Coco Chanel was born on August 19th, 1883 in Saumur, France as Gabrielle Chanel. She was the second child to Jeanne and Henri-Albert Chanel. Henri was a merchant and Jeanne worked at the poorhouse . When Coco was little her mother died at 33 of what Coco thought was tuberculosis but really it was pregnancy, pneumonia, and poverty. After her mother's sudden death her father abandoned her and her siblings, her brothers were sent with poor relatives while her two other…
When Eva was 16, she quit school and moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina by herself. It was her dream to become an actress. In Buenos Aires, Eva tried out for roles in radio programs, and had a small part in the film Segundos Afuera. Eventually, Eva focused on a radio career. At age 20, she owned a radio company called Company of the Theater of the Air. She produced a radio series about biographies of famous women in history. Eva’s career was doing well, and she was no longer poor.…
Jose Manuel Figueroa, better known as Joan Sebastian, was a Mexican singer and songwriter, as well as an actor. Throughout his career he wrote over 1,000 songs, most of which were a mixture of Latin pop and rancheras. He was known as “El Rey del Jaripeo” or “the King of Mexican Rodeo,” for his romantic and sentimental ballads and his memorable performances; most of which consisted of him performing on horseback. He was a passionate and energetic performer who didn't let his bone cancer stop him from doing what he loved. Joan Sebastian influenced the lives of his fans by reminding them to do what they love and to never give up on your dreams.…
Do you know the queen of Tejano Music? Selena Quintanilla was that person. She died March 31, 1995. She was a singer and much more.…
Born on November 12, 1651, (though there is some dispute about the year) in San Miguel Neplantla, Mexico, Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez was the illegitimate daughter of a Spanish father and Creole mother. Her maternal grandfather owned property in Amecameca and Juana spent her early years living with her mother on his estate, Panoaya.…
Eva was born on March chin 1934,at Budapest Hungary. Eva wasn’t affected by the war until the Germans occupied Budapest. Eva’s father was prominent Jewish community. In October Eva’s parent’s secured protective papers from Raoul Wallenberg, the family didn’t stay in the Swedish safe house. They hid in near Budapest. Eva was born on March 18,1934. Eva grew up in Budapest in 1934 before coming to America.…
Selena became very popular throughout her career. She was best known as “ The Queen of Tejano.” She had such an amazing, beautiful voice. Selena would always tell her fans to follow their dreams. All their hard work started to pay off. Their first album, “ Selena Y Dinos “ was then recorded in 1984 under freddie records. Throughout the years the group became very popular and recorded many more albums. Their albums included, Ven Conmigo, Entre a Mi Mundo, Amor Prohibido, Dreaming of you and many others. Selena started her own line of clothing in 1994, which was opened in San Antonio and Corpus Christi.…
I, Selena Quintanilla Perez father will tell you about my daughter's life. She was an american singer, songwriter, spokesperson, actress & a fashion designer. She was born on April 19, 1971 in Lake Jackson ,TX. Selena was a child that was upbeat with a big smile and constantly cheerful. She was well liked by her peers. She enjoyed playing with dolls. Selena was a exercised maturity and respectfulness when in company of adults, she will always addressing them with “Yes/ ma’ma/ no sir.”…
She married and divorced three times. The first was American Willie Baker in 1921. Then a Frenchman, Jean Lion in 1937, and lastly a French Orchestra leader Jo…
Alicia de Larrocha formed a plethora of personal relationships throughout her remarkable life. Because she was born into an extremely musical family, one can assume that is why she was…
Clara Solovera – song writer. Born in Santiago 15 May 1909 – Died in Santiago on 27 January 1992.…
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was born April 16, 1971 (Selena Biography.com). She started out with music at a very young age. Her father, Abraham Jr., was a rock and roll artist that incorporated a Mexican influence. He gave up his music career to have a family and be there for them (Selena Biography notablebiographies.com). One day, when he…
Selena Quintanilla Perez was a famous Mexican American Tejano singer. Her life was filled with lots and lots of success. With all the success she had, Selena had lots of problems on the way. Selena had lots of friends and family supporting her to all of her success. On March 31, 1995 something very bad ended her career.…
“Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.” Miguel de Cervantes was considered the person to write the first “modern novel”. He was a very intelligent man. He is well known for his book “Don Quixote” when he died. Miguel de Cervantes was born near Madrid, Spain in 1547.…
She defied all odds and became a renowned international artist, she didn't let anyone tell her what to do, she kept her head high through her many injuries and she embraced herself; even the unconventional parts. She suffered greatly throughout her life and still I could only wish that I could have a fraction of the strength she had. She led a community of people to follow their dreams and believe in themselves. She led the female and Latin community into being not just acknowledged as artists, but highly…