12 Facts About Isabel Sarli

Isabel Sarli began her career as a model, becoming Miss Argentina and reaching the semi-finals of Miss Universe 1955.

Isabel Sarli was discovered by Bo in 1956 and made her acting debut the following year with Thunder Among the Leaves, in which a controversial nude scene featuring Sarli made it the first film to feature full frontal nudity in Argentine cinema.

Since the year 2000 and onwards, her films have been revalued for their camp and kitsch content and are recognised as cult classics, while Isabel Sarli has established herself as a pop icon.

Hilda Isabel Sarli Gorrindo Tito was born in Concordia, Entre Rios Province, into a very poor family, as one of the daughters of Antonio Gorrindo and Maria Elena Sarli.

Isabel Sarli's father left the family when she was 3 years old.

Isabel Sarli trained to become a secretary and, upon completing this training, started working for a publicity agency to support her mother.

Isabel Sarli won an award as the "most photographed model".

Isabel Sarli later offered her the opportunity to star in El trueno entre las hojas.

Bo convinced Isabel Sarli to be naked in a scene in which she bathed in a lake, though she had previously been told she would wear a flesh-colored body stocking.

Isabel Sarli went on to become an international Latin American star and made international headlines for the nude scene.

Isabel Sarli appeared in Time, Life, and Playboy magazines, the first Argentine actress to accomplish that feat.

Bo and Isabel Sarli became lovers and she became the primary star of his films until his death in 1981.