Monina Solá (23 May 1933 – 29 April 2023) was a Dominican actress who appeared in hundreds of productions, mostly theatrical but also including radio and television.
Monina Solá | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 May 1933 |
| Died | 29 April 2023 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1930s–2020s |
| Spouse | Luis Homero Lajara Burgos |
| Children | 4 |
Biography
editMonina Solá was born on 23 May 1933 to José Narciso Solá, an actor and playwright from the nearby American island of Puerto Rico.[1] She made her debut at the age of four in the theatre company he owned,[1] and as a teenager she joined the Teatro de Bellas Artes.[2]
She appeared in more than two hundred theatrical productions, most of which were by Franklin Domínguez and including a reading of Death of a Salesman directed by Flor de Bethania Abreu, as well as in radio and television work.[3] Listín Diario called her "a star figure on the Dominican stage and mentor to several generations of theater artists".[2] She also inaugurated the 2008 opening of the Narciso González Cultural Center in Villa Juana, Santo Domingo; it also has a theatre named after her.[3]
In 2009, she was one of several women honored with an appearance at the 5th Mujeres de Éxito Vestidas de Esperanza catwalk.[4] She was honored by the Ministry of Culture on International Women's Day 2015.[5] Among Momina's accolades were the Knight and Commander of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella,[2] a portrait at the Dominican Theater Gallery,[5] and one of the Casandra Awards.[1]
In 2009, she was invited by Jimmy Sierra to appear in his documentary on the history of theatre in the Dominican Republic, the first of its kind.[3] She also had a documentary by Ivan Ruiz, Homenaje a Monina Solá, orgullo nacional,[6] as well as a dedicated tribute programme by the Telemicro channel Digital 15, Que se sepa.[3]
In addition to two children with a previous husband, she had two children with her next husband, Chief of Staff of the Dominican Navy Luis Homero Lajara Burgos.[2]
She died on 29 April 2023, after spending five years with Alzheimer's disease.[2] She was 89.[3] She was buried in Jardin Memorial Cemetery on 30 April 2023.[7] Her son Homero Luis Lajara Solá later wrote a book on her, Monina Solá, leyenda del teatro dominicano, released the same year as her death.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ojalá hoy fuera ayer | By Franklin Domínguez | [2] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Muere Monina Solá, la máxima representación del teatro dominicano". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 29 April 2023. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Muere Monina Solá, una gloria del teatro dominicano". Listín Diario (in Spanish). 29 April 2023. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Fallece Monina Solá, veterana actriz de teatro". Hoy (in Spanish). 29 April 2023. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Morillo, Maritza (12 April 2009). ""Mujeres de éxito vestidas de esperanza" en su V año". Listín Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Cultura reconocerá a la actriz Monina Solá con motivo Día Internacional de la Mujer". Dominicana Online (in Spanish). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Presentan libro "Monina Solá, leyenda del teatro dominicano"". cdn.com.do (in Spanish). 23 May 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Los restos de Monina Solá serán velados en la funeraria Blandino". Listín Diario (in Spanish). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.