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Libertad Lamarque
Born	November 24, 1908 Rosario  Argentina
Died	December 12, 2000 Mexico City
Occupation	Actress

Libertad Lamarque (born November 24, 1908 in Rosario—died December 12, 2000 in Mexico City) was an iconic Argentine actress who became famous in Latin America while working in Mexican cinema. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Rosario is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Rosario is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Career

She started acting professionally at only seven years old. Her family later moved to Buenos Aires in 1922, where she worked in theatre, and years later recorded her first tango LP, with great success. She filmed Adiós, Argentina in 1930, and the first Argentine film with sound ¡Tango! in 1933. For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Argentine Tango music is traditionally played by an orquesta tipica, which often includes violin, piano, guitar, flute, and especially bandoneon. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Her fame crossed the borders of Argentina and grew throughout Latin America where she became known as La Novia de América (“The Bride of the Americas”). By the time she died in 2000, she had appeared in 65 films (21 filmed in Argentina, 45 in Mexico and one in Spain) and six soap operas, had recorded over 800 songs and had made innumerable theatrical appearances.

Legend has it that Lamarque left Argentina because she had been blacklisted by Argentina's first lady Eva Peron. Marysa Navarro and Nicholas Frasier, authors of Evita: The Real Life of Eva Peron (ISBN 0-7366-3838-5), however, say that this is not likely. Rather, say the authors, Lamarque moved to Mexico because the Mexican cinema was in a better state during the 1940s and ’50s than was the Argentine cinema. The authors also point out that Lamarque travelled freely between Argentina and Mexico during the lifetime of Eva Peron and beyond, which does not support the blacklisting legend. Evitas image appeared on a wide variety of products, including stamps, coins, postcards and calendars. ...

Libertad in Ayúdame a vivir (1936)

Even Lamarque herself denied during her lifetime certain aspects of the legend, specially the reports that she had slapped Eva on the set of La Cabalgata del Circo(1945). In her 1986 autobiography she flatly denied the allegations and explained that she was simply mortified by Eva's lack of discipline during production of the film. "She was constantly late"-wrote Lamarque- "and we all had to wait for hours, dressed in these uncomfortable period costumes, but sometimes she wouldn't even show up". Lamarque, who was the star of the film, complained bitterly to the director but "to no avail" -she remembered- "Eva did as she pleased and she had everyone charmed, even the director." After completion of the film Libertad went on tour and was offered a starring role in "Gran Casino" in Mexico. She struck a deal with the producers in which she declined payment for her work in exchange for the rights of the film's distribution in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Back in Buenos Aires, Libertad could not get any theatre to show her film. She also noticed that former friends were now avoiding her and that the printed media was ignoring her. By now Evita Peron was firmly established in the Casa Rosada, the Presidential palace, and somebody told Lamarque "confidentially" that the ban came from there. Libertad and her husband took their case directly to Eva who received the complaints gracefully and denied any involvement. The Casa Rosada La Casa Rosada (Spanish for the Pink House), officially known as the Casa de Gobierno (Government House), is the official seat of the executive branch of the government of Argentina. ...

However, time passed and Lamarque films went unreleased, her recordings went unplayed on the radio and her face did not appear in any magazines. This is when the actress-singer decided to settle in Mexico and avoided visiting her homeland except for infrequent family visits. Lamarque was never formally persecuted or threatened by the Peron regime but was simply "non existent". She never worked in Argentina while the Perons were in power and her countrymen were never officially informed of how important she was in Latin America show business.

External links

• Libertad Lamarque at the Internet Movie Database
• Libertad Lamarque at cinenacional.com
• Libertad at TodoTango
• Libertad Lamarque at Find A Grave

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