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During the period between 1942 and 1954, except for a brief collaboration with the dancer Pilar López in 1946, she ran the venta La
Capitana, a place frequented by various artists and owned by the bullfighter Gitanillo de Triana. In 1957 she participated in the premiere of Dónde vas Alfonso XII, by
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Rosario "la
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in the same place, with the participation of great artists such as La
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Composite image of Pastora Imperio with her wedding in the background.
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of all times. She was the great-grandmother of the Spanish actress
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