1. Zulema Esther Gonzalez Borbon, better known as Zully Moreno, was an Argentine film actress, an iconic star during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema of the 1940s and 1950s.
17 Facts About Zully Moreno
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Zully Moreno appeared in more than 70 movies, earning best actress awards from the Argentine Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Spanish Cinema Writers Circle.
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Zully Moreno dreamed of becoming an actress, but went to work as a seamstress at a young age due to financial hardship, after her father's death when she was ten years old, followed by her elder brother's death when she was fourteen years old.
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Zully Moreno made many visits to the theaters in search of parts, and in 1938, answering a notice for extras, she was hired for a minor role in Candida, under the direction of Luis Bayon Herrera and starring Nini Marshall.
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Zully Moreno then had a string of films, including Bartolo tenia una flauta, Azahares rojos, De Mexico llego el amor and Orquesta de senoritas, in which she played minor roles.
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Zully Moreno's first starring role was in the film En el ultimo piso, which led to a role opposite Mirtha Legrand in Su hermana menor.
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Zully Moreno was launched to stardom with Stella, directed by Benito Perojo.
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Dios se lo pague was directed by Luis Cesar Amadori, who Moreno had married in 1947 and was one of the first foreign films ever nominated for an Academy Award.
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The film debuted on 16 March 1948 in Mar del Plata, at the inaugural Argentine Film Festival, and Zully Moreno won best actress from the Argentine Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Zully Moreno's marriage marked a change in the type roles that she played and her movement into diva status.
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Zully Moreno was directed by Mario Soffici in La gata and by Carlos Hugo Christensen in La trampa.
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Zully Moreno's husband directed her in Nacha Regules and Maria Montecristo and in Cosas de mujer, she was directed by Carlos Schlieper.
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Zully Moreno continued working in Spain, filming Madrugada with director Antonio Roman, for which she won the Circulo de Escritores Cinematograficos award for Best Actress.
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That same year, at the Film Festival San Sebastian, Zully Moreno received the award which typified her screen persona, with a certificate honoring her as most elegant actress.
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Zully Moreno married Luis Cesar Amadori in 1947 and they had one son, Luis.
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Zully Moreno died on 25 December, 1999 in Buenos Aires, a victim of Alzheimer's disease.
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Zully Moreno was buried in the Pantheon of Actors at Chacarita Cemetery.