Juana de Dios Castrello, better known as Diosa Costello (April 23, 1913 – June 20, 2013), was a Puerto Rican entertainer, performer, producer and club owner,[1] often referred to as "the Latin Bombshell".[2]
Costello was born Juana de Dios Castrello y Cruz in Guayama, Puerto Rico on April 23, 1913,[3] although 1917 is often incorrectly sourced.[4]
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After performing for some time at various venues in Spanish Harlem, she paired with Desi Arnaz at the La Conga club. Costello debuted on Broadway in Too Many Girls (1939), which was directed by George Abbott.[1] Costello became the first Latina[5] on the Broadway stage. Too Many Girls was chosen to be made into a film, however, Costello decided not to go with the film because she "never liked traveling much" and stayed in New York.[1]
The Smithsonian filmed an interview with Costello in 2006. She died in her sleep on June 20, 2013, at the age of 100 in Hollywood, Florida.[6]
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She was married to Pupi Campo and Italian singer Don Casino.[1]
^"National Museum of American History Celebrates Diosa Costello"
^Serrano, Basilio (2015). Puerto Rican Pioneers in Jazz, 1900–1939: Bomba Beats to Latin Jazz. iUniverse. ISBN9781491747704. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
diosa, costello, juana, dios, castrello, better, known, april, 1913, june, 2013, puerto, rican, entertainer, performer, producer, club, owner, often, referred, latin, bombshell, costello, 1943bornjuana, dios, castrello, 1913, april, 1913guayama, puerto, ricodi. Juana de Dios Castrello better known as Diosa Costello April 23 1913 June 20 2013 was a Puerto Rican entertainer performer producer and club owner 1 often referred to as the Latin Bombshell 2 Diosa CostelloCostello in 1943BornJuana de Dios Castrello 1913 04 23 April 23 1913Guayama Puerto RicoDiedJune 20 2013 2013 06 20 aged 100 Hollywood Florida U S Occupation s Entertainer performer producer and club ownerYears active1939 1953SpousesDon Casino m 1958 div 1971 wbr Pupi Campo m 1941 div 1951 wbr Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editCostello was born Juana de Dios Castrello y Cruz in Guayama Puerto Rico on April 23 1913 3 although 1917 is often incorrectly sourced 4 Career editAfter performing for some time at various venues in Spanish Harlem she paired with Desi Arnaz at the La Conga club Costello debuted on Broadway in Too Many Girls 1939 which was directed by George Abbott 1 Costello became the first Latina 5 on the Broadway stage Too Many Girls was chosen to be made into a film however Costello decided not to go with the film because she never liked traveling much and stayed in New York 1 The Smithsonian filmed an interview with Costello in 2006 She died in her sleep on June 20 2013 at the age of 100 in Hollywood Florida 6 Personal editShe was married to Pupi Campo and Italian singer Don Casino 1 Filmography editYear Title Role Notes1941 They Met in Argentina Panchita1945 The Bullfighters Conchita1953 Miss Sadie Thompson Ameena Horn final film role References edit a b c d Diosa Costello The Original Latin Bombshell by Frederic Gleach National Museum of American History Celebrates Diosa Costello Serrano Basilio 2015 Puerto Rican Pioneers in Jazz 1900 1939 Bomba Beats to Latin Jazz iUniverse ISBN 9781491747704 Retrieved 29 December 2016 Profile of Diosa Costello Q and A With Diosa Costello Smithsonian Magazine Fallece la actriz Diosa Costello in Spanish El Nuevo Dia 2013 06 27 Retrieved 2013 06 27 External links editDiosa Costello at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about an American entertainer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diosa Costello amp oldid 1161264724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
