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Isabel Sarli
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Isabel Sarli, born Hilda Isabel Gorrindo Sarli on July 9, 1929, in Concordia, Argentina, was an Argentine actor and model. She competed in and won the Miss Argentina title. Her professional work began in 1959, and she was fluent in Spanish. Sarli was also known by the pseudonym Coca.
She was the spouse and unmarried partner of Armando Bó. The couple had two children. Sarli died on June 25, 2019, in Buenos Aires due to cardiac arrest, which is classified as natural causes.
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Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Hilda Isabel Gorrindo Sarli, nicknamed Coca, (9 July 1935 - 25 June 2019) was a retired Argentine actress and glamour model, known for starring in several sexploitation films by Armando Bó, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. She began her career as a model and beauty queen, becoming Miss Argentina and reaching the semi-finalis of Miss Universe 1955. She was discovered by Bó in 1956 and made her…
Known for
- Danube — Self - Actress (voice) (archive footage)2021
- Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary — Self - Actress2019
- The Endless Film — Material de archivo ("El último amor en Tierra del Fuego")2018
- Mis días con Gloria — Gloria2010
- Arroz con leche2009
- Flesh on Flesh — Herself2008
- The Lady Is Back1996
- The Children of the War — Self1984
- The Insatiable Widow — Carmen / Wife1984
- A Madcap Widow — Flor Tetis Soutién de Mangiabróccoli1980
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Key facts
- Born
- Hilda Isabel Gorrindo Sarli , ( 1929-07-09 ) 9 July 1929 , Concordia, Entre Ríos , Argentina
- Died
- 25 June 2019 (2019-06-25) (aged 89), Buenos Aires , Argentina
- Occupations
- Actress model
- Years active
- 1954–1980, 1996–2009
- Known for
- Starring in several cult films directed by Armando Bó , being a sexploitation film icon
- Notable work
- Thunder Among the Leaves The Female: Seventy Times Seven Carne Fuego Fiebre
- Spouse
- Ralph Heinlein ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1954 )
- Partner
- Armando Bó (1956–1981, his death)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Isabel
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Place of birth
- Concordia
- Place of death
- Buenos Aires
- Spouse
- Armando Bó
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Image
- Retrato de Isabel Sarli.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Isabel Sarli
- date of birth
- 1929-07-09
- date of death
- 2019-06-25
- name in native language
- Isabel Sarli
- birth name
- Hilda Isabel Gorrindo Sarli
- pseudonym
- Coca
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- unmarried partner
- Armando Bó
- competition won
- Miss Argentina
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Hilda Isabel Gorrindo Sarli ( Spanish: [isaˈβel ˈsaɾli]; 9 July 1929 – 25 June 2019), nicknamed Coca, was an Argentine actress. She was known for starring in several sexploitation films by Armando Bó, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. She began her career as a model, becoming Miss Argentina and reaching the semi-finals of Miss Universe 1955. She was discovered by Bó in 1956 and made her acting debut the following year with Thunder Among the Leaves, in which a controversial nude scene featuring Sarli made it the first film to feature full frontal nudity in Argentine cinema.
As the muse and protagonist of Bó's films, Sarli became the quintessential sex symbol of her country and a popular figure worldwide. After Bó's death in 1981, Sarli virtually retired from acting until the 1990s, when she appeared in a handful of film roles and TV cameos before her death in 2019. Since the year 2000 and onwards, her films have been revalued for their camp and kitsch content and are recognised as cult classics, while Sarli has established herself as a pop icon.
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