Famous People with Name Nelida

Nelida Lobato            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Nelida Lobato: was born Haydée Nélida Menta in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was a prominent dancer and actress, considered one of the best main acts in the world. She began her career when Buddy Day, owner of the theatre Bin-Bam-Bum of Santiago, Chile, gave her the opportunity to star in his theatre. Despite her small stature, she had sex appeal and was noted for her exuberance on the stage. She starred in the show at the legendary Lido de Paris, France in the fashionable Champs-Elysées, after appearing in “Las Vegas” where her show lasted almost five years. In Buenos Aires, she starred in several "revistas" (variety shows) and played Roxie Hart in the original Buenos Aires version of the musical Chicago. She died of cancer in 1982.

Nelida Mercedes Musso            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Nelida Mercedes Musso: was one of the first divas of Argentina.Her friends and colleagues fondly called her La Roca ("The Rock"), the journalists and the public also called her the venus goddess of Corrientes Avenue (the Buenos Aires theatres district).Since childhood, she always sought to become a famous artist, but she had to confront the strong opposition of her father, an Italian man from Genoa and also of her mother from Galicia, Spain.In the 1950s Nelida, married Julio Rivera Roca, a jazz piano player. With his support she turned her dreams into reality becoming the singer of his orchestra. Didn't take it long to Luis Cesar Amadori, owner of the Maipo Theatre to discover her, he produced a show named: The Maipo Theatre is telling its history, with Nelida starring the show, the price of the seats on the first row triplicated, and she became a legend.

Nélida Piñon            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Nélida Piñon: is a Brazilian writer.Her first novel was Guia-Mapa de Gabriel Arcanjo (The Guidebook of Gabriel Arcanjo), written in 1961 which concerns a protagonist discussing Christian doctrine with her guardian angel. In the 1970s she became noted for erotic novels A casa de paixão (The House of Passion) and A força do destino (The Force of Destiny), written in 1977.In 1984 she perhaps had her greatest success with A Republica dos Sonhos, English translation The Republic of Dreams. The work involves generations of a family from Galicia who emigrated to Brazil. This relates to her own family's experience.

Nelida "Nellie" Pou            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nelida "Nellie" Pou: is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1997, where she represents the 35th legislative district. When Pou was sworn in on January 29, 1997 to succeed Bill Pascrell, she became the first woman an