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Nelida Lobato
Lobato on the cover of magazine Radiolandia, by photographer Annemarie Heinrich, 1972.
Born	Haydée Nélida Menta (1934-06-19)19 June 1934 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	9 May 1982(1982-05-09) (aged 47) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)	Dancer, actress
Spouse	Eber Lobato ​ ​(m. 1955; div. 1962)​
Partner	Víctor Laplace
Relatives	Lenny Lobato (grandson)

Nélida Lobato, born Haydée Nélida Menta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈneliða loˈβato]; 19 June 1934 – 9 May 1982), was an Argentine dancer, vedette, model, and actress.

Career

She began her career at 18 years old in a programme of LR3 Radio Belgrano Televisión showing her talent for the dance and later, when Buddy Day, owner of the theatre Bim-Bam-Bum in Santiago, Chile, gave her the opportunity to star in his theatre. Despite her small stature, she had sex appeal and was noted for her exuberance on the stage. In 1955, she was a ballet dancer in Alfredo Alaria dance company. She replaced dancer Eber Lobato's sister (who was his first dance partner), 15 days after starting the relationship, Eber asked for her marriage. Eber became a choreographer and began to improve her career.

She starred in the show at the legendary Lido de Paris, France in Champs-Élysées, after appearing in Las Vegas, where her show lasted almost five years. In Buenos Aires, she starred in several "revistas" (variety shows) and played 'Roxie Hart' in the original Buenos Aires version of the musical Chicago.

In 1965, she starred in the 1964 exploitation film Scream of the Butterfly directed by Eber Lobato, co starring Mary Leona Gage, Nick Novarro and Richard Beebe.

Death

She died of cancer in 1982.

Personal life

She separated from Eber Lobato in 1962, after she had suffered a miscarriage. They carried on working together until 1967, when he remarried. She later became the partner of Víctor Laplace, an acclaimed Argentinian film actor, and accompanied him into exile when he left Buenos Aires, after being threatened by the Triple A.

Lobato's grandson, Lenny, is a professional footballer.

Filmography

References

1. ^ Ronconi, Yanina (9 May 2012). "30 years after the death of Nélida Lobato, a star like no other". La Nacion. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
2. "Scream of the Butterfly (1965)". imdb.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
3. "Scream of the Butterfly (USA, 1965)". horrorpedia.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
4. "EBER LOBATO DIED IN LAS VEGAS, GREAT ARGENTINE CHOREOGRAPHER" (in Spanish). reporter.com.ar. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
5. Schapiro, Tatiana (16 June 2017). "The dramatic confession of Víctor Laplace about the abuses he lived in a school of priests: "They did terrible things"" (in Spanish). infobae.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
6. "Aposta do Vélez poderá ter que escolher entre Brasil ou Argentina". Folha. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
7. "Destacado Fecha 6: Lenny Lobato". Vélez Sarsfield. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

External links

• Nélida Lobato at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)
• Nelida Lobato at IMDb

• 1934 births
• 1982 deaths
• Actresses from Buenos Aires
• Argentine television personalities
• Argentine women television personalities
• Argentine vedettes
• Argentine female dancers
• Argentine dancers
• Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
• 20th-century Argentine actresses