Alicia Hermida

Spanish actress (1932–2022)

Actress
acting coach

Alicia Pérez Herranz, best known as Alicia Hermida (26 September 1932 – 9 February 2022) was a Spanish actress and acting teacher.

Life and career

Alicia Pérez Herranz (her real name)^[1] was born in Madrid on 26 September 1932.^[2] She made her stage debut at the age of 13,^[3] and in the 1970s she formed her own theatrical company, La Barraca.^[1] In 1980 she founded an acting school, the Escuela Alicia Hermida ("Alicia Hermida School").^[1] She was also active in cinema, where she debuted in 1960 and worked with prominent directors such as José Luis Cuerda, Emilio Martínez-Lázaro and Jaime Chávarri, and on television, where she was best known for her roles in the long-running series Cuéntame cómo pasó and in Las chicas de oro [es], the Spanish remake of The Golden Girls.^[1]^[4]

During her career Hermida was the recipient of several honors and accolades, including the 1998 Max Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Divinas palabras and a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Spanish Actors Union in 2017.^[3]^[1]

Beyond her career, she distinguished herself for strong left-leaning views and was a vocal supporter of the Cuban Revolution. She also ran as a candidate to the 2009 European Parliament election in Spain with the Iniciativa Internacionalista-La Solidaridad entre los Pueblos electoral list.^[1]

Hermida died on 9 February 2022, age 89, in the retirement home where she lived with her husband, the actor Jaime Losada.^[3]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Torres, Rosana (9 February 2022). "Muere Alicia Hermida, la perfecta dicción de la interpretación española". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ Castro, Antonio (9 February 2022). "Alicia Hermida, maestra de actores". Madridiario.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Muere Alicia Hermida, la querida Valentina de Cuéntame". El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ "Muere la actriz Alicia Hermida, Valentina en 'Cuéntame cómo pasó'". Cinemanía. 9 February 2022 – via 20minutos.es.