Actor & director
José Ferrer
Cyrano de Bergerac won him an Academy Award, the first Puerto Rican performer to take one.
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992. He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947. He reprised the role in a 1950 film version and won an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him both the first Hispanic and the first Puerto Rican-born actor to win an Academy Award.
- Born
- 1912-01-08, Santurce, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1992-01-26, Coral Gables, USAA Sunday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1912-01-08, Santurce, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Puerto_Ricothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 17°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 14°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 25°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 4°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 24°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 6°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 13°21′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 28°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 22°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°36′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1992-01-26, Coral Gables, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 5°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 6°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 24°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 1°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 12°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 13°29′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 8°51′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 15°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 17°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 22°42′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment José Ferrer was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
