Miriam Learra

Miriam Learra
Born(1936-11-19)November 19, 1936
Havana, Cuba
DiedOctober 25, 2025(2025-10-25) (aged 88)
Havana, Cuba
OccupationActress
Years active1972–2020

Miriam Obdulia Learra Roig (November 19, 1936 – October 25, 2025) was a Cuban film, television and theatre actress.

Life and career

Learra became involved in acting in 1962, joining a workshop led by Julio Matos. In 1963, she was selected to study acting and directing at the DAMU center in Prague, where she remained until graduating in 1966. Since then, she has had an extensive and successful acting career, giving preference to the theater.[1]

Between 1977 and 1980, she taught at the National School of Arts; from 1982 to 1984, she was president of the Theater Section of the Performing Arts Association of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), and from 1993 to 1995, she was general director of the Teatro Estudio Group.[1]

Learra died in Havana on October 25, 2025, at the age of 88.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1972 Un Día de Noviembre
1977 The Teacher
1979 Aquella larga noche
1996 Lejos de África Mother at school
1998 Mambí Leonor
2003 The Galíndez File Rosa
2011 7 Days in Havana

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986–87 Hoy es siempre todavía Berta TV series
1987 La séptima familia Josefa TV series
1990 Las Honradas TV series
1995 El año que viene Evangelina TV series
1996 Entre mamparas Doña Maria TV series
1997 Tierra brava Silvia Casamayor TV series
2020 VOM Verónica 1 episode of TV series

References

  1. ^ a b "Míriam Learra". ecured.cu. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Cuban actress Miriam Learra has died". cibercuba.com. October 25, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.