Delia Zapata Olivella
Delia Zapata Olivella | |
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| Born | Delia Zapata Olivella April 1, 1926 Santa Cruz de Lorica, Córdoba, Colombia |
| Died | May 24, 2001 (aged 75) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Occupations | Dancer, choreographer, folklorist |
| Children | Edelmira Massa Zapata (daughter) |
| Parent | Antonio Zapata (father) Edelmira Olivella (mother) |
| Relatives | Manuel Zapata Olivella (brother) Juan Francisco Zapata Olivella (brother) |
Delia Zapata Olivella (Santa Cruz of Lorica, Córdoba, 1 April 1926 – Bogota, 24 May 2001) was a Colombian dancer, choreographer, and folklorist.[1][2]
She was the sister of Manuel Zapata Olivella.[2]
Zapata Olivella died on 24 May 2001 of complications from malaria after a tour in Africa[3]
References
- ↑ Tompkins, Cynthia; Foster, David William (2001). Notable Twentieth-century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 295. ISBN 9780313311123. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- 1 2 Appiah, Kwame Anthony (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 605. ISBN 9780195170559. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "Murió bailarina colombiana Delia Zapata Olivella" [Colombian Dancer Delia Zapata Olivella Dies] (in Spanish). emol.com. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
Further reading
- "La Cumbia: Síntesis Musical de la Nación Colombiana, Reseña Histórica y Coreográfica". 1962. Revista Colombiana de Folclor III(7): 189–200.