Camila Porro Perissé | |
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Born | 1 January 1954
Mar del Plata,
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Died | 27 February 2024
Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 70)
Camila Porro Perissé (1 January 1954 – 27 February 2024) was an Argentine actress and showgirl. Argentine obituaries described her as "the most desired woman of the 80s" [1] and "an icon of the 80s and 90s". [2]
Born in Mar del Plata, at 7 Perissé moved to Buenos Aires, [1] and at young age she started studying dance, getting her diploma as a dance instructor at the age of 15. [1] [2] Orphan of both parents when she was 18, she moved to Europe where she worked as a saleswoman and a chef. [1] Returned to Argentina, she trained as an actress under Carlos Gandolfo, and she made her professional debut on stage in 1976. [1] [2]
Perissé had her breakout in 1981, playing the controversial play La señorita de Tacna by Mario Vargas Llosa, in which she performed a highly publicized full nude, [2] and being the vedette in Tato Bores' political humor television shows. [1] Since the mid-1980s she suffered various vicissitudes, including a long drug addiction and a financial fraud that caused her the loss of her home and most of her earnings. [1] In 1996, she and her companion moved to New York City, where they opened Cafetín, a bar specialized in juices and natural food. [1] In 2001, they moved to Spain and later to England, before making their return in Argentina in 2007. [1]
Perissé's last professional commitment was in 2018, in the play Los maestros. [2] She made her last public appearance in 2019, as a contestant in the television show ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?, in which she eventually won 180,000 pesos. [2] Her final years were difficult, with Perissé facing both financial issues and various health problems, particularly fibromyalgia and Alzheimer's disease. [2] [3] She died of pneumonia on 27 February 2024, at the age of 70. [2]
Camila Porro Perissé | |
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Born | 1 January 1954
Mar del Plata,
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Died | 27 February 2024
Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 70)
Camila Porro Perissé (1 January 1954 – 27 February 2024) was an Argentine actress and showgirl. Argentine obituaries described her as "the most desired woman of the 80s" [1] and "an icon of the 80s and 90s". [2]
Born in Mar del Plata, at 7 Perissé moved to Buenos Aires, [1] and at young age she started studying dance, getting her diploma as a dance instructor at the age of 15. [1] [2] Orphan of both parents when she was 18, she moved to Europe where she worked as a saleswoman and a chef. [1] Returned to Argentina, she trained as an actress under Carlos Gandolfo, and she made her professional debut on stage in 1976. [1] [2]
Perissé had her breakout in 1981, playing the controversial play La señorita de Tacna by Mario Vargas Llosa, in which she performed a highly publicized full nude, [2] and being the vedette in Tato Bores' political humor television shows. [1] Since the mid-1980s she suffered various vicissitudes, including a long drug addiction and a financial fraud that caused her the loss of her home and most of her earnings. [1] In 1996, she and her companion moved to New York City, where they opened Cafetín, a bar specialized in juices and natural food. [1] In 2001, they moved to Spain and later to England, before making their return in Argentina in 2007. [1]
Perissé's last professional commitment was in 2018, in the play Los maestros. [2] She made her last public appearance in 2019, as a contestant in the television show ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?, in which she eventually won 180,000 pesos. [2] Her final years were difficult, with Perissé facing both financial issues and various health problems, particularly fibromyalgia and Alzheimer's disease. [2] [3] She died of pneumonia on 27 February 2024, at the age of 70. [2]