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Josep, Rosa i Mary Santpere

Josep, Rosa and Mary Santpere

actors and comedians from Barcelona

Juan Bordes Caballero
1995

Description

Monument shaped as a theater. On the outside half circle a bronze relief with various scenes from Santpere's life, with the names:

Barcelona - Josep, Rosa i Mary Santpere
Josep Santpere i Pey
Rosa Hernáez Esquirol

1939 - 1946
Maria Santpere Hernáez

josep santpere 1877-1939 - Josep Santpere i Pey (Barcelona 1875 - Barcelona 1939), actor, specialised in operette and vaudeville (Wikipedia).
rosa hernaez 1887-1964 - Rosa Hernáez Esquirol, Josep's wife.
1911 - 1924 - 1939 - 1946 - 1968 - 1969 - 1971
mary santpere 1913-1992 - Maria Santpere Hernáez (in a train near Barcelona 1913 - in an airplane near Madrid 1992), Josep's daughter, actress and comedian (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

ALS
SANTPERE

Signed: Juan Bordes esc 1995

Annotation

The architect was Óscar Tusquets Blanca.

Artist

Juan Bordes Caballero (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1948), Spanish-Canarian sculptor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Website – Wikipedia).

Location (N 41°22'37" - E 2°10'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: escy027; Photograph: 5 September 2011
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Josep Santpere i Pey	Rosa Hernáez Esquirol
1939 - 1946	Maria Santpere Hernáez