Actress and opera singer. She was acclaimed by rulers, kings and European critics. She resigned her glittering career to marry to Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, who later became President of the Argentine Republic (1922 to 1928). She was despised by the oligarchy of Buenos Aires, who condemned her past as an actress. As First Lady she founded the Casa del Teatro, a hostel for actors without resources, to which she devoted her efforts until the end of her life.∼Regina Isabel Luisa Pacini Quintero (January 6, 1871, Lisbon, Portugal - September 18, 1965, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a lyric soprano, First Lady of Argentina, who married with the Argentine political Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear.[1]
Actress and opera singer. She was acclaimed by rulers, kings and European critics. She resigned her glittering career to marry to Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, who later became President of the Argentine Republic (1922 to 1928). She was despised by the oligarchy of Buenos Aires, who condemned her past as an actress. As First Lady she founded the Casa del Teatro, a hostel for actors without resources, to which she devoted her efforts until the end of her life.∼Regina Isabel Luisa Pacini Quintero (January 6, 1871, Lisbon, Portugal - September 18, 1965, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a lyric soprano, First Lady of Argentina, who married with the Argentine political Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear.[1]
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