Elena Lucena

Acting

Elena Lucena

Born September 25, 1914 · Buenos Aires City, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died July 10, 2015 · aged 100

Elena Lucena (1914-2015) was an Argentinian actress, dancer and singer. She started her career as a singer on Argentine radio in the 1930s and became famous for the personification of her character Chimbela, who was later adapted for cinema, theater, and television. She appeared in multiple films in the 1940s, usually playing the comic-relief character.

Known For

Buscando a MónicaBuscando a Mónica · 1962
Buscando a Mónica
★ 7.01962
MovieComedy
A man has a street accident with his car in his way to Buenos Aires. While he waits for his car repairing, this business man learns that everybody in the little town where he's stuck seem to know about his wife Mónica. He knows little about her past, but the reactions of the townsfolk towards him range from laughing at his back to practically don't want him around. He won't leave the town until he could learn more about the secret past of his wife. But the former life of the young beautiful mother of his daughter involves a turbulent story.
ChimbelaChimbela · 1939
Chimbela
★ 9.01939
MovieDrama
A young woman protects and falls in love with a fugitive accused of murder.
Joven, viuda y estancieraJoven, viuda y estanciera · 1970
Joven, viuda y estanciera
★ 9.51970
MovieComedyRomance
The foreman of a ranch, secretly in love with the owner, tries to protect her from the gold diggers.
Millonarios a la fuerzaMillonarios a la fuerza · 1979
Millonarios a la fuerza
★ 9.01979
MovieComedy
Two men from the Chaco province win a fortune and travel to Buenos Aires.
La casa de Madame LulúLa casa de Madame Lulú · 1968
La casa de Madame Lulú
★ 7.71968
MovieComedy
In the 1930s a young revolutionary falls in love with a young woman of innocent appearance but who really works in a brothel.
La Casa del AmorLa Casa del Amor · 1973
La Casa del Amor
★ 10.01973
MovieDramaComedy
A house in Buenos Aires where the oldest profession in the world is in practice.
La rubia MireyaLa rubia Mireya · 1948
La rubia Mireya
★ 9.51948
MovieDramaMusic
The misadventures of a woman and her failed relationships. Everything is represented through the tango mythology.
La que no perdonóLa que no perdonó · 1938
La que no perdonó
★ 6.21938
MovieDrama
A mother takes her husband away from her daughter; the first falls into misery and this is forced to marry a man who does not love.

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