La Argentina
Antonia Mercé y Luque, known by her stage name as La Argentina, was a
flamenco dancer. She was born on
September 4,
1890 in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina, and died on
July 18,
1936 in
Bayonne,
France. She originated and helped to establish the
neoclassical style of Spanish dance as a theatrical art.A talented young dancer, her career was greatly influenced by her parents Manuel Mercé (
Andalusian), and Josefina Luque (
Castilian), who were professional Spanish dancers. It was due to them that La Argentina's entire life was mainly focused on dance, where her parents greatly wanted her to excel. She studied ballet with her parents in her youth. She trained mainly with her father, who taught her to dance at the age of four.
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