Mirtha Legrand
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Rosa María Juana Martínez, better known by the stage name Mirtha Legrand (born 23 February 1927 in Villa Cañás
, Santa Fe Province
) is an Argentine
actress and television personality and twin sister of the actress Silvia Legrand
.
, a town in the province
of Santa Fe
located some 200 km from Rosario. Her parents were both Spanish
immigrants. In 1934 her parents separated. Her mother relocated to Rosario to ensure a better education for her three children, while her father remained in Villa Cañás.
In Rosario, Rosa María Juana and her twin sister María Aurelia
took basic courses at the Municipal Theater. After the death of their father in 1936, the family relocated permanently to Buenos Aires
, to the barrio of La Paternal. There they lived in poverty, mitigated by sporadic employment, until in 1939 the sisters were offered small roles in a film starring Niní Marshall
which would be released in 1940 under the title Hay que educar a Niní.
The Martínez sisters' next film together was Novios para las muchachas in 1941. Mirtha's first leading role came later that year in Los martes, orquídeas. The same year her mother would be contacted by a well-known film industry figure, Ricardo Cerebello, who offered to represent the sisters. It was Cerebello who devised the stage names Mirtha and Silvia Legrand.
The success of Los martes, orquídeas led Lumiton Studios, one of the most important studios of the era, to sign Mirtha to a five-year contract. One of the films in which she took part during that time was Safo, historia de una pasión, the first Argentine film from which minors were banned. During the same period, Mirtha and Silvia hosted El club de la amistad for Radio Splendid.
-born filmmaker Daniel Tinayre
. They were married on 18 May 1946, when Mirtha was nineteen years old and Tinayre thirty-six. The young actress, who saw her marriage as a means by which she could escape poverty, was already sufficiently famous that Radiolandia, a gossip magazine, secured exclusive rights to the details of her wedding. With Tinayre she had two children, Marcela Tinayre and Daniel Jr.
After her wedding came her greatest roles, most notably La vendedora de fantasías (1950), directed by her husband. In 1955 she appeared in El amor nunca muere alongside two other great actresses of the time, Tita Merello
and Zully Moreno
. In 1957 she made her first entry into theater, and made her television debut a year later with the programs M ama a M and Los enredos de Mariana, both on Canal 7
. Between 1961 and 1962 she filmed Bajo un mismo rostro, in which she delivered what she considered her best performance. In 1965 she appeared in Con gusto a rabia, the last film in which she appeared.
Following the death of her mother Rosa, Legrand withdrew from public life for several months. In 1968, the director of Canal 9
, Alejandro Romay
, offered her her own show, Almorzando con las estrellas ("Lunch with stars"). It was an immediate ratings success. Each show followed a similar format, in which Legrand would sit down for "lunch" with a table of celebrity guests, mostly of the sort featured by the gossip magazines. The name soon changed to Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand as the hostess gained renown. The guest list also began to include politicians as well as entertainers. In 1994 she received the Golden Martín Fierro Award
for this program.
Some of Legrand's guests included: María Estela Martínez de Perón, Néstor Kirchner
, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
, Carlos Menem
, Hugo Chávez
, René Favaloro
, Andrea del Boca
, Libertad Lamarque
, China Zorrilla
, Susana Giménez
, Leonor Benedetto, Nacha Guevara
, Sandro de América
, Mercedes Sosa
, Soledad Pastorutti
, Fito Páez
, Belinda
, Victoria de los Ángeles
, Grecia Colmenares
, Ricardo Darín
, Cecilia Roth
, Mariano Mores
, Valeria Lynch
, Elena Roger
, Alain Delon
, Rita Hayworth
, Chavela Vargas
, Catherine Deneuve
, Julio Iglesias
, Nati Mistral, Renata Scotto
, Raphael
, Antonio Banderas
, Melanie Griffith
, Raffaella Carrá
, Diego Armando Maradona, Jon Secada
, Celia Cruz
, Alberto Cortez
, Franco Simone, Xuxa
, Daniela Mercury
, Valeria Mazza
, Verónica Castro
, Tita Merello
, Joan Manuel Serrat
, Rosario Flores
, Henry Calvin
, Rocío Jurado
, Nicola Di Bari
, José Feliciano
, Gabriela Spanic
, Fred Bongusto
, Guy Williams, Marcel Marceau
, Juan Luis Guerra
, Chayanne
, José Vélez
, Sara Montiel
, Camilo Sesto
, Marcelo Tinelli
, Mario Pergolini
, Carolina Herrera
, José Luis Rodríguez, José Luis Perales
, Gianni Nazzaro, Cristian Castro
, Azúcar Moreno
, Elis Regina
, Hilda Molina
, among many other national and international superstars.
Biography of Mirtha Legrand
Villa Cañás
Villa Cañás is a small city in the south of the , some 370 km from the provincial capital and not far from Venado Tuerto. It has about 9,300 inhabitants as per the ....
, Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
actress and television personality and twin sister of the actress Silvia Legrand
Silvia Legrand
María Aurelia Paula Martínez Suárez better known as Silvia Legrand or Goldie , is a retired Argentine film actress....
.
Early life
The future Mirtha Legrand was born in Villa CañásVilla Cañás
Villa Cañás is a small city in the south of the , some 370 km from the provincial capital and not far from Venado Tuerto. It has about 9,300 inhabitants as per the ....
, a town in the province
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
located some 200 km from Rosario. Her parents were both Spanish
Spain
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immigrants. In 1934 her parents separated. Her mother relocated to Rosario to ensure a better education for her three children, while her father remained in Villa Cañás.
In Rosario, Rosa María Juana and her twin sister María Aurelia
Silvia Legrand
María Aurelia Paula Martínez Suárez better known as Silvia Legrand or Goldie , is a retired Argentine film actress....
took basic courses at the Municipal Theater. After the death of their father in 1936, the family relocated permanently to 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...
, to the barrio of La Paternal. There they lived in poverty, mitigated by sporadic employment, until in 1939 the sisters were offered small roles in a film starring Niní Marshall
Niní Marshall
Niní Marshall was a popular Argentine comedienne and actress.-Life and work:She was born Marina Esther Traveso in Buenos Aires to Pedro and María Ángela Traveso, a well-to-do family in Rosario, in 1903...
which would be released in 1940 under the title Hay que educar a Niní.
The Martínez sisters' next film together was Novios para las muchachas in 1941. Mirtha's first leading role came later that year in Los martes, orquídeas. The same year her mother would be contacted by a well-known film industry figure, Ricardo Cerebello, who offered to represent the sisters. It was Cerebello who devised the stage names Mirtha and Silvia Legrand.
The success of Los martes, orquídeas led Lumiton Studios, one of the most important studios of the era, to sign Mirtha to a five-year contract. One of the films in which she took part during that time was Safo, historia de una pasión, the first Argentine film from which minors were banned. During the same period, Mirtha and Silvia hosted El club de la amistad for Radio Splendid.
Marriage
In 1945 Mirtha Legrand met the FrenchFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-born filmmaker Daniel Tinayre
Daniel Tinayre
Daniel Tinayre was a French born Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer....
. They were married on 18 May 1946, when Mirtha was nineteen years old and Tinayre thirty-six. The young actress, who saw her marriage as a means by which she could escape poverty, was already sufficiently famous that Radiolandia, a gossip magazine, secured exclusive rights to the details of her wedding. With Tinayre she had two children, Marcela Tinayre and Daniel Jr.
After her wedding came her greatest roles, most notably La vendedora de fantasías (1950), directed by her husband. In 1955 she appeared in El amor nunca muere alongside two other great actresses of the time, Tita Merello
Tita Merello
Laura Ana Merello best known as Tita Merello was a prominent Argentine film actress, tango dancer and singer...
and Zully Moreno
Zully Moreno
Zully Moreno born Zulema Esther González Borbón was a classic Argentine actress and sex symbol of the 1940s and 1950s.She was married to director Luis César Amadori.-Filmography:...
. In 1957 she made her first entry into theater, and made her television debut a year later with the programs M ama a M and Los enredos de Mariana, both on Canal 7
Canal 7 Argentina
Canal Siete, TV Pública or TV Pública Digital is an Argentine television network founded on October 17, 1951. Between 1979 and 1999, the network was known as Argentina Televisora Color . During the 1978 World Cup, it was known as A78TV.Owned, financed and operated by the Argentine State, Canal 7 is...
. Between 1961 and 1962 she filmed Bajo un mismo rostro, in which she delivered what she considered her best performance. In 1965 she appeared in Con gusto a rabia, the last film in which she appeared.
Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand
In the program Legrand converses as she has lunch with famous people, like actors, policitians, or comedians.Following the death of her mother Rosa, Legrand withdrew from public life for several months. In 1968, the director of Canal 9
Canal 9 (Argentina)
Canal 9 is an Argentine television network based in Buenos Aires. It is a general entertainment station which offers news, soap operas, talk shows, and movies.-History:...
, Alejandro Romay
Alejandro Romay
Alejandro Romay is an Argentine businessman working with theater and TV. He worked for many years at Channel 9, and became known as the "Czar of television".-Biography:...
, offered her her own show, Almorzando con las estrellas ("Lunch with stars"). It was an immediate ratings success. Each show followed a similar format, in which Legrand would sit down for "lunch" with a table of celebrity guests, mostly of the sort featured by the gossip magazines. The name soon changed to Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand as the hostess gained renown. The guest list also began to include politicians as well as entertainers. In 1994 she received the Golden Martín Fierro Award
Martín Fierro Awards
Martín Fierro is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists. The awards were first given in 1959, limited to television. The next year, the awards adopted its current name, after José...
for this program.
Some of Legrand's guests included: María Estela Martínez de Perón, Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
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, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
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, Carlos Menem
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, Hugo Chávez
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, René Favaloro
René Favaloro
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, Andrea del Boca
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, Libertad Lamarque
Libertad Lamarque
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, China Zorrilla
China Zorrilla
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, Susana Giménez
Susana Giménez
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, Leonor Benedetto, Nacha Guevara
Nacha Guevara
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, Sandro de América
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, Mercedes Sosa
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, Soledad Pastorutti
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, Fito Páez
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, Belinda
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, Victoria de los Ángeles
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, Grecia Colmenares
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, Cecilia Roth
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, Mariano Mores
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, Valeria Lynch
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, Elena Roger
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, Alain Delon
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, Chavela Vargas
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, Mario Pergolini
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, Carolina Herrera
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, Azúcar Moreno
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, Elis Regina
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, Hilda Molina
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, among many other national and international superstars.
External links
Mirtha Legrand at cinenacional.comCinenacional.com
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Biography of Mirtha Legrand