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Argentine film actress and singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lolita Torres (born Beatriz Mariana Torres; 26 March 1930 – 14 September 2002) was an Argentine film actress and singer (soprano).[1]
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Lolita Torres | |
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.jpg) Torres in Un novio para Laura (1955) | |
| Born | Beatriz Mariana Torres 26 March 1930 Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Died | 14 September 2002 (aged 72) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1944 – 1993 (film) |
She began her career at age 11, performing folk songs in a theater in Buenos Aires. In 1944 she began acting in films, eventually appearing in seventeen films during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.[2]
She was so popular in the Soviet Union that many newborn girls were named 'Lolita' after her tour there in 1963.[3] In 2002 she was honored as "Ciudadano Ilustre de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" ("Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires").[4]
The Plaza Lolita Torres in her birthplace of Avellaneda is named for her.[5]
Torres was married twice. From her first marriage she had a son, from her second marriage she had four children, one of whom, Diego, is a world-famous singer.
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