Norma Aleandro Robledo is a famous Argentinean actress of theater, film and television. Writer and director, winner of many international awards and nominations. In 1996, she received the title of Ciudadano Ilustre de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Honorary Citizen of Buenos Aires).
The creative biography of the artist began as a teenager with performances on the theatrical stage. Aleandro entered the cinema in 1952. She became the first actress from Argentina to be nominated for an Oscar.
She has about 70 roles in television and film projects. Norma has also taken part in well-known entertainment programs, documentaries and Oscars and Golden Globes.
In 1970 she wrote the script for the film "Heirs" and played the main character in it. The film was shown at the Berlin Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear Award.
Aleandro writes stories and poems, she has published several of her collections.
Biography facts
Norma was born in the spring of 1936 in Argentina. Her parents were famous performers. Father - Pedro Aleandro, a theater and film actor who starred in many films from 1940 to 1974. Mom - Maria Luisa Robledo, worked in the theater. Sister Maria Vaner also chose a creative profession and became an actress.
Norma early began performing on stage with her parents. At the age of 9, she played in several famous performances based on the works of Moliere, Lope de Vega, Brecht, A. Miller, Cervantes.
After receiving primary education, the girl continued her creative career. She worked for several years in the radio and played in the theater. In 1952 she entered the cinema. Aleandro has embodied dozens of images on the screen in well-known projects, gaining international recognition.
During the military dictatorship, Norma was known for her progressive views and appearances on radio and television. For this she was expelled from the country to Uruguay. A few years later, she moved to Spain and only in 1983 was able to return to her homeland in Argentina.
In the 1970s, she starred with Spanish filmmakers. And later she went to America and worked in Hollywood for several years.
Not much is known about Aleandro's personal life. She married Oscar Ferrigno and gave birth to her only son. The parents named the boy Oscar Ferrigno Jr. In the future, he also chose the acting profession and starred in many Argentine films and TV series.
Norma's husband died of a heart attack in 1982. After his death, the actress married Eduardo de Pula.
Film career
For the first time on the screen, Norma appeared in the Argentinean film "Death in the Streets" directed by Leo Fleider, playing the main character in it.
Then she worked in projects: "History of Youth", "Top Floor", "People with Me", "Lazy", "Heirs", "Hermes: Earth in Arms", "Seven Madmen", "Operation Extermination", " A respite”,“Surprises”,“Don't touch the girl”,“Green lawns”.
In 1985 she starred in the film "The Official Version" directed by Luis Puenso. The drama was set in Argentina. A woman, far from politics, suddenly finds out that her husband is involved in war crimes, and the real father of her adopted daughter is a political prisoner.
Working on this project brought her worldwide fame and fame. Norma won the Cannes Film Festival Silver Award for Best Actress. A year later, the film won an Oscar and was nominated for this award for the best screenplay, and also received the Golden Globe and the main award of the Berlin Film Festival.
The next image of the servant of Florencia in the film "Gaby, a True Story" brought her world fame and fame again. And also nominations for "Oscar" and "Golden Globe".
The drama tells the story of a girl named Gaby Brimmer. She was born with cerebral palsy to a wealthy European family who moved to Mexico. Gaby wants to live a normal life and in this she is helped by Florencia, a maid who has become the girl's best friend.
In 1989, Aleandro starred in the melodrama Cousins. The main characters of the melodrama - Maria and Larry, meet at the wedding of their friends. They are family people, but not very happy in marriage. At the wedding, they decide to pretend to be lovers in order to teach their "other halves" a lesson. But as a result, the idea turned into real feelings: Larry and Maria really fall in love with each other.
In the further career of the performer, there were roles in the films: "Vacation in a Nightmare", "Signs of Life", "The War of the Lonely", "Tombs", "Shadow of the Tiger", "Carl Monzon, Second Trial", "Autumn Sun", "Lighthouse "," Silly Heart "," Night of Love "," At the Last Moment "," Son of the Bride "," All Flight Attendants Go to Heaven "," Cleopatra "," Nothing Human is Alien "," Concubine "," Pure Blood ", "Music Waiting", "City of Final Destination", "Anita", "Beginning of the Question", "Sleeping in the Sun", "Wolf", "Including Everything", "Be Careful in Your Dreams", "The Rich Don't Ask for Permission "," Bronze Garden ".
Awards, awards, nominations
In 1985, Norma won the Silver Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in The Official Version.
In 1988 she was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Florencia in the film Gaby, A True Story.
In 1996, she was awarded the "Silver Shell" at the San Sebastian Film Festival for Best Supporting Actress in the "Autumn Sun" project.
Her other film awards and nominations include: New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Cartagena Film Festival, David di Donatello Awards, Havana Film Festival, Gramado Film Festival, Martin Fierro Awards, Argentine Film Critics Association Awards.
Aleandro received recognition in the theater world as well. She was awarded the Obie Award for Best Actress in the play "About Love and Other Love Stories." The artist is the recipient of the Shakespeare Prize for Outstanding Performer of Argentina, as well as the Tato Award and the Konex Award.
