Niní Marshall

Born: 1903-05-31

Niní Marshall, born Marina Esther Traveso, was an Argentine actress, screenwriter and comedian. She is well known for creating two emblematic satirical characters, Cándida and Catita, two archetypes of 20th century European immigration, with whom she participated in a large part of her films.


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Ya tiene comisario el pueblo

as Doña Sofocación
Released: 1967-07-13

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Una gallega baila mambo

as uncredited
Released: 1951-05-18

Ladylike widow hires a roughneck neighbor to help her marry off her daughter and collect an...

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Mosquita muerta

as Dionisia / Madmoiselle Mosquita
Released: 1946-04-23

In an all-girls boarding school, one of the students resists the will of her uncles to marry her...

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Cándida millonaria

as Cándida
Released: 1941-09-17

Servant in a wealthy household and her employer unexpectedly get all romantical together. His...

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The novel of a poor young man

as Carolina
Released: 1968-04-11

A young man is forced for economic reasons to work as a ranch in the south of Argentina and...

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Dios los cría

as Nínive Canovas Canesi
Released: 1953-09-15

Mrs. Nínive Cánovas Cannesi (Marshall) comes back from a long tour visiting Europe and not even...

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Los enredos de una gallega

as Cándida
Released: 1951-10-11

Cándida is a Galician who lives in Mexico and has been selling lottery tickets. Her dream is to...

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Yo no soy la Mata-Hari

as Niní / agenteX25 / Carmiña / Surabaya
Released: 1950-08-21

After the execution of the spy Mata-Hari, the secret service takes the opportunity to arrest...

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Crazy Love

as Juana / Juana La Loca / Catalina
Released: 1953-02-19

Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of "Locura de amor," about Queen...

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Mi campeón

as Doña Lupe; Cándida (as Nini Marshal)
Released: 1952-06-20

Catita is a simple and poor woman who dreams of that her son stands out on something important...

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Una gallega en La Habana

as Cándida
Released: 1955-01-01

Cándida's boyfriend left her in Spain to go to work to Havana. After twenty years without news,...

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Cleopatra era Cándida

as Cleopatra García Pérez / Cándida
Released: 1964-04-23

Cándida marries a widowed millionaire. She is in full exercise of being the housewife, when her...

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Cándida, la mujer del año

as Cándida Loueiro Ramallada
Released: 1943-02-23

After being decorated for a meritorious act, Cándida finds herself involved in the activities of...

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Cándida

as Cándida
Released: 1939-11-10

Cándida Villar is a clumsy Galician maid who speaks improperly, get a lot of troubles in all the...

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Los celos de Cándida

as uncredited
Released: 1940-06-05

Cándida and Jesús decide to purchase a Bed and Breakfast in Buenos Aires. But in the hostel...

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Porteña de corazón

as uncredited
Released: 1948-04-09

Young doctor falls in love with a nurse, but his parents insist he marry someone from his own...

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Mujeres que trabajan

as Catita
Released: 1938-07-05

A rich lady is suddenly in the street after her father's suicide and moves to a pension with...

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Madame Sans-Gêne

as Catalina, duquesa de Dancing, "Madame Sans Gene"
Released: 1945-03-15

In Napoleonic times, a passionate Parisian washerwoman becomes Duchess of Dantzig and almost...

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Santa Cándida

as Cándida Lourelio Ramayaga
Released: 1945-05-10

A woman of high society dies, leaving a large part of her assets to her domestic worker, who...

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¡Qué linda es mi familia!

as Rosita
Released: 1980-07-17

A rebel son decides not to follow his father steps to follow his dreams of fame and popularity.

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Escándalo en la familia

as Loli
Released: 1967-04-13

A veteran popular singer comes to town with her daughter in order to achieve success in...

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Catita is a lady

as Catita
Released: 1956-06-07

Catita patterns are separated and, momentarily, decide to leave the house in charge of it,...

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The Headless Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1947-04-04

A gypsy performer and friend flee the circus troop they work for and find an old house to take...

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Una gallega en México

as uncredited
Released: 1949-12-31

The Galician Candida has a bakery in front of the butcher Robustito, who constantly berates...

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Carmen

as Carmen
Released: 1943-10-26

A woman faints during an opera performance and dreams that she is the protagonist and when she...

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Vamos a soñar por el amor

as Ana
Released: 1971-04-22

A 1971 film.

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Yo quiero ser bataclana

as Catita
Released: 1941-04-30

Catita intercedes when a producer courts a chorus girl who is director's girlfriend.

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Marriage in Buenos Aires

as Catita
Released: 1940-01-01

When her boyfriends are tempted by attractive women who are only interested in their money, two...

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La alegre casada

as uncredited
Released: 1952-10-16

Housewife gets ticked off at her philandering hubby, falls under the influence of a cougarish...

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Hay que educar a Niní

as Niní
Released: 1940-07-17

A young woman pretends to be the daughter of a financier and enters a rich girls' college, where...

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Mujeres que bailan

as Catita
Released: 1949-05-12

A woman dreams of being a great classical dancer and that the public cheers her on, which gives...

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Orquesta de señoritas

as Nina / Giovannina
Released: 1941-05-21

A young woman, member of an orchestra of young ladies, is mistaken for the eccentric conductor...

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Divorce in Montevideo

as Catita
Released: 1939-01-10

In order to get rid of his exgirlfriend, a rich boy marries a manicurist, agreeing to divorce...

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La mentirosa

as Niní
Released: 1942-06-12

Dizzy secretary with a knack for embroidering the truth is identified as the heiress of a big...

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La película de Niní

as uncredited
Released: 2005-11-03

A portrait of the life of Niní Marshall, one of the greatest Argentine actresses and comedians....

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Luna de miel en Río

as Catita
Released: 1940-10-09

Catita goes with her husband to spend the honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro and on the trip they fall...

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Navidad de los pobres

as uncredited
Released: 1947-08-12

A woman finds herself in trouble from a single mother whose father has stolen her child and...

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