Ana Mérida
Ana María Mérida Gálvez was a Mexican ballet dancer and choreographer. She also appeared in several movies.Biography
In 1947 the director of El Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Carlos Chávez, invited her to co-found La Academia de la Danza Mexicana. In 1948 she was named the full director of the Academy, continuing in that post through 1949. She taught at the drama school Escuela de Arte Teatral, led the national ballet, and was head of the department of dance of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. Mérida took the role of Francisca in the 1973 Mexican movie El Santo Oficio, winning a national award for her performance. She also authored and produced a ballet, Ausencia de flores, an homage to the Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco.
