# Menchu Gal

> Carmen Gal Orendain, better known as Menchu Gal, was a Spanish painter from the Basque Country. Her work in landscapes and portraits made her famous with her personal attraction to vivid colors. In 1959, she became the first woman to be awarded Spain's National Painting Prize.

*Spanish painter (1919–2008)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/menchu-gal

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** Spain
- **Born:** 1919-01-07
- **Died:** 2008-03-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 12.5 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 69.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Menchu Gal](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menchu_Gal)
- [مينتشو جال](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%88_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84)
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- [Menchu Gal](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menchu_Gal)
- [Mentxu Gal](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentxu_Gal)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3854624)

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