Alita Blanca Barchigia (24 August 1912 – 15 April 1989), better known as Alita Román , was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960).
15-623: She appeared in nearly 50 films between 1934 and 1982 and was a sought-after supporting actress, winning the Best Supporting Actress from the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences for her work in Concierto de almas and playing in many box-office hits. She also performed in live theater and on television and radio. Román began her career in theater in the early 1930s, debuting with Narciso Ibáñez Menta and later joining
30-543: A favorable review in The New York Times . In 1942, she made Ceniza al viento directed by Luis Saslavsky and starring Berta Singerman , María Duval , Luis Arata , Santiago Arrieta , and Tita Merello , among others; and Concierto de almas directed by Alberto de Zavalía and starring Delia Garcés . Román won Best Supporting Actress from the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences for her work in Concierto de almas . She also did theater in
45-457: A year later, in 1943. The film selected for the Cóndor prize for production that year was Juvenilia by Augusto César Vatteone , while the prize for director went to Soffici for Tres hombres del río . Over the years, and during the peak of Peronism , the academy became increasingly politicized. However, until 1949 the academy agreed with the main entry of the critics, and it again agreed with
60-589: The Argentine Film Critics Association . In 1956, Román appeared in Graciela , which starred Chilean actor Lautaro Murúa and earned him the 1957 Silver Condor Award for Best Actor . In 1954 she starred in the one-woman television programme Mariquita y su teléfono , with only a phone as a prop. In 1960, she appeared in the Antonio Cunill Jr. film Los Acusados and in 1969 she was in
75-894: The 1940s, starring with Luis Arata in Cada cual a su juego in 1944 with Arata’s Company which was performing at the Teatro Buenos Aires. In 1945, Román appeared in a musical comedy Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9 staged by "The Argentine Company of Comedy and Musical Comedy of Gloria Guzmán and Juan Carlos Thorry ". The play opened in March at the Teatro Astral in Buenos Aires to excellent reviews. She performed in Delia Garcés ' farewell production in Argentina, Claudia by Rose Franken , which played at
90-552: The Odeón Theater in 1945. From the late 1940s, she was a sought–after supporting actress, and participated in many award-winning films. In 1951, she made Los isleros (1951) directed by Lucas Demare and starring Tita Merello . Los isleros was submitted to the Cannes Film Festival as Argentina's entry and it was awarded a Silver Condor Award for Best Film , Best Director and Best Actress to Merello for 1952 from
105-566: The academy for films made in 1941-54 were as follows: Notes Citations Sources Juan Carlos Thorry Juan Carlos Thorry (June 28, 1908, in Coronel Pringles – February 12, 2000 in San Antonio de Padua ), born José Antonio Torrontegui , was an Argentine film actor , tango musician and director. Best known for his work in tango films in the Cinema of Argentina , he entered
120-818: The comedy El Profesor hippie alongside actors such as Luis Sandrini and Roberto Escalada . From the mid-1960s, she worked in television series such as Ella, la gata (1967), Nino, las cosas simples de la vida (1971), Novia de vacaciones (1979), Trampa para un soñador (1980) and made her last performances in Aprender a vivir (1981) and Los días contados (1983). She made her last two movies Días de ilusión , and then Toto Paniagua in 1980. Alita Román died on 15 April 1989 in Buenos Aires, aged 76. Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences (1941%E2%80%9355) The Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences ( Spanish : Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de la Argentina )
135-481: The company of Lola Membrives . Her film debut was in a 1934 Sono Film production, Riachuelo , directed by Luis Moglia Barth starring Luis Sandrini and Héctor Calcaño . Her next film La Barra Mendocina (1935), written and directed by Mario Soffici , was followed by El alma del bandoneón (1935) with Libertad Lamarque and Alicia Barrié . In 1937, she made Mateo , written and directed by Daniel Tinayre and starring Luis Arata . Simultaneously, she
150-555: The critics in 1951 and 1952. Throughout the first period the academy was accused of being a political lobby whose members were favored by the state in getting credit for unexposed film, which was scarce. The last set of Academy Awards was presented in 1954, shortly before the 1955 coup that ousted the Peronists. Some of the academy members had to leave the country, such as Luis César Amadori , author of classics such as Dios se lo pague (God will pay) and Nacha Regules . The awards given by
165-588: The delegates met on 22 November 1941 at the headquarters of the First Film Museum and agreed to establish the academy. The first officers included the director and actor Mario Soffici as president, and the journalist and writer Chas de Cruz and businessman Carlos Connio Santini as secretaries. The Academy was born a year before the Film Critics Association ( Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos ), but began to present awards for local productions
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#1732873088915180-478: Was Marshall's debut, after having done radio, and she was particularly praised, though all of the cast members' performances were rated highly. Román was often described as very photogenic. Román followed that success with Mi suegra es una fiera (1939), under the direction Luis Bayón Herrera with Olinda Bozán and Paquito Busto ; and El Loco Serenata (1939) directed by Luis Saslavsky for Argentina Sono Film and starring with Pepe Arias , which earned her
195-503: Was an industry association in Argentina founded in 1941. It was closed by the military junta in 1955. The First Film Museum of Argentina encouraged the foundation of the original Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences. Manuel Peña Rodriguez and Chas de Cruz, members of the museum outlined an approach based on the organization and experience of the similar Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood . The basic idea
210-462: Was to organize members of each specialty into associations that would form the different branches of the Academy. They would then nominate delegates to meet and establish the academy. The task proved difficult, since only producers, exhibitors and actors had associations. Peña and Chas had to meet with directors, cinematographers, sound engineers, musicians and so on and persuade them to organize. Eventually
225-582: Was working in radio . She worked with a group of actors on a program called "Compañía Juvenil de Arte" (Youth Art Troupe) which aired on Radio Splendid. One of the programs they aired was a radio drama called Reviviendo la emoción de los más bellos poemas , on which Román, along with Delia Garcés , Paul Lagarde , and Hugo Pimentel , among others, recited poems. Her first major success came with Mujeres que trabajan (1938), which starred Mecha Ortiz , Pepita Serrador , Alicia Barrié , Sabina Olmos , Niní Marshall , and Hilda Sour , along with others. The film
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