Alicia Hermida
- Actress
- acting coach
Alicia Pérez Herranz, best known as Alicia Hermida (26 September 1932 – 9 February 2022) was a Spanish actress and acting teacher.
Life and career
Alicia Pérez Herranz (her real name)[1] was born in Madrid on 26 September 1932.[2] She made her stage debut at the age of 13,[3] and in the 1970s she formed her own theatrical company, La Barraca.[1] In 1980 she founded an acting school, the Escuela Alicia Hermida ("Alicia Hermida School").[1] She was also active in cinema, where she debuted in 1960 and worked with prominent directors such as José Luis Cuerda, Emilio Martínez-Lázaro and Jaime Chávarri, and on television, where she was best known for her roles in the long-running series Cuéntame cómo pasó and in Las chicas de oro [es], the Spanish remake of The Golden Girls.[1][4]
During her career Hermida was the recipient of several honors and accolades, including the 1998 Max Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Divinas palabras and a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Spanish Actors Union in 2017.[3][1]
Beyond her career, she distinguished herself for strong left-leaning views and was a vocal supporter of the Cuban Revolution. She also ran as a candidate to the 2009 European Parliament election in Spain with the Iniciativa Internacionalista-La Solidaridad entre los Pueblos electoral list.[1]
Hermida died on 9 February 2022, age 89, in the retirement home where she lived with her husband, the actor Jaime Losada.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Torres, Rosana (9 February 2022). "Muere Alicia Hermida, la perfecta dicción de la interpretación española". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Castro, Antonio (9 February 2022). "Alicia Hermida, maestra de actores". Madridiario.
- ^ a b c "Muere Alicia Hermida, la querida Valentina de Cuéntame". El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Muere la actriz Alicia Hermida, Valentina en 'Cuéntame cómo pasó'". Cinemanía. 9 February 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
External links
- Alicia Hermida at IMDb
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- 1991: Aurora Redondo
- 1992: Fernando Fernán Gómez
- 1993: Manuel Alexandre
- 1994: Mari Carmen Prendes / Maruchi Fresno
- 1995: Mary Carrillo
- 1996: Francisco Rabal
- 1997: Berta Riaza
- 1998: Rafael Alonso
- 1999: Luis Barbero
- 2000: José Luis López Vázquez
- 2001: Adolfo Marsillach
- 2002: María Isbert
- 2003: Juan José Otegui
- 2004: Agustín González
- 2005: Asunción Sancho
- 2006: Núria Espert
- 2007: Francisco Merino
- 2008: María Asquerino
- 2009: Aurora Bautista
- 2010: Asunción Balaguer
- 2011: Concha Velasco
- 2012: Julieta Serrano
- 2013: José Sazatornil
- 2014: José Sacristán
- 2015: Juan Margallo
- 2016: Alicia Hermida
- 2017: Esperanza Roy
- 2018: Marisa Paredes
- 2019: Carmen Maura
2020- 2021: Ángela Molina
- 2022: Lola Herrera
- 2023: Gemma Cuervo
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