Tita Merello
Date of birth: 1904-10-10
Place of birth: San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Laura Ana Merello
Biography
Tita Merello (born Laura Ana Merello) was a prominent Argentine film actress, tango dancer and singer of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. In her 6 decades in Argentine entertainment, at the time of her death, she had filmed over thirty movies, premiered twenty plays, had nine television appearances, completed three radio series and had had countless appearances in print media. She was one of the singers who emerged in the 1920s and created the female voices of tango. She is primarily remembered for the songs "Se dice de mí" and "La milonga y yo".
Movie Credits
El canto cuenta su historia
1976-08-27
A parade of musical paintings that includes fragments of Argentine films and a Proartel television p
Ídolos de Buenos Aires
1934-10-24
Different love stories that take place in a radio station.
Mercado de abasto
1955-02-03
The action occurs in Abasto Market in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A grown up single woman marries a maf
Amorina
1961-04-06
A woman feels abandoned by her husband and children.
¡Tango!
1933-04-26
¡Tango! follows a formula established by Carlos Gardel with films such as Luces de Buenos Aires (The
Cinco rostros de mujer
1947-02-26
"The great love of his life" happened five times; one of those women just wrote him a letter. Which
Ceniza al viento
1942-09-30
The story of different episodes that happen in each of the sections of a newspaper.
La morocha
1958-01-30
A prostitute persecuted by the police, receives the interested protection of a greedy merchant. He t
Love Never Dies
1955-08-11
Three-episode film linked to each other by means of a medallion, where love is the engine that drive
Dishonor
1952-01-15
The woeful tale of a trained nurse falsely accused of murder and shipped off to prison for five year
The Islanders
1951-03-20
Leandro and Carancha inhabit the islands located in the Parana delta. When their son brings home a g
Pasó en mi barrio
1951-06-08
An italian man is unfairly imprisoned and his wife must work to maintain the family.
Guacho
1954-01-20
A handsome newcomer in a village marries a local girl. A year or so later an abandoned baby is left
Vivir un instante
1951-05-03
A woman and a man are involved in trafficking.
Los evadidos
1964-05-14
Inmates in a prison plan a massive break. When they put their plan into action, however, they find t
Los hipócritas
1965-05-20
La madre María
1974-07-04
Based on the life of María Salomé Loredo, a figure famous for her healings and assistance to the poo
El andador
1967-08-24
A late pregnancy disrupts the routine of a mature marriage.
Noches de Buenos Aires
1935-03-27
Various love and crime stories take place in the context of a theater, between tango singers, musici
Arrabalera
1950-04-25
Disenfranchised working-class woman leaves a bad man and finds a good one. Twenty years later...
Así es el tango
1937-02-24
Two unfaithful husbands have to win their wives back while they take their revenge on them by going
Filomena Marturano
1950-01-20
Filomena, a former prostitute in her 40s, tricks a wealthy shopkeeper to marry her and support her t
La fuga
1937-07-28
Daniel, a smuggler is chased by a policeman. In his escape are helped by the messages that his lover
Para vestir santos
1955-08-04
A humble woman breaks her relationship with her boyfriend and dedicates herself to taking care of he
Las barras bravas
1985-08-15
A widowed mother cannot prevent her child from dying from an overdose.
Morir en su ley
1949-09-29
A policeman infiltrates a gang of criminals.
Esto es alegría
1967-03-09
Three stories where optimism triumphs: a television director finds a new mother for his children, an
Fears
1980-08-14
A plague ravages Buenos Aires. Those affected by it are executed on the spot; those who are healthy
Don Juan Tenorio
1949-02-17
A retired actor decides to donate his savings to his nephew and move to an old house, there he meets
La industria del matrimonio
1965-09-01
There are 3 stories about the intermediaries of marriage (the ads of magazines, seers and agencies):
Ritmo nuevo, vieja ola
1965-08-19
Movie divided in three episodes: a family mother becomes a successful singer; an Argentinian reporte
¡Viva la vida!
1969-10-02
A couple of screenwriters try to find a new idea for a movie.
P'al otro lado
1942-12-15
Desideria, a servant girl, dreams of traveling to Buenos Aires. Incredibly, Blas Pastrana, a relativ
Merello x Carreras
2015-04-01
A touching tribute to a fundamental figure of the Argentine show, which shows “Tita” in the intimacy
La historia del tango
1949-06-29
The director of a tango set is in love with the singer but she marries another man who eventually ab
Historias Breves II: ¡Ratas!
1996-01-01
A new neighbor arrives at the building with a strange suitcase. He doesn't receive visitors or talk
Al corazón
1996-06-06