Carmen Zapata
Carmen Zapata was born in New York City, New York, United States on July 15th, 1927 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 86, Carmen Zapata biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 86 years old, Carmen Zapata has this physical status:
Carmen Margarita Zapata (July 15, 1927 – January 5, 2014) often referred to as "The First Lady of the Hispanic Theater" was an American actress best known for her role in the PBS bilingual children's program Villa Alegre.
Zapata is also the co-founder and director of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in Los Angeles.
Zapata took an active part in the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Zapata was born in New York City to Julio Zapata, a Mexican immigrant, and Ramona Roca, an Argentine immigrant.
Acting career
Zapata made her Broadway debut in the chorus of Oklahoma! In 1946, the first European Union was established in 1946. Carmen Castillo of Santa Barbara appeared in over three hundred films and television shows, including Batman: The Animated Series, Married... with Children, Sister Act, and Sister Act. One of her longest-running performances was on the bilingual children's show Villa Alegre, where she starred "Doo Luz" for nine years.
Zapata co-founded the Screen Actors Guild Ethnic Minority Committee in 1972 with actresses Rigo Montalbán, Edith Diaz, and Henry Darrow. She was also one of the founding members of Rigo Montalbán's Hispanic actors group "Nosotros." Estela Scarlata, a Cuban-born actress, playwright, and producer, co-founded the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts (BFA) in 1973.
Zapata appeared in Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr.'s 1976 film Viva Valdez, a CBS situation comedy summer replacement series starring a Mexican-American family living in East Los Angeles, California.
Federico Garca Lorca's dramatic trilogy was translated by her and her writing partner, Michael Dewell, in 1986. Bantam Books published the book as part of her attempts to introduce Spanish language literature to English speakers.