María Teresa Correa Ávila (born 9 October 1949), professionally known as María Teresa Costantini, is an Argentine

film actress 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 medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

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and

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who has appeared in films since 1989.

Life

She is the daughter of Lía Susana López Naguil and Carlos Correa Ávila, who served as ambassador and official in the first government of

Juan Domingo Perón ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philip ...

. Due to her father's work, Teresa lived most of her childhood and youth outside Argentina, in Italy, England and the United States. At the age of 17 she married businessman and art collector

Eduardo Costantini Eduardo Francisco Costantini (born September 17, 1946) is an Argentine real estate developer and businessman and the founder and chairman of the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA). As of September 2024, ''Forbes'' estimated his ...

Filmography

Costantini's films include: * '' I Never Been in Vienna'' (1989) (actress) * '' Of Love and Shadows'' (1994) (actress) * (short film, 1997) (writer and director) * (2000) (writer and director) * (English: "Without Break") (2002) (director) * (2006) (writer and director) * (2009) (writer and director)

References

* Mario Di Nicola (n.d.)
''Teresa Costantini'' – Actriz – Productora- Guionista y Directora de Cine
(in Spanish). 160 Arte y cultura. Accessed August 2013.

(in Spanish). Buenos Aires Producciones. Accessed August 2013.
Teresa Costantini
(in Spanish). www.cinenacional.com. Accessed August 2013. * Gaspar Zimerman (6 November 2008)

(in Spanish). Clarín.com. Accessed August 2013.

External links

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