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Amanda Ledesma
Amanda Ledesma, born on 31 December 1911, was a singer and screen performer whose career ran from a 1929 singers' contest win to her retirement from show business in 1956 [1][2]. She recorded for Odeon from 1937 and for Victor in 1940, and toured the Americas with Héctor Stamponi in 1943 [1].
Amanda Ledesma was born on 31 December 1911 [2]. According to a biographical sketch, she won a singers' contest at the Gaumont cinema in 1929 and made her debut on Radio Prieto [1].
Her career combined radio, film and recording [1]. She made her screen debut in 1933 in Dancing, directed by Luis Moglia Barth, and in 1937 she made her first records for Odeon and appeared in Melodías porteñas with Enrique Santos Discépolo [1]. She recorded for Victor in 1940, toured the Americas with Héctor Stamponi in 1943, returned to Argentina in 1950 and retired from show business in 1956 [1].
History
### Early career (1929-1936)
In 1929 Ledesma won a singers' contest held at the Gaumont cinema and debuted on Radio Prieto [1]. In 1933 she made her screen debut in the film Dancing, directed by Luis Moglia Barth [1].
### Film and recording (1937-1942)
In 1937 she appeared in Melodías porteñas, with Enrique Santos Discépolo [1]. The same year she made her first records for the Odeon label [1]. By 1940 she was recording for Victor [1].
### Touring the Americas (1943-1949)
In 1943 Ledesma toured the Americas with Héctor Stamponi, a tour that ended in Mexico [1].
### Return and retirement (1950-1956)
In 1950 she returned to Argentina, where she sang on Radio Splendid and on Channel 7 [1]. She retired from show business in 1956 [1].
Recordings
Ledesma's first recordings were made for Odeon in 1937; titles from these first Odeon records include [1]: - Condena [1] - Primavera [1]
In 1940 she recorded for Victor [1].
Referencias
- 1.Amanda Ledesma - Semblanza por Néstor Pinsón · todotango.com
- 2.Tangopedia staff · tangopedia.app
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Descrito como Wins a singers' contest at the Gaumont cinema and debuts on Radio Prieto.1929Single source
Descrito como Screen debut in Dancing, directed by Luis Moglia Barth.1933Single source
Descrito como First records for Odeon: Condena and Primavera.1937Single source
Descrito como Melodías porteñas, with Enrique Santos Discépolo.1937Single source
Descrito como Records for Victor.1940Single source
Descrito como Tours the Americas with Héctor Stamponi, ending in Mexico.1943Single source
Descrito como Returns to Argentina; sings on Radio Splendid and Channel 7.1950Single source
Descrito como Retires from show business.1956Single source
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Nació el 1911-12-311911-12-31source
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