Juanita Reina

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reina and the second or maternal family name is Castrillo.
Juanita Reina
Juanita Reina performing in 1955
Juanita Reina in 1955
Background information
Birth nameJuana Reina Castrillo
Also known asLa Reina de la Copla
Born(1925-08-25)25 August 1925
Seville, Spain
Died19 March 1999(1999-03-19) (aged 73)
Seville, Spain
GenresCopla
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
InstrumentVocals
Years active1941–1960s

Juana Reina Castrillo (25 August 1925 in Seville – 19 March 1999 in Seville) better known as Juanita Reina, was a Spanish actress and copla singer.

She was born in the Sevillian district, la Macarena, Seville and studied in Enrique el Cojo's academy.

She became popular thanks to songs by famous copla songwriters like León or Quiroga and she debuted in movies with La blanca Paloma (White Pigeon) (1941).

On 15 June 1964 she married the flamenco dancer Federico Casado Algrenti, and she later inaugurated a restaurant in Madrid and a dancing academy in Seville.

She died from a respiratory insufficiency and she is buried in the cemetery San Fernando in Seville.

Filmography

Grave of Juanita Reina at the San Fernando Cemetery in Seville
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