Elva "Chunchuna" Villafañe (born April 9, 1940) is an
Argentine model
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,
actress
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and
architect
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, born in
Buenos Aires
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,
Argentina
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.
She has appeared in film and television since the year 1971.
Her most well-known role is as Ana in ''
La historia oficial
''The Official Story'' ( es, La historia oficial) is a 1985 Argentine drama historical film directed by Luis Puenzo and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It stars Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe and Hugo Arana. In the Un ...
'' (
1985
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).
Filmography
* ''
Un Guapo del 900'' (1971) (aka ''A Player out of the 1900s'')
* ''
No toquen a la nena
''No toquen a la nena'' (''Don't touch the girl'') is a 1976 Argentinian film.
Directed by Juan José Jusid, with a script by Oscar Viale and Jorge Goldemberg and starring Luis Politti, María Vaner, Norma Aleandro, Lautaro Murúa, Pepe Sorian ...
'' (1976)
* ''
La historia oficial
''The Official Story'' ( es, La historia oficial) is a 1985 Argentine drama historical film directed by Luis Puenzo and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. It stars Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe and Hugo Arana. In the Un ...
'' (1985) as Ana (aka ''The Official Story'')
* ''
Sostenido en La menor'' (1986) (aka ''Padre, marido y amante'' - Argentina)
* ''
time of your mother'' (1988)
* ''
Nunca estuve en Viena'' (1989) as Carolina (aka ''I Never Been in Vienna'')
* ''
Algunas mujeres'' (1992)
* ''
Historia de desiertos'' (1995)
* ''
Vidas privadas'' (2001) as Sofía Uranga (aka ''Privates Lives'')
* ''
Micaela, una película mágica'' (2002) as Micaela's grandmother
* ''Extraño'' (2003) as Ana's mother (aka ''Strange'')
* ''Cochabanba'' (2005) as la cocha de la banba (aka ''La Cocha'')
Television
* ''Extraños y amantes'' (1985) TV series as Micaela
* ''Atreverse'' (1990) TV series
* ''El Beso del olvido'' (1991) (TV)
* ''Las Amantes'' (2001) TV series
* ''Sol negro'' (2003) (mini) TV mini-series as Andrea Estévez
* ''Durch Himmel und Hölle'' (2007) (TV)
Awards
Nominations
*
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto), for ''Vidas privadas''; 2003.
References
External links
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1940 births
Argentine television actresses
Argentine film actresses
Living people
People from Buenos Aires
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