Raquel Meller

Raquel Meller
Raquel Meller in Imperial Violets (1924)
Born
Francisca Romana Marqués López

(1888-03-09)9 March 1888
Died26 July 1962(1962-07-26) (aged 74)
Barcelona, Spain
Resting placeMontjuïc Cemetery, Barcelona
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Spouse(s)Enrique Gómez Carrillo (1919–1922)
Edmond Saiac

Francisca Romana Marqués López (9 March 1888 – 26 July 1962), better known as Raquel Meller, was a Spanish diseuse, cuplé, and tonadilla singer and actress.[1]

She was an international star in the 1920s and 1930s, appearing in several films and touring Europe and the Americas. A vaudeville performer, she sang the original versions of well known songs such as "La Violetera" and "El relicario", both written by José Padilla Sánchez.

  1. ^ Zavala, Iris M. (1992). Colonialism and Culture: Hispanic Modernisms and the Social Imaginary. Bloomington Indiana University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-253-36861-4.