Encarna Abad (1927 – 10 October 2014) was a Spanish actress whose career spanned from the late 1930s until her retirement in the 1990s.
Biography Abad's stage career began in the 1930s as a student of Pérez de León y Tablilla Acting School, and her professional debut was in musical theatre after the Spanish Civil War. She joined company and appeared in comedic roles in Pablo Luna's (1943) and Francisco Alonso's (1944). She performed in alongside comedy trio (1947); El oso y el madroño (1949);and Su majestad la mujer (1951), all three under composer Jacinto Guerrero.
In the late 1950s, she appeared in vedette roles in Día y noche de Madrid (1952), Torre de arena (1956), and El visón de Lulú (1959). She performed in sainete productions including Cuidado con la Paca (1951) and El niño de las coles (1951), both by José de Lucio. She changed her stage name from Encarnita ("little Encarna") to Encarna in the early 1960s and ended her musical theatre career to focus solely on comedy. She appeared in Lope de Vega's (1962), Alfonso Paso's Un 30 de febrero (1963), La gobernadora with Francisco Piquer (1964) and Un sereno debajo de la cama with Carmen Maura (1970). In 1972, she traveled with the Tirso de Molina company to the German Federal Republic to perform Miguel Mihura's for Spanish immigrants.
She completed many projects under director , including Jean Anouilh's Los peces rojos (1973), Muñoz's (1977), Jardiel's (1979), Létraz's Una noche en su casa... señora (1979), Mihura's (1982), Jardiel's (1985), Castro's (1990), Salinas' Judit y el tirano (1992), Benavente's (1992), (1993), Zorrilla's Don Juan Tenorio (1993), and Casona's (1994). In 1995, she appeared in Picospardo's under the direction of Mara Recatero at the Teatro Español. In addition to stage work, she also began working in television in the mid-1960s, particularly in televised theatre programmes like Estudio 1. She also appeared in the films in 1961 and in 1962. Throughout her career, she was part of several acting companies, including those under Gaspar Campos, Adela González, and Juan Espantaleón, as well as the house company at Teatro Español.
Abad retired in the late 1990s. Abad died on 10 October 2014, at the age of 86–87.
Selected stage work Year Title Role Playwright Director Notes Ref 1943 Molinos de viento Pablo Luna 1944 Francisco Alonso 1946 José Muñoz Román 1947 Enrique Paradas and Joaquín Jiménez With composer Jacinto Guerrero 1949 El oso y el madroño José López de Lerena and Pedro Llabrés Eladio Cuevas 1951 Su majestad la mujer Cuidado con la Paca José de Lucio El niño de las coles 1952 Día y noche de Madrid Pedro Llabrés Luis Bellido 1956 Torre de arena 1959 El visón de Lulú M. Pozón y San Julián 1962 Lope de Vega 1963 Un 30 de febrero Alfonso Paso 1964 La gobernadora Jacinto Benavente Víctor Andrés Catena 1965 Invitación al castillo Jean Anouilh Televised on Primera fila Pedro Muñoz Seca Televised on Teatro de humor 1966 Ricardo López Aranda Televised on Estudio 1 José López Rubio Los amantes de Teruel Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Confesión testamentaria Alejandro Núñez Alonso Televised on Los encuentros 1970 Un sereno debajo de la cama Cecilio Valcárcel 1972 Bernarda Miguel Mihura Manuel Manzaneque Performed in the German Federal Republic 1973 Antonio's grandmother Jean Anouilh 1974 El proceso de Mary Dugan Bayard Veiller Televised on El teatro El licenciado Vidriera Innkeeper Miguel de Cervantes Jesús Fernández Santos Televised on Los libros 1977 Abel Sánchez Miguel de Unamuno Televised on Novela 1979 El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra Tirso de Molina Televised on Teatro estudio Doña Calixta Enrique Jardiel Poncela 1982 Rosaura Miguel Mihura 1983 Enrique Jardiel Poncela Televised on La comedia 1985 Etelvina Marta Recatero 1986 Televised on Tarde de teatro Doña Berenguela Pedro Muñoz Seca 1987 Doña Luisa Enrique Jardiel Poncela 1988 Pedro Muñoz Seca Televised on Estudio 1 1989 Miguel Mihura Televised on Primera función 1990 Elvira Guillén de Castro y Bellvis 1991 Miguel Mihura Antonio Guirau 1992 Judit y el tirano Criada Pedro Salinas Señora Polichinela Jacinto Benavente 1993 Don Juan Tenorio La Abadesa de las Calavtravas Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla 1994 Lorenza Alejandro Casona 1995 Picospardo's Antonia Javier García-Mauriño Mara Recatero 1996 Honrarás a tu padre Gay Talese Televised on Éste es mi barrio Bisnes son bisnes Vicente Escrivá Pantaleón y las visitadoras Leonor Mario Vargas Llosa 2004 Televised on ¿Se puede?, episode 6
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