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Antonia Mercé y Luque (September 4, 1890 – July 18, 1936), also known as La Argentina,[1] was an Argentine-born Spanish dancer who created the neoclassical style of Spanish dance.[2] She was widely regarded as one of the most famous Spanish dancers of the 20th century and was nicknamed the "Queen of the Castanets" and the "Flamenco Pavlova".