Olga Zubarry

Olga Zubarry

actress

Olga Zubarry was born on Oct 30, 1929 in Argentina. Olga Zubarry's big-screen debut came with Dieciséis años directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen in 1943. Olga Zubarry is known for Invasion directed by Hugo Santiago, Olga Zubarry stars as Irene and Lautaro Murúa as Herrera. The most recent award Olga Zubarry achieved is Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards. The upcoming new movie Olga Zubarry plays is Soul's Square which will be released on Jun 04, 1998.

Olga Adela Zubarriain was born in Buenos Aires on October 30th 1929. She began her career in the old Lumiton studios in 1943 as a bit player in Safo (Carlos Hugo Christensen-1943). Her real chance when the studio prepared an adaptation of the novel Frau Elsie by Arthur Schnitzler which was called The Naked Angel. She was chosen by director Christensen and by script writer César Tiempo. The film was released in 1946 and was a tremendous success because it was the first time an Argentine actress dared to appear half naked in a film. There was no problem with censorship. From the on Zubarry worked for Lumiton up to 1950 when she began to free lance. She's today considered as one of the most important actresses of the old studios and her role in The Thirst aka Man's Son (Lucas Demare-1961) deserved the Best Actress Prize at the Spanish San Sebastian Festival. In 1960 she married Dr. Juan Carlos Garate and gave priority to her marriage and her two daughters. However, even when she became more and more active on TV, she has at least one memorable role in Invasion by Hugo Santiago. She decided to leave her career in 1997 after Souls' Square. At present she has three grandchildren and is living happily married.

  • Birthday

    Oct 30, 1929
  • Place of Birth

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
1999
Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto)
Winner - Silver Condor

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