Camila Josefa Ramona Pássera (March 19, 1891 in

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, Entre Rios,

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- February 28, 1948 in

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) was an Argentine actress acclaimed in

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and

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. She was also one of the founding members of "Asociación Argentina de Actores" (Argentine Actors Association).

Biography

Quiroga arrived in Buenos Aires in 1906 to start her career as actress. He debuted in the "Compañía Nacional de Aficionados", an amateur company directed by Armando Discéplo and Rafael Da Rosa. Quiroga's professional debut was in 1909 being part of José Tallavi's company, moving then to Teatro Marconi where she met entrepreneur Héctor Quiroga, who would be her husband."Camila Quiroga"
at Show Argentinos, 28 Feb 2016 Years later, Quiroga joined the Jerónimo and

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companies, starring the theatre play ''Con las Alas Rotas'' (written by Emilio Berisso), that was played more than 350 times. In 1918 Quiroga created her own company, with the purpose of introducing the "criollo" theatre through the world. She played in Nueva York, París, Lisboa, Madrid, Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, La Habana, México DF, La Paz, Quito, Bogotá, Caracas and Asunción, among other cities. The repertory were plays by Argentine notable writers such as Roberto Payró, Florencio Sánchez, Gregorio de Laferrere, Alberto Vacarezza, José de Maturana, José González Castillo, Luis Bayón Herrera, Vicente Martínez Cuitiño, Emilio Berisso, Francisco Defilippis Novoa, Roberto Cayol. Camila and Héctor toured successfully on Europe, with a notable success in Spain, Portugal and France."Homenaje a Camila Quiroga" by Ernesto Schoo
''La Nación'', 28 Mar 2009 Camila Quiroga also worked with Tango singer

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, and other remarkable artists such as

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, Lola Membrives,

, Blanca Podestá,

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, Delia Garcés, Gogó Andreu, Milagros de la Vega y Pedro López Lagar and

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. After the " Tragic Week" of 1919, Quiroga's engagement with social causes led her to establish the Argentine Actors Association, Apart from her wide stage career, Quiroga starred nine movies between 1916 and 1918 until ''

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'' (inspired on ''Santos Vega'' and directed by

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) which brought Quiroga to massive audiences. Other films where she took part where ''Viento Norte'' and ''Veinte Años y Una Noche''. Quiroga also worked on several

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s between 1930 and 1945. Camila Quiroga died at 56 years old after spent her vacations in Villa Giardino, Córdoba. Her daughter, Nélida Quiroga, was also an actress. Camila Quiroga's born house was opened in 1978 as a museum.Museo Camila Quiroga
, Galería Chajarí website

Filmography

*1941 - ''20 años y una noche'' *1937 - ''

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'' *1919 - ''

'' *1916 - ''Resaca'' *1915 - ''Mariano Moreno y la Revolución de Mayo''

Bibliography

''Camila Quiroga. Glorias en vísperas del olvido'', by Claudio Hermosa - Buenos Aires (2013) -

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quiroga, Camila 1891 births 1948 deaths People from Federación Department Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine actresses Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery