Alicia Bellán (10 October 1931 – 10 July 2018) was an Argentine film actress who also worked as a theatre professional and as a television actress during her early career. She graduated at the
Universidad Nacional de las Artes
The National University of the Arts , is an arts and research public university located in Buenos Aires, formerly known as IUNA - Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte, is an Argentine university established in 1993 as a Collegiate Universi ...
during the 1950s and made her film acting debut at the age of 23 through the 1954 film ''
Los Ojos llenos de amor''. Alicia also went onto work in notable theatre companies for many decades after the era of late 1970s. She died on 10 July 2018 at the age of 86 in Buenos Aires after a long illness.
Career
After graduating from the
National University of Arts, she worked in the
Argentine film industry in the early 1950s. Her debut film was ''
Los Ojos llenos de amor'' which was released in 1954. Her last feature film was ''
Procesado 1040'' which was released in 1958. She found work as a stage actress.
In the 1970s, Bellán received the opportunity to work at the
Teatro General San Martín which is considered as one of the best theatre companies in Buenos Aires. During the same period, she was able to work with
Teatro Coliseo
The Teatro Coliseo is a theatre in Retiro neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina which opened on July 8, 1905.
History
The Coliseum Theatre was opened in 1905 by the British clown Frank Brown, of great importance in the origins of the Creol ...
,
Teatro Nacional Cervantes
The Teatro Nacional Cervantes in Buenos Aires is the national stage and comedy theatre of Argentina.
Overview
Located on Córdoba Avenue and two blocks north of Buenos Aires' renowned opera house, the Colón Theatre, the Cervantes houses three pe ...
and Opera Theatre. Alicia Bellán also acted in a 1964 comedy telenovela ''
El amor tiene cara de mujer'' (''Love has a Woman's Face''), her most notable appearance on television.
Death
Alicia Bellán died on 10 July 2018 in her hometown at the age of 86 after a long illness. Her remains were buried the
National Cemetery
The following is a partial list of prominent National Cemeteries:
Africa
Algeria
* El Alia Cemetery, Algiers
Burundi
* Mausolée des Martyrs de la Démocratie, Bujumbura
Ghana
* Asomdwee Park, Accra
* Burma Camp Military Cemetery, Accra
...
.
Filmography
Films
Television
* ''
El amor tiene cara de mujer'' (1964)
References
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External links
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1931 births
2018 deaths
Argentine film actresses
Argentine television actresses
Argentine stage actresses
20th-century Argentine actresses
Actresses from Buenos Aires