Throughout his career, Santalla received recognitions such as the Martín Fierro, the Konex de Platino, an ACE award and more.
The Argentine actress Pearl Santallaowner of an extensive career spanning more than seven decades in theater, film and television, where she was part of strips such as “Argentine customs” and “The wealth of my life”died today at the age of 95, according to the Argentine Association of Actors.
“We regret the death of actress Perla Santalla. With a career spanning more than 70 years, she distinguished herself for her work in film, theater and television. We accompany her family and loved ones in this moment of great sadness.”
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Born in January 1928 and daughter of actors Guillermo and Amanda Santalla, Amelia Elba Santalla -such his real name- began to venture into the world of acting in the mid-40s, and joined the casts of the Teatro Nacional Cervantes, the Teatro General San Martín and the Compañía Argentina de Espectáculos Cómicos del Teatro Apolo, along with Gregorio Cicarelli, Leonor Rinaldi, Tito Lusiardo and Juan Dardés.
In that area, it was part of a long list of works, among which stand out “The Tango Drunkard”, “They Have Stolen a Million!”, “El Conventillo de la Paloma”, “The Wise Women”, “Soledad Tango”, “Hipolito and Fedra”, “Edelweiss”, “The protagonist” and “The great deschave”.
Perla Santalla in film and television
Shortly after, Santalla tried himself in the cinematographic field and in 1952 he had his debut with a minor role in “Guard Room”, by Tulio Demicheli, and although it was not his main activity, he went on to work in 15 films, such as “Las Teresa’s bells” (1957, by Carlos Schlieper), “Motherhood without men” (1968, by Carlos Rinaldi), “The hippie professor” (1969, by Fernando Ayala) and “The man with the foreign debt” (1987, by Pablo Olivo), among more.
In addition to his special interest in theater, since the 60s he also entered the TV circuit, and was part of the fictions “Maison Polyana”, with Aída Luz and Fernanda Mistral; “Malevo”; “Teach me to love you”; “An angel in the city”; “Strangers and Lovers”; “The Strange Lady”; “The sodero of my life”, as Delia Muzzopappa; “Argentine customs”; “Killer women”; “It is said love” and “Don Juan and his beautiful lady”.
Throughout her career, Santalla received recognitions such as the Martín Fierro, the Konex de Platino, an ACE award as a comedy performer and another for Best Supporting Actress from the Association of Film Critics (ACC); as well as the Podesta Award given by the Argentine Association of Actors and the Senate of the Nation in 1998.
Source: Ambito
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