Amelia Bence
Argentine film actress
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Amelia Bence was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema . Born to Belarusian Jewish immigrants, Bence began her career at a young age, studying with Alfonsina Storni at the Lavardén Children's Theater and with Mecha Quintana at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música y Declamación . She made her film debut in 1933, in only the second sound film of Argentina, Dancing, by Luis Moglia Barth. Bence's acting in La guerra gaucha , one of the most important films in the history of Argentine cinema, gave her recognition and earned her leading role offers. She starred in films such as Los ojos más lindos del mundo , Todo un hombre, Camino del infierno , A sangre fría , La otra y yo and Danza del fuego , garnering the Best Actress award from the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences for Todo un hombre, A sangre fría and Danza del fuego. Bence also won the Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for Lauracha , and her work was acknowledged with awards in Spain, Cuba, and the United States throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
