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Virginia Fábregas
Photograph by Kaulak
Born
Virginia Fábregas García

(1871-12-17)17 December 1871
Died17 November 1950(1950-11-17) (aged 78)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
OccupationActress
Years active1931–45
SpouseFrancisco Cardona
Children3

Virginia Fábregas García (17 December 1871 – 17 November 1950) was a Mexican stage and film actress active in the early 20th-Century. She appeared in films between 1931 and 1945.[1]

Personal life

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Virginia Fábregas García was born on 17 December 1871 Oacalco, Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico. Her father was Ricardo Fábregas, originally from Spain, and her mother was Úrsula García. After her mother's death, she spent part of her childhood on the hacienda Apanquetzalco in Morelos, where the owner built a small theater for her.[1] She attended the Normal school in Mexico City, graduating in 1896.

Virginia Fábregas died at the age of 79 in Mexico City, and on 18 November 1950 her remains were interred at the Rotunda of Illustrious Persons.[1]

Acting career

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In 1891 Fábregas García participated in a benefit in the Teatro Nacional, attracting the attention of the actor Leopoldo Burón, who hired her for his theater company. Her professional debut was on 30 April 1892, at the age of 21, appearing in Divorciémonos by Victoriano Sardou.[1] She soon became popular not only in Mexico but also in Latin America and Europe, and she became known as the "Mexican Sarah Bernhardt".

In 1895, she co-founded the Compañía Nacional de Drama y Comedia Fábregas-Montoya-Soler theater company.[2] Mexican President Porfirio Díaz was in the audience when she inaugurated her theater in Mexico City.[1]

She received the Palmas Académicas award in 1908.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Character
1931 La fruta amarga[2] Min
1934 La sangre manda[3] Doña Rosa
1938 Abnegación[4]
1939 Una luz en mi camino[3] Doña Catita
1941 El rápido de las 9.15[5] Susanita del Mercado
1945 La casa de la zorra[3] Señora Adriana / La zorra

Family

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She married actor and director Francisco Cardona on July 4, 1902. They had a daughter and two sons, including Manuel Sánchez-Navarro, who married actress Fanny Schiller.[6]

Her grandson was the actor Manolo Fábregas.[7]

Legacy

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A theater in Mexico City is named after her.[8]

The National Association of Actors created the Virginia Fábregas Medal.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Virginia Fábregas". Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Museo Del Estanquillo website, Escenas de pudor y liviandad
  3. ^ a b c d Cartelera de Teatro website, Virginia Fábregas, the diva of theater in Mexico, article dated 20 October 2020
  4. ^ IMDB website, Virginia Fábregas
  5. ^ Rotten Tomatoes website, Virginia Fábregas
  6. ^ "Conoce el arblo genealogico de Rafael Sanchez Navarro" [Know the family tree of Rafael Sanchez Navarro] (in Spanish). Gente con clase. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. ^ Google Books website, Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, by Carl J. Mora, page 122
  8. ^ Gobierno de Mexico website, Virginia Fábregas Theatre
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