Irma Palmieri
{{short description|Venezuelan actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Irma Palmieri
| image = Irma_Palmieri.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|12|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|3|19|1931|6|24|df=y}}
| death_place = Caracas, Venezuela
| other_names = Hortensia{{cite web|title=Irma Palmieri|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1337023/|publisher=Internet Movie Database|language=English}}
| occupation = Actress, comedian
| years_active = 1961-1999}}
Irma Palmieri (30 December 1932 – 19 March 2015) was a Venezuelan actress and comedian, known primarily for her work as Hortensia on the "Flora & Hortensia" radio sketches.{{cite web|url=http://www.venezuelaaldia.com/2015/03/fallecio-la-actriz-de-radio-rochela-irma-palmieri-videos|title=Falleció la actriz de Radio Rochela Irma Palmieri (+Fotos +Videos)|work=Venezuela al Día|accessdate=21 March 2015|language=Spanish|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307081649/http://www.venezuelaaldia.com/2015/03/fallecio-la-actriz-de-radio-rochela-irma-palmieri-videos/|url-status=dead}}
Career
Her career began on radio, where she garnered fame with her comedic voice work on Radio Rumbos. The character of Pepito Preguntón was created for her by Pedro E. Belisario. She later became nationally famous for the elderly spinster character of Hortensia, who lived her friend Flora (Nelly Pujols). Sketches featuring the two characters were broadcast as part of the comedy series Kiko Botones on Radio Rochela during the 1980s.{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/arte-y-entretenimiento/150319/irma-palmieri-una-gigante-de-la-comedia|title=Irma Palmieri: una gigante de la comedia|work=eluniversal.com|accessdate=21 March 2015|language=Spanish}}
Death
Palmieri died at age 83 on 19 March 2015, at a local hospital in Caracas. The cause of death was surgery complications from a brain tumor.{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/arte-y-entretenimiento/150319/fallecio-la-actriz-irma-palmieri|title=Falleció la actriz Irma Palmieri|work=eluniversal.com|accessdate=21 March 2015|language=Spanish}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Valentina | Hermana Melania | Television debut |
| 1981 | Kiko Botones | Elena Nita | |
| 1986 | La dama de rosa | ||
| 1988 | Señora | Helena |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1337023}}
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Category:Venezuelan film actresses