Tita Merello

Acting

Tita Merello

Born — Died

1904-10-10 — 2002-12-24

Place of birth

San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Known for

Acting

Credits

38 titles

Tita Merello (born Laura Ana Merello) was a prominent Argentine film actress, tango dancer and singer of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. In her 6 decades in Argentine entertainment, at the time of her death, she had filmed over thirty movies, premiered twenty plays, had nine television appearances, completed three radio series and had had countless appearances in print media. She was one of the singers who emerged in the 1920s and created the female voices of tango. She is primarily remembered for the songs "Se dice de mí" and "La milonga y yo".

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 8 titles

1950s · 11 titles

Filomena Marturano poster
8.3

Filomena, a former prostitute in her 40s, tricks a wealthy shopkeeper to marry her and support her three children.

Filomena Marturano

1950

Arrabalera poster
6.5

Disenfranchised working-class woman leaves a bad man and finds a good one. Twenty years later...

Arrabalera

1950

The Islanders poster
6.8

Leandro and Carancha inhabit the islands located in the Parana delta. When their son brings home a girlfriend, her presence makes Carancha jealous and dramatic consequences ensue.

The Islanders

1951

Pasó en mi barrio poster
10.0

An italian man is unfairly imprisoned and his wife must work to maintain the family.

Pasó en mi barrio

1951

Love Never Dies poster
7.3

Three-episode film linked to each other by means of a medallion, where love is the engine that drives people to act the way they did.

Love Never Dies

1955

Para vestir santos poster
6.0

A humble woman breaks her relationship with her boyfriend and dedicates herself to taking care of her siblings, as they grow up she is left alone.

Para vestir santos

1955

No artwork available
9.0

A handsome newcomer in a village marries a local girl. A year or so later an abandoned baby is left on the couple's doorstep, a baby the man had with another woman. They decide to raise the kid along with the one they had together.

Guacho

1954

Dishonor poster
5.8

The woeful tale of a trained nurse falsely accused of murder and shipped off to prison for five years.

Dishonor

1952

La morocha poster
9.0

A prostitute persecuted by the police, receives the interested protection of a greedy merchant. He takes refuge in his house one night and meets his nephew, a sensitive boy who wants to be a musician.

La morocha

1958

Mercado de abasto poster
7.0

The action occurs in Abasto Market in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A grown up single woman marries a mafia man who promised her he would change. After they've married, his past come to ruin the wife's life.

Mercado de abasto

1955

Vivir un instante poster
6.0

A woman and a man are involved in trafficking.

Vivir un instante

1951

1940s · 6 titles

1930s · 5 titles

Behind the camera