Rosita Quintana

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Rosita Quintana
Quintana performing in 1957
Born
Trinidad Rosa Quintana Muñoz

(1925-07-16)16 July 1925[1]
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died23 August 2021(2021-08-23) (aged 96)
Mexico City, Mexico
Years active1948–2021
SpouseSergio Kogan
Children2 (one adoptive daughter)

Rosita Quintana (16 July 1925 – 23 August 2021) was an Argentine-Mexican actress, singer and songwriter.

Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences' Golden Ariel Award for career achievement.[5]

Life and career

Quintana was born Trinidad Rosa Quintana Muñoz in the Saavedra neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] Her parents enrolled her in the conservatory of brothers Emilio and José De Caro, where she studied singing and acting.[1]

In 1942, she debuted as a tango vocalist at the Café Nacional in Buenos Aires.[6] She performed in a revue by Carlos A. Petit and Rodolfo Sciammarella at the Teatro Casino, and in 1946, she began a tour of Chile and Bolivia.[6] In Mexico, she signed a contract to perform for a month at El Patio, Mexico City's top nightclub.[6] She made her first record, "Bonita", in 1949.[7]

Quintana with Fernando Soler in Mi querido capitán (1950)

Quintana is remembered for her participation in numerous Mexican films between 1948-1960. She starred in movies like Calabacitas Tiernas (1949);

boleros
, such as "Bendita mentira".

Personal life

Quintana married Mexican film director and producer Sergio Kogan.[4] They had a son, Nicolás, and an adopted daughter, Paloma.[4] In 2016, she described Kogan as "a great man".[4]

Quintana performing at New York in 2007

In 2001, Quintana announced her intention to write her autobiography, La otra verdad.[7] She said: "I am surprised by the number of people I met, like Libertad Lamarque or Jorge Negrete, and I want all that to be in a book that I am trying to piece together little by little".[7] However, in 2016, she wrote a newspaper article that says: "I once thought about writing my memoirs, but I never did. You know my life as an actress. My personal life is mine".[4]

Death

Quintana died in Mexico City on 23 August 2021, after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor in her thyroid. She was 96.[8][9]

Selected filmography

Television

Discography

Studio albums

  • Música de la película Cuando México canta (Musart)
  • Canciones festivas con Rosita Quintana (Musart)
  • Rosita y Rosita (RCA Victor)
  • Siempre se vuelve al primer amor... (Odeon)

References

  1. ^ a b c Palermo, Abel. "Biografía de Rosita Quintana". Todotango.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Muere la actriz argentina Rosita Quintana". Los Angeles Times (in Spanish). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Muere Rosita Quintana, actriz de era dorada de cine mexicano". Associated Press (in Spanish). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Quintana, Rosita (28 May 2016). "'Gracias, mi México lindo y querido'". Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Rinden homenaje a Rosita Quintana en Premios Ariel 2016". Sispe. Milenio Digital. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^
    ISBN 9789500512503
    .
  7. ^ a b c Franco Reyes, Salvador (18 July 2001). "Vuelve Rosita Quintana a cantar, en una telenovela". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ^ Muere la actriz Rosita Quintana a los 96 años
  9. ^ Fallece Rosita Quintana, ícono de la Época de Oro del cine

Bibliography

  • Agrasánchez Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez.
    ISBN 968-5077-11-8
    .

External links
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