La Argentina (dancer)

[5] After the death of her father, La Argentina retired from ballet and began studying native Spanish dances with her mother at the age of 14.

At the beginning of her career, La Argentina faced disapproval in her dancing style from society, which prevented her from performing in theaters and concerts.

Before World War I, La Argentina traveled to Paris, where she performed at various prominent locations like the Moulin Rouge and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

[6] Following her death, she was "honored with a plaque at the Metropolitan Opera House, in addition to receiving the medals of Alfonso X the Wise and the Order of Isabella the Catholic.

Edwige Feuillère expressed her admiration for La Argentina's classical formation, knowledge, and taste, which brought dignity and nobleness to Spanish folklore.

[8][9] She refined and pruned each pattern of steps, keeping only what was essential to conform to her own aesthetic, which combined the purity of classical style with the ardor and character of popular art.

La Argentina believed that stylized dance should retain the nature and flavor of folklore while respecting the demands of the stage, such as creating space, accentuating movement, and fitting different parts into the whole.

Argentina danced in a pink costume with cubist flounces cut into scallops, expressing feminine shrewdness, thwarted love, and tenderness.

Juerga, choreographed in 1928 by Julien Bautista, depicted scenes of popular life in Madrid around 1885, with young people from good families mingling with common folk and engaging in unrestrained jollity.