Gloria Guzmán (1902–1979) was a Spanish-born Argentine vedette and actress who performed in the early Argentine theater.

Biography

Gloria Guzmán was born on 15 April 1902 (or possibly 1894) in

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, Alava, Spain. She arrived in Argentina in 1924 with a

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company and had her debut in the play ''Las camisas negras''. By 1926, she was dubbed as one of the three great "Bataclanas" (showgirls)of the Maipo Theater along with

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and Iris Marga. In 1931, she began making films debuting in ''

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'' with

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and

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. That same year, she starred in '' Un caballero de frac'' directed by

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and

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with

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and Rosita Díaz Gimeno. In 1936, she filmed ''

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'' directed by Manuel Romero with starring alongside

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and

. '' Cuatro corazones'' (1939) directed by

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and Carlos Schliepper paired her with

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. Guzmán had her own theater company sometimes working alone as "Compañia Argentina de Comedia Gloria Guzmán" as she did for the 1941 staging of “Julio Sandoval candidato a concejal” by

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and sometimes in tandem with others. In 1945, her "Compañía de Gloria Guzmán y Juan Carlos Thorry" put on three plays: “No salgas esta noche” by

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and Carlos Olivari, “Mi Amor es un león” by Lazlo Fodor, and “Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9” by Ríos and Olivari."Pellettieri & Burgos (2007)", p352, The following season she and Thorry went on the road touring in Mexico and then Spain through the end of 1947. In 1954, she returned to film, starring in ''

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'' directed by

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with

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and the following year Guzmán made ''

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'' under the direction of

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. Guzman filmed two films in the 1960s: ''

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'' (1960) and '' María M.'' (1964) and her last two films in the 1970s: ''

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'' (1972) and '' La conquista del paraíso'' which was filmed in 1979 and 1980 released in 1981, after Guzmán's death. Guzmán died on 18 September 1979 in Buenos Aires.

Filmography

* ''

The Lights of Buenos Aires ''The Lights of Buenos Aires'' (Spanish: ''Luces de Buenos Aires'') is a 1931 American-Argentine tango comedy film directed by Adelqui Millar. It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris, where Paramount Pictures concentrated its foreign-langu ...

'' (1931) * ''

A Gentleman in Tails '' A Gentleman in Tails'' (Spanish:''Un caballero de frac'') is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Roger Capellani and Carlos San Martín and starring Roberto Rey, Gloria Guzmán and Rosita Díaz Gimeno.Peiró p.302 It is the Spanish-lang ...

'' (1931) * ''

'' (1936) * '' Cuatro corazones'' (1939) * ''

'' (1954) * ''

'' (1955) * ''

'' (1960) * '' María M.'' (1964) * ''

'' (1972) * '' La conquista del paraíso'' (1980)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guzman, Gloria 1902 births 1979 deaths Argentine vedettes Argentine stage actresses People from Vitoria-Gasteiz 20th-century Argentine women singers Spanish emigrants to Argentina