Marshall, Niní Catita

(Marina Esther Traveso)

(1903-1996)

   Niní Marshall started working in Argentine radio in the mid-1930s, where she created a number of characters, including "Catita" (a somewhat scatter-brained native of Buenos Aires) and "Cándida" (a Spanish immigrant maid). She made a number of films in Argentina but left in 1950 when President Juan Perón ordered her film contracts cancelled. Between 1950-55 Marshall made 7 films in Mexico and one Mexican-Cuban co-production, then returned to Argentina where she continued to appear in films and television until her retirement in 1983. She died in 1996.