Laura Urdapilleta

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Laura Urdapilleta
Born(1932-02-02)February 2, 1932
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died February 11, 2008(2008-02-11) (aged 76)
Occupation ballet dancer

Laura Urdapilleta (February 2, 1932 – February 11, 2008) was primaballerina of the national Mexican dance company (Spanish : Compañía Nacional de Danza), known as the "Ballerina of Mexico" (Spanish : La Bailarina de México).

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Biography

Urdapilleta was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco. She studied ballet dancing under Olga Escalona and Nelsy Dambré from 1941 to 1945, and also under Gloria Campobello, Michael Panieff and Sergio Francheli. In 1947, at the age of 15, she had her professional debut on stage of the city theater of Mexico City. In 1978 she became art director of the ensemle. She also established a school of classical ballet in the Ciudad Juárez.

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Urdapilleta was awarded with the gold medal of fine arts, with the gold medal of the government of Jalisco, a medal at the Festival Internacional de la Plata and with the keys of Córdoba, Veracruz. [1]

Jalisco State of Mexico

Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and is bordered by six states which are Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Michoacán and Colima. Jalisco is divided into 125 municipalities, and its capital city is Guadalajara. Jalisco is one of the most important states in Mexico because of its natural resources as well as its history. Many of the characteristic traits of Mexican culture, particularly outside Mexico City, are originally from Jalisco, such as mariachi, ranchera music, birria, tequila, jaripeo, etc., hence the state's motto: "Jalisco es México." Economically, it is ranked third in the country, with industries centered in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, the second largest metropolitan area in Mexico. The state is home to two significant indigenous populations, the Huichols and the Nahuas. There is also a significant foreign population, mostly retirees from the United States and Canada, living in the Lake Chapala and Puerto Vallarta areas.

Córdoba, Veracruz City in Veracruz, Mexico

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References

  1. ↑ Fritzi Mazari: Laura Urdapilleta… a través de la danza expresó lo que quería de la vida Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine . (Spanish), February 14, 2008.

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