Fina de Calderón was a Spanish writer, poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

, songwriter, and musician.

Her song " Caracola (song)

Caracola

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" ("Conch") was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964

Eurovision Song Contest 1964

The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark after the Danish victory the previous year. Sweden did not participate because of a boycott by singers. They did however broadcast it...

, performed by Los TNT

Los TNT

Los TNT were an Italian-Uruguayan rock 'n' roll band, popular in the sixties. The band consisted of two brothers and a sister from Udine, Italy: Edelweiss "Tim" Croatto , Hermes "Tony" Croatto , and Argentina "Nelly" Croatto . The acronym and word play "TNT" comes from their nicknames...

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Life

She grew up in France.
As a youth, she studied violin and composed her first poems.
She moved to Toledo

Toledo, Spain

Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...

, and was owner of Cigarral del Ángel.

Family

She married Fernando Calderon Gutierrez, Marquis de Mozobamba del Pozo, and they had three children, José Rafael, Mariola and Giovanna.

Works

• Fuego, grito, luna (Fire, cry, moon), (theater) (The steps do not come back) (Memoir)

Poetry

• La cicatriz de arena (The scar of sand) (poetry)
• Pluriels (Plurales) Fugger Libros, SIAL Ediciones, 2006, ISBN 9788496464186 (poems bilingual French / Spanish)

Songs

• "En Roma (Rome)"
• "La otra mitad (The other half)"
• "Pouvoir" (song by Édith Piaf
  Édith Piaf
  Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
  
  )
• "Nous de Paris" (song by Maurice Chevalier
  Maurice Chevalier
  Maurice Auguste Chevalier was a French actor, singer, entertainer and a noted Sprechgesang performer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including Louise, Mimi, Valentine, and Thank Heaven for Little Girls and for his films including The Love Parade and The Big Pond...
  
  )
• "Caracola (Conch)"
• "Primer plano (Foreground)" (song by Victor Emmanuel
  Victor Emmanuel
  Victor Emmanuel may refer to:*Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia *Victor Emmanuel II of Italy *Victor Emmanuel III of Italy *Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples...
  
  in 1966)

(My festival-goers songs of the 60's)"