Celia María Damestoi (27 September 1928 – 4 August 2013), better known as Lilian Valmar, was an Argentine actress and vedette.

Biography

Lilian Valmar was born in Argentina, coming of age during the country's golden period of cinema which spanned from 1947 to 1956. She began her career in 1947 in the film '' Albéniz'' by

Luis César Amadori Luis César Amadori (28 May 1902 in Pescara, Abruzzi, Italy – 5 June 1977 in Buenos Aires) was an Italian - Argentine film director and screenwriter and one of the most influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. ...

. A year later, she began to work with the greats of the comedy genre, partnering with revue director Manuel Romero on the film ''

The Tango Returns to Paris ''The Tango Returns to Paris'' (Spanish:''El tango vuelve a París'') is a 1948 Argentine musical comedy film, written and directed by Manuel Romero. It was premiered on January 16, 1948. The film's plot is about a doctor who arrives to Paris t ...

'',

Niní Marshall Marina Esther Traveso (June 1, 1903 – March 18, 1996), known by her stage name Niní Marshall, was an Argentine humorist, comic actress and screenwriter; nicknamed ''The Chaplin with a skirt'' and ''The Lady of Humour''. Life and work S ...

on ' (1948) and ''

Catita es una dama ''Catita es una dama'' is a 1956 Argentine comedy film directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Niní Marshall. Plot On this occasion, the trio made up of Catita, Semillita and Augusto Codecá (who plays an amateur boxer), after the conventillo h ...

'' (1956),

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on '' Avivato'' (1949), and on ''

Ritmo, amor y picardía ''Rhythm, Love and Mischief'' (''Ritmo, amor y picardía'') is an 1955 Argentine musical (tango) comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras and written by Manuel Barberá. It stars Alberto Castillo, Amelita Vargas, Alfredo Barbieri and Francisc ...

'' (1955) and ' (1956). She then began the second phase of her career within the New Wave movement (1960–1966) with director

Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras (6 January 1925 – 29 August 1995) was a Peruvian-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, and was one of the most prolific film directors in the history of the Cinema of Argentina. Born in Lima, Peru, Carr ...

, who directed her in a trilogy of films. She began with the genre in ' (1960), horror stories starring

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, which was then followed by the New Wave film ''Un viaje al más allá'' (1964), and the last was the comedy-drama '' Arm in Arm Down the Street'' (1966). In television she entered the golden age of

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s (1971–1985), appearing in her first in 1971 with 's '. She then appeared in ''Me llaman gorrión'' (1972) by

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and ' (1985) by Marta Reguera, both on Channel 9. As a radio actress, she was an exclusive figure of . In theater she showed her talent as a vedette, and later as a dramatic actress, forming a company with

Enrique Serrano Enrique Serrano (1891–1965) was an Argentine actor and comedian in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in many films of the 1940s and 1950s including '' Muchachas que estudian'', ''Asi es la vida'' (1939). He starred in some 40 films between 1935 ...

in 1956. Lilian Valmar died of natural causes on 4 August 2013 at age 84. Her remains rest in the pantheon of

La Chacarita cemetery Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is known as the National Cemetery and is the largest in Argentina. Location The cemetery is in the barrio or district of Chacarita, in the western part of Buenos Aires. Its main entrance i ...

Films

* '' Albéniz'' (1947) * '' Song of Dolores'' (1947) * '' Vacaciones'' (1947) * ''

'' (1948) * '' El cantor del pueblo'' (1948) * ' (1948) * ''

The Bohemian Soul ''Alma de bohemio'' (English language: ''The Bohemian Soul'') is a 1949 Argentine film directed by Julio Saraceni and written by Carlos A. Petit with Rodolfo Sciammarella. It stars Alberto Castillo and Fidel Pintos. Cast * Alberto Casti ...

'' (1949) * '' Avivato'' (1949) * ''

'' (1955) * ' (1956) * ''

'' (1956) * ' (1960) * ''Un viaje al más allá'' (1964) * '' Arm in Arm Down the Street'' (1966)

TV series

* ' (1971) * ''Me llaman gorrión'', Channel 9 (1972) * ' (1973) * ''Festival de grandes comedias'', with and (1974) * ''Entre el amor y el poder'', Channel 9 (1984) * ', Channel 9 (1985)

Theater

* ''Mi marido hoy duerme en casa'', at the (1954) * ''Boina blanca'' (1956) * ''El lustrador de manzanas'', comedy in three acts premiered by the company of

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at the (1957) * ''Criaturas rebeldes'', together with , Maruja Montes, , , , , ,

Oscar Valicelli Oscar Valicelli (1 July 1915 – 11 October 1999) was an Argentine film actor. Filmography * ''La Mary'' (1974) dir. Daniel Tinayre …Ubaldo * ''Balada para un mochilero'' (1971) dir. Carlos Rinaldi …El Moncho * ''Desnuda en la arena'' (19 ...

Beba Bidart Eliane René Schianni Bidart ( stage name, Beba Bidart; April 3, 1924 – August 27, 1994), was an Argentine tango singer, actress and dancer. Eliane René Schianni Bidart was born April 3, 1924, in Buenos Aires. She began her studies at the age ...

Thelma del Río Thelma Alicia Parapar (8 March 1926 – 23 September 1998), known by her stage name Thelma del Río, was an Argentine film, stage and television actress, as well as a vedette. Thelma Alicia Parapar was born in Buenos Aires. She worked as in t ...

, and (1960) * ''Blum'', play by

Enrique Santos Discépolo Enrique Santos Discépolo (''Discepolín'') (27 March 1901 – 23 December 1951) was an Argentine tango and milonga musician and composer, author of famous tangos like ''Cambalache'' and many others performed by several of the most important s ...

and

Julio Porter Julio Porter (July 14, 1916 in Buenos Aires – October 24, 1979 in Mexico City) was an Argentina, Argentine screenwriter and film director known as one of the most prolific screenwriters and film directors in the history of the Cinema of Arge ...

, together with

Zulma Faiad Zulma Aurora Faiad (born February 21, 1944 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine vedette and actress. Biography Zulma Faiad grew up with her sister Virginia Faiad in the bosom of an Argentine middle-class family. Her father was Jacinto F ...

Juan Verdaguer Juan Francisco Verdaguer Queirolo (1915–2001) was a Uruguayan actor. He is best known for his role in the 1958 Argentine film '' Rosaura at 10 O'clock''.Goble p.123 Selected filmography * ''Estrellas de Buenos Aires'' (1956) * '' Rosaura at 10 ...

, and

Silvia Legrand María Aurelia Paula Martínez Suárez (23 February 1927 – 1 May 2020), known professionally as Silvia Legrand, was an Argentine actress. She co-starred with her twin sister Mirtha Legrand Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez (born 23 Feb ...

(1963) * ''Departamento de soltero'', directed by at the Teatro Florida (1963) * ''Los cocodrilos'' (1966) * ''Payasín y Bonín'' (1966) * ''El caso del señor Valdemar'', together with

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valmar, Lilian 1928 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Argentine actresses Actresses from Buenos Aires Argentine film actresses Argentine radio actresses Argentine stage actresses Argentine telenovela actresses Argentine vedettes