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Collection
Title
Luisa María Güell Papers
Date(s)
- 1966-2008 (Creation)
Extent
3 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Luisa María Güell is a Cuban-born actress, singer and composer. She started her artistic career in Cuba at the age of five working in TV commercials. Later she worked as an actress for TV and Theatre. She recorded 24 disks many of which went "Gold." She is a celebrated singer with an international career whose work has received awards and recognitions from Europe through the Hispanic world. In Paris, she received "Edith Piaf" golden medal, an award received for the first time by a non-French singer.
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Scope and content
The papers document professional activities of Luisa María Güell in capacity of an actress, singer and composer.
The bulk of material consists of clippings. The materials also include photographs from concerts and films, covers of Guell's musical disks, Theatre programs, scrapbooks with photographs and clippings, awards, videotapes with "Homage to Edith Piaf" and "Papa Porque no Vuelves" and correspondence.
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This collection is open for research.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please, contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: Luisa María Güell Papers, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- English
- Spanish
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Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Luisa María Guell, 2005. Material was added in 2010.
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Archivist's note
The collection-level record created by Beata Bergen, March 2010. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.