Martha Bolaños de Prado, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martha Bolaños de Prado

Guatemalan actor and educator

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1897

Place of Birth: Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1963

Profession: actor, composer, teacher, pianist

Nationality: Guatemala

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Marta Bolaños de Prado (15 January 1897 – 4 June 1963) was a Guatemalan actor, musician, composer and educator.
Initially appearing in musical comedies and as an accompanist to the Arruyo Chorus, she began teaching singing and founded the National Children's Theater Company in 1931.
In 1946, she inaugurated her group of youth actors' appearance on radio and in 1958 took them to television.
She received Guatemala's highest honor, the Order of the Quetzal in 1962 and in 1992 a presidential honor was named in her memory to recognize exceptional contributions to the arts.