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Cecilia Roth | |
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Roth in 2014 | |
| Born | Cecilia Edith Rotenberg Gutkin (1956-08-08)8 August 1956 (age 69) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Cecilia Edith Rotenberg Gutkin (born 8 August 1956), known professionally asCecilia Roth (Spanish pronunciation:[seˈsiljarot]) is an Argentine actress. She is the winner of twoGoya Awards and aEuropean Film Award. She is known for being an "Almodóvar girl" and the "muse" ofFito Páez during the 1990s.
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Roth's father, Abrasha Rotenberg, is ofUkrainian Jewish origin, having moved in the 1930s toBuenos Aires, where he worked as a writer, editor, and journalist. Cecilia's mother, Dina Gutkin, known asDina Rot, a singer, was born inMendoza and spent her childhood inSantiago de Chile. Her brother,Argentine musicianAriel Rot, is a former member of the Spanish-Argentine supergroupLos Rodríguez and lives in Spain.
She began as an actress inArgentina, until 1976 when she fled themilitary dictatorship and moved to Spain. Roth has had great success in Spanish film since her first appearances inLas verdes praderas (The Green Meadows), byJosé Luis Garci;Arrebato (Rapture), byIván Zulueta; andLaberinto de pasiones (Labyrinth of Passion) byPedro Almodóvar. Her most prominent movies includeUn lugar en el mundo (A place in the world) andMartín (hache), both byAdolfo Aristarain. In 1980 she worked with Almodovar on "Pepi, Luci, Bom" and, later, in "All About My Mother", which earned Almodóvar his first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and “Pain and Glory”.[1]
She is also known for her leading role inTodo sobre mi madre (All about my mother), byAlmodóvar. Roth wonGoya Awards for Best Actress with both directors. Roth has also made noteworthy appearances in numerous television series, including the soap operasPor amor (For love), together withArnaldo André and Marita Ballesteros, andNueve lunas (Nine moons). She appeared in the mini-seriesLaura y Zoe together withSusú Pecoraro,Epitafios(Epitaphs) withJulio Chávez andLeonardo Sbaraglia, andTratame bien(Treat me nice) again with Chávez.
Roth was first married to Gonzalo Gil, then later married toArgentine singer-songwriterFito Páez for some years, with whom she adopted a child, Martín.Joaquin Sabina composed the song "Cecilia" for Roth and Páez.[2] In addition to her career in film and television, Roth has also worked in theater in Argentina, as well as in Spain. She is currently working, together withDarío Grandinetti, on thePhilippe Blasband play,Una relación pornográfica.
In 2020, Roth played the main role in the filmAlice, where she portrays Alicia Caloso, a dermatologist who commits suicide after developing an addiction to cosmetic procedures. The film, written by actorGuillermo Pfening, is based on Pfening's own mother and her mental health struggles with that problem.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | No toquen a la nena | Feature film debut | ||
1977 | Crecer de golpe [es] | |||
1978 | De fresa, limón y menta | Mariví | ||
1979 | El curso en que amamos a Kim Novak | Cristina | ||
| Las verdes praderas | Matilde | |||
| La familia bien, gracias [es] | Mónica | |||
| Cuentos eróticos | ||||
1980 | Arrebato | Ana Turner | ||
| Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the Heap) | ||||
1981 | Pepe, no me des tormento [es] | Bárbara | ||
| Best Seller | Claudia Mariscal / Diana Palmer | |||
| Trágala, perro [es] | ||||
1982 | Laberinto de pasiones (Labyrinth of Passion) | Sexilia | ||
1983 | Una pequeña movida | |||
| Entre tinieblas (Dark Habits) | Merche | |||
1984 | El señor Galíndez [es] | |||
| El jardín secreto [es] | ||||
| ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? (What Have I Done to Deserve This?) | ||||
1987 | The Stranger | Anita Wren | ||
1988 | Los amores de Kafka (The Loves of Kafka) | |||
1991 | Vivir mata [es] | |||
1992 | Un lugar en el mundo (A Place in the World) | Ana Dominici | ||
| Desencuentros | ||||
1997 | Martín (Hache) | Alicia | ||
| Cenizas del paraíso (Ashes of Paradise) | Beatriz Teller | |||
1999 | Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother) | Manuela | ||
| Segunda piel (Second Skin) | Eva | |||
2000 | Una noche con Sabrina Love | Sabrina Love | ||
2001 | Antigua vida mía (Antigua, My Life) | Violeta Dasinski | ||
| Vidas privadas (Private Lives) | Carmen Uranga | |||
2002 | Hable con ella (Talk to Her) | Cameo | ||
| Deseo (Desire) | Alina | |||
| Kamchatka | Madre | |||
2003 | La hija del caníbal (Lucía, Lucía) | Lucía | ||
2005 | Otros días vendrán (Other Days Will Come) | Alicia | ||
| Padre nuestro | Maite | |||
2006 | Sofacama [es] | Bernie | ||
2008 | El nido vacío (Empty Nest) | Martha | ||
2013 | Los amantes pasajeros (I'm So Excited) | Norma Boss | ||
| Matrimonio | Molly | |||
2016 | Migas de pan (Breadcrumbs) | Liliana Pereira | ||
2018 | El ángel (El Angel) | Aurora | ||
2019 | Dolor y gloria (Pain and Glory) | Zulema | ||
2020 | El prófugo (The Intruder) | Marta | ||
| Crímenes de familia (The Crimes That Bind) | Alicia | |||
2022 | Conversaciones sobre el odio (Conversations on Hatred) | Débora | ||
2024 | Culpa cero (No Guilt) | Carola |
| Year | Program | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–present | Atlántico sur | Narrator | Narration debut |
| Year | Production | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Disparatados en Varieté! | |
| 2006–2007 | Días contados | Oscar Martínez |
| 2010 | Amor, dolor y qué me pongo | Mercedes Moran |
| 2013–2014 | Una relación pornográfica | Javier Daulte |
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Best Actress | Martín (Hache) | Won |
| 2000 | All About My Mother | Won |
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Actress | All About My Mother | Won |
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Best Actress | Un lugar en el mundo | Won |
| 1998 | Martín (Hache) | Won | |
| 2001 | Una noche con Sabrina Love | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Antigua vida mía | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actress | Sofacama | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Actress | Todo sobre mi madre | Won |
| Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Platinum Konex Award: Best Film Actress of the decade 1991-2000 | Won |