ACTOR

Margarita Xirgu

1888 - 1969

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Margarita Xirgu Subirá (Catalan: Margarida Xirgu i Subirà [məɾɣəˈɾiðə ˈʃiɾɣu j suβiˈɾa]; 18 June 1888 – 25 April 1969) was a Spanish stage actress, who was greatly popular throughout her country and Latin America. A friend of the poet Federico García Lorca, she was forced into exile during Francisco Franco's dictatorship of Spain, but continued her work in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Margarita Xirgu has received more than 44,784 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Margarita Xirgu is the 4,008th most popular actor (up from 4,371st in 2019), the 1,375th most popular biography from Spain and the 59th most popular Spanish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 45k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Margarita Xirgu ranks 4,008 out of 13,578. Before her are Renée Adorée, Gina Carano, Joseph Grimaldi, Banjō Ginga, Brigitte Horney, and Monique van de Ven. After her are James Marsters, Charles Shaughnessy, Ossie Davis, Hans Moser, Assumpta Serna, and Gary Dourdan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Margarita Xirgu ranks 180. Before her are Edward Cook, Edith Evans, Juan Antonio Ríos, Fritz-Hubert Gräser, Adam Zamenhof, and Kaare Klint. After her are Roger Ducret, Kiichiro Higuchi, Alexei Mateevici, Nils Dardel, Albert Kluyver, and Ronald Knox. Among people deceased in 1969, Margarita Xirgu ranks 164. Before her are Albert Hill, Georges Ronsse, Gisela Arendt, Marek Hłasko, Zeki Rıza Sporel, and Ludwig Berger. After her are René Guillot, José Piendibene, Miles Dempsey, Frederick Lane, Mildred Davis, and Chang Taek-sang.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Margarita Xirgu ranks 1,375 out of 3,355. Before her are Isacio Calleja (1936), María Galiana (1935), Álex de la Iglesia (1965), José Berraondo (1878), Fernand Sanz (1881), and José de Amézola y Aspizúa (1874). After her are Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot (1952), Assumpta Serna (1957), Amparo Muñoz (1954), Juanfran (1985), José María Ventura Casas (1817), and Pepe Romero (1944).

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Among ACTORS In Spain

Among actors born in Spain, Margarita Xirgu ranks 59. Before her are Belén Rueda (1965), Alba Flores (1986), Juan Diego (1942), Jordi Mollà (1968), Mario Casas (1986), and María Galiana (1935). After her are Assumpta Serna (1957), Amparo Rivelles (1925), Antonia San Juan (1961), Alfredo Landa (1933), Lolita Flores (1958), and Amparo Baró (1937).

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Television and Movie Roles

Bodas de sangre
La madre del novio
A passionate young man can't forget the love of her life, who is about to get married. Passion will find its way but with fatal consequences.
Nov 16th 19385 / 10
The Young Queen
Rolando, head of the republican party, saves the life to the young queen Alexia when her horse bolts. Both fall in love but his principles do not let him to bec ome a king. On the other side, the Great Duke aspires to marry his son with the queen and conspires to impose a conservative government. Alexia, alarmed by popular disaff ection to the Crown, turns to Rolando and offers him to form government, but he does not accept to rule with a monarchy. The Great Duke obtains the power and fo rces the queen to celebrate the betrothal with his son. The action is miscarried by a re volt of the troops and another one of the republicans, being Rolando the one wh o at the last moment bursts in the throne room and prevents the bloodshed. After that remains sealed in public the love between the queen and the republican.
Nov 22nd 19165 / 10
Tortured Soul
Emilia and Villalba (Margarita Xirgu and Ricardo Puga) have had a happy marriage until the murder of the prostitute Lilí casted a shadow over it. Her brother, Augusto, is accused of the crime and sentenced to prison. Emilia receives the terrible news by letter through Doctor Morales, who has received a mail from Augusto in which he pleads not guilty and implores help. Request that faces Villalba’s firm opposition to get involved with a matter related to a courtier.
Nov 22nd 19175 / 10