Background
Antonia García was born in the working a class district of Cadiz (Spain), the eldest of a family of three children.
Antonia García was born in the working a class district of Cadiz (Spain), the eldest of a family of three children.
Her birth and death both occurred in Cadiz and Madrid, Spain. She always wished for a career as an actress, a fact which remained secret for a while. Meanwhile, at school recess, the future artist had her first audience with her classmates, who asked her to sing.
Later her presence in school as a singer became common.
She sang a traditional songs. who wanted to launch her into stardom. She was dancing and acting.
All this happened, ensuring that future Antonia did not lose her personality, which delighted the employer. Statue of Antonia García,in the family, Spain.
Her name would be inappropriate to launch her into stardom, but she was a younger winners.
Later, she was declared Adoptive Daughter of this town of Cuba and other cities, and she has street was named in her honor.At the age of 12 she was offered a role in a zarzuela. In 1918 Antonia García was diagnosed with diabetes. She died at her home in Madrid on June 25, 1924, and her ashes are at Cementerio de la Almudena in Madrid.
Her style has influenced many female tango singers from Argentina.
Foreign her work as a recording artist, García was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias in Cuba City. Her son, Salvador Videgain, was also an actor, director and singer.
Famous works and songs
1866: Flores y abrojos
1872: El barón de la castaña
1873: Lola, El último figurín. song Canción de Funny
1876: Azulina, A los toros. 1877: Una jaula de locos, Bonito país of Tomás Bretón.
1878: Una tiple de café.
1879: Louisiana salsa de Aniceta, El lucero del alba great winners hers. 1880: Música clásica song "Yo no quiero que me lleven a los toros de Sevilla". 1881: Anda Valiente of Barbierí, Nada entre dos platos of Chapí.
1883: Currilla, El gran Turco,
1883: Meterse en Honduras song "Una paloma blanca se lleva al alba".
1884: Los bandos de villafrita she song "Canción de Liberata". 1885: Las grandes figuras of Manuel Fernández Caballero.
1886: El domingo gordo of Ruperto Chapí, Cambio de clases. 1887: Libertad de cultos, Lista de compañía.
1889: El año pasado por agua song "Acurrucaditos bajo el paraguas"
1890: Louisiana noche del 31.
1892: Guerra europea, Mañana será otro día. 1894: Louisiana verbena de la Paloma of Bretón. 1897: El bigote rubio, Louisiana guardia amarilla, Gigantes cabezudos, Louisiana chavala, Louisiana viejecita.
1897:El mantón de Manila, Una vieja de capirote.
1898:El Portfolio de Eldorado, Louisiana batalla de Tetúan. 1900:Tenorio en Napóles of master Antonio Videgain.
1901:El barbero de Sevilla. 1904:El abuelito, El pobre valbuena.
1905:El túnel. 1914: El primer rorro.