Norma Aleandro
Norma Aleandro | |
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.jpg) Aleandro in 2017 | |
| Born | 2 May 1936 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Norma Aleandro (born 2 May 1936) is an Argentine actress. She is considered one of the most celebrated and prolific Argentine actresses of all time and is recognized as a cultural icon in her home country.[1][2]
Aleandro starred in the 1985 film
Aleandro wrote the 1970 film The Inheritors and performed in various plays such as August: Osage County. Aleandro also appeared in the Argentine adaptation of BeTipul, the critically successful En terapia.
Life and career
Aleandro was born in Buenos Aires on 2 May 1936.
In 1985, her breakout role was the Argentine
She worked in several other Argentine movies such as the Academy Award-nominated
Aleandro co-starred in a few Hollywood films such as One Man's War, with Anthony Hopkins, and Gaby: A True Story (1987) for which she received an Oscar nomination. She also had a minor role in Cousins (1989).
Back in Argentina, she returned to the stage with Master Class and won the María Guerrero award in 1996. The same year, she was honored as Ciudadano Ilustre de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires ("Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires").
She has co-starred five times with fellow actor Héctor Alterio: Los siete Locos (1973), the Academy Award-nominated The Truce (1974), The Official Story (1985), Son of the Bride (2001) and Cleopatra (2003), the last three of which they played husband and wife.
In 2009, Aleandro appeared in The City of Your Final Destination, directed by James Ivory and co-starring Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Filmography
- La muerte en las calles(1952)
- Romeo y Julieta (1962) (TV)
- La casa de los Medina (1962) (TV)
- El último piso(1962)
- El amor tiene cara de mujer (1964) (TV)
- Cuatro mujeres para Adán (1966) (TV)
- Alias Buen Mozo (1966) (TV)
- Gente conmigo (1967)
- Los herederos (screenwriter) (1970)
- La fiaca (1969)
- Güemes: la tierra en armas (1971)
- Los siete locos (1972)
- La tregua (1974)
- La historia oficial(1985),
- Gaby: A True Story (1987)
- Cousins (1989)
- Cien veces no debo (1990)
- Vital Signs (1990)
- Artes especiales (1990)
- One Man's War (1991)
- Las tumbas (1991)
- Facundo, la sombra del tigre (1995)
- Carlos Monzón, el segundo juicio (1995)
- Sol de otoño(1996)
- El faro (1998)
- Corazón iluminado(1998)
- Una noche con Sabrina Love (2000)
- El hijo de la novia(2001)
- La fuga(2001)
- Todas las azafatas van al cielo (2002)
- Deseo (2002)
- Cleopatra (2003)
- Ay, Juancito (2004)
- 18-J (2004)
- Seres queridos(2004)
- Cama adentro (2004)
- Identidad perdida (corto - 2005)
- Pura sangre (2006)
- Patoruzito, la gran aventura (2006)
- The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
- Paco (2009)
- Música en espera (2009)
- Anita (2009)
- Andrés no quiere dormir la siesta (2009)
- Cuestión de principios (2010)
- Familia para armar (pre-production) (2010)
- La suerte en tus manos (2012)
- El paraíso (2022)
Awards
Wins
- Best Actress for The Official Story, 1985
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actressfor The Official Story, 1985
- Cartagena Film Festival: Best Actress for The Official Story, 1985
- David di Donatello: Best Foreign Actress for The Official Story, 1987
- Sol de Otoño, 1996
- Havana Film Festival: Best Actress for Sol de Otoño, 1996
- Gramado Film Festival: Best Latin Actress for Son of the Bride, 2002
Nominated
- Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress for Gaby: A True Story, 1987
- Golden Globe Award: Best Supporting Actressfor Gaby: A True Story, 1987
- Martín Fierro Awards: for En terapia, 2012, 2013
Other awards
- Konex Award: Diamond Award in 2001[6]
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Son of the Bride, 2001; Best Actress for Sol de Otoño, 1996; Best Actress for The Official Story, 1985
- Martín Fierro Awards: Six awards throughout the years
- Tato Award: Best Lead Actress in Drama, for En terapia, 2013[7]
- Cama Adentro, 2006; Best Actress for The Official Story, 1986
- Obie Award: Distinguished Performance (Actress) for About Love and Other Stories About Love, 1985
- Shakespeare Award: Distinguished career, given by Fundación Romeo Argentina, 2015
References
- ^ Norma, Aleandro (18 September 2017). "Norma Aleandro Cultural Icon".
- ^ "Norma Aleandro". 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Contemporary Authors Online (in Literature Resource Center)". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Detroit: Gale. 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ ISBN 950-05-1250-5.
- ^ Curran, Daniel. Cinebooks: Foreign Films, McPherson's Publishing: 1989, page 132.
- ^ Konex Awards web site for Norma Aleandro.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de los premios Tato 2013" [All the winners of the Tato awards 2013] (in Spanish). La Nación. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
External links
- Norma Aleandro at IMDb
- Norma Aleandro at Rotten Tomatoes
- Norma Aleandro at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)
