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La Polaca

La Polaca

Actress

Josefa Cotillo Martínez, La Polaca, (Madrid, June 16, 1944 - Seville, June 2, 2010) was a Spanish dancer and actress. She was born in the Lavapiés neighborhood of Madrid. After leaving her studies at the age of ten, she began to dedicate herself to flamenco dancing and created her own style in an absolutely self-taught way. At the age of twelve, she made her debut as a professional in the play “La Parrilla”, at the Alcázar theater in Madrid. At the age of sixteen, she went to America as part of the company of the dancer José Greco, in which she quickly became one of the main figures. Her nickname is attributed to her dancing a Polish dance. At the end of the fifties she toured the Soviet Union, Europe, and the United States, where she appeared on the Ed Sullivan show and performed before President Kennedy. Back in Spain, she consolidated her upward career with successive tours and reached the status of leading figure in flamenco ballets such as “Los canasteros” and “Las brujas”. She made her film debut in 1965 with the film “Con el viento solano”, by Mario Camus. Throughout the seventies she participated in various titles giving life to passionate characters through which she frequently exhibited her dancing skills. Among the films in which she intervenes are “El amor brujo” (1967), by Rovira-Beleta; “The Secretaries” (1969), by Pedro Lazaga; and “Del amor y la muerte” (1977), by Antonio Giménez-Rico. In 1978 she appeared as a judge on the dance contest “Fiebre del 2”, a Mexican program on Televisa. At the turn of the decade, in the eighties, her career began to decline, although she would still participate in Carlos Saura's new version of El amor brujo (1986).

Born: June 16, 1944 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Died: June 2, 2010 (Age 65)

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La Polaca  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
2.5
ActressPatricia1974
Movie
3.6
ActressRocío1969
Movie
7.4
ActressUne danseuse1971
Movie
3.2
ActressMónica1974
Movie
5.3
ActressLoli1968
Movie
6.3
Actress(archive footage)1975
Movie
6.7
ActressPastora1986
Movie
4.4
ActressIrma Palacios1970
Movie
5.1
ActressHerself1970
Movie
4.1
ActressCarmen1971
Movie
5.6
ActressElvira1977
Movie
6.7
ActressRocío1973
Movie
5.3
ActressCatharina1971
Movie
6.8
ActressProstituta que canta y baila1967
Movie
6.3
ActressCandela1967
Movie
7.8
ActressRocío1967
Movie
4.6
Actress1970
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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