Bad news for the world of culture. The actress Silvia Tortosa has died at the age of 77, as stated this Saturday by the Union of Actors and Actresses. The performer, one of the most recognized in our country in the 70s, debuted at the age of fifteen in the world of theater with the role of Dorita in The Wizard of Oz and in the cinema at the age of nineteen, in the film The Last Saturday , by Pedro Balañá.
“The actress had a long professional career in film, theater and television. From the Union, our most sincere condolences,” the organization wrote on its profile on the social network X this Saturday morning. At the moment, the causes of her death are unknown, so we will have to wait to find out more details about the fate of the Catalan actress, born in Barcelona on March 8, 1947.
Widely versatile, Silvia, known as ‘the muse of uncovering’, played her role as an actress, but also made her first steps in the world of music, direction and even as a presenter. She appeared for the first time before the TVE cameras in the late 60s, where she participated in several eminently commercial films. She highlights Panic on the Trans-Siberian Railway, a daring Spanish production with an international cast led by Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas.
Other titles from his career are Asignatura pending by José Luis Garci, Tobi by Antonio Mercero and The Girl from the Red Mill. In the 80s, Silvia Tortosa’s presence in cinema began to decrease, in favor of theater and television. In the cinema, she highlighted her presence in the works Los de la mesa 10, Too many forbidden things, Do you have a plan? or The adefesio, among others.
On the other hand, the great popularity of the actress is also due to her presence on television. At the end of the 60s, she began to gain notoriety, and was one of the presenters of the musical program Aplauso and participated in successful series such as Curro Jiménez, La Huerta del Crime, Hostal Royal Manzanares or Farmacia de Guardia, among others. Among her latest works, the role of Carmen Cervera in a miniseries broadcast by Telecinco in 2011 stands out.
Since that same year, Silvia presented her own online television program, titled At home with you, in which she gave advice for home and kitchen decoration, among other things. As for the world of music, in the 70s she made a foray and recorded two songs. In 1996 the album La Pulga: Silvia Tortosa – Una Historia de Cuplés Picantes was released. On the other hand, she also worked as a film director. In 1988 she directed Muñequitas lindas. In 2007 she also published her own memoir, My Hidden Life. Multifaceted like herself, she leaves a hole in the hearts of thousands and thousands of viewers.
