María Esther Gamas (21 April 1911 – 21 September 2006) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Finkielman p. 163 She appeared in 20 films, including '' Savage Pampas'' (1945), and was one of the stars of the

Golden Age of Argentine Cinema The Golden Age of Argentine cinema (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Época de Oro del cine argentino'' or other equivalent names), sometimes known interchangeably as the broader classical or classical-industrial period (Spanish: ''período clásico- ...

Biography

María Esther was born to a Chilean mother and a Galician father in Santa Fe. She was married to musician

Roberto Fugazot Roberto Fugazot (1902–1971) was a Uruguayan tango singer and film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional ...

, with whom she had a daughter, María Rosa Fugazot, who is also an actress.

Selected filmography

* '' By the Light of a Star'' (1941) * '' When the Heart Sings'' (1941) * '' Savage Pampas'' (1945) * '' Rhythm, Salt and Pepper'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Finkielman, Jorge. ''The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History''. McFarland, 24 December 2003.

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* 1911 births 2006 deaths Actresses from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine film actresses Argentine people of Chilean descent Argentine people of Galician descent Argentine stage actresses 20th-century Argentine actresses {{Argentina-actor-stub