Lina Morgan

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Lina Morgan
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Born
María de los Ángeles López Segovia

(1937-03-20)20 March 1937
Died19 August 2015(2015-08-19) (aged 78)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s) Actress, theater impresario
Years active1949–2008

María de los Ángeles López Segovia OAXS MML (20 March 1937 – 19 August 2015), better known as Lina Morgan, was a Spanish film, theater, radio, revue and television actress and vedette. Throughout her career, she stood out for playing mostly comic roles and those related to popular genres such as the Spanish revue and musical comedy. She was also the theater impresario and owner of the Teatro La Latina in Madrid.

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Morgan received many accolades throughout her career in film, stage and television spanning near six decades. She was also the recipient of many honors. The Government of Spain honored her with the Gold Medal of Merit in Labour in 1984, the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 1999 and with the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise in 2015 posthumously.

Biography

Morgan was born to Emilio López Roldán and Julia Segovia García, and was their fourth child. When she was sixteen, Morgan began working as a showgirl. She received her first major role in 1956 with the movie Mujeres or Diosas, replacing actress Mercedes Llofriu. It was during this time that she adopted her screen name of "Lina Morgan". [1] [2]

She was also the theater impresario of the Teatro La Latina in Madrid from 1978 to 2010, first renting the theater and since 1983 owning it. [3]

Filmography

Film

  • El pobre García (1961)
  • Vampiresas 1930 (1962)
  • Una tal Dulcinea (1963)
  • Objetivo: las estrellas (1963)
  • Julieta engaña a Romeo (1965)
  • La cesta (1965)
  • Algunas lecciones de amor (1966)
  • ¿Qué hacemos con los hijos? (1967)
  • Las que tienen que servir (1967)
  • Los subdesarrollados (1968)
  • Unmarried and Mother in Life (1969)
  • The Complete Idiot (1970)
  • La graduada (1971)
  • Dos chicas de revista (1972)
  • La descarriada (1973) as Nati García
  • La llamaban La Madrina (1973)
  • Una monja y un Don Juan (1973)
  • Señora doctor (1974)
  • Una pareja... distinta (1974)
  • Fin de semana al desnudo (1974)
  • Los pecados de una chica casi decente (1975)
  • Imposible para una solterona (1976)
  • Ésta que lo es... (1977)
  • Un día con Sergio (1977)

Accolades

Atv Awards

YearCategoryWorkResultRef.
1999Best Acting Hostal Royal Manzanares Nominated

Premios Ondas

YearCategoryWorkResultRef.
1998Special Jury Award – Television-Won [4]

Fotogramas de Plata

YearCategoryWorkResultRef.
1987Best Theater ActressEl último tranvíaWon [5]
1994Best TV ActressCompuesta y sin novioNominated
1996Best TV ActressHostal Royal ManzanaresNominated
1997Best TV ActressHostal Royal ManzanaresNominated

TP de Oro

YearCategoryWorkResultRef.
1994Best ActressCompuesta y sin novioWon [6]
1996Best ActressHostal Royal ManzanaresWon [7]
1997Best ActressHostal Royal ManzanaresWon [8]
1998Best ActressUna de dosNominated [9]
2001Best ActressAcademia de baile GloriaNominated [10]

Honours

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References

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  2. "Daniel Pontes: "Lina Morgan me ha dicho que mande a todos a la mierda"". ABC.es. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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  4. "1998 Awards". Premios Ondas (in Spanish).
  5. "Victoria Abril and Imanol Arias". El País (in Spanish). 9 March 1988.
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  11. "Real Decreto 1189/1984, de 20 de junio, por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en el Trabajo, en su categoría de Oro, a doña María de de los Angeles López Segovia, de nombre artístico Lina Margan" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 23 June 1984.
  12. "Real Decreto 1886/1999, de 3 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, en su categoría de Oro, a las personas y entidades que se citan" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 4 December 1999.
  13. "La Comunidad de Madrid premia con la Medalla de Oro a Luca de Tena, Lina Morgan y Nicolás Redondo, entre otros" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 22 April 2010.
  14. "Real Decreto 787/2015, de 28 de agosto, por el que se concede, a título póstumo, la Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio a doña María de los Ángeles López Segovia (Lina Morgan)" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 28 August 2015.