Camila Perissé
Argentine actress (1954–2024)
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Camila Porro Perissé (1 January 1954 – 27 February 2024) was an Argentine actress and showgirl. Argentine obituaries described her as "the most desired woman of the 80s"[1] and "an icon of the 80s and 90s".[2]
Camila Porro Perissé | |
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Perissé in 1981 | |
| Born | 1 January 1954 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Died | 27 February 2024 (aged 70) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Life and career
Born in Mar del Plata, at 7 Perissé moved to Buenos Aires,[1] and at young age she started studying dance, getting her diploma as a dance instructor at the age of 15.[1][2] Orphan of both parents when she was 18, she moved to Europe where she worked as a saleswoman and a chef.[1] Returned to Argentina, she trained as an actress under Carlos Gandolfo, and she made her professional debut on stage in 1976.[1][2]
Perissé had her breakout in 1981, playing the controversial play La señorita de Tacna by Mario Vargas Llosa, in which she performed a highly publicized full nude,[2] and being the vedette in Tato Bores' political humor television shows.[1] Since the mid-1980s she suffered various vicissitudes, including a long drug addiction and a financial fraud that caused her the loss of her home and most of her earnings.[1] In 1996, she and her companion moved to New York City, where they opened Cafetín, a bar specialized in juices and natural food.[1] In 2001, they moved to Spain and later to England, before making their return in Argentina in 2007.[1]
Perissé's last professional commitment was in 2018, in the play Los maestros.[2] She made her last public appearance in 2019, as a contestant in the television show ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?, in which she eventually won 180,000 pesos.[2] Her final years were difficult, with Perissé facing both financial issues and various health problems, particularly fibromyalgia and Alzheimer's disease.[2][3] She died of pneumonia on 27 February 2024, at the age of 70.[2]
