Ada Cornaro (29 June 1881 – 19 March 1961) was a prominent

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film and theatre actress,

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dancer and singer of the 1930s and 1940s. Although she entered film in 1924 her claim to fame was in the 1930 tango film hit '' Adiós Argentina'' in which she starred alongside icon

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. She appeared in tango films such as '' Alas de mi patria'' (1939), ''

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'' and ''

Así te quiero ''Así te quiero'' is a 1942 Argentine romantic drama film directed by Edmo Cominetti and written by Eifel Celesia and Tito Insausti. The film starred Tito Lusiardo and Carlos Morganti. Cast * Roberto Blanco * Angel Boffa * Antonio Capuano * Ma ...

'' (1942) and '' Apasionadamente'' (1944). She retired from film in 1951 after her last film "Volver a la vida". She died in

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Filmography

*Volver à la vida (1951) *De padre desconocido (1949) *Cuna vacía, La (1949) *María de los Ángeles (1948) .... Criolla *Tambor de Tacuarí, El (1948) *24 horas en la vida de una mujer (1944) * Apasionadamente (1944) * Son cartas de amor (1943) *Valle negro (1943) *

(1942) *

(1942) *Professor Cero, El (1942) *Sendas cruzadas (1942) *Mujer del zapatero, La (1941) * Boína blanca (1941) *Hermano José, El (1941) *Huella (1940) *Ojazos de mi negra, Los (1940) *Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1940) * Matrero, El (1939) * Alas de mi patria (1939) *Callejón sin salida (1938/I) *Viento norte (1937) *Mateo (1937) *'' The Song of the Riverside'' (1936) * Mi Buenos Aires querido (1936) * Adiós Argentina (1930) * El Consultorio de Madame René (1924)

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* Argentine film actresses People from Buenos Aires Tango film actresses 1881 births 1961 deaths {{Argentina-actor-stub