Life and work Niní Marshall

niní marshall joins silvia , mirtha legrand in educating niní (1940).

these roles led prestigious sensación radiofónica award in 1937 work in sintonía , film deal enrique susini s lumiton studios in 1938. portraying character catita (an italian argentine cook), opposite mecha ortiz , tito lusiardo (catita s fastidious employers), in mujeres que trabajan (working women), comedy s success led offer following year portray catita s par, cándida (an antiquated galician maid), wrote screenplay.

her thickly-accented characters , use of ethnic humor not without detractors, however. conservative government in power in argentina @ time ordered banned radio in 1940 and, in 1943, newly installed dictator gen. pedro ramírez had banned cinema, on charge of deforming language, leading exile in mexico. leading box office draw, portrayed either catita or cándida in numerous more films, starring in other notable comedy roles such conrado nalé roxlo s adaptation of victorien sardou s madame sans gêne, in 1945.

following president juan perón s 1955 overthrow, marshall returned argentina , comedy stanby first post-exile role in julio saraceni s catita es una dama (catita lady, 1956). continuing perform in radio , theatre, went on create numerous other comedy characters, among them: cosme, doña caterina, doña pola, mingo, aristocratic mónica de picos pardo unzué crostón, niña jovita, pedantina, sabelotodo , ursilina (all satires of stereotypically argentine types, , male). work in theatre helped make household names of young colleagues of hers such zully moreno, enrique pinti, antonio gasalla , juan carlos altavista, making successes of theatre pieces such coqueluche (with thelma biral) , 1972 monologue, y se nos fue redepente (left suddenly).

her last film role starred opposite veteran comic luis sandrini in ¡qué linda es mi familia! (my family s beautiful!). 1980 yarn on quiet, elderly couple s brush fame ailing sandrini s last, well. earned konex award in 1981, , retired show business following year. penned memoirs in 1985 , reemerged in theatre briefly friend, dramatist antonio gasalla, in 1988. acclaimed role earned recognition illustrious citizen of buenos aires in 1989. given award not mayor, newly elected president carlos menem, apologized persecution endured 40 years earlier. argentine cinema standards norma aleandro , alfredo alcón presented lifetime achievement award in 1992 , theatre revivals of work produced 1992 1995 locally , in paris, including 2 works written in honor.

the grande dame of argentine humor 3 generations, niní marshall died in buenos aires in 1996. 92.