Berta Riaza


Berta Riaza Gómez 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, Luces de bohemia, El placer de matar and El Puzzle.
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.

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