"""Miss Spain in Exile""": Isa Reyes' Escape from the Spanish Civil War — Flamenco and Stardom in 1930s Europe

Author:   Dorian L (Dusty) Nicol
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
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9781789760866


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   10 November 2020
Format:   Paperback
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"""Miss Spain in Exile""": Isa Reyes' Escape from the Spanish Civil War — Flamenco and Stardom in 1930s Europe


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On the day in 1936 that Franco invaded Spain, a fifteen-year-old girl from Madrid was on vacation in the Sierra de Gredos, a mountain range popular for hikers. Isa (Conchita) Reyes fled Spain for Paris with her mother and sister, taking only what they could carry in their suitcases. Her father stayed behind to fight on the Loyalist side. It was not long before the last piece of jewelry had been sold, and ways had to be found to make a living. Working as a model, she was discovered and given the stage name Isa. A renowned Flamenco dancer, she performed in Paris and in the capitals and resorts of Europe. In 1938 she was crowned Miss Spain in Exile. In Venice, she was courted by Count Ciano, Mussolinis son-in-law, and used an imaginative lie to avoid his affections. In Berlin, in 1939, she performed (unwillingly) at Hitlers fiftieth birthday celebrations organized by Joseph Goebbels. Later in the year, whilst on a dancing tour in Athens, she met the man she would marry my father. Together, they escaped Europe for the New World. This is Isas story, from the nightclubs and ateliers of Paris, to the performance halls of Europe, to the harrowing inspections by the Gestapo while transiting Germany. This is a story of a young girl who had to grow up quickly when war turned her world upside down. Isa fulfilled her dream of becoming a dancer, albeit in ways she could not have imagined when growing up. Her story is told against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and Europes inexorable march to conflict. Isa never lost her optimism or her sense of humor. Her dream came true, but the circumstances were tragic and tumultuous.

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Author:   Dorian L (Dusty) Nicol
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Liverpool University Press
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9781789760866


ISBN 10:   1789760860
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   10 November 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol is a geologist, who lives in California when he is not in far-off corners of the world exploring for gold and other metals. Dusty spent much of his childhood and working life in Spain and has long been fascinated by the events of the Spanish Civil War, the defining impact that these events had on his family, and on their relationship to the broader history of Europe in the 20th century. This is his first book.

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