Mercedes Palomino (Mercedes Palomino)
Stage actress, director. She was born in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. she emigrated with her family to Argentina where, at five, she began to participate in theatre. She studied at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Argentina and began a career in journalism and radio. After another move with her family to Peru, she became the head of the theatre section of Radio-Lima. In 1946, she worked for one year with the Columbia Broadcasting Corporation. In 1948 she arrived in Montreal, but soon she found herself settling into a job as producer of Spanish services for Radio Canada International. It was during a birthday party for actress Yvette Brind’Amour that they decided to create the Rideau Vert, that become the most old french theatre in Canada. In 1994, she was awarded a Governor General’s Award and in 1999, she received a Masque for lifetime achievement. She become canadian citizen in 1953. She died in Toronto. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Born
- February, 02, 1913
Died
- April, 04, 2006
Cemetery
- Cimetière Saint Michel
- Quebec
- Canada