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Virginia Luque

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Virginia Luque
Born
Violeta Mabel Domínguez

(1927-10-04)October 4, 1927
DiedJune 3, 2014(2014-06-03) (aged 86)
Occupation(s)actress, singer
Years active1943-1976

Virginia Luque (born Violeta Mabel Domínguez; 4 October 1927 – 3 June 2014) was an Argentine tango singer and film actress. She made nearly 20 appearances in tango films of Argentina between 1943 and 1976.[1]

Born in Buenos Aires, she began her career in film in 1943 in La guerra la gano yo, later appearing in Arriba el Telón o el Patio de la Morocha (1951). She starred alongside Arturo de Córdova in La Balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde, a 1949 Venezuelan–Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, which entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Death

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Virginia Luque died on 3 June 2014 from natural causes in her native Buenos Aires, aged 86.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Murió a los 86 años la actriz y cantante de tangos Virginia Luque" (in Spanish). DiarioUno.com.ar. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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