Actress and mannequin Teresa Gimpera dies aged 87 | News from Catalonia | EUROtoday

Model and actress Teresa Gimpera died this Tuesday in Barcelona on the age of 87, based on considered one of her sons. Gimpera, born in Igualada (Barcelona) on September 21, 1936, was the muse of the so-called gauche divine and the Bocaccio nightclub in Barcelona, ​​in addition to being a mannequin for promoting and a movie, theatre and tv actress. She appeared in additional than sixty movies and arrange a modelling company referred to as Gimpera Models.

Teresa Gimpera stood out as a prolific movie actress, particularly in the course of the 60s and 70s, with a profession that exceeded 100 titles, amongst them the legendary The spirit of the hive, by Victor Erice.

With a Nordic magnificence and complicated look, she was thought of one of the vital enticing, elegant and photogenic actresses and fashions in Spain, and in 1969, already in her thirties, she received the titles of “Lady Spain” and “Lady Europe”.

At the age of 21 she was found by photographer Leopoldo Pomés, who turned her right into a sought-after promoting mannequin for each magazines and tv commercials, to the purpose that she was referred to as “the girl on TV”.

With a movie profession marked extra by amount than high quality, Teresa Gimpera arrange her personal modeling college in 1986. In 1990 she received the ACE Award from the New York Entertainment Journalists Association for Best Supporting Actress for her function in Subject handedIn 2006 he obtained the Zoom Award for his skilled profession, in 2010 he obtained the Medal of Labour from the Generalitat and in 2017 the Catalan authorities awarded him the Creu de Sant Jordi.

Teresa Gimpera's wake will happen this Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. on the Sant Gervasi funeral residence in Barcelona.

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