Madeline Willemsen
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Madeline Willemsen was a Puerto Rican
actress and comedian
, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
to a Dutch
father and a Puerto Rican
mother. She was also the first cousin of Lucy Boscana
, considered by some Puerto Rican theater critics to be the finest Puerto Rican actress of all time.
Her full name was Madeline Willemsen Bravo, and her maternal family was of Jewish origin. She studied acting in the United States, and worked for some time as a teacher in her hometown, when she returned to Puerto Rico. She used to scandal her neighbours, smoking publicly, when it was not well seen for ladies. She started working in radio soap operas during the 1950s, especially in the Puerto Rican public radio station. When commercial television started operating in the Island, her well-bred looks assured her a position as a leading lady. She was also a competent scriptwriter.
Madeline Willemsen is buried at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi cemetery in Old San Juan.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
actress and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"...
to a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
father and a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
mother. She was also the first cousin of Lucy Boscana
Lucy Boscana
Lucy Boscana was an actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television industry.-Early years:Boscana was born in the city of Mayagüez which is located on the west coast of Puerto Rico. Her family moved to the United States when she was a child because of the economic crisis in the island...
, considered by some Puerto Rican theater critics to be the finest Puerto Rican actress of all time.
Her full name was Madeline Willemsen Bravo, and her maternal family was of Jewish origin. She studied acting in the United States, and worked for some time as a teacher in her hometown, when she returned to Puerto Rico. She used to scandal her neighbours, smoking publicly, when it was not well seen for ladies. She started working in radio soap operas during the 1950s, especially in the Puerto Rican public radio station. When commercial television started operating in the Island, her well-bred looks assured her a position as a leading lady. She was also a competent scriptwriter.
Madeline Willemsen is buried at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzi cemetery in Old San Juan.