Rosita Díaz Gimeno
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Rosita Diaz Gimeno was a Spanish
stage and film actress from Madrid
. She was 5' tall, with reddish hair, and brown eyes. She weighed ninety-eight pounds.
, beginning her career
accompanied by G. Martinez Sierra, a Spanish playwright
. Gimena achieved fame as a stage actress in Spain
and France
.
, New York.
, during the Spanish Civil War
, in August 1936. She was released. Later she went to Seville, the southern headquarters of the insurgents. There she mixed in military circles. Gimena was found to have been affiliated with a secret broadcast station which supplied the Spanish government with information regarding insurgent military plans.
Film actress Rosita Moreno received a cablegram on February 27, 1937. In answer to one she had sent to Segovia
, the reply read: I am well. Fondest greetings. It was signed Rosita. Spanish police also
denied that Gimena had been shot or arrested. However they professed ignorance as to her whereabouts.
, Spain, France, the United States, and Mexico
.
Norman Foster
directed Diaz Gimeno in El Canto de la sirena (1948). The film was made in Mexico and is her last screen credit. At the time she was called Rosita Diaz Negrin. She was the wife of Dr. Juan Negrin Jr., son of the former premier of Loyalist Spain. Negrin was a New York
brain surgeon. The couple became American citizens in 1953.
Diaz Gimeno starred in a Spanish production of The Teahouse of the August Moon in Mexico City
, Mexico
, in 1955. It was produced by Jean Dalrymple
and Rita Allen of New York
. Gimena played the part of Sakini, the cunning interpreter from Okinawa.
Rosita Diaz Gimena died in 1986 in New York.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
stage and film actress from Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. She was 5' tall, with reddish hair, and brown eyes. She weighed ninety-eight pounds.
Stage actress
Diaz Gimeno was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Madrid. She trained in theater at the conservatory of the Teatro Real. She appeared in thirty-five plays in SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, beginning her career
accompanied by G. Martinez Sierra, a Spanish playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. Gimena achieved fame as a stage actress in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
American films
Acquired by the Fox Film Company, Diaz Gimeno came to Hollywood in October 1934. She signed her contract in Paris, France. She made Rosa de Francia in 1935. The movie set a record in film by requiring Diaz Gimeno to sit in a tub filled with soap suds for nine hours, while shots were made. The same year she filmed Angelina o el honor de un brigadier. This production was immensely popular with audiences in HarlemHarlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
, New York.
Government informant
Diaz Gimeno was reported to have been executed as a spy by Spanish Insurgents in January 1937. She had been arrested at CórdobaCórdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
, during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, in August 1936. She was released. Later she went to Seville, the southern headquarters of the insurgents. There she mixed in military circles. Gimena was found to have been affiliated with a secret broadcast station which supplied the Spanish government with information regarding insurgent military plans.
Film actress Rosita Moreno received a cablegram on February 27, 1937. In answer to one she had sent to Segovia
Segovia
Segovia is a city in Spain, the capital of Segovia Province in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is situated north of Madrid, 30 minutes by high speed train. The municipality counts some 55,500 inhabitants.-Etymology:...
, the reply read: I am well. Fondest greetings. It was signed Rosita. Spanish police also
denied that Gimena had been shot or arrested. However they professed ignorance as to her whereabouts.
Late career
In 1948 Diaz Gimeno was forced to pay taxes to five governments-MoroccoMorocco
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, Spain, France, the United States, and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Norman Foster
Norman Foster (director)
Norman Foster was an American film director and actor.Born John Hoeffer in Richmond, Indiana, Foster originally became a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Indiana before going to New York in the hopes of getting a better newspaper job but there were no vacancies...
directed Diaz Gimeno in El Canto de la sirena (1948). The film was made in Mexico and is her last screen credit. At the time she was called Rosita Diaz Negrin. She was the wife of Dr. Juan Negrin Jr., son of the former premier of Loyalist Spain. Negrin was a New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
brain surgeon. The couple became American citizens in 1953.
Diaz Gimeno starred in a Spanish production of The Teahouse of the August Moon in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, in 1955. It was produced by Jean Dalrymple
Jean Dalrymple
Jean Dalrymple was an American theater producer, manager, publicist, author and playwright who was instrumental in the founding of New York City Center and is best known for her productions there.-Biography:...
and Rita Allen of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Gimena played the part of Sakini, the cunning interpreter from Okinawa.
Rosita Diaz Gimena died in 1986 in New York.