Carmen Zapata

Carmen Margarita Zapata July 15 1927 January 5 2014 often referred to as The First Lady of the Hispanic Theater was an American actress best known for her role in the PBS bilingual childrens program Villa Alegre Zapata was also the cofounder and director of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in Los Angeles Zapata took an active part in the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s Zapata was born in New York City to Julio Zapata a Mexican immigrant and Ramona Roca an Argentine immigrant