"Argentina" Seen by José Clará ". Antonia Merce´s Art and Epoch, 1948. Antonia Merce and Luque, "La Argentina", dancers´s daughter of the Teatro Real in Madrid. She founded in 1929 the first Spanish ballet company. She distinguished herself in the masterful use of castanets.In 1927 José Clará wanted to create harmony of the movements of "La Argentina".