| Anita Martínez | |
| Birth Date: | 1975 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Othername: | Ana Elvira Martínez |
| Homepage: | http://www.anitamartinez.tv/ |
Ana Elisa Martínez (born 18 March 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) popularly known as Anita Martínez is an Argentine actress, comedian, dancer, and television host.
She has won two Martín Fierro Awards for her comedian work in en Noche de Ronda, Showmatch, and Animales Sueltos. She has also received a Vos Award for her work in theatre.
She started studying classical dance. Later, she decided to study musical theatre. She got her first job on television after being selected to host for the Argentine sports channel TyC Sports.
After going through several jobs, a producer convinced her to study acting:
At the end of 1996, she presented the children's television program Todo bien with Marcelo Mingochea on Channel 13.
In 1997, she made her theatrical debut with the play Pijamas, which she continued to perform until 1999. During the 2000 theatrical season, she performed in El Show de las Divorciadas. Between 2004 and 2005 she acted in the comedy series Panadería Los Felipe. In 2005, she participated in the comedy program Vale la pena, along with Fabián Gianola. In cinema, she participated in Apasionados and in El cine de Mailte. For several years, she advertised the Harpic toilet bowl cleaner.
In 2008, she performed in the stage play Planeta Show, alongside the renowned Argentine humorist Jorge Ginzburg.
In 2013, she starred in her one-woman show, De Vuelta al Barrio.
She was also a part of the reality television Bailando por un Sueño in 2014, which was broadcast on Showmatch. Martinez and fellow comedian Marcos Bicho Gómez became the leading competitors with 59.42% of the public vote.[1] Martinez won second place against Ximena Capristo after four months of competition.[2] She returned to the competition after Cecilia Oviedo resigned, after she suffered severe injuries while rehearsing two weeks into the contest. In 2016, she competed again with Gómez in Bailando por un Sueño and won fourteenth place after five months of competition.
At the end of 2016, she participated in Flavio Mendoza's work Mahatma alongside Facundo Mazzei, Barbie Franco, and the Spanish rock band, Iceberg del Sur.
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | Pijamas | |
| 2000 | El show de las divorciadas | |
| 2001 | Daikiri de humor | |
| 2002 | El país del nomeacuerdo | |
| 2003 | Locas de atar | |
| 2004-2005 | El reino del revés | |
| 2008 | Planeta show | |
| 2009 | Confesiones de mujeres de 30 | |
| 2010 | El Gran Burlesque | |
| 2010 | HisterioTipos | |
| 2013 | Despedida de casado | |
| 2013-2014 | De vuelta al barrio | |
| 2014 | Estrellas del Varieté | |
| 2015 | Anita y El Bicho | |
| 2015 | La Más Pior | |
| 2017 | Mahatma |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Todo bien | Presenter | Junto a Marcelo Mingochea | |
| 2001 | Despojados | |||
| 2001 | Yago, pasión morena | Luisa | ||
| 2004-2005 | Panadería «Los Felipe» | Lucy | ||
| 2005 | Vale la pena | |||
| 2007 | Patinando por un sueño | Participant | Won 2nd place | |
| 2008 | La Casa de América | |||
| 2009 | Animales sueltos | Panelist | ||
| 2009-2010 | Este es el show | Imitadora | ||
| 2010 | Humor de primera | |||
| 2014 | Bailando por un sueño 2014 | Participant | Won 1st place | |
| 2015 | Bailando por un sueño 2015 | Participant | 1º Abandono | |
| 2016 | Polémica en el bar | La maestra / Adelmar / Qp | ||
| 2016 | Bailando por un sueño 2016 | Participant | 12° participante eliminada. |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Apasionados |
| 2005 | Papá se volvió loco |
| 2008 | El cine de Maite |
| 2014 | Socios por accidente |
| 2015 | Socios por accidente 2 |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Premio Martín Fierro | Revelación | Yago, pasión morena | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Premio Martín Fierro | Labor humorística femenina | Noche de ronda | Won | |
| 2009 | Premio Martín Fierro | Labor humorística femenina | La risa es bella | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Premio Martín Fierro | Labor humorística femenina | ShowMatch y Animales sueltos | Won | |
| 2015 | Premios VOS | Mejor Actriz | Anita y el Bicho, una historia de humor | Won |