HELBA HUARA Peru Peruvian exotic dancer 1929 ORIG PHOTO DBW secretarial signed

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This is an 8x 10 inch vintage original double weight publicity photograph of
Helda Huara
.
The inscription and autograph is secretarial, not an authentic autograph.
Helba Huara (1900–1986)
was a modern dancer from Peru. Her exotic appearance and unique dance style, which incorporated European and Native American influences, created a sensation in the late 1920s. Moving from Peru to the United States she became a star on Broadway in the 1927 production of A Night in Spain. Later she moved to Paris, and became involved in the artistic and intellectual café society. She was renowned for her original and innovative costumes and dance style, also working as a photographer's model.
Arriving in the U.S. Huara was hired for the prestigious Ziegfeld Follies and billed as a captivating Spanish or Peruvian dancer,[2] though according to Variety her early performances were under another name. She also appeared in shows at the Guild and Shubert Theaters. In 1927, she appeared on Broadway in A Night in Spain and though billed as part of the chorus, almost immediately was being singled out for her performances, with her "Dance of Fate" and "Dance of the Snakes".Quickly, the posters for the show were revised to show her as one of the stars. When the show closed on Broadway, it made a nationwide tour throughout 1928 with Huara appearing successfully in such venues as Abilene, Chicago, Detroit, Oakland, and San Francisco, among others.
Photo by James Hargis Connelly, Chicago.
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