Dora Baret
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Dora Baret is a well-known Argentine film, theatre and television actress.
town near La Falda
. Her parents, Spanish immigrants
, relocated to the Floresta
section of Buenos Aires
when she was six, and she began attending acting school at age 14. She was a talented amateur tango dancer
in her teens, and performed for bandleaders Francisco Canaro
, Juan D'Arienzo
and Osvaldo Pugliese
, among others.
Known by then as Dora Baret, she first worked in film as an extra in La venenosa, and was offered her first film role in Hugo del Carril
's 1958 drama, Una cita con la vida (A Rendezvous with Life); that year, she met her future husband, Carlos Gandolfo
. Numerous other film and theatre roles followed and in 1963, she debuted on Argentine television, given a supporting role in Narciso Ibáñez Menta
's thriller series, El sátiro.
She was given an important role by period-piece master Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
in his La terraza
(1963), later working with directors Alejandro Doria
and Alberto Migré
in a number of television series. Later leading roles included those in Manuel Antin
's Allá lejos y hace tiempo (Long Ago and Far Away, 1978), Carlos Orgambide's Queridas amigas
(Dear Friends, 1980) and Javier Torre's historical Fiebre amarilla (Yellow Fever, 1981). Baret was reunited with director Alejandro Doria for his award-winning tragedy Darse cuenta (Realization, 1984) and in the title role of his 1987 drama set at the height of the Dirty War
, Sofía
. More recent, notable roles include ones in Eduardo Mignogna
's 1990 bio-pic of ill-fated comedian Florencio Parravicini, Flop, and in Pablo Bardauil
's existential Chile 672
(2006).
A longtime smoker, Dora Baret was diagnosed with breast cancer
in 2003, and lost her husband of 55 years, fellow actor Carlos Gandolfo, in 2005. She battled her cancer successfully, however, and today directs a drama school. Baret continued to work in the theatre, and in 2007, earned a Latin ACE Award for her starring role in Luz de gas (Gas Lamp). Her two sons are also show business personalities: Matías Gandolfo became an actor, and another son is known to Argentine audiences as Emanuel the Magician
.
Life and work
She was born Dora Barrera in 1940 in Huerta Grande, a scenic Córdoba ProvinceCórdoba Province (Argentina)
Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca...
town near La Falda
La Falda
La Falda is a town in the , located 79 km from Córdoba and 800 km from Buenos Aires. It has about 15,000 inhabitants as of the .La Falda lies at the foot of two small mountains , and it is part of an important touristic circuit of the province...
. Her parents, Spanish immigrants
Spanish Argentine
Spanish settlement in Argentina, that is the arrival of Spanish emigrants in Argentina, took place firstly in the period before Argentina's independence from Spain, and again in large numbers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
, relocated to the Floresta
Floresta, Buenos Aires
Floresta is a neighbourhood located to the west of Buenos Aires.The district was named after a locomotive called La Floresta. The neighborhood developed following the arrival to the area of Argentina's first rail line, in 1857....
section of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
when she was six, and she began attending acting school at age 14. She was a talented amateur tango dancer
Tango (dance)
Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after....
in her teens, and performed for bandleaders Francisco Canaro
Francisco Canaro
Francisco Canaro was an Uruguayan-Argentine violinist and tango orchestra leader.His parents, Italians emigrated to Uruguay, and later - when Francisco Canaro was less than 10 years old, they emigrated to Buenos Aires in the late nineteenth century. Canaro was born in San José de Mayo, Uruguay,...
, Juan D'Arienzo
Juan D'Arienzo
Juan d'Arienzo was an Argentine tango musician, also known as "El Rey del Compás" . Departing from other orchestras of the golden age, D'Arienzo returned to the 2x4 feel that characterized music of the old guard, but he used more modern arrangements and instrumentation...
and Osvaldo Pugliese
Osvaldo Pugliese
Osvaldo Pedro Pugliese was an Argentine tango musician. He developed dramatic arrangements that retained strong elements of the walking beat of salon tango but also heralded the development of concert-style tango music.Some of his music, mostly since the 50s, is used for theatrical dance...
, among others.
Known by then as Dora Baret, she first worked in film as an extra in La venenosa, and was offered her first film role in Hugo del Carril
Hugo del Carril
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana otherwise known as Hugo del Carril was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.-Early life:...
's 1958 drama, Una cita con la vida (A Rendezvous with Life); that year, she met her future husband, Carlos Gandolfo
Carlos Gandolfo
Carlos Gandolfo was an Argentine stage actor and director.-Life and work:Carlos Gandolfo was born in Buenos Aires, in 1931. He was a director in local, independent theatres Teatro de los Independientes and La Máscara during the 1950s and in 1958, received his first film role in Simón Feldman's El...
. Numerous other film and theatre roles followed and in 1963, she debuted on Argentine television, given a supporting role in Narciso Ibáñez Menta
Narciso Ibáñez Menta
Narciso Ibáñez Menta was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor.Born in Langreo, Asturias, Spain, Menta made his first stage appearance in 1919 at the Teatro La Comedia of Buenos Aires. He worked in both theatre and film in Argentina until 1964, when he returned to Spain and developed a...
's thriller series, El sátiro.
She was given an important role by period-piece master Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson , also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter....
in his La terraza
The Terrace
The Terrace is a 1963 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Graciela Borges - Claudia* Leonardo Favio - Rodolfo* Marcela López Rey - Vicky...
(1963), later working with directors Alejandro Doria
Alejandro Doria
Alejandro Doria was a noted Argentine cinema and television director.-Life and work:Born in Buenos Aires in 1936, he first worked for Argentine television in 1965 as a writer for a local variety show, Show rambler....
and Alberto Migré
Alberto Migré
Alberto Migré, pseudonime of "Felipe Alberto Milletari Miagro" was an Argentine TV screenwriter and producer, specialized on telenovelas.-Family Background:...
in a number of television series. Later leading roles included those in Manuel Antin
Manuel Antín
Manuel Antín is an Argentine film director and screenwriter.Manuel Antin was born in Las Palmas, Chaco Province, in 1926. He first wrote for Argentine television in 1956 and made his directorial debut in 1962 with his first film: La Cifra Impar based on a tale of Julio Cortázar...
's Allá lejos y hace tiempo (Long Ago and Far Away, 1978), Carlos Orgambide's Queridas amigas
Queridas amigas
Queridas amigas is a 1980 Argentine film.-Cast:* Dora Baret.* Luisina Brando.* Graciela Dufau.* Carlos Estrada.* Marcela López Rey.* Rodolfo Ranni.* Héctor Pellegrini.* Roberto Carnaghi.* Carlos De La Rosa.* Susana Latou.* Mario Luciani....
(Dear Friends, 1980) and Javier Torre's historical Fiebre amarilla (Yellow Fever, 1981). Baret was reunited with director Alejandro Doria for his award-winning tragedy Darse cuenta (Realization, 1984) and in the title role of his 1987 drama set at the height of the Dirty War
Dirty War
The Dirty War was a period of state-sponsored violence in Argentina from 1976 until 1983. Victims of the violence included several thousand left-wing activists, including trade unionists, students, journalists, Marxists, Peronist guerrillas and alleged sympathizers, either proved or suspected...
, Sofía
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. More recent, notable roles include ones in Eduardo Mignogna
Eduardo Mignogna
Eduardo Mignogna was an Argentinian film director and screenwriter.- Filmography :* 1975 - La Raulito en libertad * 1983 - El Desquite...
's 1990 bio-pic of ill-fated comedian Florencio Parravicini, Flop, and in Pablo Bardauil
Pablo Bardauil
Pablo Bardauil is a film actor, director, and screenplay writer.He was born in Buenos Aires and works in the cinema of Argentina...
's existential Chile 672
Chile 672
Chile 672 is an Argentine film directed by Pablo Bardauil and Franco Verdoia, and written by Bardauil.The movie was partly funded by INCAA.The film is Pablo Bardauil and Franco Verdoia's first feature film.-Plot:...
(2006).
A longtime smoker, Dora Baret was diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
in 2003, and lost her husband of 55 years, fellow actor Carlos Gandolfo, in 2005. She battled her cancer successfully, however, and today directs a drama school. Baret continued to work in the theatre, and in 2007, earned a Latin ACE Award for her starring role in Luz de gas (Gas Lamp). Her two sons are also show business personalities: Matías Gandolfo became an actor, and another son is known to Argentine audiences as Emanuel the Magician
Emanuel Gandolfo
Emanuel Gandolfo is a well-known Argentine illusionist and stage magician, performing as Emanuel.-Life and work:...
.