María de la Concepción Piquer López (13 December 190612 December 1990), better known as Concha Piquer (and sometimes billed as Conchita Piquer), was a Spanish singer and actress. She was known for her work in the copla form, and she performed her own interpretations of some of the key pieces in the Spanish song tradition, mostly works of the mid-20th century trio of composers Antonio Quintero, Rafael de León y Manuel Quiroga.
Biography Piquer was born in Valencia, Spain. In 1922, she made her stage debut in New York City at the age of 14, and later appeared with Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, and Fred and Adele Astaire. On 15 April 1923, she appeared in a short film, From Far Seville, made by Lee de Forest in his Phonofilm sound-on-film process, and shown at the Rivoli Theater in New York City that is considered to be the first sound-integrated film in history. This film is now in the Maurice Zouary collection at the U.S. Library of Congress.
Piquer died in Madrid on 12 December 1990.
Discography Studio albums (Original titles with English translations) Conchita Piquer en la intimidad (1961) — Conchita Piquer in Intimacy Conchita Piquer (1962) — (Self-titled: Conchita Piquer) Canciones del espectáculo Puente de coplas (1964) — Songs from the Show "Puente de Coplas"
Compilation albums (Original titles with English translations) 10 creaciones ("10 Creations") (1958) Sus grandes éxitos ("Her Greatest Hits") (1958) Canciones de oro ("Golden Songs") (1986) Antología ("Anthology") (1986)
Filmography Year Title Country Director Role Notes 1923 From Far Seville / De la lejana Sevilla. United States Lee De Forest Herself Documentary / Short film 1927 El negro que tenía el alma blanca / Le danseur de jazz. España France Benito Perojo Emma Silent film 1930 Wine Cellars. España France María Luz 1934 Yo canto para ti. España Fernando Roldán 1940 La Dolores. España Florián Rey Dolores 1949 Filigrana. España Luis Marquina María Paz Alcolea "Filigrana" 1954 Me casé con una estrella. Argentina Luis César Amadori Gloria María del Carmen Soler 1975 Canciones de nuestra vida España Eduardo Manzanos Brochero Herself Documentary
Further reading Stephanie Sieburth, Survival Songs: Conchita Piquer's 'Coplas' and Franco's Regime of Terror, Table of Contents, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2014,
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