Lydia Guastavino Lamayson is an Argentine theater and film actress. Lovers of soap operas are well aware of this actress in the role of Donna Angelica from the series “Wild Angel”. She began her creative career in the modeling business, then shone on the theater stage, and in the late 1930s she made her television debut.
Lamayson devoted her whole life to creativity. Until the end of her days, she continued to work in the theater and act in new films, inspiring her whole environment with her optimism and vitality.
In the creative biography of the actress, many roles on the theatrical stage and more than forty roles in the cinema. Her career began with the modeling business, then Lydia became part of the theater troupe of Juan Justo. Her first role was Candida in a play staged based on the works of Bernard Shaw.
Lamayson is rightfully considered one of the most famous actresses in the Argentine theater and cinema. Her name was immortalized in the Blue Hall of the National Congress. Lamayson also received the title of "Honorary Citizen of Buenos Aires." She has won many cinematic awards and awards.
Lydia Lamayson passed away in 2012, at the age of ninety-seven years.
Facts from the biography
The future actress was born in a small town in Argentina in the summer of 1914. At the very beginning of World War I, her family moved to Buenos Aires, where she went on to live. According to some reports, she had a sister. But who she is, what her name is and what she did is unknown.
Lydia did not like to talk about the family. When the actress was interviewed, she did her best to circumvent this topic, believing that family life should not become the property of the press.
School years Lamayson passed in the capital. She studied well, was completely passionate about technical disciplines. Most of all she liked to study mathematics and physics.
A grown-up girl began to notice how often young people pay attention to her. She was very beautiful, and soon decided that the external data allows her to start modeling. A few months later, Lydia already worked in one of the local modeling agencies.
For several years, Lamaison participated in fashion shows not only in Argentina, but also in Venezuela, Brazil.
Creative way
The modeling business has become for Lydia a launching pad for her further creative career. In the 1930s, she decided to try herself on stage, and was soon enrolled in the troupe of one of the capital's theaters.
Lydia’s creative career did not stop her from getting a teacher education. She graduated from university. But she didn’t work in her specialty, devoting further life to the theater and cinema.
On television, Lamayson began acting in 1939. Her debut took place in the film "Wings of My Fatherland". Then came the work in the films: “The Fall, ” “The Party Is Over, ” and “Girlfriend In Need.”
Having played in the film “I Will Talk About Hope”, the actress was awarded the Argentine Cinematographic Prize for Best Actress.
Acting on television, Lamayson continued to work in the theater. Dozens of roles played in performances in the 1940s of the last century made her a real star in the scene.
Huge popularity in the cinema came to her already in old age. The directors began to constantly invite the actress to the roles of wise, but at the same time, insidious and cunning elderly ladies.
At the age of eighty-nine, Lydia wrote her own script for the play "What is Eroticism", dedicated to sexual relations.
Already at the age of ninety, the actress maintained a clear mind, an amazing memory and excellent health. Sometimes she was surprised that young actors complain of fatigue. She did not understand how to get tired of her favorite work, which brings so much pleasure and joy.
