Linda Cristal, the Argentine actress who carried out her entire career in Hollywood and reached popularity by starring in the television series “El gran Chaparral”, he died at 89, in California, United States, of causes that are still unknown.
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This was reported by the Argentine Association of Actors through a message published on their social networks, where together with their photo their work in the world mecca of cinema is highlighted.
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Argentine actress Linda Cristal died in the US. She pursued a successful film and television career in Hollywood. She is remembered throughout the world for her work in the series “El Gran Chaparral”. pic.twitter.com/FfLrd8Ulrg
– Argentine Actors Association (@actoresprensa) June 29, 2020
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In addition to her daily presence in homes in different parts of the world with the popular series, the actress had an extensive career in which she was directed by comedian Blake Edwards, John Ford and John Wayne, among others; She also shared the screen with actors such as Tony Curtis and Charles Bronson.
From Rosario to the United States, passing through Uruguay
Born in the Santa Fe city of Rosario under the name María Teresa Moya, she emigrated with her family to Uruguay as a child, where she was orphaned at 13 after a fatal traffic accident in which she was the only survivor.
After a stint at the Uruguayan conservatory, the actress moved to Mexico with her first husband, actor Tito Gómez, with the intention of proving herself in a larger film market.
The beauty and Latin features of Linda Cristal, as she was renamed in the northern country, opened the doors of Hollywood for her, especially as an Argentine diva who stood between the couple formed by Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, in “Holidays without clothes “, which earned him a Golden Globe.
Popularity was going to come with “El gran Chaparral”, the series of the ’60s that competed with “Bonanza” in the preferences of Argentine families.
Linda Cristal also occupied several pages in the magazines of the heart when starring in romances with Adam West and Cary Grant, among other famous figures.
The actress returned to the country in the late ’60s as a guest on several television programs and finally, in the’ 80s, led the cast of the soap opera “Rosse”, along with a young Gustavo Bermúdez.
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From there, he gradually moved away from the cameras and chose a quiet life in California, with some periods of vacation in native soil.
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