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A Jewel of the Cuban Ballet
By: Yasser Lago | Photos: Prensa Latina
Josefina Mendez was born in Havana on March 8, 1941. She began to study ballet at the age of 7 and joined the Alicia Alonso Ballet Company in the 1950's. A decade later, she was one of the prima ballerinas with the Cuban National Ballet Company. She was appointed ma?tre of the National Company and continues to live and work in Havana.
People who saw Josefina Mendez perform on the stage are well aware of her artistic brilliance and dramatic mastery. Mendez is a beautiful woman, severe and serious, demanding and zealous with discipline but capable of encouraging her pupils with humour and wit.
Many are the virtues of this woman with a prolific artistic career stretching 50 years. This interview will allow us to know more about a person who is considered to be a Jewel of the Cuban Ballet
1941. She began to study ballet at the age of 7 and joined the Alicia Alonso Ballet Company in the 1950's. A decade later, she was one of the prima ballerinas with the Cuban National Ballet Company. She was appointed ma?tre of the National Company and continues to live and work in Havana. 
artistic brilliance and dramatic mastery. Mendez is a beautiful woman, severe and serious, demanding and zealous with discipline but capable of encouraging her pupils with humour and wit. 
