Juanita Martínez (10 May 1925 – 12 May 2001) was an Argentine vedette, who starred in revue shows. She also worked as a film, television and theater actress. She was the wife of actor Jose "Pepe" Marrone and often performed with him.

Biography

Juanita Martínez was born on 10 May 1925 in the San Isidro neighborhood of

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, Argentina. She attended the National Conservatory and was a classmate of

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, and . She was offered her first job, as a dancer, in 1938, having to obtain a special permit because she was minor. She worked for three years in various dance companies and then decided to join a burlesque show, despite her family's objections. She played in many review shows in costumes made of elaborate feathers and provocative dresses and became a star of revue. She was known for her mischievous humor, irony and sometimes spontaneous irreverent retorts. She played alongside some of the biggest names of the Argentine stage:

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and . In 1950, she met the comic José Marrone and they began working together in a production of ''El cabo Scamione'' at the Teatro Astral. The two became a couple, both in their private lives and careers, but could not marry as Marrone was married and his wife was ill. When she died, the couple were married in 1972 and were together until Marrone's death in 1990. Martínez had been suffering from cancer and committed suicide on 12 May 2001 in her apartment in

Filmography

Films

* '' Cristóbal Colón en la Facultad de Medicina'' (1962) * '' El mago de las finanzas'' (1962)

Television

* ''Los trabajos de Marrone'' (1960/1963) * Viernes de Pacheco (1968/1973) * ''El circo de Marrone'' (1970/1971) * ''El Circo del 9'' (1971) * ''El boliche de Marrone'' (1972) * ''Corrientes y Marrone... la esquina de la revista'' (1973) * ''Cebollitas'' (1997/1998)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Juanita 1925 births 2001 deaths 2001 suicides Argentine vedettes Argentine stage actresses Actresses from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine women singers Female suicides Suicides by firearm in Argentina