Adria Santana

Adria Santana (29 August 1948 – 30 September 2011) was a Cuban actress best known for her work in the theater.

Biography Trained at the National School of Art, Adria Santana soon joined Havana's Teatro Estudio company, where she remained for twenty years. She worked with the directors Héctor Quintero, Armando Suárez del Villar, Berta Martínez, , and Jorge Alí Triana. Her best-known roles were Medea, Bernarda in The House of Bernarda Alba, Lalita in Contigo, pan y cebolla, On the occasion of her death, Estorino said:

Quote|We were used to working together. I trusted her a lot as an actress and as a person. Where she was, everything was guaranteed by her subtlety, her sensitivity, and her intelligence. I do not know if I can continue doing theater without Adria. Among her distinctions in Cuba were the Omar Valdés Award from the National Union of Writers and Artists and the Alejo Carpentier Medal from the Council of State. Adria Santana died to cancer in 2011 at age 63.