Fina de Calderón
Fina de Calderón (August 21, 1927 Madrid- January 12, 2010 Madrid) was a Spanish writer, poet, songwriter, and musician.[1][2][3][4]
Her song "Caracola" ("Conch") was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, performed by Los TNT.[5]
Life[edit]
She grew up in France. As a youth, she studied violin and composed her first poems. She moved to Toledo, and was owner of Cigarral del Ángel.[6]
Family[edit]
She married Fernando Calderon Gutierrez, Marquis of Mozobamba del Pozo, and they had three children, José Rafael, Mariola and Giovanna.
Works[edit]
- Fuego, grito, luna (Fire, cry, moon), (theater)
- Los pasos que no regresan. Huerga Y Fierro Editores. 2004. ISBN 978-84-8374-473-4. (The steps do not come back) (Memoir)
Poetry[edit]
- La cicatriz de arena (The scar of sand) (poetry)
- Pluriels (Plurales) Fugger Libros, SIAL Ediciones, 2006, ISBN 978-84-96464-18-6 (poems bilingual French / Spanish)[7]
- Canciones infantiles. Illustrator Alain Durand. Ediciones de la Torre. 2007. ISBN 978-84-7960-382-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - La sed que dura. Huerga Y Fierro Editores. 2002. ISBN 978-84-8374-365-2.
- Glorieta de la melancolía. Huerga Y Fierro Editores. 1998. ISBN 978-84-8374-040-8.
- Vencejos, aunque ruiseñores. Ediciones de la Torre. 1994. ISBN 978-84-7960-072-3.
Songs[edit]
- "En Roma (Rome)"
- "La otra mitad (The other half)"
- "Pouvoir" (song by Édith Piaf)
- "Nous de Paris" (song by Maurice Chevalier)
- "Caracola (Conch)"
- "Primer plano (Foreground)" (song by Víctor Manuel in 1966)
- Mis Canciones Festivaleras de los años 60. Ediciones de la Torre. 2007. ISBN 978-84-7960-383-0. (My festival-goers songs of the 60's)"
Dances[edit]
- Cancela (ballet)
- El Greco (ballet)
References[edit]
- ^ "Fallece en Madrid la poeta Fina de Calderón | Cultura | EL PAÍS". El País. 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Muere a los 82 años la poeta y compositora Fina de Calderón". 13 January 2010.
- ^ "La infanta Elena acude al funeral de Fina de Calderón". 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Actualidad".
- ^ Simon Barclay (17 June 2010). Eurovision Song Contest – The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1.
- ^ "Fallece la poeta Fina de Calderón". 12 January 2010.
- ^ "ArtesHoy - Fina de Calderón: Pluriels".
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