Moria Casán
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Moria Casán is an Argentine
actress, television host, producer, media personality and vedette
. Her Net worth estimated in $300 million. She is one of the most important women in Argentine show. She has a long career in cinema, theatre and television.
. Following in the footsteps of Argentine revue
diva Nélida Roca
, Moria Casán became a stage sex symbol and chorus girl. She started as a dancer but immediately acquired major roles due to her versatility, powerful voice and on-screen presence. She worked with outstanding revue actors during the 1970s, such as Adolfo Stray, Don Pelele, Pablo Barbieri, Juan Verdaguer, and José Marrone. She was the first revue girl to demand to leave sexual comments directed at her person off the stage, and to be placed at an equal level with a man. This significant change revolutionized the revue genre locally, and numerous prospective female stars took their cues from Casán in subsequent years.
Moria Casan was asked to express her opinion about a wide spectrum of topics in most of the country's leisure magazines. She became known for her musical shows and on television as a TV hostess and producer. She was the first to have the protagonist role in music halls on TV, both as dancer and actress. Most of her film career has been made up of picaresque comedies, acting with well-known comedians as Alberto Olmedo
, Jorge Porcel
, and her friend, Susana Giménez
. She married fellow actor Mario Castiglione in 1986, with whom she had a daughter, and, following an acrimonious divorce, remarried with Luis Vadalá.
Casán became among the most recognizable figures in Argentine television, and hosted numerous local variety show
s since Monumental Moria in 1989, including A la cama con Moria in the early 1990s (in which guests were interviewed in a suggestively ample, round bed), Amor y Moria (Love and Moria) in the late '90s, and her 2000 talk show, Entre Moria y Vos (Between Moria and You). She has also apperaed in the theatre, notably in Sebastián Moncada's Brujas (Witches), between 1991 and 1996. Casán run a much-publicized, though unsuccessful, 2005
campaign for a seat in Parliament on the Movimiento Federal de Centro, a new center-right party she created.
After many years in the entertainment industry, Moria evolved into a "show woman"a Latin American term for a woman who can actually perform, rather than being a mere sex symbolbased on her multi-faceted talent and a peculiar phrasing that became popular among people of all ages. Her later appearances included those in the popular sitcom, Doble vida, and in recurring seasons of Bailando por un Sueño (Dancing for a Dream), where she appeared between 2006 and 2008 as a contest judge. Remaining active in the theatre, in 2009 she performed in Une visite inopportune, by local playwright Copi
, and directed by the French dramatist Stéphan Druet. She has also established a restaurant and an actors' and dancing school, the Escuela de Arte Moria Casán.
Among the phrases she popularized are "si queres llorar, llorá" (if you want to cry, cry), "a-hora!" (right now!), "te lo pido por favor!" (I am asking you please!), "se colgaron de nuevo" (they're hung-up again), and more recently "what pass? quá pasa papi?" ('what pass,' what's happening daddy?) or "cuando fumo me siento una geisha" (when i smoke i feel like a geisha) among many, many others.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
actress, television host, producer, media personality and vedette
Vedette
The French military term vedette , also spelled vidette, migrated into English and other languages to refer to a mounted sentry or outpost, who has the function of bringing information, giving signals or warnings of danger, etc., to a main body of troops...
. Her Net worth estimated in $300 million. She is one of the most important women in Argentine show. She has a long career in cinema, theatre and television.
Career
Casán was born in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. Following in the footsteps of Argentine revue
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...
diva Nélida Roca
Nelida Roca
Nélida Roca , was one of the first showbusiness divas of Argentina.Born Nélida Mercedes Musso in Buenos Aires, her friends and colleagues fondly called her La Roca . From childhood, she sought to become a famous artist, but had to confront her parents' strong opposition to the idea...
, Moria Casán became a stage sex symbol and chorus girl. She started as a dancer but immediately acquired major roles due to her versatility, powerful voice and on-screen presence. She worked with outstanding revue actors during the 1970s, such as Adolfo Stray, Don Pelele, Pablo Barbieri, Juan Verdaguer, and José Marrone. She was the first revue girl to demand to leave sexual comments directed at her person off the stage, and to be placed at an equal level with a man. This significant change revolutionized the revue genre locally, and numerous prospective female stars took their cues from Casán in subsequent years.
Moria Casan was asked to express her opinion about a wide spectrum of topics in most of the country's leisure magazines. She became known for her musical shows and on television as a TV hostess and producer. She was the first to have the protagonist role in music halls on TV, both as dancer and actress. Most of her film career has been made up of picaresque comedies, acting with well-known comedians as Alberto Olmedo
Alberto Olmedo
Alberto Olmedo was an Argentine comedian and actor.Olmedo was born in Barrio Pichincha, Rosario, Santa Fe Province. In his teens, he was a gifted gymnast and an aspiring actor, who tried his luck with several amateur theater companies and enjoyed some local success.Olmedo moved to Buenos Aires in...
, Jorge Porcel
Jorge Porcel
Jorge Raúl Porcel de Peralta was a comedy actor and television host from Argentina. He was nicknamed El Gordo de América...
, and her friend, Susana Giménez
Susana Giménez
Susana Giménez, née María Susana Giménez Aubert is an Argentine actress, ex-vedette and television host....
. She married fellow actor Mario Castiglione in 1986, with whom she had a daughter, and, following an acrimonious divorce, remarried with Luis Vadalá.
Casán became among the most recognizable figures in Argentine television, and hosted numerous local variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
s since Monumental Moria in 1989, including A la cama con Moria in the early 1990s (in which guests were interviewed in a suggestively ample, round bed), Amor y Moria (Love and Moria) in the late '90s, and her 2000 talk show, Entre Moria y Vos (Between Moria and You). She has also apperaed in the theatre, notably in Sebastián Moncada's Brujas (Witches), between 1991 and 1996. Casán run a much-publicized, though unsuccessful, 2005
Argentine legislative election, 2005
Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday, 23 October 2005. For the purpose of these elections, each of the 23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires are considered electoral districts....
campaign for a seat in Parliament on the Movimiento Federal de Centro, a new center-right party she created.
After many years in the entertainment industry, Moria evolved into a "show woman"a Latin American term for a woman who can actually perform, rather than being a mere sex symbolbased on her multi-faceted talent and a peculiar phrasing that became popular among people of all ages. Her later appearances included those in the popular sitcom, Doble vida, and in recurring seasons of Bailando por un Sueño (Dancing for a Dream), where she appeared between 2006 and 2008 as a contest judge. Remaining active in the theatre, in 2009 she performed in Une visite inopportune, by local playwright Copi
Copi
Raúl Damonte Botana , better known by the nom de plume Copi , was an Argentine writer, cartoonist, and playwright who spent most of his career in Paris.-Biography:Damonte spent most of his youth in Montevideo...
, and directed by the French dramatist Stéphan Druet. She has also established a restaurant and an actors' and dancing school, the Escuela de Arte Moria Casán.
Among the phrases she popularized are "si queres llorar, llorá" (if you want to cry, cry), "a-hora!" (right now!), "te lo pido por favor!" (I am asking you please!), "se colgaron de nuevo" (they're hung-up again), and more recently "what pass? quá pasa papi?" ('what pass,' what's happening daddy?) or "cuando fumo me siento una geisha" (when i smoke i feel like a geisha) among many, many others.
Selected filmography
| Comedy films | ||
|---|---|---|
| Funes, un gran amor | 1993 | Funes, a great love |
| Brigada explosiva contra los ninjas | 1986 | Explosive brigade against the ninjas |
| Brigada explosiva | 1986 | Explosive brigade |
| El telo y la tele | 1985 | The hotel and the TV |
| Se acabó el curro | 1983 | The speculation ended |
| Un terceto peculiar | 1982 | A peculiar threesome |
| Amante para dos | 1981 | Lover for two |
| Las mujeres son cosa de guapos | 1981 | Women are a macho thing |
| Te rompo el rating | 1981 | I'll break your rating |
| A los cirujanos se les va la mano | 1980 | The surgeons are going too far |
| Los hijos de López | 1980 | López's Sons |
| Así no hay cama que aguante | 1980 | Bed so that no stamina |
| Expertos en Pinchazos Expertos en Pinchazos Expertos en Pinchazos is a 1979 Argentine sex comedy film directed by Hugo Sofovich.-Cast:*Alberto Olmedo ... Alberto*Jorge Porcel ... Jorge*Moria Casán ... Fabiana*Tincho Zabala ... Don Antonio*Jorge Martínez*Patricia Dal*Reina Reech... |
1979 | |
| Encuentros muy cercanos con señoras de cualquier tipo | 1978 | Close encounters with ladies of any kind |
| Con mi mujer no puedo | 1978 | With my wife I can’t |
| El gordo catástrofe | 1977 | The catastrophic fatso |
| Clínica con música | 1974 | A clinic with music |
| Los doctores las prefieren desnudas | 1973 | The doctors prefer them nude |
| Los caballeros de la cama redonda | 1973 | The gentlemen of the round bed |