Delia Zapata Olivella

Delia Zapata Olivella
Born
Delia Zapata Olivella

(1926-04-01)April 1, 1926
Santa Cruz de Lorica, Córdoba, Colombia
DiedMay 24, 2001(2001-05-24) (aged 75)
Bogotá, Colombia
OccupationsDancer, choreographer, folklorist
RelativesManuel Zapata Olivella (brother)

Delia Zapata Olivella (Santa Cruz of Lorica, Córdoba, 1 April 1926 – Bogota, 24 May 2001) was a Colombian dancer, choreographer, and folklorist.[1][2]

She was the sister of Manuel Zapata Olivella.[2]

Zapata Olivella died on 24 May 2001 of complications from malaria after a tour in Africa[3]

References

  1. ^ Tompkins, Cynthia; Foster, David William (2001). Notable Twentieth-century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 295. ISBN 9780313311123. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Appiah, Kwame Anthony (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 605. ISBN 9780195170559. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Murió bailarina colombiana Delia Zapata Olivella" [Colombian Dancer Delia Zapata Olivella Dies] (in Spanish). emol.com. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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