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- Birth nameMaría Amelia Batvinik
- Amelia Bence was born on November 13, 1914 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for A sangre fría (1947), La danza del fuego (1949) and Lauracha (1946). She was married to Alberto Closas and Charlie Ortiz Basualdo. She died on February 8, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- SpousesAlberto Closas(1950 - 1955) (divorced)Charlie Ortiz Basualdo (his death)
- From 1964 to 1970, she remained in a relationship with Osvaldo Cattone, who was 19 years her junior. He directed her in "Doña Rosita, la soltera" and she worked with him in Peru on several occasions.
- Bence began her career at a young age, studying with Alfonsina Storni at the Lavardén Children's Theater and with Mecha Quintana at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música y Declamación (National Conservatory of Music and Speech).
- She was an Argentine film actress and one of the divas of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema (1940-60).
- In 1973, she was awarded the keys to the city of Miami during her season of "La valija".
- She made her film debut in 1933, in only the second sound film of Argentina, Dancing, by Luis Moglia Barth.
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