Bélgica Castro
Chilean actress (1921–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bélgica Castro Sierra ([ˈbelxika ˈkastɾo]; 6 March 1921 – 6 March 2020) was a Chilean stage, film, and television actress.
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Born | Bélgica Castro Sierra (1921-03-06)6 March 1921 Concepción, Chile |
Died | 6 March 2020(2020-03-06) (aged 99) Santiago, Chile |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1939–2020 |
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Children | Leonardo Mihovilovic |
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During her career she participated in more than 100 plays.[1] She also acted in numerous Chilean films, including Hollywood es así [es] (1944) by Jorge Délano and The Good Life (2008) by Andrés Wood. Under the direction of Ricardo Larraín she participated in Chile puede (2008), where she played a Russian scientist, a role for which she received the Paoa Award of the Viña del Mar International Film Festival for Best National Lead Actress and the APES Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also won the 1995 National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts.