from the death of his son from AIDS to his three great loves

Actress Teresa Gimpera died on Tuesday, July 23, in Barcelona at the age of 87as one of her children has communicated to the media. Gimpera, born in Igualada (Barcelona) on September 21, 1936, She was the muse of the so-called “Gauche Divine” and the Bocaccio nightclub in Barcelona.as well as an advertising model and film, theatre and television actress.

Teresa Gimpera stood out as a prolific film actress, especially during the 60s and 70s.with a career that exceeds one hundred titles, among them the legendary The spirit of the hiveby Victor Erice.

With a Nordic beauty and sophisticated woman’s appearance, she was considered one of the most attractive, elegant and photogenic actresses and models in Spain.and in 1969, already in his thirties, She won the titles of Lady Spain and Lady Europe. At 21 years old She was discovered by photographer Leopoldo Pomés, who turned her into a sought-after advertising model. both in magazines and television commercials, to the point that she was known as the TV girl.

With a film career more marked by quantity than quality, Teresa Gimpera set up her own modeling school in 1986.

In 1990 she won the ACE Award from the New York Entertainment Journalists Association for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Subject passedIn 2006 he received the Zoom Award for his professional career, in 2010 he received the Medal of Labour from the Generalitat and in 2017 the Catalan government awarded him the Creu de Sant Jordi.

Teresa Gimpera’s wake will take place this Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. at the Sant Gervasi funeral home in Barcelonawhere the funeral will also be held on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

The life of Teresa Gimpera

Mother of Marc, Job and Joan, her personal life was marked by the death of her young son from AIDSJoan died at the age of 28, in the detoxification clinic where he was admitted for his drug addiction. The advertising man Octavio Sarsanedas, who was her first husband and the father of her three children, and the American actor Craig Hill were the two most important men in her life.Among them was the businessman Oriol Regás, with whom she had an intense relationship and opened the Bocaccio nightclub.

She married Craig Hill for the second time in 1990, but the actor’s death in 2014 from Alzheimer’s separated them.He was her greatest support after the death of her son. He was the person who helped her out of the hole in the worst moments of her life. Thanks to the memoirs that Toni Vall wrote about her in her last years, it was also known that in the residence where she was staying she received visits from a special friend. She defined herself as ‘a lover of love’.