Lolita Torres

Lolita Torres (Beatriz Mariana Torres Iriarte) (26 March 1930 – 14 September 2002) was an Argentine film actress and singer (contralto).[1]

Lolita Torres
Born26 March 1930
Avellaneda, Argentina
Died14 September 2002
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Other namesBeatriz Mariana Torres
OccupationActor, singer
Years active1944 – 1993 (film)

She began her career at age 11, performing folk songs in a theater in Buenos Aires. In 1944 she began acting in films, eventually appearing in seventeen films during "Argentine cinema's 'golden years.'"[2]

She was so popular in the Soviet Union, that many newborn girls were named 'Lolita' after her tour there in 1963.[3] In 2002 she was honored as "Ciudadano Ilustre de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" ("Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires").[4]

The Plaza Lolita Torres in her birthplace of Avellaneda is named for her.[5]

Selected filmography
Lolita Torres and Ricardo Passano (Rhythm, Salt and Pepper)
Lolita Torres and Alberto Dalbés (The Age of Love)
  • Más pobre que una laucha (Poor as a Church Mouse,"very poor" – spanish proverb)(1955)
  • Un novio para Laura (A Bridegroom for Laura) (1955)
  • Amor a primera vista (Love at First Sight) (1956)
  • Novia para dos (A Bride for Two Men) (1956)
  • La hermosa mentira (The Beautiful Lie) (1958)
  • La maestra enamorada (The Teacher in Love) (1961)
  • Cuarenta años de novios (Forty Years of Love) (1963)
  • Ritmo nuevo, vieja ola (New Rhythm, old Wave) (1965)
  • Pimienta (Pepper) (1966)
  • Joven, viuda y estanciera (Young Girl, Widow and Landowner) (1970)
  • Allá en el Norte (Somewhere in the North) (1973)

Personal life

Torres was married twice. From her first marriage she had a son, from her second marriage she had four children, one of whom, Diego, is a world-famous singer. Her granddaughter, Ángela, became a teen celebrity as singer and actress.

References
  1. Plazaola p.204
  2. "Lolita Torres". legacy.com. San Diego Union-Tribune, Sep. 19, 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868729/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868729/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  5. "Plaza Lolita Torres, Avellaneda". www.inspirock.com/. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

Bibliography
  • Plazaola, Luis Trelles. South American Cinema: Dictionary of Film Makers. La Editorial, UPR, 1989.


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