Olinda Bozán
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| Born |
Olinda Bozán Acosta 21 June 1894 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Died | 8 February 1977 (aged 82) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1910–1977 |
Olinda Bozán (June 21, 1894 – February 8, 1977) was an Argentine film actress and comedian of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940–1960). Born into a circus family, she acted on the vaudeville circuit, and performed in silent and sound movies.. She was trained by the Podestá brothers, one of whom she married, who have one of the most prestigious Argentine acting awards named for them. Bozán' appeared in 75 films and was considered one of the best comic actors of Argentine cinema in the twentieth century.
Olinda Bozán Acosta was born 21 June 1894 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina to Enrique Bozán (aka Bozánni) and Rosa Acosta. She came from a theatrical family and from a very young age was involved in Circus Anselmi, owned by her parents, and trained in theatrical comedy with the Podestá brothers at the Teatro Apolo. Her father was a clown, her mother did an act with trained pigeons, and all six of her siblings worked in the circus. Her father and an older sister, Angelita, died of yellow fever when she was a young child. She was the cousin of Haydée, Elena and Sofía Bozán; sister-in-law of José and María Esther Podestá, aunt to Blanca Podestá; and married Pablo Podestá at age 14. He was thirty-four and the marriage ended quickly. In some cases she said it lasted a week, some cases a month, and others, six months. Within the year, she was no longer married and no longer working with his acting company.
In 1910, Bozán joined a group formed by her mother, her sister Aída, Luis Vittone and Pepe Podestá to perform at the Teatro Apolo. Her debut was in a play by Ezequiel Soria called En el fuego. Other members of the cast were Elsa Conti, Blanca Podestá, Segundo Pomar, Salvador Rosich, Humberto Scotti and Lila Scotti. That was followed by a song and dance performance in Después de misa (1911) by Julio Sánchez Gardel, but the company disbanded and she joinedFlorencio Parravicini and accompanied him for the next four years. On 27 December 1913, Bozán, José Brievaen, Rosa Catá and Felisa Mary, premiered Una noche de Garufa at the Teatro Nacional Santa Fe.
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