Chita Foras (1900–1986), was an Italian-Argentine actress noted for her work in silent and

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films.

Biography

Born Josefína Foras Cossini, Chita Foras was an actress who appeared in numerous films during cinema's golden age. She worked in film and theater for more than three decades. She married filmmaker

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in March 1929. He directed her in several films, including a pair – ' (1930) and ' (1931) – which were intended, in vain, to be released with disc-based sound systems. She was part of the on-air staff of

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Buenos Aires who put on the

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''Las dos carátulas: El teatro de la humanidad'' in the 1980s, along with actors such as Adolfo Duncan, Claudia Durán, Adrián Di Stefano, Liliana Giménez, Miguel Ángel Medrano, Ricardo Lani, Haydeé Lesquer, Néstor Losadas, Norma Agüero, Rodolfo Caraballo, Enrique Conlazo, Noemí Deis, Osvaldo Demarco, and Inés Mariscal. She performed works such as ''Se necesita niñera'' by Mario Herbert Lago. She died of natural causes in

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in 1986.

Theater

On stage, Foras appeared with stars such as , , , María Luisa Fernández, , Alicia Rojas, Chita Dufour, Elsa Angélica Fernández, , , Antonio Capuano, and Jorge Bergoechea. She was part of "La Compañía Leonor Rinaldí", with a cast which also included and Alicia Rojas. In the 1930s she had lead parts in several plays at the legendary theater "El Orfeón de Arturo Greco". In April 1935 she was part of "La Compañía Argentina de Comedias Y Sainetes de Cordero-Sandrini" in the work ''Riachuelo'', together with

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, Chela Cordero, María Ricard, Laila González, , and Máximo Moyano. In 1947 she joined the "Compañía Española de Comedias de Teresa Silva y ", debuting with a musical parody in the Teatro Cómico. She made an Echegaray drama titled ''¡Ay!'', which had a large cast, including , Nina Marcó Susana Sux, Lilia Bedrune, and Rodolfo Martincho. She made the 1950 comedy ''El vivo vive del zonzo'' by

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and Marcos Bronenmerg, with a cast including Conchi Sánchez, Olga Duncan, , Mabel Cabello, Pura Delgui, María T. Gutiérrez, Julio Bianquet, Arturo Bs mió, Ego Brunoldi, Leónidas Brandl, Andrés López, and Raúl Cúneo.

Filmography

* 1923: ''Buenos Aires también tiene'' * 1924: ' * 1925: ''Empleada se necesita'' * 1926: ''El Lobo de la Ribera'' * 1927: ''Federales y unitarios'' * 1928: ''Regeneración'' * 1928: ' * 1928: ''La mujer y la bestia'' * 1930: ' * 1930: ''Corazón ante la ley'' * 1931: ' * 1940: '' El cantor del circo'' * 1954: ''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Foras, Chita 1900 births 1986 deaths Argentine radio actresses Argentine silent film actresses Italian emigrants to Argentina