Gilda Galán (January 16, 1917 – June 21, 2009) was a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, writer, composer, scriptwriter and poet.
[1] Galán died on Sunday afternoon, June 21, 2009, at 1:06 P.M.[1] at El Hogar Alivio Dorado in Carolina, Puerto Rico at the age of 92.
[1] It was at WKAQ that Galan created her first well known character, La Abuelita or Grandma, and she would continue to play similar roles on television later in her career.
[2] In 1967, Galán began appearing in a political satire program, "Se alquilan habitaciones", as the popular main character, Marunga.
[1] The controversial show, which was created and written by political satire humorist Alberto Gonzalez,[3] was pulled from broadcast on several occasions.