Margarita Xirgu

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Margarita Xirgu (18 June 1888, Spain – 25 April 1969, Uruguay) was a Catalan stage actress, who also gained great popularity through the rest of Spain. A friend of the poet Federico García Lorca, she was forced into exile during Francisco Franco's dictatorship of Spain, but continued her work in America. Notable plays include Como tù me Deseas, La Casa de Bernarda Alba, and Mariana Pineda.