14 Facts About Libertad Leblanc

Libertad Leblanc appeared in TV versions of Nana, Lola Montes and Lady Hamilton.

Libertad Leblanc was offered a contract from Columbia Pictures, but her ex-husband refused to let her leave with her daughter to another country, so she declined the offer.

Mirtha Legrand reunited both stars in 1994, when Libertad admitted that their "rivalry" was only a LeBlanc publicity stunt, so both film stars remained friends until their death.

Libertad Leblanc's paternal grandfather was a Slovenian landowner, settled in Rio Negro.

Libertad Leblanc was named by her father Libertad, which means "Freedom" in the Spanish Language.

Libertad Leblanc's father was a handy businessman who was murdered, and whose skill for business and negotiation she inherited and would later use frequently as an actress.

Libertad Leblanc was considered "naughty" and playful in her childhood and so, after her widow mother found a second husband, she entrusted the girl's education to a Catholic school ruled by nuns.

Leblanc was expelled from the school four times, and every time that happened her grandmother bribed the nuns with big donations, so young Libertad was always readmitted.

Libertad Leblanc married movie producer Leonardo Barujel; her father-in-law adored her and had a lovely family home set up in Cordoba.

Libertad Leblanc was strongly resolute to become an artist against the familiar opposition and her former spouse's wishes, who expected that she would renew their married life after starving and practicing penance in a convent.

And, most important of all: Libertad Leblanc deliberately made it without a manager, and she would always manage her own career.

Libertad Leblanc described herself as an agnostic and an amateur gardener, and stated that having a clear conscience was paramount for her.

Libertad Leblanc was shown in a photo with two lines of artificial eyelashes and two wigs off simultaneously, with the result that she appeared on screen as a transvestite, of which she was deeply proud.

Libertad Leblanc was married and later divorced to producer Leonardo Barujel.