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Margarita Sierra
Sierra in 1961.
Sierra in 1961.
Background information
Birth nameMaria Margarita Suarez Sierra
Born(1936-01-05)January 5, 1936
Madrid, Spain
DiedSeptember 6, 1963(1963-09-06) (aged 27)
Hollywood, California
Occupation(s)Live performer
Dancer
Vocalist
Years active1940 – 1963

María Margarita Suárez Sierra (January 5, 1936 – September 6, 1963), better known as Margarita Sierra, was a Spanish-American singer, dancer, and actress perhaps best known for her supporting role as the nightclub-singing Cha Cha O'Brien on the early 1960s ABC/Warner Bros. television series, Surfside 6, with Troy Donahue, Van Williams, Lee Patterson, and Diane McBain.

Sierra with Troy Donahue in Surfside 6

Episodes of Surfside 6 often featured Sierra singing, usually in English, but occasionally in Spanish. "The Cha Cha Twist", a song featured during the show's second and final season, was released as a single on Warner Bros. Records, but did not enter the Billboard Top 100 chart.

Sierra died in Hollywood, California, in 1963 at the age of 27, from complications following heart surgery performed a day earlier.[1] She is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.

Television

References

  1. ^ "Final Rites Conducted for Margarita Sierra: Actress Widely Known for Role in TV's 'Surfside 6' Series; Stars Among Pallbearers". Los Angeles Times. Sep 11, 1963. p. A8.

External links

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