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Berta Riaza
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Berta Riaza Gómez
27 July 1927 |
| Died | 24 July 2022 (aged 95) Madrid, Spain
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–2003 |
Berta Riaza Gómez (27 July 1927 – 24 July 2022) was a Spanish actress. She starred in over 100 films and 60 stage productions during her near-60 year career.
Life
Born in Madrid, she began her career in 1947 on a stage play titled Historia de una casa.
In 1959, she made her movie debut with Diez fusiles esperan. Her best known movie roles include: Entre tinieblas (1983), Luces de bohemia (1985), El placer de matar (1988) and El Puzzle (2000).
Her career mainly was focused on movies and stage roles. However, she appeared in a few television shows with Televisión Española. In 1980, she starred as Doña Guillermina in the miniseries Fortunata y Jacinta.
In 2003, Riaza retired saying that the only roles she was getting were in unpopular stage plays.
Awards
- National Theater Prize (1992)
- Union of Actors Award for Best Secondary Theater Performance (1995)
- Union of Actors Lifetime Award (1997)
- Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (2007)
See also
In Spanish: Berta Riaza para niños
