Berta Riaza Explained

Berta Riaza
Birth Name:Berta Riaza Gómez
Birth Date:27 July 1927
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1947–2003

Berta Riaza Gómez (27 July 1927 – 24 July 2022) was a Spanish actress. She starred in over 100 films and 60 stage productions during her near-60 year career.

Life

Born in Madrid, she began her career in 1947 on a stage play titled Historia de una casa.

In 1959, she made her movie debut with Diez fusiles esperan. Her best known movie roles include: Entre tinieblas (1983), Luces de bohemia (1985), El placer de matar (1988) and El Puzzle (2000).

Her career mainly was focused on movies and stage roles. However, she appeared in a few television shows with Televisión Española. In 1980, she starred as Doña Guillermina in the miniseries Fortunata y Jacinta.

In 2003, Riaza retired saying that the only roles she was getting were in unpopular stage plays.[1]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Me retiro. Estoy cansada, necesito disfrutar trabajando . El País . . es . 9 August 2004. 13 November 2012.