Fernando Alonso | |
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Born | Fernando Juan Evangelista Eugenio de Jesús Alonso Rayneri 17 December 1914 |
Died | 27 July 2013 Havana, Cuba | (aged 98)
Occupation | Ballet |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Career | |
Former groups | American Ballet Theatre (1940–1948), Cuban National Ballet (1948–2013) |
Fernando Alonso (17 December 1914[1] – 27 July 2013) was a Cuban ballet dancer. He is a co-founder of the Cuban National Ballet and was part of the American Ballet Theatre company between 1940 until 1948. He received the Prix Benois de la Danse for lifetime achievement in 2008.