Lucy Boscana

Lucy Boscana

Lucy Boscana Bravo (September 24, 1915 – May 24, 2001) born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, was an actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television.Infobox actor
name = Lucy Boscana


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caption = Lucy Boscana "portrait"
birthname = Lucy Boscana Bravo
birthdate = birth date|1915|09|24|&ndash|5|24|01
location = Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
yearsactive = 1950-2001

Early years

Lucy was born in the city of Mayagüez which is located on the west coast of Puerto Rico. Her family moved to the United States when she was a child because of the economic crisis in the island. She learned how to play the piano at an early age. Lucy graduated from high school and decided to continue her education by enrolling in Oberlin College located in Ohio, where her cousin, Madeline Willemsen, was studying a French language degree. There she earned her Bachelors Degree in languages and theater. [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/l_bios/lucy_boscana.shtml Fundacion Nacional para la Cultura Popular] ]

Acting career

In 1940, Lucy returned to Puerto Rico. After a stint as an English language teacher in her hometown she enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico to study music and dramatic arts. After graduation, Lucy founded the Puerto Rican Tablado Company, a traveling theater. Among the plays which she produced with the company was "The Oxcart" by fellow Puerto Rican playwright René Marqués. She presented the play in Puerto Rico and on Off-Broadway in New York City. She participated in over 30 plays and also in various locally produced films. In 1950, she was part of the musical vocal group from Ponce: "Las Damiselas", "(The Ladies)", with Sylvia Rexach, and Marta Romero. [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/l_bios/lucy_boscana.shtml Fundacion Nacional para la Cultura Popular] ]

On August 22, 1955, Lucy became a pioneer in the television of Puerto Rico when she participated in Puerto Rico's first telenovela (soap opera) titled "Ante la Ley", alongside Esther Sandoval and Mario Pabón, which was broadcasted by Telemundo, Puerto Rico. Since then she became a regular in the telenovela circuit. [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/l_bios/lucy_boscana.shtml Fundacion Nacional para la Cultura Popular] ]

With the Puerto Rican Tablado Company, she produced and presented the works of Francisco Arrivi, Rene Marquez, Tennessee Williams, Alejandro Casona, Federico García Lorca and many others in Puerto Rico.

Honors

In 1996, the "Puerto Rican Institute of Culture" dedicated its 33 International Theater Festival to Lucy. On July 1997, the Puerto Rican Senate paid tribute and awarded Lucy and her Puerto Rican Tablado Company with a special proclamation recognizing their silver anniversary. [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/l_bios/lucy_boscana.shtml Fundacion Nacional para la Cultura Popular] ]

In 2000, the Government of Puerto Rico honored Lucy by renaming the "Teatro del Patio" of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture to "El Teatro Lucy Buscana", "(The Lucy Boscana Theater)". [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/l_bios/lucy_boscana.shtml Fundacion Nacional para la Cultura Popular] ]

Lucy Boscana died on May 24, 2001 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

References

ee also

*List of famous Puerto Ricans
*Marta Romero
*Sylvia Rexach

External links

* [http://www.prpop.org/biografias/l_bios/lucy_boscana.shtml Fundacion Nacional para la Cultura Popular]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0097734 Lucy Boscana] on the Internet Movie Database


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