Imperio Argentina
actress, soundtrack
- Birth name:
- Maria Magdalena Nile del Río
- Born:
- 1910-12-26, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died:
- 2003-08-22, Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
- Professions:
- actress, soundtrack
Biography
Spanish actress. Parents: Antonio Nile (guitar player) and Rosario del Río. She was born during an artistic tournee of her parents in Argentina. She lived in Málaga till she the age of 12. There she studied dance. When she was 12 years old, she debuted in the comedy theatre of Buenos Aires with the help of Pastora Imperio who calls her Petite Imperio. That was her artistic name during the next years, when she had a great success in several countries in southAmerica. In 1926 she came back to Spain and adopted the artistic name of Imperio Argentina, singing in the main theaters of the country. The film director Florián Rey discovered her in the Romea theater in Madrid and then she played La hermana San Sulpicio (1927).
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