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Niní Marshall

Date of birth: 1903-05-31

Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Marina Esther Traverso, Niní Marshall 'Catita', Catita, Nini Marshall, Marina Esther Traveso, Cándida, Niní Marshall 'Cándida'

Niní Marshall

Biography

Niní Marshall, born Marina Esther Traveso, was an Argentine actress, screenwriter and comedian. She is well known for creating two emblematic satirical characters, Cándida and Catita, two archetypes of 20th century European immigration, with whom she participated in a large part of her films.

Movie Credits

Luna de miel en Río
3.8

Luna de miel en Río

1940-10-09

Catita goes with her husband to spend the honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro and on the trip they fall into

The novel of a poor young man
0

The novel of a poor young man

1968-04-11

A young man is forced for economic reasons to work as a ranch in the south of Argentina and there he

Santa Cándida
5

Santa Cándida

1945-05-10

A woman of high society dies, leaving a large part of her assets to her domestic worker, who must de

Buenos Aires canta
0

Buenos Aires canta

1947-06-03

La película de Niní
0

La película de Niní

2005-11-03

A portrait of the life of Niní Marshall, one of the greatest Argentine actresses and comedians. The

Una gallega en México
2.5

Una gallega en México

1949-12-31

The Galician Candida has a bakery in front of the butcher Robustito, who constantly berates although

Catita is a lady
0

Catita is a lady

1956-06-07

Catita patterns are separated and, momentarily, decide to leave the house in charge of it, dismissin

Escándalo en la familia
0

Escándalo en la familia

1967-04-13

A veteran popular singer comes to town with her daughter in order to achieve success in television.

Mi campeón
2.5

Mi campeón

1952-06-20

Catita is a simple and poor woman who dreams of that her son stands out on something important to he

Los enredos de una gallega
2.8

Los enredos de una gallega

1951-10-11

Cándida is a Galician who lives in Mexico and has been selling lottery tickets. Her dream is to buy

Una gallega baila mambo
2.8

Una gallega baila mambo

1951-05-18

Ladylike widow hires a roughneck neighbor to help her marry off her daughter and collect an inherita

Hay que educar a Niní
3.4

Hay que educar a Niní

1940-07-17

A young woman pretends to be the daughter of a financier and enters a rich girls' college, where she

La alegre casada
2.5

La alegre casada

1952-10-16

Housewife gets ticked off at her philandering hubby, falls under the influence of a cougarish rich w

Crazy Love
2.5

Crazy Love

1953-02-19

Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of "Locura de amor," about Queen Juana

Una gallega en La Habana
2.6

Una gallega en La Habana

1955-01-01

Cándida's boyfriend left her in Spain to go to work to Havana. After twenty years without news, she

Navidad de los pobres
5

Navidad de los pobres

1947-08-12

A woman finds herself in trouble from a single mother whose father has stolen her child and decides

Dios los cría
3

Dios los cría

1953-09-15

Mrs. Nínive Cánovas Cannesi (Marshall) comes back from a long tour visiting Europe and not even real

Marriage in Buenos Aires
3.4

Marriage in Buenos Aires

1940-01-01

When her boyfriends are tempted by attractive women who are only interested in their money, two frie

Vamos a soñar por el amor
5

Vamos a soñar por el amor

1971-04-22

Two women are River Plate Club fans, while their husbands are Boca Juniors fans. The males go out on

Mujeres que trabajan
4.1

Mujeres que trabajan

1938-07-05

A rich lady is suddenly in the street after her father's suicide and moves to a pension with many wo

Cándida
3.4

Cándida

1939-11-10

Cándida Villar is a clumsy Galician maid who speaks improperly, get a lot of troubles in all the con

Mujeres que bailan
0

Mujeres que bailan

1949-05-12

A woman dreams of being a great classical dancer and that the public cheers her on, which gives rise

Yo quiero ser bataclana
3.1

Yo quiero ser bataclana

1941-04-30

Catita intercedes when a producer courts a chorus girl who is director's girlfriend.

Carmen
5

Carmen

1943-10-26

A woman faints during an opera performance and dreams that she is the protagonist and when she is ab

The Headless Woman
0

The Headless Woman

1947-04-04

A gypsy performer and friend flee the circus troop they work for and find an old house to take refug

Cándida millonaria
3.5

Cándida millonaria

1941-09-17

Servant in a wealthy household and her employer unexpectedly get all romantical together. His daught

Cándida, la mujer del año
0

Cándida, la mujer del año

1943-02-23

After being decorated for a meritorious act, Cándida finds herself involved in the activities of som

Porteña de corazón
3

Porteña de corazón

1948-04-09

Young doctor falls in love with a nurse, but his parents insist he marry someone from his own econom

The Little Liar
0

The Little Liar

1942-06-12

Dizzy secretary with a knack for embroidering the truth is identified as the heiress of a big myster

Los celos de Cándida
0

Los celos de Cándida

1940-06-05

Cándida and Jesús decide to purchase a Bed and Breakfast in Buenos Aires. But in the hostel already

Madame Sans-Gêne
0

Madame Sans-Gêne

1945-03-15

In Napoleonic times, a passionate Parisian washerwoman becomes Duchess of Dantzig and almost Queen o

¡Qué linda es mi familia!
2.5

¡Qué linda es mi familia!

1980-07-17

A rebel son decides not to follow in his father's footsteps in order to follow his own dreams of fam

Ya tiene comisario el pueblo
0

Ya tiene comisario el pueblo

1967-07-13

Yo no soy la Mata-Hari
0

Yo no soy la Mata-Hari

1950-08-21

After the execution of the spy Mata-Hari, the secret service takes the opportunity to arrest some of

Orquesta de señoritas
0

Orquesta de señoritas

1941-05-21

A young woman, member of an orchestra of young ladies, is mistaken for the eccentric conductor and c

Mosquita muerta
0

Mosquita muerta

1946-04-23

In an all-girls boarding school, one of the students resists the will of her uncles to marry her off

Divorce in Montevideo
3.8

Divorce in Montevideo

1939-01-10

In order to get rid of his exgirlfriend, a rich boy marries a manicurist, agreeing to divorce months

Cleopatra era Cándida
5

Cleopatra era Cándida

1964-04-23

Cándida marries a widowed millionaire. She is in full exercise of being the housewife, when her husb