María de la Concepción Núñez Garrido (1943 – 26 June 2009) was a Spanish actress.[1]

Conchita Núñez
Born
María de la Concepción Núñez Garrido

1943 (1943)
Died26 June 2009(2009-06-26) (aged 65–66)
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress

Biography

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Conchita Núñez began her career on the radio in the 1950s, and in the early 1960s she switched to acting. She participated in variety shows, including Señorío del cante with El Príncipe Gitano and Pepe da Rosa [es] (1964).[2] She demonstrated her talent for singing in plays such as Eloísa está debajo de un almendro [es] by Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1963),[3] Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn (1968),[4] La sopera [es] by Robert Lamoreux (1972), and several works by Alfonso Paso: Educando a un idiota (1965),[5] Una monja (1968), Nerón-Paso [es] (1969), El armario [es] (1969),[6] and Tú me acostumbraste [es] (1970).[7]

She made a dozen films, including Valiente by Luis Marquina (1964), Proceso a la conciencia by Agustín Navarro (1964), and Las cicatrices by Pedro Lazaga (1967).

Despite this body of work, the Spanish public recognizes her less for her face than for her voice. She worked in dubbing in the 1960s, and began to do so exclusively in 1973, devoting more than 40 years (until a few months before her death) to this facet of film and television performance. She voiced famous cartoon characters like Pedro the goatherd in Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974),[1] Concetta in Marco, de los Apeninos a los Andes [es] (1976), Pedrito in Once Upon a Time... Man (1978), Kira in Once Upon a Time... Space (1982), and Tom Sawyer in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980). She also dubbed, among hundreds of others, the actresses Carole André (Mariana) on Sandokan (1976), Linda Evans (Krystle Carrington) on Dynasty (1982), Victoria Principal (Pamela Ewing) on Dallas (1989), and Joanna Cassidy (Margaret Chenowith) on Six Feet Under (2004).

She died on 26 June 2009 from a long illness.[8]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1962 Bahía de Palma
1963 Los Guerrilleros Amiga de Teresa
1963 La pandilla de los once
1964 Valiente María Consuelo Alcalá
1964 Proceso a la conciencia
1965 Hands of a Gunfighter Margaret Dixon
1966 Jugando a morir Lena
1967 Las cicatrices Reyes Benjumea
1967 Aventura en el laboratorio Clara
1969 Educando a una idiota Lola Vargas
1970 Los extremeños se tocan Marquesa de Fuenterría
1972 La fille de Dracula Margot Uncredited

References

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  1. ^ a b Perez, Angel (1975). "La voz de Heidi tiene veintinueve años" [The Voice of Heidi is 29]. Revista Lecturas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Presentación del espectáculo 'Señorío del cante' en San Fernando" [Presentation of the Show 'Señorío del cante' in San Fernanco]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 October 1964. p. 65. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Jardiel Poncela, maestro de humoristas" [Jardiel Poncela, Teacher of Humorists]. ABC (in Spanish). 3 July 1963. p. 66. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Reaparición de Isabel Garcés en el Marquina" [Reappearance of Isabel Garcés at the Marquina]. ABC (in Spanish). 20 October 1968. p. 87. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. ^ "El viernes, inauguración del teatro Arniches" [On Friday, Inauguration of the Arniches Theater]. ABC (in Spanish). 15 September 1965. p. 65. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. ^ "'El armario', de Alfonso Paso, en el Arniches". ABC (in Spanish). 9 April 1969. p. 81. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  7. ^ "'Tú me acostumbraste', de Alfonso Paso, en el Arniches". ABC (in Spanish). 17 January 1970. p. 69. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Ha fallecido Conchita Núñez". Adoma (in Spanish). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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