Rosario Bléfari (; 24 December 1965 – 6 July 2020) was an Argentine singer-songwriter, actress, and poet, widely considered an emblematic figure of Argentine independent music and cinema.

Life and work

She was born in

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, Argentina. From 1989 to 2001 she led the

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band ''Suárez''. By their fourth and final album ''Excursiones'' they moved towards a more

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sound and even achieved a mainstream hit with ''Río Parana''. After the dissolution of Suárez Rosario embarked on her solo career, which was generally characterized by a more acoustic and melodic sound than her work with Suárez, while still conserving punk and noise elements, and staying faithful to her

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. In the 2010s she formed the band ''Sue Mon Mont'' and the duo ''Los Mundos Posibles'', with younger collaborators from indie bands like

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, Los Reyes del Falsete, and Mi Pequeña Muerte. As an actress, she is most identified with her roles in

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's early films: the short ''Doli vuelve a casa'' (1986), and the features '' Rapado'' (1992), and especially '' Silvia Prieto'' (1999). She also appeared in ''

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'' (1986), ''

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'' (1990), ''Los dueños'' (2013) and ''The Idea of a Lake'' (2016). Bléfari died on 6 July 2020 from

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-related problems at a hospital in Santa Rosa, Argentina at the age of 54.Murió Rosario Bléfari: La música, actriz y escritora que representó a toda una generación

Discography

Suárez

Solo

Sue Mon Mont

Los mundos posibles

Splits

Filmography

Movies

* '' Pobre mariposa'' (1986) * ''Doli vuelve a casa'' (1986) * '' Color escondido'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1988) * '' Yo, la peor de todas'' (1990) * ''Urgente'' (1990) * ''Vértigos'' (1993) * '' 1000 boomerangs'' (1995) * '' Rapado'' (1996) * '' Silvia Prieto'' (1998) * ''Hotel, hotel'' (2002) * '' Urgente'' (2006) * '' La señal'' (2007) * ''Un mundo misterioso'' (2011) * ''Verano'' (2011) * ''Los dueños'' (2013) * ''The Idea of a Lake'' (2016) * '' Adiós, entusiasmo'' (2017) * ''Planta permanente'' (2019)

Documentaries

* ''Cenando con Suárez'' (1999) * ''Historias de Argentina en vivo'' (2001) * ''Entre dos luces: Suárez. Primera parte'' (2015) * ''Cien caminos: Suárez. Segunda parte'' (2018) * ''El arte musical , Rosario Bléfari y banda'' (2020)

Literary works

Stories

*''Mis ejemplos'' (2016) *''Las reuniones'' (2018)

Poems

* ''Poemas en prosa'' (2001) * ''La música equivocada'' (2009) * ''Antes del río'' (2016) * ''Poemas de los 20 en los 80'' (2019) * ''Diario de dinero'' (2020)

Theater

* ''Somos nuestro cerebro'' (2003) * ''Somos nuestros genes'' (2005)

References

External links

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