Esther Oldham-Farfan
- Actress
Born Esther Farfán in 1948 in Bogotá, Colombia, she became Esther
Oldham in 1977 by marriage with
Andrew Loog Oldham, the English
producer of the Rolling Stones and father of her son Maximilian Oldham,
born in 1982.
She started as an art model in Colombia for Hernán Díaz, Abdu Eljaiek, Efraín Cárdenas y Fabio Serrano; was the cover girl for the oldest Colombian magazine, Cosmos, also in Elenco, and in Italy (CheVere), in Europe she did photo-novels (such as Corin Tellado, in Spain), and modeled for the greatest names of art and fashion (Vidal Sassoon, 'Ossie Clark' 8qv), Biba, Pierre Cardin).
In Amazons for Two Adventurers, Esther plays Fabiola, the Queen's Sister, and does the first full-frontal nude of Colombian cinema, opposite Jeff (Alberto Dell'Acqua). In other scenes, she also proves that the rumors among her male fans were right, that "she had the most beautiful tits of the 1970s" (Jota Mario Arbeláez, poet). After this film, she returned to modeling in London and Paris, then became a permanent member of the Actors Studio, in NYC. She took part in three New York productions acclaimed by the critics: La Casa de Bernarda Alba, Ondine, and The girl on the via Flaminia.
Her film stardom happened in European avant-garde circles, and then New York: _Dawnbrakers (1976 short)_, directed by Laurence Boulting - for which she was awarded Best Actress Revelation of the Salzburg Film Festival; La marge (1976), directed by Walerian Borowczyk and playing opposite star symbols Sylvia Kristel and Joe Dallesandro; _Esposos en vacaciones (1977)_ with Colombian director Gustavo Nieto Roa asking her for a second nude scene; _The Greek Tycoon (1978)_ with 'Anthony Quinn' and Jacqueline Bisset; _Cocaine Cowboys (1979)_ produced by 'Andy Wharol', who invites her to join The Fabric in NYC; and Hair (1979) the great musical by Milos Forman.
In 1984 she fixed her residence in Bogota and stood closer to her growing child. In 1989, having accepted Jorge Emilio Salazar's invitation, she was one of the stars and the wardrobe supervisor of a stage comedy, La Nona. It played to a full house at the Teatro Colsubsidio Roberto Ariaz Pérez. David Stivel asks her to do a number of stage productions for subsequent television broadcasts in Colombia and she participated in a number of TV shows with Jorge Alí Triana and Alí Humar. She also taught dramatic arts at the School of Ciencias y Artes Escénicas.
She started as an art model in Colombia for Hernán Díaz, Abdu Eljaiek, Efraín Cárdenas y Fabio Serrano; was the cover girl for the oldest Colombian magazine, Cosmos, also in Elenco, and in Italy (CheVere), in Europe she did photo-novels (such as Corin Tellado, in Spain), and modeled for the greatest names of art and fashion (Vidal Sassoon, 'Ossie Clark' 8qv), Biba, Pierre Cardin).
In Amazons for Two Adventurers, Esther plays Fabiola, the Queen's Sister, and does the first full-frontal nude of Colombian cinema, opposite Jeff (Alberto Dell'Acqua). In other scenes, she also proves that the rumors among her male fans were right, that "she had the most beautiful tits of the 1970s" (Jota Mario Arbeláez, poet). After this film, she returned to modeling in London and Paris, then became a permanent member of the Actors Studio, in NYC. She took part in three New York productions acclaimed by the critics: La Casa de Bernarda Alba, Ondine, and The girl on the via Flaminia.
Her film stardom happened in European avant-garde circles, and then New York: _Dawnbrakers (1976 short)_, directed by Laurence Boulting - for which she was awarded Best Actress Revelation of the Salzburg Film Festival; La marge (1976), directed by Walerian Borowczyk and playing opposite star symbols Sylvia Kristel and Joe Dallesandro; _Esposos en vacaciones (1977)_ with Colombian director Gustavo Nieto Roa asking her for a second nude scene; _The Greek Tycoon (1978)_ with 'Anthony Quinn' and Jacqueline Bisset; _Cocaine Cowboys (1979)_ produced by 'Andy Wharol', who invites her to join The Fabric in NYC; and Hair (1979) the great musical by Milos Forman.
In 1984 she fixed her residence in Bogota and stood closer to her growing child. In 1989, having accepted Jorge Emilio Salazar's invitation, she was one of the stars and the wardrobe supervisor of a stage comedy, La Nona. It played to a full house at the Teatro Colsubsidio Roberto Ariaz Pérez. David Stivel asks her to do a number of stage productions for subsequent television broadcasts in Colombia and she participated in a number of TV shows with Jorge Alí Triana and Alí Humar. She also taught dramatic arts at the School of Ciencias y Artes Escénicas.
