Isabel Sarli

Isabel Sarli

1935-07-09 – 2019-06-25 (age 83) Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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Biography

Hilda Isabel Gorrindo Sarli, nicknamed Coca, (9 July 1935 - 25 June 2019) was a retired Argentine actress and glamour model, known for starring in several sexploitation films by Armando Bó, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. She began her career as a model and beauty queen, becoming Miss Argentina and reaching the semi-finalis of Miss Universe 1955. She was discovered by Bó in 1956 and made her acting debut the following year with Thunder Among the Leaves, in which a controversial nude scene featuring Sarli made it the first film to feature full frontal nudity in Argentine cinema.

As the muse and protagonist of Bó's films, Sarli became the quintessential sex symbol of her country and a popular figure worldwide. With Bó's death in 1981, Sarli virtually retired from acting. Since the 1990s, her films have been revalued for its camp and kitsch content and are recognised as cult classics.

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Known For

The Insatiable Widow
The Insatiable Widow

1984

as Carmen / Wife

Fever
Fever

1971

as Sandra

Thunder Among the Leaves
El sexo y el amor
Carne
Carne

1968

as Delicia

Arroz con leche
The Female: Seventy Times Seven
The Hot Days
The Hot Days

1966

as Selva

Ardent Summer
Ardent Summer

1973

as Barbara

Intimacies of a Prostitute
Tropical Ecstasy
Tropical Ecstasy

1970

as Mónica

Lujuria tropical
A Madcap Widow
A Madcap Widow

1980

as Flor Tetis Soutién de Mangiabróccoli

La diosa impura
La diosa impura

1963

as Laura

La mujer de mi padre
The Shoemaker's Wife
A Butterfly in the Night
The Children of the War
Fuego
Fuego

1969

as Laura