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SHOPPER'S DELIGHT

An interesting difference between La Almudena and other cemeteries in Western Europe is the surprising lack of knowledge of Madrid citizens about its cemetery compared with Paris or London.

A few of the famous buried in the La Almudena Cemetery are:

Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877-1949), president of Spain

Vicente Aleixandre (1898-1984), poet, Nobel laureate

Dámaso Alonso (1898-1990), writer

José Bódalo (1916-1985), actor

Julia Caba Alba (1902-1988), actress

José María Caffarel (1919-1999), actor

Estrellita Castro (1914-1983), singer, actress

Antonio Flores (1961-1995), rock musician

Lola Flores (1923-1995), actress

Antonio Garisa (1916-1989), actor

Irene Gutiérrez Caba (1929-1995), actress

Alfredo Mayo (1911-1985), actor

Antonio Molina (1928-1992), actor

Juan Carlos Onetti (1909-1994), Uruguayan author

Luis Peña (1918-1977), actor

Ángel Picazo (1917-1998), actor

Emiliano Piedra (1931-1991), film producer

Mari Carmen Prendes (1906-2002), actress

Mercedes Prendes (1908-1981), actress

Santiago Ramón Y Cajal (1852-1934), scientist, Nobel prize winner

Aurora Redondo (1900-1996), actress

Fernando Rey (1917-1994), actor

Cecilia Sobredo (1948-1976), singer

Enrique Urquijo (1960-1999), singer

Frank Yerby (1916-1991), African-American novelist

see also: List Of Famous Cemeteries