Mercedes Quintana Explained

Quintana Saravia Haydée Mercedes, known as Mercedes Quintana (1910 – 1996 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine classical dancer, choreographer, director and actress of stage, screen and television. She had a prominent stage career in Argentina in the 1930s. She appeared in films such as Yo quiero ser bataclana (1941), Ven... mi corazón te llama (1942) and Mujeres que bailan (1949).[1]

Quintana was a director and choreographer of Teatro Colon's Ballet Estable.[2] She also ran her own dance studio, which produced performers such as Susana Zimmermann.[3]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Recondo, Gregorio. Identidad, Integración y Creación Cultural en América Latina: El Desafío Del Mercosur. 1997. Ediciones UNESCO. Spanish. 978-950-577-199-8. 344.
  2. Book: Zimmermann, Susana. Cantos y Exploraciones: Caminos de Teatro-Danza. Balletin Dance. 2007. 978-987-22748-5-6. Buenos Aires. 29. es.
  3. Web site: Falleció la coreógrafa y bailarina Susana Zimmermann Argentores. 2021-09-23. argentores.org.ar.