Libertad Lamarque Bouza was an Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as "La Novia de América". By the time she died in 2000, she had appeared in 65 films and six telenovelas, had recorded over 800 songs and had made innumerable theatrical appearances.
Lamarque c. 1950
Libertad Lamarque and other actresses of her time at the Maipo Theater in 1933
Libertad Lamarque in Ayúdame a vivir (1936)
Eva Perón and Libertad Lamarque in film La cabalgata del circo (1945)
Cinema of Argentina refers to the film industry based in Argentina. The Argentine cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Argentina or by Argentine filmmakers abroad.
Iconic Argentine actresses in the 1961 Berlin International Film Festival: Isabel Sarli, Olga Zubarry, Tita Merello and Mirtha Legrand.
Golden Age of Argentine cinema. From top (left to right): Tita Merello, Libertad Lamarque, Luis Sandrini, Pepe Arias, Mirtha Legrand, Zully Moreno, Lolita Torres, Amelia Bence, Carlos Gardel, Olga Zubarry, Mecha Ortiz, José Gola, Hugo del Carril, Armando Bó and Niní Marshall.
Period-piece master Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (left) with Alfredo Alcón during the filming of El Santo de la Espada (1970).
President Cristina Fernández and the cast of The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) with the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
