Elsa Daniel born Elsa Nilda Gómez Scapatti (13 November 1936 – 25 June 2017) 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. ...
. She started in movies in the 1954 classic ''
The Grandfather'' and made some 30 appearances in film between then and 1987.
Daniel, a blonde, played ingenues in many of
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an cinema of Argentina, Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter.
Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal s ...
's masterpieces such as ''
La Casa del ángel'', ''
La Caída
''La caída'' ("The Fall") is a 1959 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.
In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Ar ...
'', and ''
La Mano en la trampa
''The Hand in the Trap'' () is a 1961 Argentine film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Francisco Rabal, Elsa Daniel and Leonardo Favio. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.
In a surve ...
''. She was shortly married to director
Rodolfo Khun, who directed her in the film ''Los Inconstantes''.
She retired from cinema in 1987.
Death
Elsa Daniel died on 25 June 2017, aged 80.
Filmography
References
External links
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1936 births
2017 deaths
Argentine film actresses
People from San Lorenzo Department
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