Alejandra Darín

Alejandra Gabriela Ángeles Darín (June 18, 1962 – January 15, 2025) was an Argentine actress and labor leader. From 2011 to 2025, she served as president of the .

Biography Alejandra Darín was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1962. She was of Lebanese and Italian ancestry (specifically from the Vigo di Cadore area), and her family was well connected in the world of theater. Her grandfather, the son of an Italian immigrant, was the owner of the Marconi theater. Both of her parents, and Roxana Darín, were actors, and her older brother is the well-known actor Ricardo Darín. Their parents separated when Alejandra was 3 years old, and they have another sibling from their father's subsequent relationship.

and Antonia Bengoechea, her two children with her partner, Álex Benn, also became actors.

Darín began acting professionally at age 9, appearing on the Canal 13 show La selva es mujer. Over an over 50-year career, she appeared in dozens of film, television, and stage productions, including the shows Poliladrón, 099 Central, Rincón de Luz, and Son amores.

She was also a labor leader, serving from 2011 until her death as president of the . She had first joined the union in 1973, and she led the organization during the passage of the Actor's Law, which gave actors access to Social Security retirement benefits. She was also active in the Latin American division of the International Federation of Actors.

Darín died in January 2025 at age 62, after a long illness.

Filmography

Film {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2002 | Samy y yo |Debora

|2005 |Un minuto de silencio |Amanda

|2006 |Oblivion |Viviana

|2009 |Ni dios, ni patrón, ni marido |Irene

Television {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Year !Title !Role |- |1972 |La selva es mujer |Lizzie |- |1973 |El hogar que yo robe |Emilia Aguilar Velarde |- |1975 |Dos hermanas |Alina |- |1977 |Flor de barro |Florencia Pérez Miguez (Niña) |- |rowspan=5|1982 |El mundo del espectáculo |Karen |- |Angelina |María Fernanda Piñeyro / Sara Ocampo |- |Un hombre como vos |Bárbara |- |Cenizas y Diamantes |Celeste Flores Caligaris |- |Las 24 Horas |Various |- |rowspan=2|1983 |Los días contados |Carolina Amaya |- |Vivan los novios |Lucía |- |rowspan=3|1984 | Dos vidas y un destino |Sofía |- |Amo y señor |María Jose |- |Nazarena |Nazarena Morales |- |rowspan=2|1985 |Por siempre tuyo |Graciela Elguero |- |Aquí la jungla |Virginia |- |1987 |Apuestas por amor |Julieta Montaño "La potra" |- |1988 |De carne somos |Victoria "Vicky" Ripoli |- |rowspan=3|1989 |La extraña dama |Susana Nicoli |- |Las comedias de Darío Vittori |Blanca / Popis |- |Así son los mios |Julia |- |1990 |Una voz en el teléfono |María Ines "Nene" Aguilar |- |1991 |Amor de pura sangre |Marina Farias de Díaz |- |rowspan=4|1992 |Alta comedia |Teresa |- |Teatro como en el teatro |Various |- |Primer amor |Isabel |- |Zona de riesgo |Gabriela |- |rowspan=2|1993 |María Sol |Marta Osorio |- |De carencia y decencia |Esperanza Medina |- |1994 |Sin condena |Laura / Mecha |- |1995 |Dulce Ana |Melisa / Olga |- |1996 |Amor sagrado |Marita Savedra |- |1997 |Poliladrón |Marta |- |2000 |Por ese palpitar |Laura Souto |- |2001 |Un mundo de sensaciones |Olga |- |rowspan=2|2002 |099 Central |Lucrecia |- |Son amores |Helena |- |2003 |Rincón de luz |María Julia "Majula" Del Solar Seoane |- |2005 |1/2 Falta |Laura Sobrado |- |2006 |Juanita la soltera |Martina Ivanoff |- |2007 |El hombre que volvió de la muerte |Helena |- |2010 |Alguien que me quiera |Clara Moreno |- |2011 |Tiempo de pensar |Antonia "Ep: La casa vacía" |- |2016 | La Leona |Esther Liberman

Theater

Scalabrini Ortiz Teresa Batista, cansada de guerra Las de Barranco Preludio de un beso Maradooo De carne somos Crimen y castigo Esquirlas El libro de Ruth

Pirandello, dos miradas El evangelio de Evita Un informe sobre la banalidad del amor Código de familia Papá querido Tierra del Fuego Queda lejos aún El hombre equivocado

References

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