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Jeanne Rucar (Lille, 29 February 1908 – Mexico City, 4 November 1994) was a French-born Mexican professional actress and gymnast. In 1990, she authored Memoir of a Woman without a Piano . [3] Jeanne Rucar was married to Luis Buñuel for forty-nine years, from 1934 until his death in 1983.
The afterword by the Buñuel sons, Juan Luis and Rafael, provides a caring look back at both parents. Jeanne Rucar (Lefebvre) de Buñuel (1908–1994) was born in Lille, France. Exiled from Spain following the Spanish Civil War, and after a brief sojourn in Hollywood, the Buñuel family settled in Mexico, where Jeanne Buñuel died in 1994.
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Nov 1, 1999 · With his wife, Jeanne Rucar, and their two small children, he moved first to Los Angeles and then to New York, where between 1939 and 1943 the filmmaker was hired by the Museum of Modern Art to prepare propaganda films for the U.S. Allies.
Jun 15, 2010 · Jeanne Rucar Lefebvre (1908-1994) was born in Lille, France, and married Luis Buñuel in 1934. Exiled from Spain following the Spanish Civil War, and after a brief sojourn in...
Jeanne Rucar Lefebvre (1908-1994) was born in Lille, France, and married Luis Buñuel in 1934. Exiled from Spain following the Spanish Civil War, and after a brief sojourn in Hollywood, the Bunuel family settled in Mexico, where Jeanne Buñuel died in 1994, having taken Mexican citizenship. She was survived by her two sons, Juan Luis and Rafael.
Apr 15, 2005 · Jeanne Rucar, who met Buñuel in 1926 and married him in 1934, tries to tell a love story but the pain and losses he inflicted on her, including that of her beloved piano, to a bet made by Luis without her consent, constantly shine through.
Jeanne Rucar De Bunuel is the author of Memorias de una mujer sin piano (3.61 avg rating, 33 ratings, 5 reviews, published 1990)
