Susana Romero (born in Buenos Aires on June 20, 1958) is an Argentine actress, speaker, vedette, and animal rights activist.
Biography
Romero, nicknamed “La Negra”, is recognised in the entertainment world for interpreting sexy and funny characters in Argentine cinema. She is also an animal rights defender and vegan. On 17 June 1973, she was named Miss Argentina. In Athens, Greece, she came in sixth place during the Miss Universe contest. Upon her return to Argentina, she began a successful career as a model and comedy actress in theatre and television. In 2008, Romero published a book, El amor después de la pena. In December 1988, Romero married Abel Jacubovich. They have two daughters.
Acting career
Television
In 1971, Romero began her television career on Channel 13’s musical program Alta Tensión. In 1986, she started her career as an actress, working with comedian Alberto Olmedo and Javier Portals on No toca botón [es]. She became known as one of “the Olmedo girls”, along with Beatriz Salomón, Adriana Brodsky, Silvia Pérez and Divina Gloria [es].
1990 – Played “Reina” in the telenovela Amándote II) [es].
1991 – Comedy series
2004 – Movete, series on América TV
2004 – Presented on cable TV alongside Alberto Muney
2008 – TV producer and presenter, Nattiva (Channel 13)
2012 – Sos mi Vida (Channel 13)
2012 – Mi problema con las mujeres [es] (Telefe)
2013 – Mitos, crónicas del amor descartable [es] (América TV)
Advertising campaigns
1977: Virginia Slims cigarettes
1980: Signed by Beguedor of Paris, in France, worked for the Élite agency, modelled for Valentino, selected to interview with Salvador Dalí as a potential nude subject
1986: Jockey Club
2010: Featured with others in Razones para ser vegetariano (Reasons to Be Vegetarian), video for AnimaNaturalis
Film
Romero debuted her motion picture career in 1985 with The Rigorous Fate drama. The same year, she appeared in El Cazador de la Muerte. In 1987, she played Martha in Las esclavas and appeared in two comedies, El manosanta está cargado [es] and Galería del terror . In 1996, she appeared in Corsarios del Chip, a Spanish film.
Theatre
1986: El negro no puede
1988: Con el tango y la inflación, llegamos a la elección
1996: Más feliz en Carlos Paz
1996: Más loca que una vaca
1998: Gansoleros – Teatro Lido, Mar del Plata
2000: Se vino 2000!!!
2006: Marido 4×4
2008: Sera trolo mi marido? – concert theatre
2013: La Cenicienta – Teatro Moulin Bleu
Radio
1987: La trasnoche del camionero – Radio América
2005: Taraguí – Radio Solidaria
2012/2013: Taykuma – Radio Dakota
