Norma Candal
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Norma Daniela Candal Penedo (April 10, 1927
Early years
Norma Daniela Candal Penedo was born in 1927 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico to Eladio José Candal and María Isabel Penedo.[1] She lived with her family on the Fajardo Sugar Company's sugar plantation, where her father was an accountant. She attended the Colegio del Sagrado Corazon (Sacred Heart School) in her hometown, where she obtained her primary and secondary education. When she was 9 years old, she participated in her first Christmas school play.[2]
Candal enrolled in the
Candal was also a literature and acting teacher.[3]
"Petunia"
In 1965, she was hired by
It was during this period of time that Candal garnered fame in Puerto Rico. She worked in the shows Aquí con Norma (Here with Norma); El Show del Mediodía (The Midday Show), and La Criada Malcriada (The Rude Maid), in which she played the comical role of Petunia, a simple-minded maid. This is the role which garnered her the most fame of her career. She also hosted or co-hosted talk shows.[5]
In 1970, there was a strike against Tommy Muñiz Productions, which forced Candal to leave the show and join ASTRA Productions, for which she did a couple of shows. Candal stopped working in television for several years after undergoing
In 1980, Candal went to work for Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez at the Cathedral of San Juan. In 1985, she returned to television and starred as Doña Tere in La Pensión de Doña Tere (Mrs. Tere's Boarding House).[2] She participated in the Spanish-language version of the play Steel Magnolias; The Letters of Mozart; The Old Maids of San Sebastian Street, and Kisses on the Forehead.[6]
Later years
She played different roles in the films Díos los Cría 1 and its sequel, (God Creates Them, parts 1 & 2). The first part was filmed and released in 1979, the second in 2004. In between she also appeared in La Guagua Aérea (Flight of Dreams) in 1993.[6]
Death
On Friday, February 3, 2006, Candal suffered a fall in her home in
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Profile, familysearch.org; accessed March 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Norma Candal profile". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Norma Candal".
- ^ a b Puerto Rico Popular Culture
- ^ Toby Miller. Television: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies, books.google.com; accessed March 18, 2015.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ Norma Candal profile Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, prpop.org; accessed March 18, 2015.
External links
- Norma Candal at IMDb
- Profile, uprh.edu; accessed 18 March 2015. (in Spanish)
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