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Esperanza Iris
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[[File:Vida Domestica 1924 Esperanza Iris cover.png|thumb|Esperanza Iris in a 1924 Brazilian magazine.]]
'''Esperanza Iris''' ([[Villahermosa|Villahermosa, Tabasco]]; March 30,1888 - [[Mexico City]]; 7 de noviembre de 1962) was a Mexican singer, leading lady, and actress of theater.
== Early Life ==
[[File:1920-11-14, La Novela Teatral, Esperanza Iris,Tovar.jpg|thumb|Caricature by [[Manuel Tovar|Tovar]]]]
Born in Villahermosa, Tabasco March 30,1888<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, her birth name was María Esperanza Bofill Ferrer, but her stage name was Esperanza Iris.
She began her artistic career in the theater company [[Austri and Palacioscon]] in the play ''[[Las campanas de Carrión]],'' which lasted for five years. Then in 1902 in the [[Teatro Principal (Guanajuato)|Teatro Principal]] she participated in ''[[La cuarta plana]],'' for which she won the respect of the public. In [[Brazil]] she was famous for "[[La Reina de la Opereta]]" and "[[Emperatriz de la Gracia]]," and in [[Spain]] she was decorated by King [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|Alfonso XIII]]. Iris went on an international tour to [[Cuba]] between 1910 and 1911 with the play ''[[La viuda alegre]].''
== Construction of Her Theater ==
In 1918 she constructed her own theater, [[El Gran Teatro Esperanza Iris|el Gran Teatro Esperanza Iris]], built by architect [[Federico E. Mariscal]]<ref></ref>. It was inaugurated in the presence of President [[Venustiano Carranza]]. In 1922 she was declared "[[Hija Predilecta de México]]," or "Favorite Daughter of Mexico" and filmed two movies: ''[[Mater nostra]]''<ref></ref> and ''[[Noches de gloria]].'' She organized a choir in the penitentiary Lecumberri when her husband Paco Sierra was a prisoner after an incident in 1952<ref></ref>.
Her last theater performance was in the play ''La viuda alegre.'' Esperanza Iris passed away on November 7, 1962 in Mexico City. Her remains rest in the [[Panteón Jardín]].
== Homage ==
To pay homage to her artistic trajectory in Mexico, the state theater of Tabasco was rechristened [[Teatro Esperanza Iris]]. After a period, the theater Iris built in Mexico City went only by "Teatro de la Ciudad," but during the government of [[Marcelo Ebrard]] it returned to its original name: [[Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris]]. This site was named a [[World Heritage Site]] by the United Nation's Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ([[UNESCO]]).
== See Also ==
* [[Portal:Tabasco]]. Contenido relacionado con '''[[Tabasco]]'''.
* [[Tabasco]]
* [[Gobernantes de Tabasco]]
* [[Himno de Tabasco]]
* [[Municipios de Tabasco]]
* [[Villahermosa]]
== References ==
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'''Esperanza Iris''' ([[Villahermosa|Villahermosa, Tabasco]]; March 30,1888 - [[Mexico City]]; 7 de noviembre de 1962) was a Mexican singer, leading lady, and actress of theater.
== Early Life ==
[[File:1920-11-14, La Novela Teatral, Esperanza Iris,Tovar.jpg|thumb|Caricature by [[Manuel Tovar|Tovar]]]]
Born in Villahermosa, Tabasco March 30,1888<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, her birth name was María Esperanza Bofill Ferrer, but her stage name was Esperanza Iris.
She began her artistic career in the theater company [[Austri and Palacioscon]] in the play ''[[Las campanas de Carrión]],'' which lasted for five years. Then in 1902 in the [[Teatro Principal (Guanajuato)|Teatro Principal]] she participated in ''[[La cuarta plana]],'' for which she won the respect of the public. In [[Brazil]] she was famous for "[[La Reina de la Opereta]]" and "[[Emperatriz de la Gracia]]," and in [[Spain]] she was decorated by King [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|Alfonso XIII]]. Iris went on an international tour to [[Cuba]] between 1910 and 1911 with the play ''[[La viuda alegre]].''
== Construction of Her Theater ==
In 1918 she constructed her own theater, [[El Gran Teatro Esperanza Iris|el Gran Teatro Esperanza Iris]], built by architect [[Federico E. Mariscal]]<ref></ref>. It was inaugurated in the presence of President [[Venustiano Carranza]]. In 1922 she was declared "[[Hija Predilecta de México]]," or "Favorite Daughter of Mexico" and filmed two movies: ''[[Mater nostra]]''<ref></ref> and ''[[Noches de gloria]].'' She organized a choir in the penitentiary Lecumberri when her husband Paco Sierra was a prisoner after an incident in 1952<ref></ref>.
Her last theater performance was in the play ''La viuda alegre.'' Esperanza Iris passed away on November 7, 1962 in Mexico City. Her remains rest in the [[Panteón Jardín]].
== Homage ==
To pay homage to her artistic trajectory in Mexico, the state theater of Tabasco was rechristened [[Teatro Esperanza Iris]]. After a period, the theater Iris built in Mexico City went only by "Teatro de la Ciudad," but during the government of [[Marcelo Ebrard]] it returned to its original name: [[Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris]]. This site was named a [[World Heritage Site]] by the United Nation's Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ([[UNESCO]]).
== See Also ==
* [[Portal:Tabasco]]. Contenido relacionado con '''[[Tabasco]]'''.
* [[Tabasco]]
* [[Gobernantes de Tabasco]]
* [[Himno de Tabasco]]
* [[Municipios de Tabasco]]
* [[Villahermosa]]
== References ==
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