Bélgica Castro

Chilean actor (1921–2020)

Bélgica Castro Sierra (6 March 1921 – 6 March 2020) was a Chilean actress. She appeared in over 100 plays, and on screen. Her movie credits include Little White Dove (1973), Days in the Country (2004), The Good Life (2008) and Old Cats (2011). In 1995, she was awarded the National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts.

Bélgica Castro
Castro in 2009
Born
Bélgica Castro Sierra

(1921-03-06)6 March 1921
Died6 March 2020(2020-03-06) (aged 99)
NationalityChilean
OccupationActress
Years active1933–2020
Spouses
  • Domingo Tessier [es] (divorced)
(m. 1961; died 2020)
ChildrenLeonardo Mihovilovic
Awards

Castro was born in Concepción. She married playwright Alejandro Sieveking in 1961. On 6 March 2020, Castro died in Santiago on her 99th birthday from dementia-related problems.[1] Her husband had died the day before.[2]

References

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  1. "Muere la actriz Bélgica Castro a los 99 años". La Tercera (in Spanish). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Muere el dramaturgo Alejandro Sieveking a los 85 años". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

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