Spanish Divas

Schedule

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am to Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Instituto Cervantes London | London, EN

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Divas and the Spanish Star System - Online Course
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Divas and the Spanish Star System online course

Charisma, glamour and cultural power — from Imperio Argentina to Penélope Cruz, the divas of Spain’s 20th-century star system have left a lasting legacy. Their influence has shaped identities and embodied female aspirations across generations.

The sessions take place from Wednesday 4 March to Wednesday 8 April.


Wednesday 4 March - COPLAS AND DANCING DIVAS

Imperio Argentina, Carmen Sevilla, Lola Flores… These iconic performers captivated Spanish audiences with their singing, dancing and the unmistakable glamour of traditional Spanish costumes. In return, the public elevated them to star status, turning admiration into legacy.


Wednesday 11 March - REGIME STARS

Under the dictatorship, many female stars were confined to submissive, domestic, and servile archetypes. Yet others—like Amparo Rivelles and Aurora Bautista—rose to prominence through historical films and melodramas that portrayed women of remarkable strength and character, allowing them to embody more independent and assertive voices.


Wednesday 18 March - SARA MONTIEL

Actress and singer Sara Montiel was Spain’s most popular international and best paid actress for three decades. She began her career in the difficult post-Civil War 1940s and, rather cleverly, adapted songs to her voice and films to her talents.

Guest speaker: Prof. Maria Adell Carmona


Wednesday 25 March - MARISA PAREDES

Best known to British audiences for her roles in some of Pedro Almodovar's films, such as All About My Mother, High Heels and The Flower of My Secret, Paredes enjoyed a very long, fruitful career that started at age 14 in the role of a prostitute and, with some small roles in films and TV, she nevertheless cemented her career on the stage, where she earned a great reputation for melding dramatic intelligence and discreet intensity.

Guest speaker: Prof. Peter Evans


Wednesday 1 April - PENÉLOPE CRUZ

Claiming success both at home and in Hollywood, Penélope Cruz has long enjoyed star status. She has embodied different ideas of youthfulness, Spanishness and exotic otherness.

Guest speaker: Prof. Santiago Fouz Hernandez


Wednesday 8 April - A NEW GENERATION OF SPANISH ACTRESSES

Bárbara Lennie, Irene Escolar, Inma Cuesta… A generation of mature and young actresses that have achieved wide recognition due to the depth and solidity of their work in cinema, but also in theatre and television.


Classes in English.


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Las divas y el star system español

Carisma, glamour y poder cultural: desde Imperio Argentina hasta Penélope Cruz, las divas del star system español del siglo ** han dejado un legado imborrable. Su influencia ha moldeado identidades y encarnado las aspiraciones femeninas a lo largo de generaciones.

Del miércoles 4 de marzo al miércoles 8 de abril


COPLAS Y DIVAS DEL BAILE

Imperio Argentina, Carmen Sevilla, Lola Flores... Estas icónicas artistas cautivaron al público español con su canto, su baile y el inconfundible glamour de los trajes tradicionales españoles. A cambio, el público las elevó al estatus de estrellas, convirtiendo la admiración en legado.

Miércoles, 4 de marzo


ESTRELLAS DEL RÉGIMEN

Bajo la dictadura, muchas estrellas femeninas se vieron confinadas a arquetipos sumisos, domésticos y serviles. Sin embargo, otras, como Amparo Rivelles y Aurora Bautista, saltaron a la fama gracias a películas históricas y melodramas que retrataban a mujeres de notable fuerza y carácter, lo que les permitió encarnar voces más independientes y asertivas.

Miércoles, 11 de marzo


SARA MONTIEL

La actriz y cantante Sara Montiel fue la actriz más popular, internacional y mejor pagada de España durante tres décadas. Comenzó su carrera en la difícil década de 1940, tras la Guerra Civil, y, con gran inteligencia, adaptó las canciones a su voz y las películas a su talento.

Ponente invitada: Prof. María Adell Carmona

Miércoles, 18 de marzo


MARISA PAREDES

Conocida por el público británico por sus papeles en algunas de las películas de Pedro Almodóvar, como Todo sobre mi madre, Tacones lejanos y La flor de mi secreto, Paredes disfrutó de una carrera muy larga y fructífera que comenzó a los 14 años en el papel de una prostituta y, con algunos pequeños papeles en cine y televisión, consolidó su carrera en el teatro, donde se ganó una gran reputación por combinar inteligencia dramática e intensidad discreta.

Ponente invitado: Prof. Peter Evans.

Miércoles, 25 de marzo


PENÉLOPE CRUZ

Con éxito tanto en su país como en Hollywood, Penélope Cruz disfruta desde hace tiempo de su estatus de estrella. Ha encarnado diferentes ideas de juventud, hispanidad y exótica alteridad.

Ponente invitado: Prof. Santiago Fouz Hernández.

Miércoles, 1 de abril


UNA NUEVA GENERACIÓN DE ACTRICES ESPAÑOLAS

Bárbara Lennie, Irene Escolar, Inma Cuesta... Una generación de actrices maduras y jóvenes que han alcanzado un amplio reconocimiento por la profundidad y solidez de su trabajo en el cine, pero también en el teatro y la televisión.

Miércoles, 8 de abril


Clases en inglés.

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