Aída Luz

Aída Luz (born Aída da Luz Borbón, 10 February 1917 – 25 May 2006) was an Argentine actress who primarily worked during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, performing on both stage and in films. She won multiple awards for her performances including the Martín Fierro Awards, the ACE de Oro, the Premios Estrella de Mar and the Golden Condor from the Argentine Film Critics Association.

Biography Aída da Luz Borbón was born on 10 February 1917 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Juan da Luz de Roca and Josefa Borbón. Her brother would also become a significant figure in the Argentine entertainment industry. She attended the Academy PAADI, and had her entertainment debut on Radio La Nación (which later became Radio Mitre) as a singer. She soon was participating in radio dramas and made the progression to acting in theater. She and her brother joined the original cast of Teatro Caminito under the direction of Cecilio Madanes and performed in plays including A Streetcar Named Desire, Steel Magnolias, Woman of the Year, and My Fair Lady, among many others.

In 1936, she had her film debut with Loco lindo,

Starting in the late 1950s, Luz performed on television, participating in many series, such as Obras maestras del terror, Teatro de la noche, Las solteronas, Un cachito de vida, Esto es teatro, and many others. Her Silver Condor Award for Best Actress came for Aquellos que amamos (1959), Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actress for Sábado a la noche, cine (1960) and Las furias (1960), and Best Actress in a drama on stage in “La reina de la belleza” at the 1999 ACE Awards.

She died in Buenos Aires on 25 May 2006 and was buried the following day at the Chacarita cemetery in the Pantheon of actors.

Awards 1960 Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for Aquellos que amamos 1993 Premio Sin Cortes 1995 Martín Fierro Award 1998 ACE de Oro 1999 Golden Condor from the Argentine Film Critics Association 1999 ACE Best Actress in a drama for “La reina de la belleza” 2001 Diploma of Merit, Konex Foundation for theater

Filmography

Loco lindo (1936) Ya tiene comisario el pueblo (1936) Palermo (1937) Una prueba de Cariño (1938) De la sierra al valle (1938) Los celos de Cándida (1940) Amor (1940) Cuando canta el corazón (1941) Mamá Gloria (1941) Papá tiene novia (1941) Bruma en el Riachuelo (1942) El viaje (1942) La piel de zapa (1943) The Desire (1944) Mi novia es un fantasma (1944) La honra de los hombres (1946) de Carlos Schlieper El pecado de Julia (1946) Los verdes paraísos (1947) Pobre mi madre querida (1948) El último payador (1950) Lejos del cielo (1950) Deshonra (1952) El grito sagrado (1954) El hombre virgen (1956) Los tallos amargos (1956) Marta Ferrari (1956) Enigma de mujer (1956) Aquello que amamos (1959) Simiente humana (1959) El crack (1960) Sábado a la noche cine (1960) Las furias (1960) El rufián (1961) Canuto Cañete y los 40 ladrones (1964) Mi primera novia (1966) Quiere casarse conmigo (1967) Villa cariño (1967) Asalto a la ciudad (1968) En una playa junto al mar (1971) Juguemos en el mundo (1971) Gran valor en la facultad de medicina (1981) Gallito ciego (2000), dir. Santiago Carlos Oves