Celmira Luzardo Montenegro (31 March 1952 – 12 March 2014) was a Colombian actress. She was noted for her performance in the soap operas La tregua (1980), La potra zaina (1994), Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999).
Celmira Luzardo | |
|---|---|
 October 2002 | |
| Born | Celmira Luzardo Montenegro 31 March 1952 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Died | 12 March 2014 (aged 61) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1971–2004 |
| Spouse | Juan Escobar López (his death) |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editLuzardo was born on 31 March 1952 in Bogotá. She was the younger sister of cinematographer Julio Luzardo and the actress Consuelo Luzardo. Initially, Luzardo expressed interest in studying engineering, but abandoned her studies to pursue her passion for acting in stage and screen. She joined the British Film Institute in London to study editing and montage. Luzardo studied film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.[1]
Her first appearance on television was in Volverás a mis brazos, a 1971 Colombian telenovela.[2] Six years later, she participated in the series Esposos en vacaciones. In 1999, Luzardo played the character of Catalina Angel[3] in the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. who is responsible for guiding Betty, the lead character, to improve her style and appearance.[4] On the big screen under director Gustavo Nieto Roa she provided voices in the films Esposos en vacaciones and Colombian Connection. Luzardo also took part in plays like Rosa de dos aromas [5] In the final years of her life, Luzardo retired from acting in film and television, establishing residency in San Andrés, but later moved to her hometown of Bogotá, due to health problems.[2] She died on 12 March 2014 in Bogotá after suffering from respiratory complications resulting from stomach cancer.[6]
Filmography
edit- Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999)
- Francisco el matemático (1999)
- El amor es más fuerte (1998)
- La Mujer del Presidente (1997)
- Cazados (1996)
- La potra zaina (1993)
- La quinta hoja del trebol (1992)
- Herencia maldita (1990)
- Los cuervos (1984–1986)
- La sombra de otra (1988)
- Colombian Connection (1979)
- Esposos en vacaciones (1977)
- Volverás a mis brazos (1971)
References
edit- ^ "Muere Celmira Luzardo, actriz de "Yo Soy Betty La Fea"". Venevision (in Spanish). 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Luto en la televisión colombiana: murió la actriz Celmira Luzardo". RCN Radio (in Spanish). 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Fernando Gaitán despide al 'ángel' que transformó a su 'Betty, la fea". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Tenía cáncer. Interpretó a Catalina Ángel en 'Yo soy Betty, la fea'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Murió la actriz Celmira Luzardo". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Murió la actriz Celmira Luzardo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.