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Lina Morgan

Lina Morgan

Spanish actress (1937–2015)


María de los Ángeles López Segovia OAXS MML (20 March 1937 – 19 August 2015), better known as Lina Morgan, was a Spanish film, theater, radio, revue and television actress and vedette. Throughout her career, she stood out for playing mostly comic roles and those related to popular genres such as the Spanish revue and musical comedy. She was also the theater impresario and owner of the Teatro La Latina in Madrid.

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Morgan received many accolades throughout her career in film, stage and television spanning near six decades. She was also the recipient of many honors. The Government of Spain honored her with the Gold Medal of Merit in Labour in 1984, the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 1999 and with the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise in 2015 posthumously.

Biography

Morgan was born to Emilio López Roldán and Julia García Segovia, and was their fourth child. When she was sixteen, Morgan began working as a showgirl. She received her first major role in 1956 with the movie Mujeres or Diosas, replacing actress Mercedes Llofriu. It was during this time that she adopted her screen name of "Lina Morgan".[1][2]

She was also the theater impresario of the Teatro La Latina in Madrid from 1978 to 2010, first renting the theater and since 1983 owning it.[3]

Filmography

Film

  • El pobre García (1961)
  • Vampiresas 1930 (1962)
  • Una tal Dulcinea (1963)
  • Objetivo: las estrellas (1963)
  • Julieta engaña a Romeo (1965)
  • La cesta (1965)
  • Algunas lecciones de amor (1966)
  • ¿Qué hacemos con los hijos? (1967)
  • Las que tienen que servir (1967)
  • Los subdesarrollados (1968)
  • Unmarried and Mother in Life (1969)
  • The Complete Idiot (1970)
  • La graduada (1971)
  • Dos chicas de revista (1972)
  • La descarriada (1973) as Nati García
  • La llamaban La Madrina (1973)
  • Una monja y un Don Juan (1973)
  • Señora doctor (1974)
  • Una pareja... distinta (1974)
  • Fin de semana al desnudo (1974)
  • Los pecados de una chica casi decente (1975)
  • Imposible para una solterona (1976)
  • Ésta que lo es... (1977)
  • Un día con Sergio (1977)

Accolades

Atv Awards

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Premios Ondas

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Fotogramas de Plata

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TP de Oro

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Honours


References

  1. "LINA MORGAN DEJA SUS BIENES A INSTITUCIONES BENÉFICAS". Europa Press. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. "Victoria Abril and Imanol Arias". El País (in Spanish). 9 March 1988.
  3. "Premios TP de Oro 1994". Teleprograma. No. 1505. 4 February 1995.
  4. "Premios TP de Oro 1996". Teleprograma. No. 1608. 25 January 1997.
  5. "Premios TP de Oro 1997". Teleprograma. No. 1659. 17 January 1998.
  6. "Premios TP de Oro 1998". Teleprograma. No. 1711. 15 January 1999.
  7. "Premios TP de Oro 2001". Teleprograma. No. 1868. 27 January 2002.

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