María Antinea (June 17, 1915 – July 29, 1991) was a Spanish actress, vedette, dancer, cupletista and tonadillera.

Career

Antinea was born in

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in 1915. In the 1930s, Antinea joined the "Compañía campúa" of the Teatro Chueca in

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and began a career as a stage actress alongside the likes of Sarita Montiel,

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and

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. Antinea moved to Argentina in 1939, where she continued her theatre career, working alongside the likes of

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, Elina Colomer,

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and Virginia Luque, among others. In Argentina, Antinea appeared in a few films. She was cast by

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to make her film debut in ''Los pagares de Mendieta'' (1939). In 1940, Antinea appeared in ''

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'', followed by a starring role on in 1945's ''Las aventuras de Frijolito y Robustiana''. After appearing in the 1950 film ''

La Doctora Castañuelas ''La Doctora Castañuelas'' is a 1950 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Luis Moglia Barth during the classical era of Argentine cinema. Cast * María Antinea * Roberto Airaldi * Augusto Codecá * Miguel Gómez Bao * Lalo Maura * M ...

'', she made her final film appearance in ''The Games Men Play'' in 1963.

Personal life

Antinea was married to Felix Rodriguez, a bullfighter from Santander, Spain. They had a son, Felix Rodriguez Hueso. After they divorced, she moved to Argentina with her son; her mother, Pilar Hueso; and her brother, Manolo Martinez Hueso. In Argentina she met Enrique D. Kotliarenco, who became her manager. They later married and had a daughter, Maria Cristina Kotliarenco, who was born in 1955. Her husband died in 1978. She later moved to

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in the United States, where she died on July 29, 1991.

Filmography

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Los pagares de Mendieta ''Los Pagares de Mendieta'' is a 1939 Argentine comedy film directed by Leopoldo Torres Ríos during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema The Golden Age of Argentine cinema (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Época de Oro del cine argentino'' or other ...

'' (1939) *''

'' (1940) *''Las aventuras de Frijolito y Robustiana'' (1945) *''

'' (1950) *'' The Games Men Play'' (1963)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Antinea, Maria 1915 births 1991 deaths People from Jaén, Spain Cupletistas Tonadilleras Spanish actresses Spanish female dancers Spanish vedettes Spanish expatriates in Argentina 20th-century Spanish actresses 20th-century Spanish singers