Nati Mistral

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Macho and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Nati Mistral
Mistral in 1976
Born	Natividad Macho Álvarez (1928-12-13)13 December 1928 Madrid, Spain
Died	20 August 2017(2017-08-20) (aged 88) Madrid, Spain
Occupations	Actress, singer

Natividad Macho Álvarez (13 December 1928 – 20 August 2017), known by the stage name Nati Mistral, was a Spanish actress and singer, closely linked to Argentina and Mexico. She won the National Theater Prize in 1997.

Career

She began her recording career in 1944, and from then on, she performed and recorded Andalusian *coplas*, *pasodobles*, *boleros*, *cuplés*, *zarzuelas*, *rancheras*, and *valses criollos*. She starred in the films *María Fernanda, la Jerezana* (1947), *Oro y marfil* (1947), *Currito de la Cruz* (1949), and *Cabaret* (1953). On stage, she distinguished herself through her precise diction and clear pronunciation, which led her to give poetry recitals featuring works by classical authors.

She is considered a pioneer of major musicals in Spain. Mistral and Luis Escobar achieved success with the musicals *La Perrichola* (1963) and *La bella de Texas* (1965), a fantasy based on the zarzuela *La corte de faraón* by Perrín, Palacios, and Lleó. She starred in the first Madrid production of *Man of La Mancha* (*El hombre de La Mancha*), directed by José Osuna, in 1966.

She died on August 20, 2017, in Madrid at the age of 88, and was cremated the following day in El Escorial.

Selected filmography

• The Captain's Ship (1947)
• Gold and Ivory (1947)
• Currito of the Cross (1949)
• Service at Sea (1951)
• Cabaret (1953)
• Lovers of Toledo (1953)
• My Street (1960)
• Mis tres amores (1971)

Stage roles

• Te espero en el Eslava (1957–1958)
• Ven y ven...al Eslava (1958–1959)
• El amor brujo (1966)
• Man of La Mancha (1966; 1969–1970)
• Anillos para una dama (1976)
• Azabache (1992)
• Afectos compartidos (2005)

Recording career

She recorded several EPs and albums, from 1957 into the 1980s. She sang on recordings issued by the Montilla, Vergara of (Vergara_(Editorial), Decca, Columbia, Belter, and Orfeón record labels.

External links

• Nati Mistral at IMDb