- 2008: National Culture Award presented by the President of El Salvador
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Fallece la actriz Isabel Dada" [The Actress Isabel Dada Passes Away]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). June 14, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Secultura lamenta fallecimiento de la actriz Isabel Dada" [Secretariat of Culture Mourns Death of Actress Isabel Dada] (in Spanish). Ministry of Culture of El Salvador. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "'No me gustaba ser joven y bonita'" ['I Didn't Like Being Young and Pretty']. La Prensa Gráfica Revista Dominical (in Spanish). March 14, 2004. p. 6. Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via issuu.
- ^ a b "Isabel Dada, la gran dama del teatro" [Isabel Dada, the Grande Dame of Theater]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). June 16, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Aguirre, Liz (May 2, 2000). "Isabel Dada Toda una vida en el teatro" [Isabel Dada a Whole Life in the Theater]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Nóchez, María Luz (October 5, 2015). "Consagran a José David Calderón como el clásico del cine salvadoreño" [José David Calderón Recognized as a Classic of Salvadoran Cinema]. El Faro (in Spanish). Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Hernández, Rosarlin; Portillo, Edith (April 23, 2007). "'Yo hubiera querido ser una gitana...pero con dinero'" ['I Would Have Liked to Be a Gypsy...But With Money']. El Faro (in Spanish). Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Decreto N1 168" (PDF). Anuario Legislativo 2003–2004 (in Spanish). Legislative Assembly of El Salvador: 353. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Silva Ávalos, Héctor (July 13, 2016). "Brenda Vanegas: 'Hacer cine no solo es querer hacerlo, es trabajo y sacrificio'" [Brenda Vanegas: 'Making Movies is Not Just Wanting To Do It; It's Work and Sacrifice']. Revista Factum (in Spanish). Retrieved January 15, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Isabel Dada at IMDb
