Ana Acosta
Ana Acosta | |
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| Born | 4 July 1961 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
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Ana Acosta (born 4 July 1961) is an Argentine actress and comedian.
Biography
[edit]Ana Acosta was born in Buenos Aires on 4 July 1961, to a family of Canarian descent.[1][2] She studied at the National Theater Conservatory,[3] and began appearing in productions such as Los Borgia, a musical comedy by Pepe Cibrián Campoy. She moved to television in 1990, when Jorge Guinzburg invited her to join the cast of Peor es nada.[3][4] She appeared on the program until 1993, receiving the Martín Fierro Award for artistic revelation in 1991.[5]
She subsequently appeared in numerous plays, including the one-woman shows Cómo se rellena un bikini salvaje and My Brilliant Divorce.[6] She received ACE and Sea Star Awards for her performance in the former.[7]
Her mother, also named Ana, died in 2015.[1]
In January 2021, Acosta appeared together with her daughter Talía in Casa Matriz. The play, written by Diana Raznovich and directed by Nicolás Pérez Costa, features a woman hiring several models of surrogate mother to help celebrate her 30th birthday.[8] Acosta had previously played the part of the daughter in a 1993 production.[9]
Works
[edit]Theater
[edit]- 1983: Inkari
- 1985: The House of Bernarda Alba
- 1986: Los Borgia
- 1987: Aquí no podemos hacerlo
- 1987: El fantasma del cañaveral
- 1989: Las invasiones inglesas
- 1991: Las dulces niñas
- 1993: Casa Matriz
- 1995–1997: Cómo se rellena un bikini salvaje
- 1998: Preferiría no hacerlo
- 1998–1999: Boeing-Boeing
- 1999: Desangradas en glamour. Director: José María Muscari
- 2001: El último de los amantes ardientes
- 2001–2002: Alicia Maravilla
- 2003: The Open Couple. With Daniel Fanego. Director: José María Muscari
- 2003–2004: Cómo se rellena un bikini salvaje. One-woman show.
- 2004–2005: El show de las divorciadas
- 2005: Soltero...¡y con dos viudas!
- 2007: My Brilliant Divorce. One-woman show.
- 2008: Bailarín compadrito
- 2009: Las déspotas
- 2009: Mapas de movimiento. Dancer.
- 2009: Pijamas
- 2009: ¡Socorro! Malcriados
- 2010–2011: My Brilliant Divorce
- 2011–2012: Delicadamente inmoral
- 2012: La noche de la basura
- 2013: El conventillo de la Paloma
- 2013: Lo mejor de la copla. Musical
- 2013: Primeras damas del musical
- 2014: Lifting
- 2015: Noche De Paz
- 2016: Espíritu infiel
- 2017: Menopausia
- 2018: Chorros
- 2018: Entretelones
- 2019: El show de los cuernos[10]
- 2021: Casa Matriz
Film
- 1998: La herencia del tío Pepe ... Lili
- 1993: El caso María Soledad ... La rubia
- 2019: A oscuras
Internet
- 2010: Yo soy virgen. Web series.[11]
Television
- 1990–1993: Peor es nada
- 1994: La piñata
- 1996: Como pan caliente
- 1997: Archivo negro
- 1998: Rompeportones
- 2002–2003: Ricos y sabrosos
- 2003: Son amores
- 2006: Chiquititas sin fin
- 2006: Oye mi canto
- 2006: You Are the One ... Beatriz Simpson de Uribe
- 2007: Bailando por un Sueño
Awards
[edit]- 1991: Martín Fierro Award for artistic revelation for her work on Peor es nada
- 1995: ACE Award for the play Cómo rellenar una bikini salvaje
- 1996: Sea Star Award for best female lead performance, for the play Cómo rellenar una bikini salvaje (which also received the award for best one-person show)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ana Acosta contó cómo fue el trágico accidente en el que murió su madre: 'Se cayó por las escaleras'" [Ana Acosta Tells of the Tragic Accident in Which Her Mother Died: 'She Fell Down the Stairs']. Pronto (in Spanish). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "El Ateneo celebrará con doce horas de actividades el Día Mundial del Teatro" [El Ateneo Will Celebrate World Theater Day With Twelve Hours of Activities]. El Día (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 25 March 2004. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b Hopkins, Cecilia (5 March 2007). "'Hay situaciones que mueven a la risa, pero son trágicas'" ['There are Situations That Make People Laugh, But They are Tragic']. Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Ana Acosta: Mi prioridad es el teatro" [Ana Acosta: My Priority is the Theater]. InfoRegión (in Spanish). 23 February 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Premios 'Martin Fierro' a la produccion 1991 (PDF) (in Spanish). APTRA. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Ana Acosta retoma el unipersonal" [Ana Acosta Retakes the One-Woman Show]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Ana Acosta modificó las fechas de su gira" [Ana Acosta Modifies the Dates of Her Tour]. Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). Neuquén. AN. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Rapetti, Alejandro (2 February 2021). "Ana Acosta, unida a su hija sobre el escenario" [Ana Acosta, Together With Her Daughter on Stage]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Lladós, Gustavo (29 January 2021). "Ana Acosta es un torbellino interpretativo en Casa matriz" [Ana Acosta is an Interpretive Whirlwind in Casa Matriz]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Ana Acosta". Alternativa Teatral. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Lancone, Pablo. "Ser o no ser" [To Be or Not To Be]. Nuestros Actores (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ana Acosta at IMDb
