América Barrio (1917–2001) was a Cuban stage, television and film actress.Rist p.66
Biography America Barrio born in Santiago de Cuba (11 September 1917) since she was just a girl she participated on all her school cultural acts.
When she was 12 years old, she started singing on birthday parties and charities.
America Barrio study music and singing theory in the Municipal Conservatory of Havana, (today called Amadeo Roldan Conservatory).
She couldn't make much of a career on lyric singing so she started working on radio stations on music programs. On that time she met Juan Manuel Jorge Reyes an actor and director of live radio plays.
He needed an actress for one of the radio productions at that time. America was the perfect match, but she didn't think she was experience enough. Jorge Reyes hired her anyway and since then they work together on cinema, theater, TV and radio.
Selected filmography Films 1950, The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon. 1942, Pobre hija mía. 1951 Six Months of Life
Television 1964, Historia de tres hermanas.(RCTV) 1970, Cristina.(RCTV) – Doña Graciela Lopez-Castro 1971, La usurpadora.(RCTV) – Fidelia 1972, Sacrificio de mujer.(RCTV) – Leonor 1972, La doña.(RCTV) – Genoveva 1973, La italianita.(RCTV) – Dionisia 1973, Raquel.(RCTV) – Tía Leoacadia. 1974, Bárbara. 1976, Carolina.(RCTV) – María. 1977, Iliana (telenovela).(RCTV) 1978, La fiera.(RCTV) 1979, Mabel Valdez, periodista.(RCTV) 1979, Estefanía.(RCTV) – Doña María Gracia De Cataldo 1981, Luisana mía.(RCTV) – Luisa 1982, Jugando a vivir.(RCTV) – Doña Amalia 1983, Leonela.(RCTV) – Doña Marta 1983, Bienvenida Esperanza.(RCTV) – Doña Mercedes de Trias 1985, Topacio (telenovela).(RCTV) – Doña Hortensia Vda. de Andrade 1985, Cristal.(RCTV) – Doña Lucrecia De Bellorin 1986, Atrévete.(RCTV) 1987, Selva María.(RCTV) – Doña Mirita 1988, Alma mía.(RCTV) – Providencia Monagas 1988, Abigail.(RCTV) – Madre Teresa 1989, Pobre negro.(RCTV) – Doña Águeda De Alcorta 1990, Anabel.(RCTV) – Doña María 1992, Por estas calles.(RCTV) – 1998, Cambio de piel.(RCTV)
References
Bibliography Rist, Peter H. Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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