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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 68)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation Actress
Years active 1976–present
Spouse(s)
  • Gonzalo Gil (divorced)
(m. 1999; div. 2003)
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Cecilia Edith Rotenberg Gutkin (born 8 August 1956), known professionally as Cecilia Roth (Spanish pronunciation: [seˈsilja rot]) is an Argentine actress. She is the winner of two Goya Awards and a European Film Award. She is known for being an "Almodóvar girl" and the "muse" of Fito Páez during the 1990s.

Life and career

Roth's father, Abrasha Rotenberg, is of Ukrainian Jewish origin, having moved in the 1930s to Buenos Aires, where he worked as a writer, editor, and journalist. Cecilia's mother, Dina Gutkin, known as Dina Rot, a singer, was born in Mendoza and spent her childhood in Santiago de Chile. Her brother, Argentine musician Ariel Rot, is a former member of the Spanish-Argentine supergroup Los Rodríguez and lives in Spain.

She began as an actress in Argentina, until 1976 when she fled the military dictatorship and moved to Spain. Roth has had great success in Spanish film since her first appearances in Las verdes praderas (The Green Meadows), by José Luis Garci; Arrebato (Rapture), by Iván Zulueta; and Laberinto de pasiones (Labyrinth of Passion) by Pedro Almodóvar. Her most prominent movies include Un lugar en el mundo (A place in the world) and Martín (hache), both by Adolfo 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”.

She is also known for her leading role in Todo sobre mi madre (All about my mother), by Almodóvar. Roth won Goya Awards for Best Actress with both directors. Roth has also made noteworthy appearances in numerous television series, including the soap operas Por amor (For love), together with Arnaldo André and Marita Ballesteros, and Nueve lunas (Nine moons). She appeared in the mini-series Laura y Zoe together with Susú Pecoraro, Epitafios (Epitaphs) with Julio Chávez and Leonardo Sbaraglia, and Tratame bien (Treat me nice) again with Chávez.

Roth was first married to Gonzalo Gil, then later married to Argentine singer-songwriter Fito Páez for some years, with whom she adopted a child, Martín. Joaquin Sabina composed the song "Cecilia" for Roth and Páez. In addition to her career in film and television, Roth has also worked in theater in Argentina, as well as in Spain. .....

Filmography

Film

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

Television

  • Epitafios (2004)
  • Luisa Sanfelice (2004, TV Movie)
  • Amas de casa desesperadas (2006)
  • Tratame bien (2009)
  • La mesías (2023)

Narration

Year Program Role Notes
2015–present Atlántico sur Narrator Narration debut

Theater

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 ... Javier Daulte

Awards and nominations

Goya Awards

Year Category Movie Result
1998 Best Actress Martín (Hache) Won
2000 All About My Mother Won

European Film Awards

Year Category Movie Result
1999 Best Actress All About My Mother Won

Cóndor de Plata Awards

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

Fotograma de Plata Awards

Year Category Movie Result
1999 Best Actress Todo sobre mi madre Won

Konex Awards

Year Category Result
2001 Platinum Konex Award: Best Film Actress of the decade 1991-2000 Won

Other awards

  • Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (2009)
  • Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva (2000) for Best Actress in Una noche con Sabrina Love.
  • Sant Jordi Award (1999) for Todo sobre mi madre .
  • Latin ACE Award (1997) for Martín (Hache).

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cecilia Roth para niños

  • Epitafios
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