Imperio Argentina(1910-2003)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Spanish actress. Parents: Antonio Nile (guitar player) and Rosario del
Río. She was born during an artistic tournee of her parents in
Argentina. She lived in Málaga till she the age of 12. There she
studied dance. When she was 12 years old, she debuted in the comedy
theatre of Buenos Aires with the help of Pastora Imperio who calls her
Petite Imperio. That was her artistic name during the next years, when
she had a great success in several countries in southAmerica. In 1926
she came back to Spain and adopted the artistic name of Imperio
Argentina, singing in the main theaters of the country. The film
director Florián Rey discovered her in the Romea theater in Madrid and then
she played La hermana San Sulpicio (1927).
