María Duval (born María Mogilesky; 17 May 1926 – 10 May 2022) was an Argentine actress, considered one of the most representative performers of the

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. She made 21 films until her retirement in 1949, shortly after getting married the previous year.

Career

After winning a reading contest, she left her hometown, accompanied by her father, and traveled to

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to participate in a contest organized by the prestigious journalist Chas de Cruz to be part of the cast of (1941), by

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. In the same year she took part in '' Brother Joe'' with

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for

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directed her in ''Sixteen'' (1943), for

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. Called by

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, she starred alongside

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in ''Cuando florezca el naranjo'', directed by

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. In 1945 she starred alongside Elina Colomer in '' Lost Kisses'', and in 1946 she appeared in '' The Three Rats'', where he formed a trio with

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and Mecha Ortiz; the plot recounted the difficult story of three sisters without parents. In 1948 she married wool industrialist José Grosman (22 December 1917 – 22 November 2010), and shortly after she retired from showbusiness. Since her retirement, she only did public appearances doing charity work for the Israelite Hospital. While she had stopped attending film festivals, in 1981 she agreed to receive the Pathé Camera Award from the National Cinema Museum. In 1995 she received the San Gabriel Award for her career as a benchmark for comedy in the cinema. In 2001, the Cronistas de Cine also awarded her a Silver Condor Award for her career and she was given a standing ovation by those present. At the 16th Edition of the

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(2001) she was honored in the "Women and cinema" section. The

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awarded her a diploma for her brilliant artistic career, and she received the Podestá Award in 2003. In 2007 she was declared an Illustrious Citizen of the City of Bahía Blanca. In 2014, she conducted an interview for the Incaa TV program ''En foco'' where she covered her entire artistic career. She died at her home in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Belgrano, on 10 May 2022, at the age of 95.

Filmography

* (1941) *'' Brother Joe'' (1941) *'' The Kids Grow Up'' (1942) *'' Ashes to the Wind'' (1942) *''Cuando florezca el naranjo'' (1943) *''Casi un sueño'' (1943) *''Sixteen'' (1943) *'' Dark Valley'' (1945) *'' Lost Kisses'' (1945) *''La honra de los hombres'' (1946) *'' The Three Rats'' (1946) *'' La senda oscura'' (1947) *'' Story of a Bad Woman'' (1948) *'' La serpiente de cascabel'' (1948) * (1949) *''El extraño caso de la mujer asesinada'' (1949)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duval, Maria 1926 births 2022 deaths Argentine film actresses Actresses from Buenos Aires Jewish Argentine actresses 20th-century Argentine actresses