Amanda Ledesma (December 31, 1911 – February 19, 2000) was an Argentine

film actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and singer notable for her work during the

Golden Age The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, particularly the ''Works and Days'' of Hesiod, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages of Man, Ages, Gold being the first and the one during wh ...

. Ledesma appeared in several tango films such as ''

The Tango Star ''The Tango Star'' (Spanish:''El astro del tango'') is a 1940 Argentine musical film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema directed by Luis Bayón Herrera and starring Hugo del Carril, Amanda Ledesma and Berta Aliana.Rist p.202 A tango Tango ...

'' (1940). In 1939 she was originally cast to appear in the American film '' The Sons Command'', but did not appear in the final production. In 1999, she was the recipient of the Career Condor award, given by the Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards.

Selected filmography

* ''

Dancing Dance is an art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or ...

'' (1933) * ''

Paths of Faith ''Paths of Faith'' (''Spanish:Senderos de fe'') is a 1938 Argentine drama film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema directed by Luis Moglia Barth and starring Amanda Ledesma, Floren Delbene and Pedro Maratea.Rist p.74 Cast * Amanda Ledesma ...

'' (1938) * ''

'' (1940) * ''

De México llegó el amor ''De México llegó el amor'' (English: ''From Mexico came the love'') is a 1940 Argentine black-and-white film of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, directed by Richard Harlan (director), Richard Harlan and written by Ariel Cortazzo and Conrad ...

'' (1940) * '' Tomorrow I'll Kill Myself'' (1942) * ''

Marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...

'' (1945) * '' Cuando quiere un mexicano'' (1944)

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995''.

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* 1911 births 2000 deaths Argentine stage actresses Argentine film actresses 20th-century Argentine women singers Actresses from Buenos Aires Singers from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine actresses {{Argentina-bio-stub