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Norma Aleandro 
Norma Aleandro, Los herederos, 1970.Born Norma Aleandro Robledo
May 2, 1936
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOccupation Actress Years active 1952–present Spouse Oscar Ferrigno (divorced)
Eduardo Le PooleNorma Aleandro Robledo (born May 2, 1936) is an Argentine actress and screenwriter, born in Buenos Aires to Pedro Aleandro and María Luisa Robledo, both actors.[1] Her sister, María Vaner, was a famous actress in Argentina.
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Life and career
During the late 1970s, she was vocal about her progressive views and during the rule of the military government she was exiled to Uruguay. Later Aleandro moved to Spain and did not return to Argentina until after the military junta fell in 1982.[2]
In 1985, her breakout role in films was the Argentine Academy Award-winning film The Official Story. For her acting in the film she won, among others, the Cannes Award for best actress.
She worked in several other Argentine movies such as the Academy Award-nominated Son of the Bride, Sol de Otoño, and El Faro.
Aleandro co-starred in a few Hollywood films such as One Man's War, with Anthony Hopkins, and Gaby: A True Story (1988) for which she received an Oscar nomination. She also had a minor role in Cousins (1989).
Back in Argentina she returned to the stage with Master Class and won the "María Guerrero" award in 1996. The same year she was honored as Ciudadano Ilustre de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires ("Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires").
She has so far co-starred five times with fellow actor Héctor Alterio: Los siete Locos (1973), the Academy Award-nominated The Truce (1974), The Official Story (1985), Son of the Bride (2001) and Cleopatra (2003), the last three of which they played husband and wife.
In 2008, Aleandro appeared in The City of Your Final Destination, directed by James Ivory and co-starring Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Filmography
- La muerte en las calles (1952)
- Romeo y Julieta (1962) (TV)
- La casa de los Medina (1962) (TV)
- El último piso (1962)
- El amor tiene cara de mujer (1964) (TV)
- Cuatro mujeres para Adán (1966) (TV)
- Alias Buen Mozo (1966) (TV)
- Gente conmigo (1967)
- Los herederos (screenwriter) (1970)
- La fiaca (1969)
- Güemes, la tierra en armas (1971)
- Los siete locos (1972)
- La tregua (1974)
- La historia oficial (1985),
- Gaby: A True Story (1987)
- Cousins (1989)
- Cien veces no debo (1990)
- Vital Signs (1990)
- Artes especiales (1990)
- One Man's War (1991)
- Las tumbas (1991)
- Facundo, la sombra del tigre (1995)
- Carlos Monzón, el segundo juicio (1995)
- Sol de otoño (1996)
- El faro (1998)
- Corazón iluminado (1998)
- Una noche con Sabrina Love (2000)
- El hijo de la novia (2001)
- La fuga (2001)
- Todas las azafatas van al cielo (2002)
- Deseo (2002)
- Cleopatra (2003)
- Ay, Juancito (2004)
- 18-J (2004)
- Seres queridos (2004)
- Cama adentro (2004)
- Identidad perdida (corto - 2005)
- Pura sangre (2006)
- Patoruzito, la gran aventura (2006)
- The City of Your Final Destination (2007)
- Paco (2009)
- Música en espera (2009)
- Anita (2009)
- Andrés no quiere dormir la siesta (2009)
- Cuestión de principios (2010)
- Familia para armar (pre-production) (2010)
Awards
Wins
- Cannes Award: Best Actress for The Official Story, 1985.
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actress for The Official Story, 1985.
- Cartagena Film Festival: Best Actress for The Official Story, 1985.
- David di Donatello: Best Foreign Actress for The Official Story, 1987.
- Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Best Actress for Sol de Otoño, 1996.
- Havana Film Festival: Best Actress for Sol de Otoño, 1996.
- Gramado Film Festival: Best Latin Actress for Son of the Bride, 2002.
Nominated
- Academy Award: Best Supporting Actress for Gaby: A True Story, 1987.
- Golden Globe Award: Best Supporting Actress for Gaby: A True Story, 1987.
Other awards won
- Konex Award: Diamond Award in 2001.[3]
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Son of the Bride, 2001; Best Actress for Sol de Otoño, 1996; Best Actress for The Official Story, 1985.
- Martín Fierro Awards: Eight Awards throughout the years.
- Association of Latin Entertainment Critics Awards: Best Character Actress for Cama Adentro, 2006; Best Actress for The Official Story, 1986.
- Obie Award: Distinguished Performance (Actress) for About Love and Other Stories About Love, 1985.
References
- ^ Norma Aleandro at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Curran, Daniel. Cinebooks: Foreign Films, McPherson's Publishing: 1989, page 132.
- ^ Konex Awards web site for Norma Aleandro.
External links
- Norma Aleandro at the Internet Movie Database
- Norma Aleandro at cinenacional.com (Spanish)
Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) Prix d'interprétation féminine (Best Actress) 1980–1999 Anouk Aimée (1980) · Isabelle Adjani (1981) · Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak (1982) · Hanna Schygulla (1983) · Helen Mirren (1984) · Norma Aleandro/Cher (1985) · Barbara Sukowa/Fernanda Torres (1986) · Barbara Hershey (1987) · Barbara Hershey/Jodhi May/Linda Mvusi (1988) · Meryl Streep (1989) · Krystyna Janda (1990) · Irène Jacob (1991) · Pernilla August (1992) · Holly Hunter (1993) · Virna Lisi (1994) · Helen Mirren (1995) · Brenda Blethyn (1996) · Kathy Burke (1997) · Élodie Bouchez/Natacha Régnier (1998) · Séverine Caneele/Émilie Dequenne (1999)
Categories:- Argentine stage actors
- Argentine film actors
- People from Buenos Aires
- 1936 births
- Living people
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