Virginia Luque (born Violeta Mabel Domínguez; 4 October 1927 – 3 June 2014) was an

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and film actress. She made nearly 20 appearances in tango films of

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between 1943 and 1976. Born in

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, she began her career in film in 1943 in ''

La guerra la gano yo ''La Guerra la gano yo'' (''I Win the War'') is a 1943 Argentine comedy film. Production The 71-minute black and white film was produced for Lumiton by Francisco Múgica and released on 14 February 1943. The script was by Carlos A. Olivari, ...

'', later appearing in ''

Arriba el Telón o el Patio de la Morocha ''Arriba el telón o el patio de la morocha'' (English language:Roughly, "Up the curtain of the Morocha Patio") is a 1951 Argentina, Argentine musical film, musical drama film directed by Manuel Romero (director), Manuel Romero and written by C ...

'' (1951). She starred alongside

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in '' La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde'', a 1949 Venezuelan–Argentine film directed by

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, which entered into the

1951 Cannes Film Festival The 4th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 20 April 1951. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial reasons. In 1951, the festival took place in April instead of September to avoid direct competition with the Venice Fi ...

Death

Virginia Luque died on 3 June 2014 from

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in her native Buenos Aires, aged 86.

Selected filmography

* ''

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) * '' The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon'' (1949) * ''

'' (1951) * ''

Del cuplé al tango ''Del cuplé al tango'' is a 1958 Argentine film directed by Julio Saraceni and starring Virginia Luque and Tito Lusiardo. Cast * Virginia Luque Virginia Luque (born Violeta Mabel Domínguez; 4 October 1927 – 3 June 2014) was an Argent ...

'' (1958)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luque, Virginia 1927 births 2014 deaths 20th-century Argentine women singers Argentine film actresses Singers from Buenos Aires Tango singers Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery