Irma Palmieri (30 December 1932 – 19 March 2015) was a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

n actress and comedian, known primarily for her work as Hortensia on the " Flora & Hortensia" radio sketches.

Career

Her career began on radio, where she garnered fame with her comedic voice work on Radio Rumbos. The character of Pepito Preguntón was created for her by Pedro E. Belisario. She later became nationally famous for the elderly spinster character of Hortensia, who lived her friend Flora (Nelly Pujols). Sketches featuring the two characters were broadcast as part of the comedy series ''Kiko Botones'' on

Radio Rochela ''Radio Rochela'' was a Venezuelan television sketch comedy and variety show, created by Argentine producer Tito Martinez Del Box. Characteristics The show premiered on Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), a terrestrial television network in Cara ...

during the 1980s.

Death

Palmieri died at age 83 on 19 March 2015, at a local hospital in

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

.The cause of death was surgery complications from a

brain tumor A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain. There are two main types of tumors: malignant tumors and benign (non-cancerous) tumors. These can be further classified as primary tumors, which start within the brain, and seconda ...

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmieri, Irma 1931 births 2015 deaths Venezuelan film actresses Venezuelan stage actresses Actresses from Caracas