Tita Merello

Born: 1904-10-10

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".


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Pasó en mi barrio

as Dominga
Released: 1951-06-08

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

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Cinco rostros de mujer

as Margot
Released: 1947-02-26

"The great love of his life" happened five times; one of those women just wrote him a letter....

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Mercado de abasto

as Paulina
Released: 1955-02-03

The action occurs in Abasto Market in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A grown up single woman marries a...

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Esto es alegría

as Tita
Released: 1967-03-09

Three stories where optimism triumphs: a television director finds a new mother for his...

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Amorina

as Amorina
Released: 1961-04-06

A woman feels abandoned by her husband and children.

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¡Tango!

as Tita
Released: 1933-04-26

¡Tango! follows a formula established by Carlos Gardel with films such as Luces de Buenos Aires...

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Morir en su ley

as Laura Moreno
Released: 1949-09-29

A policeman infiltrates a gang of criminals.

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La madre María

as uncredited
Released: 1974-07-04

Based on the life of María Salomé Loredo, a figure famous for her healings and assistance to the...

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¡Viva la vida!

as Luciana
Released: 1969-10-02

A couple of screenwriters try to find a new idea for a movie.

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Para vestir santos

as Martina Brizuela
Released: 1955-08-04

A humble woman breaks her relationship with her boyfriend and dedicates herself to taking care...

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Noches de Buenos Aires

as Dora
Released: 1935-03-27

Various love and crime stories take place in the context of a theater, between tango singers,...

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La historia del tango

as Ella misma
Released: 1949-06-29

The director of a tango set is in love with the singer but she marries another man who...

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La fuga

as Cora Moreno
Released: 1937-07-28

Daniel, a smuggler is chased by a policeman. In his escape are helped by the messages that his...

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Las barras bravas

as Tita
Released: 1985-08-15

A widowed mother cannot prevent her child from dying from an overdose.

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El canto cuenta su historia

as Self
Released: 1976-08-27

A parade of musical paintings that includes fragments of Argentine films and a Proartel...

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Merello x Carreras

as uncredited
Released: 2015-04-01

A touching tribute to a fundamental figure of the Argentine show, which shows “Tita” in the...

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Filomena Marturano

as Filomena Marturano
Released: 1950-01-20

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

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Arrabalera

as Felisa Roverano
Released: 1950-04-25

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

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Don Juan Tenorio

as Brígida
Released: 1949-02-17

A retired actor decides to donate his savings to his nephew and move to an old house, there he...

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Los evadidos

as Rosa
Released: 1964-05-14

Inmates in a prison plan a massive break. When they put their plan into action, however, they...

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The Islanders

as Carancha
Released: 1951-03-20

Leandro and Carancha inhabit the islands located in the Parana delta. When their son brings home...

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Ritmo nuevo, vieja ola

as Margot
Released: 1965-08-19

Movie divided in three episodes: a family mother becomes a successful singer; an Argentinian...

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Love Never Dies

as uncredited
Released: 1955-08-11

Three-episode film linked to each other by means of a medallion, where love is the engine that...

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Así es el tango

as Tita
Released: 1937-02-24

Two unfaithful husbands have to win their wives back while they take their revenge on them by...

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Vivir un instante

as Julia
Released: 1951-05-03

A woman and a man are involved in trafficking.

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El andador

as uncredited
Released: 1967-08-24

A late pregnancy disrupts the routine of a mature marriage.

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Dishonor

as Isabel
Released: 1952-01-15

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

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Fears

as uncredited
Released: 1980-08-14

A plague ravages Buenos Aires. Those affected by it are executed on the spot; those who are...

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Ídolos de Buenos Aires

as uncredited
Released: 1934-10-24

Different love stories that take place in a radio station.

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La morocha

as Mecha Gutiérrez
Released: 1958-01-30

A prostitute persecuted by the police, receives the interested protection of a greedy merchant....

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P'al otro lado

as uncredited
Released: 1942-12-15

Desideria, a servant girl, dreams of traveling to Buenos Aires. Incredibly, Blas Pastrana, a...

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