Marta Romero
| Marta Romero | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marta Romero March 8, 1927 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Died | May 31, 2013 (aged 85) Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Known for | Acting, Singing |
Marta Romero (February 17, 1928 - May 31, 2013) was an actress and singer, and one of the pioneers in Puerto Rican television.
Romero was born in barrio Machuelo Abajo of the city of Ponce, on the south coast of Puerto Rico. In 1943, when she was fifteen years old, she made her debut on radio station WPAB. In 1945, she became the lead singer of the local Ponce orchestra Mingo & His Hoopie Kids. In 1950, Romero became a member to the group Las Damiselas (English: The Ladies), as the lead singer, with composer Sylvia Rexach. In this vocal group, she also sang with Lucy Boscana, then a young singer, and later an actress.
Her debut in television was in 1956, in Telemundo. Romero starred in over 25 telenovelas such as La Divina Infiel (The Divine Unfaithful) in 1962. Her leading man during those times, was the late Spanish actor Ricardo Palmerola. At the time, telenovelas were performed live, since video tape recording did not yet exist. Among other telenovelas in which she participated were Cuatro Mujeres (Four Women), La sombra del otro (The Shadow of the Other One) in 1966; La infamia (The Infamy) in 1967; Cuando los Hijos Condenan (When the Children Condemn) in 1968, and Entre la Espada y la Cruz (Between the Spade and the Cross) with Cuban actor Jose Yedra", among others. In 1975, she made her last appearance in a telenovela, performing in Pueblo Chico (Small Town).
On May 19, 1960, Romero made her official onstage debut with the play En el Principio la noche era serena (At the Beginning the Night was Serene), written by Gerard Paul Marín, and performed at San Juan's Municipal Teatro Tapia. Among others, her performances onstage in Puerto Rico were La Cuarterona (The Wicket), in 1967; Maribel y la extraña familia (Maribel and the Strange Family) in 1969, and El Hombre, la Bestia y la Virtud (The Man, the Beast and the Virtue), Romero's last performance on stage.
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