Graciela Borges (; born Graciela Noemí Zabala, June 10, 1941) is an Argentine television and film
actress
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.
Borges was born in
Dolores. Having made her film debut at 14, she has acted in over fifty films and was featured in 2006 in ''
Vogue Paris
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History 1920–54
The French edition of ''Vogue'' was first issued on 15 June 1920, the first editor-in-chief b ...
'' as "the great actress of Argentine cinema".
In 2002, Borges received her first
Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for her role in
Lucrecia Martel
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's highly acclaimed ''
La ciénaga''.
In 2015, the
Argentine Film Critics Association recognized her with a
lifetime achievement Silver Condor Award.
Filmography (partial)
* ''
Sugar Harvest'' (1958)
* ''
The Party Is Over'' (1960)
* ''
Summer Skin'' (1961)
* ''
The Terrace
''The Terrace'' ( es, La terraza) is a 1963 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Graciela Borges, Leonardo Favio, Marcela López Rey and Héctor Pellegrini. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International F ...
'' (1963)
* ''
Circe
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'' (1964)
* ''
Traitors of San Angel
''Traitors of San Angel'' (Spanish:''Los traidores de San Ángel'') is a 1967 action film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Ian Hendry, Lautaro Murúa and Graciela Borges.Cowie & Elley p.26 It was a co-production between Argentin ...
'' (1967)
* ''Monday's Child'' (1967)
* ''El dependiente'' (1969)
* ''
Heroína'' (1972)
* ''
Poor Butterfly
"Poor Butterfly" is a popular song. It was inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera '' Madame Butterfly'' and contains a brief musical quote from the Act two duet ''Tutti i fior'' in the verse.
The music was written by Raymond Hubbell, the lyrics ...
'' (1986)
* ''
Kindergarten
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'' (1989)
* ''
Funes, un Gran Amor'' (1993)
* ''Sobre la Tierra'' (1998)
* ''
La Ciénaga'' (2001), a.k.a. ''The Swamp''
* ''Mercano, el Marciano'' (2002) (voice), ''Mercano the Martian''
* ''¿Sabés Nadar?'' (2002)
* ''A Cada Lado'' (2005)
* ''Monobloc'' (2005)
* ''
Las manos'' (2006)
* ''
Brother and Sister
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'' (2010)
* ''
Miss Tacuarembó'' (2010)
* ''
Viudas'' (2011)
* ''
Un Amor en Tiempos de Selfies'' (2014)
* ''
El Espejo de los Otros'' (2015)
* ''Resentimental'' (2016)
* ''
La Quietud'' (2018)
* ''
El Cuento de las Comadrejas'' (2019)
Television (partial)
* ''Son o se Hacen'' (1997) TV Series
* ''Primicias'' (2000) TV Series
* ''Infieles'' (2002) Mini TV Series
* ''Botines'' (2005) Mini TV Series
References
External links
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1941 births
Actresses from Buenos Aires
Argentine film actresses
Argentine television actresses
Argentine voice actresses
Living people
Illustrious Citizens of Buenos Aires
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