Marina Baura (born November 1, 1941) is a former

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telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

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Early life

Born as Julia Pérez in Galicia,

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, she moved with her parents and brother Jesús to

when she was 15 years old, in 1956. She started her professional career in the early 1960s as a model in '' El Show de Renny'', a popular

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hosted by

Renny Ottolina Renaldo José Ottolina Pinto (December 11, 1928 – March 16, 1978) was a Venezuelan producer and entertainer. Born in Valencia, Carabobo, he performed professionally under the name Renny Ottolina. Early life His mother Ana Mercedes Pinto died wh ...

and aired on

Radio Caracas Televisión Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radio Caracas Televisi� ...

. She later studied dramatic art under the direction of Paul Antillano, and made her debut in the

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TV-series ''Casos y cosas de casa''. After that she worked with Simón Díaz in his comedy sitcom ''La Quinta de Simón'', while playing small roles in several telenovelas.

Professional career

Baura received her first leading role in '' Lucecita'' (1967), which drew favorable reviews with her performance as the lead character. She then became a leading actress in a number of productions, including ''La señorita Elena'' (1967), ''Rosario'' (1968), ''Lisa, mi amor'' (1969) and ''De turno con la angustia'' (1969), before returning to RCTV as an actress in 1970. While at RCTV, Baura starred in several telenovelas such as ''Cristina'' (1970), ''La virgen ciega'' (1970), and specially in '' La usurpadora'' (1971), where she played a significant

dual role A dual role (also known as a double role) refers to one actor playing two roles in a single production. Dual roles (or a larger number of roles for an actor) may be deliberately written into a script, or may instead be a choice made during produc ...

. She also starred in ''La italianita'' (1973), ''La indomable'' (1974), and ''Valentina'' (1975), where she played her second double role. Other of her contributions were ''Resurrección'' (1977), ''Silvia Rivas divorciada'' (1977), ''TV Confidencial'' (1977), ''Mabel Valdez, periodista'' (1978), ''Natalia de 8 a 9'' (1980), ''Chao Cristina'' (1983) and ''Muros del silencio'' (1983). In 1974 RCTV aired '' Doña Bárbara'', based on '' the novel'' by

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and

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José Ignacio Cabrujas José Ignacio Cabrujas Lofiego (July 17, 1937 – October 21, 1995 in Porlamar, Margarita Island) was a Venezuelan playwright, theater director, chronicler, soap opera writer, drama librettist, screenplay writer, radio moderator, humanist and poli ...

. Baura was selected to play the central role, previously established by

María Félix María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s and ...

in the classic 1943 film. The RCTV version was the first color TV program made in Venezuela, as well as the first telenovela aired in Europe. During the same period, she starred in miniseries based on Gallegos' novels as ''Canaima'' (1976) and ''Sobre la misma tierra'' (1976), as well as in Guillermo Meneses' ''La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde'' (1978). Later she co-starred with

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in Gallegos' ''La hora menguada'' (1984). Baura voluntarily retired in 1984. Eventually, she returned to acting in 1990 at the invitation of Cabrujas to embody the central role of Emperatriz Jurado in '' Emperatriz'', produced by Marte TV and aired by RCTV. (Spanish) Then, in 2003 she made a special guest appearance in the successful Venevisión

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'' Cosita Rica''. Her film credits include ''Yo, el gobernador'' (1965), co-starred by humorist Joselo, and ''El reportero'' (1968), teaming up along with

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. She later played a supporting part for

Amparo Rivelles María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara Medal of Merit in Labour, MML (11 February 1925 – 7 November 2013), better known as Amparo Rivelles, was a Spanish Actor, actress. She was the daughter of actor Rafael Rivelles and actress María Ferna ...

and

Julio Alemán Julio Méndez Alemán (November 29, 1933 – April 11, 2012) was a Mexican actor.José Bardina José Bardina (March 27, 1939 – December 18, 2009) was a Spanish-Venezuelan actor who was a television leading figure. A native of Barcelona, Spain, Bardina was raised in Caracas, Venezuela. Television career He was best known for playing ...

in ''Bodas de papel''.

Private life

Baura married Hernán Pérez Belisario, with whom she had one daughter, Mónica Pérez Pérez before retiring from RCTV. They divorced in 1992.VenCOR.com – Marina Baura, la emperatriz de la televisión
(Spanish) She currently lives in Caracas.

Filmography

Films

Television

Sources

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baura, Marina 1941 births Living people People from Galicia (Spain) Spanish emigrants to Venezuela Venezuelan people of Galician descent Venezuelan people of Spanish descent Venezuelan telenovela actresses