Dancer, Actress. Born Pastora Rojas Monje in Seville, Spain, she was the daughter of the famous flamenco dancer Rosario la Mejorana. Her lengthy artistic career included numerous tours of Europe and America, particular with the stage work "El Amor Brujo", the music for which was written for her by Manuel de Falla. She also worked in films, appearing in "La Danza Fatal" (1914), "La Reina de una Raza" (1917), María de la O (1936), La Marquesona (1940), "¡Canelita en Rama!" (1943), "El Amor Brujo" (1949) and "Duelo en la Cañada" (1959). Once she had retired, she managed her own theatre in Madrid, "El Duende." She was briefly married to the bullfighter Rafael Gómez El Gallo.
Dancer, Actress. Born Pastora Rojas Monje in Seville, Spain, she was the daughter of the famous flamenco dancer Rosario la Mejorana. Her lengthy artistic career included numerous tours of Europe and America, particular with the stage work "El Amor Brujo", the music for which was written for her by Manuel de Falla. She also worked in films, appearing in "La Danza Fatal" (1914), "La Reina de una Raza" (1917), María de la O (1936), La Marquesona (1940), "¡Canelita en Rama!" (1943), "El Amor Brujo" (1949) and "Duelo en la Cañada" (1959). Once she had retired, she managed her own theatre in Madrid, "El Duende." She was briefly married to the bullfighter Rafael Gómez El Gallo.
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