Encarna Abad facts for kids

Encarna Abad (born in 1927) is a Spanish actress.

Encarna Abad spent almost all her career acting in plays. She often played funny supporting characters.

She started acting on stage as a child in the 1930s. She learned her skills at the Perez de Leon acting school. After the Spanish Civil War, she officially began her acting career in musical theater.

She joined the acting company of Mariano Madrid. With them, she played funny parts in musicals like Windmills (1943) by Pablo Luna. She also appeared in shows like Honeymoon in Cairo (1944), The Double White (1947) with Zori, Santos and Codeso, The bear and the strawberry tree (1949), and Woman SM (1951). The last three were by Maestro Guerrero.

In the late 1950s, she continued to perform in funny musical shows. Some of these included Day and Night in Madrid (1952), Sandy Torre (1956), and Lulu Mink (1959) with Eugenia Roca. She also started acting in farces, which are plays that use silly and exaggerated humor. Examples include Beware the Paca (1951) and the boy sprouts (1951), both by Jose de Lucio.

In the early 1960s, she changed her stage name from Encarnita to Encarna. She then focused completely on comedy plays, as she was very talented at making people laugh. Some of her comedy roles included February 30 (1963) by Alfonso Paso, The Governor (1964) with Pedro Porcel and Francisco Piquer, and A serene under the bed (1970) with Carmen Maura.

In 1972, she traveled with the Tirso de Molina acting company to Germany. They performed the play Ninette and a lord of Murcia by Miguel Mihura for Spanish people living there. When she returned, she continued to act in many plays. Many of these were directed by Gustavo Perez Puig.

Some of her notable plays from this period include:

• The goldfish (1973) by Jean Anouilh
• Don Mendo's Revenge (1977) by Pedro Muñoz Seca
• Angelina or honor of a brigadier (1979) by Jardiel Enrique Ponce
• A night at home ... Lady (1979) by Jean de Létraz
• The case of women asesinadita (1982) by Miguel Mihura
• A roundtrip husband (1985) by Jardiel
• The mocedades del Cid (1990) by Guillem de Castro
• And the tyrant Judit (1992) by Pedro Salinas
• Vested Interests (1992) by Jacinto Benavente
• Cyanide ... Alone or with milk? (1993) by Juan José Alonso Millán
• Don Juan Tenorio (1993) by Zorrilla
• The Knight of the Golden Spurs (1994) by Alejandro Casona
• Picospardo's (1995) by Javier García Maurino, directed by Mara Recatero. The last three plays were performed at the Spanish Theatre.

Encarna Abad also appeared regularly on television starting in the mid-1960s. She was part of several televised theater shows, such as Study 1.

She retired from acting in the late 1990s.

Television Career

• Can you?
  • August 7, 2004
• This is my neighborhood
  • Honor your father (January 1, 1996)
  • Bisnes are bisnes (November 8, 1996)
• First function
  • Peaches (January 12, 1989)
  • Cyanide ... Alone or with milk? (March 30, 1989)
• Don Mendo's Revenge (1988)
• Afternoon theater
  • A roundtrip husband (December 14, 1986)
• The comedy
  • You and Me Are Three (October 25, 1983)
  • The case of women asesinadita (January 31, 1984)
• Studio Theatre
  • The Trickster of Seville (October 25, 1979)
• Novel
  • Abel Sanchez (November 14, 1977)
• The theater
  • The process of Mary Duggan (October 21, 1974)
• Meetings
  • Probate Confession (September 10, 1966)
• Study 1
  • Near the Star (February 16, 1966)
  • The hands are innocent (March 2, 1966)
  • Lovers of Teruel (June 17, 1969)
• Ringside
  • Invitation to the castle (March 3, 1965)
• Theatre of humor
  • Four hearts with brake and reverse (November 22, 1964)
  • The executioner of Seville (June 28, 1965)

See also

In Spanish: Encarna Abad para niños