La Macorina | |
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Born | María Constancia Caraza Valdés 1892 Guanajay, Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire |
Died | 15 June 1977 Havana, Cuba | (aged 84–85)
Other names | María Calvo Nodarse |
Occupation | Prostitute |
Years active | 1917–1934 |
María Calvo Nodarse (1892 in Guanajay – 15 June 1977, in Havana), better known as La Macorina, was a Cuban prostitute who was a friend of ex-president José Miguel Gómez, whom she supported during the Chambelona War. She was the first woman to hold a driving license in the Americas.[1]