Norma Aleandro (born 2 May 1936) is an Argentine actress. She is considered one of the most celebrated and prolific Argentine actresses of all time and is recognized as a cultural icon in her home country. Aleandro starred in the 1985 film ''

The Official Story ''The Official Story'' ( es, La historia oficial) is a 1985 Argentine drama historical film directed by Luis Puenzo and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It stars Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe and Hugo Arana. In the ...

'', a role that earned her the Cannes Award for

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. She has performed in other successful films like ''

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'' (1974), ''

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'' (1989), ''

Autumn Sun ''Autumn Sun'' ( es, Sol de otoño) is a 1996 Argentine drama film directed by Eduardo Mignogna and starring Norma Aleandro and Federico Luppi. It was written by Mignogna and Santiago Carlos Oves. Lita Stantic was the executive producer. In a s ...

'' (1996), '' The Lighthouse'' (1998), ''

Son of the Bride ''Son of the Bride'' ( es, El hijo de la novia) is a 2001 Argentine comedy drama film directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Campanella and Fernando Castets. The executive producers were Juan Vera and Juan Pablo Galli, and it was produ ...

'' (2001) and '' Cama Adentro'' (2005). For her performance as Florencia Sánchez Morales in the 1987 film '' Gaby: A True Story'', she received a Golden Globe nomination and an

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nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Aleandro wrote the 1970 film '' The Inheritors'' and performed in various plays such as '' August: Osage County''. Aleandro also appeared in the Argentine adaptation of ''

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'', the critically successful ''

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''.

Life and career

Aleandro was born in Buenos Aires on 2 May 1936. She is the daughter of actors

Pedro Aleandro Pedro Aleandro (October 11, 1910 – July 1, 1985 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine actor. He starred in films such as ''Albéniz (film), Albéniz'' (1947), ''La de los ojos color del tiempo'' (1952) and ''El octavo infierno'' (1964). He was ma ...

and

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and the sister of actress

María Vaner María Vaner (23 March 1935 – 21 July 2008) was an Argentine actress. She appeared in nearly 50 films and television shows between 1958 and 2008. The daughter of Pedro Aleandro, her sister was actress Norma Aleandro. She had two sons with ...

. During the late 1970s, she was vocal about her progressive views and during the

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she was exiled to Uruguay. Later Aleandro moved to Spain and did not return to Argentina until after the military ''junta'' fell in 1983. In 1985, her breakout role was the Argentine

-winning film ''

''. For her acting in the film she won the Cannes Award for

. She worked in several other Argentine movies such as the Academy Award-nominated ''

'', ''

Sol de Otoño ''Autumn Sun'' ( es, Sol de otoño) is a 1996 Argentine drama film directed by Eduardo Mignogna and starring Norma Aleandro and Federico Luppi. It was written by Mignogna and Santiago Carlos Oves. Lita Stantic was the executive producer. In a ...

'', and '' El Faro''. Aleandro co-starred in a few Hollywood films such as ''

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,'' with

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, and '' Gaby: A True Story'' (1987) for which she received an Oscar nomination. She also had a minor role in ''

'' (1989). Back in Argentina, she returned to the stage with ''Master Class'' and won the María Guerrero award in 1996. The same year, she was honored as ''Ciudadano Ilustre de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires'' ("Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires"). She has co-starred five times with fellow actor

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: ''

Los siete Locos ''The Seven Madmen'' ( es, Los siete locos, also known as ''The Revolution of the Seven Madmen'') is a 1973 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Alfredo Alcón, Norma Aleandro and Héctor Alterio. It was based on ...

'' (1973), the Academy Award-nominated ''

'' (1974), ''The Official Story'' (1985), ''Son of the Bride'' (2001) and ''

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'' (2003), the last three of which they played husband and wife. In 2009, Aleandro appeared in ''

The City of Your Final Destination ''The City of Your Final Destination'' is a 2009 American romantic drama film directed by James Ivory and starring Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Omar Metwally, Hiroyuki Sanada and Norma Aleandro. It was written by Ruth ...

'', directed by

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and co-starring

, Laura Linney and

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Filmography

* '' La muerte en las calles'' (1952) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (1962) (TV) * ''La casa de los Medina'' (1962) (TV) * '' El último piso'' (1962) * ''El amor tiene cara de mujer'' (1964) (TV) * ''Cuatro mujeres para Adán'' (1966) (TV) * ''Alias Buen Mozo'' (1966) (TV) * ''Gente conmigo'' (1967) * '' Los herederos'' (screenwriter) (1970) * ''La fiaca'' (1969) * '' Güemes: la tierra en armas'' (1971) * ''

Los siete locos ''The Seven Madmen'' ( es, Los siete locos, also known as ''The Revolution of the Seven Madmen'') is a 1973 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Alfredo Alcón, Norma Aleandro and Héctor Alterio. It was based on ...

'' (1972) * '' La tregua'' (1974) * ''

La historia oficial ''The Official Story'' ( es, La historia oficial) is a 1985 Argentine drama historical film directed by Luis Puenzo and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It stars Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe and Hugo Arana. In the Un ...

'' (1985), * '' Gaby: A True Story'' (1987) * ''

'' (1989) * ''Cien veces no debo'' (1990) * ''Vital Signs'' (1990) * ''Artes especiales'' (1990) * ''

'' (1991) * '' Las tumbas'' (1991) * ''Facundo, la sombra del tigre'' (1995) * ''Carlos Monzón, el segundo juicio'' (1995) * ''

Sol de otoño ''Autumn Sun'' ( es, Sol de otoño) is a 1996 Argentine drama film directed by Eduardo Mignogna and starring Norma Aleandro and Federico Luppi. It was written by Mignogna and Santiago Carlos Oves. Lita Stantic was the executive producer. In a ...

'' (1996) * '' El faro'' (1998) * ''

Corazón iluminado ''Foolish Heart'' ( es, Corazón iluminado) is a 1998 Argentine, Brazilian, and French drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Ricardo Piglia. The film stars Miguel Ángel Solá, Maria Luísa Mendonça ...

'' (1998) * '' Una noche con Sabrina Love'' (2000) * ''

El hijo de la novia ''Son of the Bride'' ( es, El hijo de la novia) is a 2001 Argentine comedy drama film directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Campanella and Fernando Castets. The executive producers were Juan Vera and Juan Pablo Galli, and it was produ ...

'' (2001) * '' La fuga'' (2001) * ''

Todas las azafatas van al cielo ''Todas las azafatas van al cielo'' (Every Stewardess Goes to Heaven) is a 2002 Argentine and Spanish comedy drama film directed by Daniel Burman and written by Burman and Emiliano Torres. The picture was produced by Pablo Bossi, Pedro D'Angelo, D ...

'' (2002) * ''Deseo'' (2002) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Ay, Juancito'' (2004) * '' 18-J'' (2004) * '' Seres queridos'' (2004) * '' Cama adentro'' (2004) * ''Identidad perdida'' (corto - 2005) * ''Pura sangre'' (2006) * ''Patoruzito, la gran aventura'' (2006) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Música en espera'' (2009) * '' Anita'' (2009) * '' Andrés no quiere dormir la siesta'' (2009) * '' Cuestión de principios'' (2010) * ''Familia para armar'' (pre-production) (2010) * '' La suerte en tus manos'' (2012)

Awards

Wins

* Cannes Award:

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for ''

'', 1985 *

New York Film Critics Circle Awards The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) is an American film critic organization founded in 1935 by Wanda Hale from the New York ''Daily News''. Its membership includes over 30 film critics from New York-based daily and weekly newspapers, magaz ...

for ''The Official Story'', 1985 *

Cartagena Film Festival The Cartagena Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias), or FICCI, is a film festival held in Cartagena, Colombia, which focuses mainly on the promotion of Colombian television series, Latin American films and short ...

: Best Actress for ''The Official Story'', 1985 * David di Donatello: Best Foreign Actress for ''The Official Story'', 1987 * Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Best Actress for ''

'', 1996 *

Havana Film Festival The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English as International Festiva ...

: Best Actress for ''Sol de Otoño'', 1996 *

Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival ( pt, Festival de Gramado) is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Br ...

: Best Latin Actress for ''

'', 2002

Nominated

* Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress for ''Gaby: A True Story'', 1987 * Golden Globe Award: Best Supporting Actress for ''Gaby: A True Story'', 1987 *

Martín Fierro Awards The Martín Fierro Awards ( es, Premios Martín Fierro) is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists. History The awards were first g ...

: for ''

'', 2012, 2013

Other awards

Konex Award Konex Foundation Awards, or simply Konex Awards, are cultural awards from the Konex Foundation honouring Argentine cultural personalities. History and purpose Konex Awards are granted by the Konex Foundation, created in 1980 in Argentina. The pur ...

: Diamond Award in 2001 * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actress for ''Son of the Bride'', 2001; Best Actress for ''Sol de Otoño'', 1996; Best Actress for ''The Official Story'', 1985 *

: Six awards throughout the years *

Tato Award The Tato Awards ( es, Premios Tato) are Argentine awards for television, released by the CAPIT (Cámara Argentina de Productoras Independientes de Televisión). The award is named "Tato" as an homage to the late Tato Bores Mauricio Borensztei ...

: Best Lead Actress in Drama, for ''

'', 2013 * Association of Latin Entertainment Critics Awards: Best Character Actress for '' Cama Adentro'', 2006; Best Actress for ''The Official Story'', 1986 *

Obie Award The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the A ...

: Distinguished Performance (Actress) for ''About Love and Other Stories About Love'', 1985 * Shakespeare Award: Distinguished career, given by Fundación Romeo Argentina, 2015

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aleandro, Norma 1936 births Living people Argentine film actresses Argentine stage actresses Argentine television actresses Actresses from Buenos Aires Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners David di Donatello winners Argentine expatriates in Uruguay Argentine expatriates in Spain