Silvana Roth (also known as Silvana Maria Rota, February 17, 1924 – April 3, 2010) was an Argentine

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.Melgosa p.55 A star of the

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, she appeared in twenty six films between 1940 and 1971. Sources differ over her place of birth, with some saying

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and others

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. Politically Roth was a staunch Peronist. She served in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies between 1973 and 1976 before being ousted after the coup that year. She was one of the delegates to the

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World Conference on Women in 1975.

Selected filmography

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Melodies of America ''Melodies of America'' (Spanish:''Melodías de América'') is a 1941 Argentinian musical comedy film directed by Eduardo Morera and starring José Mojica, Silvana Roth and June Marlowe.Melgosa p.55 It was intended as an Argentine response to the ...

'' (1941) * '' Sweethearts for the Girls'' (1941) * '' Seven Women'' (1944) * ''

Back in the Seventies ''Back in the Seventies'' (Spanish:''Allá en el setenta y tantos'') is a 1945 Argentine historical drama film directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Silvana Roth, Carlos Cores and Felisa Mary. Roth plays Cecilia Ramos, a fictionalized ve ...

'' (1945) * ''

School of Champions ''School of Champions'' ( es, Escuela de campeones) is a 1950 Argentine adventure drama film directed by Ralph Pappier, and starring George Rigaud, Silvana Roth, and Pedro Quartucci. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, given by th ...

'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

* Melgosa, Adrián Pérez. ''Cinema and Inter-American Relations: Tracking Transnational Affect''. Routledge, 2012.

External links

* 1924 births 2010 deaths Argentine film actresses 20th-century Argentine actresses Actresses from Buenos Aires Roth Italian emigrants to Argentina {{Argentina-actor-stub