Lolita Torres

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Lolita Torres
Born	26 March 1930 Avellaneda, Argentina
Died	14 September 2002 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Other names	Beatriz Mariana Torres
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	1944 – 1993 (film)

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

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[]

• La danza de la fortuna (The Dance of Fortune) (1944)
• Ritmo, sal y pimienta (Rhythm, Salt and Pepper) (1951)

Lolita Torres and Ricardo Passano (Rhythm, Salt and Pepper)

• El mucamo de la niña (The Girl's Servant) (1951)
• La niña de fuego (The Fire Girl) (1952)
• La mejor del colegio (The Best Girl of College) (1953)
• La edad del amor (The Age of Love) (1954)

Lolita Torres and Alberto Dalbés (The Age of Love)

• (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)
• (Forty Years of Love) (1963)
• (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.

References[]

Bibliography[]

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

External links[]

• Romero, Simon (17 September 2002). "Lolita Torres, 72, Argentine Actress and Singer". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
• Lolita Torres at IMDb

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