Alicia Alonso-- Another Latina Diva!

One of the things I enjoy most about writing this blog is finding out about all the interesting, beautiful and accomplished Latinas out there who some of us might not know about.  Alicia is a perfect example.  She has always been an extremely stylish, talented Cubana who we should all admire.
Alicia Alonso Martinez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1920.  She is the Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer of her company "Ballet de Cuba".  Since she was nineteen, Alicia was afflicted with an eye defect and was partially blind. Her partners always had to be in the exact place she expected them to be, and she used lights in different parts of the stage to guide her.
Alonso danced solos in Europe and elsewhere well into her 70s, although her near blindness became increasingly apparent. In 1995, she and a number of other aging National Ballet members performed in San Francisco in a piece called In the Middle of the Sunset.
As director and leading dancer of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Alicia Alonso has been an inspiration and guide to the new generations of Cuban dancers. With her own consummate style, she has left her mark on the international world of dance.
In June 2002 she was designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for her outstanding contribution to the development, preservation and popularisation of classical dance and for her devotion to the art-form, through which she has promoted the ideals of UNESCO and the fellowship of the world's peoples and cultures.
She continues to direct her Ballet Nacional de Cuba, even though she is in her eighties and almost blind.

Here are some more gorgeous pictures of her amazing makeup, style and dance moves.