Anita Ontiveros (23 September 1947 – 3 January 2024) was an Argentinian television producer.

Biography

Ontiveros left Argentina in 1967, together with her husband fellow producer Horacio Lamadrid. They arrived as tango dancers. She later became involved in television production. She was the first female camera director in the Dominican Republic, where she lived for 56 years. She worked at

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, Radio Televisión Dominicana,

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, Super Canal 33 among other companies. In January 2024, she died from

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. Her husband died in September 2024. She is survived by her daughter Samantha Olivero.

References

External links

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Documentary about Anita Ontiveros in Con Jatnna
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ontiveros, Anita 1947 births 2024 deaths Mass media people from Buenos Aires People from Santo Domingo Argentine women television producers Dominican Republic women Argentine emigrants to the Dominican Republic 20th-century Argentine women Deaths from Alzheimer's disease