María del Puy Alonso González (1941 – 25 November 2015), known artistically as María del Puy, was a Spanish actress.

Biography

Titled in piano at the

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, María del Puy also pursued

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studies at the and at the Superior School of Cinema.

Cinema

With some incursions into the cinema, her career was developed mainly in theater and television. On the big screen she worked under

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in '' My Street'' (1960), with

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. ...

in ''

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'' (1960), and

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in ''Yo la vi primero'' (1974).

Theater

On stage, she played dozens of characters, in productions such as ' by

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(1972), ' by

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(1981), ''Un hombre en la puerta'' (1984), ''

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'' by Henrik Ibsen (1985), ' by

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and directed by (1986), ' by

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(1997), and '' The Children's Hour'', in a version by (2004).

Dubbing

Beginning in 1956 she dubbed the voices of some of the most distinguished stars of international cinema, such as

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, and

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in the first season of ''

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''.

Radio

She worked in radio, as a voice actress and as a screenwriter, on (1957–1958),

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, and .

Television

Finally, she developed a prolific career in television, especially in the 1960s and 70s, during the apogee of televised theater. She had roles on dozens of classic shows such as ''

Estudio 1 ''Estudio 1'' was a long-running Spanish TV drama series by Televisión Española since 1965 presenting many classic plays for the home audience. It was equivalent to '' :fr:Au théâtre ce soir'' (1966-1985) on TF1 and ''Play of the Month'' (1 ...

'' and '. Her work on the small screen earned her the

Ondas Award The Premios Ondas (Spanish language, Spanish: literally "wave awards", also known in English as the Ondas Awards or simply The Ondas) have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in t ...

in 1963.

Appearances

References

External links

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