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Elena Lucena

January 01, 1970

María Elena Lucena Arcuri (25 September 1914 – 7 October 2015) was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–60). She began her career in radio in the 1930s and reached her greatest success with the role of "Chimbela", which was later depicted in film, theater and television. Her extensive film career includes approximately 50 films, including notable performances in Chimbela (1939) and Una noche cualquiera (1951). During the 1940s, she participated in films with comedians like Pepe Arias, Pepe Iglesias "El Zorro", Niní Gambier [es], Mirtha Legrand and Carlos Estrada. Her most acclaimed film work occurred in Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tienda (1942) by Manuel Romero, Cinco besos by Luis Saslavsky and La Rubia Mireya for which she received the 1948 Best Comedy Actress Award from the Argentine Film Critics Association.

Elena Lucena
Born
María Elena Lucena

(1914-09-25)25 September 1914
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died7 October 2015(2015-10-07) (aged 101)
NationalityArgentine
Occupationactress
Years active1937–2012

She also performed as a dancer and, beginning in 1960, did several musical comedies. On stage she replaced Libertad Lamarque in Hello, Dolly! and she portrayed the widow of Larraín de Valenzuela in the Chilean comedy La pérgola de las flores, which was later made into a movie. Beginning in the late 1960s, she participated in several television roles. Her later performances include the series 099 Central (2002) and the 2010 film Brother and Sister for which she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress and a role in the 2012 TV movie El Tabarís, lleno de estrellas. She had one of the longest careers of Argentine actresses and was one of the last survivors of Argentine cinema from the 1930s. She retired in 2012.

Biography edit

Lucena was born on 25 September 1914 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was working as a seamstress, getting paid eighty cents per dozen shirts made, when she made a radio test to sing tangos. Her mother was against it, but it paid 60 pesos per month. She took the contract at Radio Belgrano.[1] Beginning as a singer in 1937, she soon moved from singing into acting, reading tragic parts on Radio Belgrano, where it was noted that she had an expressive face. She moved to the National Radio as part of an acting troupe "Estampas porteñas" and soon after, caught the attention of Arsenio Mármol. He created a character called "Chimbela" for her which she performed on radio and later on film, theater and television. Almost immediately the role brought success and she began touring the country,[2] and appeared on both the Teatro Palmolive and Radio Cine Lux.[3]

Her film debut was in La que no perdonó (1938), under the direction of José A. Ferreyra with Elsa O'Connor, Mario Danesi and José Olarra.[4] In 1939 her signature character was taken to film in a screenplay written by Antonio Botta and directed by Ferreyra and Lucena was the star of Chimbela, although it was only her second film. The story is of a young girl who is supporting her family and falls in love with a man who is running from the police for a murder he did not commit. The supporting cast included Eloy Álvarez, Floren Delbene, Mary Dormal, Nuri Montsé and others.[5] She also made her next two films El ángel de trapo (1940) and Pájaros sin nido (1940) with Ferreyra.[6] Some of her most memorable roles were: Ven mi corazón te llama (1942);[7] Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tiendas (1942) directed by Manuel Romero with Paulina Singerman;[8] Cinco besos (1945) in which she worked with Mirtha Legrand;[9] La Rubia Mireya (1948) by Manuel Romero with Mecha Ortiz[4] for which she won Best Comic Actress from the Argentine Film Critics Association;[10] Una noche cualquiera (1951);[7] El Calavera (1954) by Carlos Borcosque; and La murga (1963) by René Mugica.[4]

In addition to film, Lucena worked in many of the theaters along Calle Corrientes and traveled with tours both throughout Argentina and through Brazil, Spain and Uruguay. Participating in both classic and modern works, some of her most memorable performances were in Cuando el gato no está, Cuando las mujeres dicen sí, Cuanta Milonga, Cuatro escalones abajo, El enfermo imaginario, Juanita la popular, Madame 13, Penélope ya no teje, La Pulga en la Oreja, Quien me presta una hija, Valss, Vengo por el aviso, and Una viuda difícil among others.[7] During Libertad Lamarque's run of Hello Dolly!, produced by Luis Sandrini and Daniel Tinayre, Lucena was called in to replace Lamarque.[11] She also performed in the Chilean musical La pérgola de las flores by Isidora Aguirre, which made a successful run throughout Latin America.[12]

From the 1960s Lucena began working in television. Some of her most noted performances included Piel Naranja (1975), Duro como la piedra, frágil como el cristal (1985–1986), Como pan caliente (1996), 099 Central (2002)[7] and El Tabarís, lleno de estrellas (2012).[13] She died on 7 October 2015 at the age of 101.[14]

Awards and nominations edit

Filmography edit

Films edit

Television edit

  • Domingos de teatro cómico (1969)[17]
  • Viernes de Pacheco (1971) Episode:"Giuanín, Rey de la pizza" ... (Rosaura)[18]
  • Aplausos (1972) ... (Margo)[19]
  • Todo es amor (1972–1973)[20]
  • El patio de la Morocha (1973) ... (Reneé)[21]
  • Piel de pueblo (1973) ... (Rosita's mother)[22]
  • El chupete (1973–1976)[23]
  • Piel naranja (1975) ... (Angélica)[24]
  • Herencia de amor (1981) ... (Jorgelina)[25]
  • Aprender a vivir (1981–1982) ... (Zuzú)[26]
  • El ciclo de Guillermo Bredeston y Nora Cárpena (1982) Episode: "La viuda es sueño" ... (Julia)[27]
  • Duro como la roca, frágil como el cristal (1985–1986) ... (Tona)[28]
  • Alta Comedia (1994)[29]
  • Como pan caliente (1996)[4]
  • 099 Central (2002)[4]
  • El Tabarís, lleno de estrellas (2012)[13]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Costa, Ivana (1 June 1998). "Una candidata natural" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Clarín. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ^ Petti, Alicia (26 September 2004). "Los recuerdos de "Chimbela" y de la vida" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: La Nacion. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. ^ "La actriz Elena Lucena, ciudadana ilustre de Buenos Aires" (in Spanish). San Juan, Argentina: Diario de Cuyo. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Elena Lucena" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Clarín. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  5. ^ Finkielman, Jorge (2003). The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-786-48344-0.
  6. ^ Ferdinandy, Luis Trelles Plazaola ; translated by Yudit de (1989). South American cinema: dictionary of film makers (1st ed.). Río Piedras, P.R.: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-0-847-72011-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ a b c d La Ruffa, Silvia (21 December 2006). "Por iniciativa de la Diputada La Ruffa, Elena Lucena fue declarada ciudadana ilustre" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Silvia Laruffa. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. ^ (in Spanish). Argentina: La Cinerata. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Elena Lucena festejó sus 100 años y Mirtha Legrand le regaló un perfume" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Diario Veloz. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. ^ a b Insaurralde, Andrés (1994). Manuel Romero Volume 20 of Directores del cine argentino (in Spanish). Argentina: Centro Editor de América Latina. p. 61. ISBN 9789502531700. 1948 La rubia Mireya♢Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina: premio a la Mejor Actriz Cómica (Elena Lucena)
  11. ^ "Comedia Musical" (in Spanish). Argentina: Diego Levis. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  12. ^ "La pérgola de las flores,1964–65" (in Spanish). Didascalias del Teatro Caminito. 1964–1965. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  13. ^ a b "El Tabarís, lleno de estrellas" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  14. ^ (in Spanish). lanacion.com.ar. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. ^ Soares, Andre. "Argentina's Silver Condor Goes to 'The Aura' Movie". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  16. ^ (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Puesta en Escena. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Domingos de teatro cómico (1969)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Viernes de Pacheco (1968–1973)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Aplausos (1972)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Todo es amor (1972–1973)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  21. ^ "El patio de la Morocha (1973)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  22. ^ "Piel de pueblo (1973)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  23. ^ "El chupete (1973–1976)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  24. ^ "Piel naranja (1975)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  25. ^ "Herencia de amor (1981)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  26. ^ "Aprender a vivir (1981–1982)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  27. ^ "El ciclo de Guillermo Bredeston y Nora Cárpena (1982)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  28. ^ "Duro como la roca, frágil como el cristal (1985–1986)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  29. ^ "Alta Comedia (1994)" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nuestros Actores. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

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Maria Elena Lucena Arcuri 25 September 1914 7 October 2015 was an Argentine film actress of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema 1940 60 She began her career in radio in the 1930s and reached her greatest success with the role of Chimbela which was later depicted in film theater and television Her extensive film career includes approximately 50 films including notable performances in Chimbela 1939 and Una noche cualquiera 1951 During the 1940s she participated in films with comedians like Pepe Arias Pepe Iglesias El Zorro Nini Gambier es Mirtha Legrand and Carlos Estrada Her most acclaimed film work occurred in Elvira Fernandez vendedora de tienda 1942 by Manuel Romero Cinco besos by Luis Saslavsky and La Rubia Mireya for which she received the 1948 Best Comedy Actress Award from the Argentine Film Critics Association Elena LucenaBornMaria Elena Lucena 1914 09 25 25 September 1914Buenos Aires ArgentinaDied7 October 2015 2015 10 07 aged 101 NationalityArgentineOccupationactressYears active1937 2012 She also performed as a dancer and beginning in 1960 did several musical comedies On stage she replaced Libertad Lamarque in Hello Dolly and she portrayed the widow of Larrain de Valenzuela in the Chilean comedy La pergola de las flores which was later made into a movie Beginning in the late 1960s she participated in several television roles Her later performances include the series 099 Central 2002 and the 2010 film Brother and Sister for which she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress and a role in the 2012 TV movie El Tabaris lleno de estrellas She had one of the longest careers of Argentine actresses and was one of the last survivors of Argentine cinema from the 1930s She retired in 2012 Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards and nominations 3 Filmography 3 1 Films 3 2 Television 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography editLucena was born on 25 September 1914 in Buenos Aires Argentina She was working as a seamstress getting paid eighty cents per dozen shirts made when she made a radio test to sing tangos Her mother was against it but it paid 60 pesos per month She took the contract at Radio Belgrano 1 Beginning as a singer in 1937 she soon moved from singing into acting reading tragic parts on Radio Belgrano where it was noted that she had an expressive face She moved to the National Radio as part of an acting troupe Estampas portenas and soon after caught the attention of Arsenio Marmol He created a character called Chimbela for her which she performed on radio and later on film theater and television Almost immediately the role brought success and she began touring the country 2 and appeared on both the Teatro Palmolive and Radio Cine Lux 3 Her film debut was in La que no perdono 1938 under the direction of Jose A Ferreyra with Elsa O Connor Mario Danesi and Jose Olarra 4 In 1939 her signature character was taken to film in a screenplay written by Antonio Botta and directed by Ferreyra and Lucena was the star of Chimbela although it was only her second film The story is of a young girl who is supporting her family and falls in love with a man who is running from the police for a murder he did not commit The supporting cast included Eloy Alvarez Floren Delbene Mary Dormal Nuri Montse and others 5 She also made her next two films El angel de trapo 1940 and Pajaros sin nido 1940 with Ferreyra 6 Some of her most memorable roles were Ven mi corazon te llama 1942 7 Elvira Fernandez vendedora de tiendas 1942 directed by Manuel Romero with Paulina Singerman 8 Cinco besos 1945 in which she worked with Mirtha Legrand 9 La Rubia Mireya 1948 by Manuel Romero with Mecha Ortiz 4 for which she won Best Comic Actress from the Argentine Film Critics Association 10 Una noche cualquiera 1951 7 El Calavera 1954 by Carlos Borcosque and La murga 1963 by Rene Mugica 4 In addition to film Lucena worked in many of the theaters along Calle Corrientes and traveled with tours both throughout Argentina and through Brazil Spain and Uruguay Participating in both classic and modern works some of her most memorable performances were in Cuando el gato no esta Cuando las mujeres dicen si Cuanta Milonga Cuatro escalones abajo El enfermo imaginario Juanita la popular Madame 13 Penelope ya no teje La Pulga en la Oreja Quien me presta una hija Valss Vengo por el aviso and Una viuda dificil among others 7 During Libertad Lamarque s run of Hello Dolly produced by Luis Sandrini and Daniel Tinayre Lucena was called in to replace Lamarque 11 She also performed in the Chilean musical La pergola de las flores by Isidora Aguirre which made a successful run throughout Latin America 12 From the 1960s Lucena began working in television Some of her most noted performances included Piel Naranja 1975 Duro como la piedra fragil como el cristal 1985 1986 Como pan caliente 1996 099 Central 2002 7 and El Tabaris lleno de estrellas 2012 13 She died on 7 October 2015 at the age of 101 14 Awards and nominations edit1948 Best Comic Actress Argentine Film Critics Association for La Rubia Mireya 10 2006 Silver Condor lifetime achievement award from the Argentine Film Critics Association 15 2011 Nominated for Best Supporting Actress Argentine Film Critics Association for Brother and Sister 16 Filmography editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Elena Lucena news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Films edit La que no perdono 1938 Chimbela 1939 El angel de trapo 1940 Pajaros sin nido 1940 Napoleon 1941 Elvira Fernandez vendedora de tienda 1942 Ven mi corazon te llama 1942 Un nuevo amanecer 1942 La calle Corrientes 1943 Cinco besos 1945 La Rubia Mireya 1948 Una noche en el Ta Ba Rin 1949 Valentina 1950 Una noche cualquiera 1951 El Calavera 1954 Estrellas de Buenos Aires 1956 Buenas noches mi amor inconclusa 1961 Buscando a Monica 1962 La murga 1963 El Galleguito de la cara sucia 1966 La casa de Madame Lulu 1968 Joven viuda y estanciera 1970 La casa del amor 1973 Millonarios a la fuerza 1979 Frutilla 1980 Una viuda descocada 1980 Luna de octubre 1997 Brother and Sister 2010 Television edit Domingos de teatro comico 1969 17 Viernes de Pacheco 1971 Episode Giuanin Rey de la pizza Rosaura 18 Aplausos 1972 Margo 19 Todo es amor 1972 1973 20 El patio de la Morocha 1973 Renee 21 Piel de pueblo 1973 Rosita s mother 22 El chupete 1973 1976 23 Piel naranja 1975 Angelica 24 Herencia de amor 1981 Jorgelina 25 Aprender a vivir 1981 1982 Zuzu 26 El ciclo de Guillermo Bredeston y Nora Carpena 1982 Episode La viuda es sueno Julia 27 Duro como la roca fragil como el cristal 1985 1986 Tona 28 Alta Comedia 1994 29 Como pan caliente 1996 4 099 Central 2002 4 El Tabaris lleno de estrellas 2012 13 See also editList of centenarians actors filmmakers and entertainers References edit Costa Ivana 1 June 1998 Una candidata natural in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Clarin Retrieved 28 August 2015 Petti Alicia 26 September 2004 Los recuerdos de Chimbela y de la vida in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina La Nacion Retrieved 28 August 2015 La actriz Elena Lucena ciudadana ilustre de Buenos Aires in Spanish San Juan Argentina Diario de Cuyo 19 December 2006 Retrieved 28 August 2015 a b c d e Elena Lucena in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Clarin 31 March 2010 Retrieved 28 August 2015 Finkielman Jorge 2003 The Film Industry in Argentina An Illustrated Cultural History Jefferson North Carolina McFarland p 242 ISBN 978 0 786 48344 0 Ferdinandy Luis Trelles Plazaola translated by Yudit de 1989 South American cinema dictionary of film makers 1st ed Rio Piedras P R Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico pp 88 89 ISBN 978 0 847 72011 8 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b c d La Ruffa Silvia 21 December 2006 Por iniciativa de la Diputada La Ruffa Elena Lucena fue declarada ciudadana ilustre in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Silvia Laruffa Retrieved 28 August 2015 Elvira Fernandez vendedora de tienda Manuel Romero 1942 in Spanish Argentina La Cinerata 26 March 2010 Archived from the original on 23 December 2015 Retrieved 28 August 2015 Elena Lucena festejo sus 100 anos y Mirtha Legrand le regalo un perfume in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Diario Veloz 26 September 2014 Retrieved 28 August 2015 a b Insaurralde Andres 1994 Manuel Romero Volume 20 of Directores del cine argentino in Spanish Argentina Centro Editor de America Latina p 61 ISBN 9789502531700 1948 La rubia Mireya Asociacion de Cronistas Cinematograficos de la Argentina premio a la Mejor Actriz Comica Elena Lucena Comedia Musical in Spanish Argentina Diego Levis Retrieved 28 August 2015 La pergola de las flores 1964 65 in Spanish Didascalias del Teatro Caminito 1964 1965 Retrieved 29 August 2015 a b El Tabaris lleno de estrellas in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Murio Elena Lucena a los 101 anos in Spanish lanacion com ar 7 October 2015 Archived from the original on 9 October 2015 Retrieved 7 October 2015 Soares Andre Argentina s Silver Condor Goes to The Aura Movie Alt Film Guide Retrieved 28 August 2015 Se entregaron los Condor de Plata in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Puesta en Escena 5 July 2011 Archived from the original on 16 August 2019 Retrieved 28 August 2015 Domingos de teatro comico 1969 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Viernes de Pacheco 1968 1973 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Aplausos 1972 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Todo es amor 1972 1973 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 El patio de la Morocha 1973 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Piel de pueblo 1973 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 El chupete 1973 1976 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Piel naranja 1975 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Herencia de amor 1981 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Aprender a vivir 1981 1982 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 El ciclo de Guillermo Bredeston y Nora Carpena 1982 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Duro como la roca fragil como el cristal 1985 1986 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 Alta Comedia 1994 in Spanish Buenos Aires Argentina Nuestros Actores Retrieved 28 August 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elena Lucena Elena Lucena at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elena Lucena amp oldid 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