Nilda Elvira Vattuone, better known by her stage name Nelly Omar, was an Argentine actress and singer during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema.
10 Facts About Nelly Omar
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Nelly Omar was blacklisted after the ouster of Juan Peron for having sung his anthem, Soy La Descamisada and did not work again until the 1970s.
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Nelly Omar's father died while she was quite young and the family moved to Buenos Aires, for better work prospects.
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Nelly Omar had a clear voice with firm phrasing and reached the height of her fame in the 1940s and 1950s.
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In 1946, Nelly Omar recorded her first album, accompanied by Francisco Canaro's orchestra, on the Odeon label.
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Nelly Omar retired from singing upon her return until her comeback in 1972.
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In 1945, Nelly Omar sang an anthem, a milonga, Soy La Descamisada, which was created for the political campaign of Juan Peron.
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Nelly Omar wholeheartedly supported Peron and when he was ousted in 1955, she was blacklisted from the entertainment industry for 17 years.
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Nelly Omar made only three films prior to 1955, including Canto de amor, directed by Julio Irigoyen, which starred the singer Carlos Vivan.
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Nelly Omar died of cardiac arrest on 20 December 2013, aged 102, at the Hospital Universitario CEMIC in her native Buenos Aires.