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Since we are in the 25 th anniversary of public school Margarita Xirgu, let's make a small and brief sketch of the figure of Margarita Xirgu , lest any of our students do not know the most basic of the biography of this woman.

This great actress was born in 1888 in Molins de Rei (Barcelona). Since childhood he felt great love for the theater, and with only eight he got his first applause, read a manifesto to a group of workers. He alternated his early work with little drama, until his professional debut in 1906.

In 1910 he formed his own company and represents " Salome" by Oscar Wilde , which gives him great popularity. In 1914 he moved to Madrid and interprets works of all the great playwrights of the time: Pérez Galdós, Benavente, Valle-Inclán , Bernard Shaw, Casona, etc. In 1927 begins collaboration with Garcia Lorca , which released all his works.

Simultaneous tours of Spain and the representations in the capital toured America in 1913, 1921, 1923 and 1936, which made a fourth voyage which never return to Spain, as it coincided with the beginning of the Civil War.

success in America is unstoppable, and after numerous tours set in Montevideo, where he became director of the National Comedy Uruguay. Continues to represent the ancient and modern classics, the great female characters to anyone as she knew how to give life ( Bernarda Alba, La Celestina ), and directs work of Lope de Vega , Shakespeare , Molière, Goldoni , Tirso de Molina , etc.

also made its appearance in the film world (in 1909 and played Guzmán el Bueno, and then the screen would work, etc. the film version of Blood Wedding of Lorca, 1938).

had a long career. All his works were marked by the same dramatic intensity with which he lived: he married twice, remained in exile abroad, was a passionate actress and theater director, made countless trips and tours, despite having a very sensitive child health . He also starred in a scandal, as when, in interpreting Salomé, he rescinded the contract to teach the navel (1910), or when he released " Misunderstanding "of Camus in Buenos Aires, which was banned by the Argentine authorities within three days of representation.

Margarita Xirgu, considered among the world's best actresses of the twentieth century, died in Montevideo , 1969, after surgery. In 1988, the centenary of the birth of the actress, his remains repatriated to their place of birth, Molins de Rei.

To know all the facts about the actress that names our school, you can (and should) visit the link to the family of Margarita Xirgu there in this blog, and you also facilitate clicking here. You will find photos of the theater, curious anecdotes and all kinds of documentation and references about it, they are even our school board and our 25 th anniversary logos.

The photos in this post come from the family website Xirgu, and collect pictures of the family archives.