Marta Romero
Born: 1927-03-08 in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: 2013-05-31
Known For: Acting
Biography
Marta Romero (February 17, 1928 - May 31, 2013) was a Puerto Rican actress and singer, considered one of the pioneers in Puerto Rican television. In cinema she is known for her participation in films such as Ayer amargo (1959) Amor perdóname (1968) and El señor doctor (1965). Romero retired from the art world in 1976, to enter the Evangelical Church Defenders of the Faith. At the time of his death, she had lived for seven years in a charity home as a result of the death of her husband, Elías Najul Bez, and being suffering from Alzheimer's disease. On September 21, 2013, almost four months after her death, the city of Ponce dedicated the 2013 edition of her World Ponce Day to her. On December 12, 2013, Romero was honored with a ceremony and was added to the list of illustrious citizens of Ponce in the Park of the Illustrious Citizens of Ponce in the Tricentennial Park of Ponce
Filmography
2022
- Mother with Us
- Petra de San José as Marta
2021
- Slaves and Kings as Julia
2017
1969
- The Vampire Girls as Aura
1967
- Un Latin lover en Acapulco
- Retablos de la Guadalupana as Marta Rivera
- Detectives o ladrones..?
- Amor perdóname as Marta Nuñez
1966
- House of Women as Sara
- La piel desnuda
- Matar es fácil as Amante de Jorge
- La fiebre del deseo
1965
- El señor doctor as Laura Villanueva
1964
- Cuando acaba la noche as Eva
1960
- Ayer amargo as Juana
1959
- Maruja as Maruja