Sonia Amelio
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Sonia Amelio is a Mexican
dancer, musician, choreographer, and actress. She is notable for being a castanet
player and arranger.
Amelio was on stage as a pianist and ballerina from age six. She was trained in dance, both classical ballet and traditional Spanish and Latin American styles. For the latter, she often utilized castanets. Amelio developed castanet arrangements to accompany works of such composers as Chopin and Liszt
, and performed them as a guest artist with orchestras in several countries, including the city symphonies of Novosibirsk
, Russia and Reutlingen
, Germany. She also developed dance routines to accompany the works of romantic era composers such as Beethoven and Paganini.
Amelio appeared as a dramatic actress in a number of films and television programs in her native Mexico during the 1960s and 1970s. Her one appearance in a Hollywood film was a small part in director Sam Peckinpah
’s The Wild Bunch
(1969). She portrays a young Mexican woman named Teresa who is shot to death by a lover in a public square after pleading for her life.
Much of her recent career has been devoted to musical education. She has conducted seminars and master classes on dance and choreography in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Her institutional affiliations have included the Choreographic Institute of Beijing
and the Ana Pavlova Institute in Moscow
.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
dancer, musician, choreographer, and actress. She is notable for being a castanet
Castanet
Castanets are a percussion instrument , used in Moorish, Ottoman, ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Sephardic Music, and Portuguese music. The instrument consists of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by a string. They are held in the hand and used to produce clicks for rhythmic accents or...
player and arranger.
Amelio was on stage as a pianist and ballerina from age six. She was trained in dance, both classical ballet and traditional Spanish and Latin American styles. For the latter, she often utilized castanets. Amelio developed castanet arrangements to accompany works of such composers as Chopin and Liszt
Liszt
Liszt is a Hungarian surname. Notable persons with that surname include:* Franz Liszt , Hungarian composer and pianist* Adam Liszt , father of Franz Liszt* Anna Liszt , mother of Franz Liszt...
, and performed them as a guest artist with orchestras in several countries, including the city symphonies of Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
, Russia and Reutlingen
Reutlingen
Reutlingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of April 2008, it has a population of 109,828....
, Germany. She also developed dance routines to accompany the works of romantic era composers such as Beethoven and Paganini.
Amelio appeared as a dramatic actress in a number of films and television programs in her native Mexico during the 1960s and 1970s. Her one appearance in a Hollywood film was a small part in director Sam Peckinpah
Sam Peckinpah
David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah was an American filmmaker and screenwriter who achieved prominence following the release of the Western epic The Wild Bunch...
’s The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah about an aging outlaw gang on the Texas-Mexico border, trying to exist in the changing "modern" world of 1913...
(1969). She portrays a young Mexican woman named Teresa who is shot to death by a lover in a public square after pleading for her life.
Much of her recent career has been devoted to musical education. She has conducted seminars and master classes on dance and choreography in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Her institutional affiliations have included the Choreographic Institute of Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
and the Ana Pavlova Institute in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
External links
- Sonia Amelio Official Website (In Spanish)