Mercedes Vecino Francés (4 February 1916 â€" 28 August 2004) was a
Spanish film actress. She was famous as the woman who gave "the first
kiss" in Spanish cinema.Vecino was born in Melilla, Spain, located
next to Morocco in North Africa, and died in Alicante, Spain. She was
the daughter of a military man, married first to actor José Jaspe,
and then to José Vaquero, (also known as Pepe), artistic
representative of well-known folklorics such as Lola Flores or Carmen
Sevilla. She had a daughter Mar Vaquero. She developed her
professional career in Barcelona and then in Alicante, where she found
the weather suited her health better.Known as a remarkably beautiful
woman, in the early 1930s, Vecino was named Miss Barcelona, and
shortly thereafter she began performing as a showgirl in various
productions.She began her big screen career in 1941 in a small role in
Francisco Gargallo's El sobre lacrado.
Spanish film actress. She was famous as the woman who gave "the first
kiss" in Spanish cinema.Vecino was born in Melilla, Spain, located
next to Morocco in North Africa, and died in Alicante, Spain. She was
the daughter of a military man, married first to actor José Jaspe,
and then to José Vaquero, (also known as Pepe), artistic
representative of well-known folklorics such as Lola Flores or Carmen
Sevilla. She had a daughter Mar Vaquero. She developed her
professional career in Barcelona and then in Alicante, where she found
the weather suited her health better.Known as a remarkably beautiful
woman, in the early 1930s, Vecino was named Miss Barcelona, and
shortly thereafter she began performing as a showgirl in various
productions.She began her big screen career in 1941 in a small role in
Francisco Gargallo's El sobre lacrado.
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