Mónica Galán (October 16, 1950 – January 15, 2019) was an
Argentine actress. She was a character actor seen on TV, Film and in the theatre.
Life
Galán was born in 1950 in
Buenos Aires
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. Galán graduated from the National School of Dramatic Arts and her first film appearance was in
Daniel Tinayre
Daniel Tinayre (14 September 1910 – 24 October 1994) was a French-born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Moving to Buenos Aires at a young age, Tinayre directed some 23 films between 1934 and 1974, directing films such ...
's ''La Mary,''
starring
Susana Giménez and
Carlos Monzón
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in 1974. She went on to appear in other films such as
Atrapadas ''Blue Eyes'', ''Murder in the Senate of the Nation'', ''The side Dark of the Heart'', ''Waiting for the Messiah'' and ''The Mural'' . Her last film was ''The Other Skin in 2018.''
She had said in 1997 that she preferred to be a character actor rather than the star of films or TV dramas.
Two years later she directed her first play which was ''No Be You'' , by
Susana Torres Molina.
She appeared in the 2010 telenovela
Malparida
She appeared as ''Vienna'' in the 1982 film
Last Days of the Victim
''Last Days of the Victim'' ( es, Últimos días de la víctima) is a 1982 Argentine crime thriller film directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Federico Luppi. It was written by Aristarain and José Pablo Feinmann, and based on Feinmann's ...
. That film was proposed but not nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the
. Her role of Vienna was one of 17 where she was cast as a prostitute.
Galán died in
Buenos Aires
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in 2019
having made 70 appearances in film or television.
Films include
* 1974: ''
La Mary''
* 1982: ''
Últimos días de la víctima'', as Vienna
* 1984: ''
Atrapadas''
* 1984: ''
Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación
''Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación'' ( en, Murder in the Senate of the Nation, italics=yes) is a 1984 Argentine historical crime drama film directed by Juan José Jusid and written by Carlos Somigliana. It stars José Soriano, Miguel Áng ...
'', as Proxeneta
* 1985: ''
Los días de junio''
* 1992: ''Algunas mujeres'' (cortometraje)
* 1992: ''
El lado oscuro del corazón''
* 1992: ''
¿Dónde estás amor de mi vida que no te puedo encontrar?
''Where Are You My Love, That I Cannot Find You?'' (Spanish language: ''¿Dónde estás amor de mi vida que no te puedo encontrar?'') is a 1992 Argentine drama film directed by Juan José Jusid and co-written with Ana María Shua. The film stars S ...
'', as Chela
* 1995: ''
No te mueras sin decirme adónde vas
A list of films produced in Argentina in 1995:
External links and references
Argentine films of 1995at the Internet Movie Database
{{Filmsbycountry
1995
Argentine
Films
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, ...
'', as Susana
* 1997: ''
El impostor'', as Clotilde
* 1997: ''
Bajo bandera'', as Paula
* 1997: ''
Pequeños milagros'', as Susana
* 1998: ''
Sus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando'',
* 2000: ''
Lejanía''
* 2000: ''
Esperando al mesías'', as Voz de Elsa
* 2000: ''
Un amor de Borges''
* 2001: ''
Cicatrices''
* 2001: ''
Cabeza de tigre'', as
la Perichona
* 2003: ''
Nadar solo'', as Lucía
* 2004: ''
Un mundo menos peor'', as Isabel
* 2008: ''
Don't Look Down''
* 2010: ''
Argentino Vargas'', as Alicia
* 2010: ''
El mural
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* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
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* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'', as
Victoria Ocampo
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* 2018: ''
La otra piel''
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galán, Mónica
1950 births
2019 deaths
People from Buenos Aires
Argentine actresses