Choly Berreteaga
María Esther Brañeiro, known by her stage name Choly Berreteaga, was an Argentine chef, television presenter, and writer.
Early life and education
Berreteaga was born as María Esther Brañeiro on 9 October 1927 in Larouco, Galicia, Spain. Her father was Galician, her mother's father was from Navarre. In the late 1940s, Berreteaga's family moved to the small town of Castelar in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, after a doctor recommended moving there to treat her pneumonia.Career
Before her television career, Berreteaga taught at School 17 General José de San Martín in Castelar.When channel 13's Buenas Tardes, Mucho Gusto show gave housewives the opportunity to prepare a dish live on air in 1963, Berreteaga's niece Alicia convinced her to apply. From 1986, Berreteaga worked for the television programme Utilísima . She cooked on camera until she was 86, and said goodbye in a series called 50 Years with Choly.
Berreteaga also published over 50 cookbooks. Her book Easy Cooking for the Modern Woman is a best-selling book in Argentina. Other notable publications include The Cuisine of Our Land. She has also published a work of fiction, La Casa Olvidada.