Mariella Trejos Benítez (22 July 1948 – 27 August 2023) was a Colombian-Peruvian actress. She starred in movies, musicals, as well as in several Peruvian telenovelas, including Torbellino, Carmín, Simplemente María, Asi es la vida, and Al fondo hay sitio.
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| Born | 22 July 1948 Cali, Colombia |
| Died | 27 August 2023 (aged 75) Lima, Peru |
| Occupation | Actress |
With a career spanning more than fifty years,[1] the Ministry of Culture recognized her as a Meritorious Personality of Culture for her valuable contribution to the Peruvian theater.[2]
Career
editAfter completing her studies, Trejos began to look for artistic works. She moved to Bogotá, where she was living with her cousin, while searching for a role in a play. After a hectic period, she auditioned for an international Mexican comedy troupe and got in. In doing so, she got an opportunity to travel through some Latin American countries. However, due to problems and the delinquency of her own representative, her cast (including herself) was stranded in Buenos Aires, where she was eventually convinced to go live in Peru. She moved there permanently in 1964.
Initially, Trejos worked as a model for contests in humorous sketches, sharing the set with characters such as Tulio Loza; she was also an actress in radionovelas. In 1965, she was hired by Panamericana Televisión, for four years she moved in complementary roles in series with modest success. Then in 1969, Trejos landed one of the main characters in the channel's new proposal, Simplemente María, a resoundingly successful telenovela on the South American continent, which increased her celebrity status.[3]
In 1984, Trejos played a role of Violeta Ramos in telenovela Carmín. Three years later she participated in her second film, La fuga del Chacal, which was a box office success in Peru.[4]
Death
editTrejos died on 27 August 2023, at the age of 75.[5]
Selected filmography
edit- Simplemente María (1969)
- Without Compassion (1994)
- Todo sobre Camila (2002)
- Al fondo hay sitio (2011)
References
edit- ^ "Mariella Trejos, 50 años en la escena nacional". El Comercio Peru. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "El Ministerio de Cultura reconoce como Personalidad Meritoria de la Cultura a doña Mariella Trejos Benítez por su valioso aporte al teatro peruano" (PDF). Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Reconstructing the Story of Simplemente Maria - Arvind Singhal". Google Docs.
- ^ Medina, Miguel García (13 January 2017). "La fuga del chacal [Fotos]" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Mariella Trejos, recordada actriz de "Carmín" y "Al fondo hay sitio", falleció a los 75 años". El Comercio. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.