Sonia Osorio

Sonia Osorio de Saint-Malo (25 March 1928 – 28 March 2011)[2][3] was a Colombian ballet dancer and choreographer. During her long career she became an important folklorist and promoter of the arts and culture having worked closely with and for the Carnival of Barranquilla and having founded in 1960 the Colombia Ballet, a national ballet company that incorporates the native dances, styles and rhythms of Colombia.

For the Mexican boxer, see Sonia Osorio (boxer).
Sonia Osorio
Born
Sonia Osorio de Saint-Malo

(1928-03-25)25 March 1928
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Died28 March 2011(2011-03-28) (aged 83)
Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia
NationalityColombian
OccupationBallet dancer, Choreographer
Known forFounder of the Colombia Ballet.
Spouse(s)Julius Siefken Duperly
Alejandro Obregón Roses
Francesco Paleotti Lanzoni
Children
Kenneth Siefken Osorio
Bonnie Blue Siefken Osorio
Rodrigo Obregón Osorio
Silvana Obregón Osorio
Giovanni Lanzoni Osorio
Parent(s)Luis Enrique Osorio Morales
Lucía de Saint-Malo Prieto
AwardsOrder of Boyacá - (2010)[1]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Osorio and the second or maternal family name is de Saint-Malo.

Personal life

Osorio was born on 25 March 1928 to Luis Enrique Osorio Morales and Lucía de Saint-Malo Prieto in Bogotá. Her father Luis Enrique, was a playwright and poet, one of the precursors of theatre in Colombia. She was married and divorced three times; with her first husband Julius Siefken du Perly she had two children, Kenneth and Bonnie Blue. with her second husband, Alejandro Obregón Roses she had two children: Rodrigo and Silvana,{and With her third husband, Francesco Paleotti Lanzoni, she only had one child, Giovanni who then married Dario Pavajeau's smallest child, Vicky Pavajeau, and had a daughter, Francesca Paleotti-Lanzoni.[4]

References
  1. "Palabras del Presidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez durante la imposición de la Cruz de Boyacá a la Maestra Sonia Osorio" [Words of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez during the award ceremony of the Cross of Boyacá to Miss Sonia Osorio] (in Spanish). Office of the Press Secretary of Colombia. 2010-05-05. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-03-29. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Adiós a Sonia Osorio, alma de la danza colombiana" [Goodbye to Sonia Osorio, Soul of Colombia Dance]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  3. "La maestra Sonia Osorio, ha fallecido hoy Lunes 28 de Marzo" [Mistress Sonia Osorio has died today Monday 28 March] (in Spanish). Colombia Ballet. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  4. "Galería de Fotos de Sonia Soto". Jet-Set (in Spanish). Semana. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
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