Bélgica Castro

Bélgica Castro
Bélgica Castro
	Castro in 2009
Born	Bélgica Castro Sierra; 6 March 1921; Concepción, Chile
Died	6 March 2020 (aged 99); Santiago, Chile
Nationality	Chilean
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1933–2020
Spouses	Domingo Tessier (divorced); Alejandro Sieveking; (m. 1961; died 2020);
Children	Leonardo Mihovilovic
Awards	National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts (1995); Altazor Award (2008, 2009, 2013);

Bélgica Castro Sierra (6 March 1921 – 6 March 2020) was a Chilean actress. She appeared in over 100 plays, and on screen. Her movie credits include Little White Dove (1973), Days in the Country (2004), The Good Life (2008) and Old Cats (2011). In 1995, she was awarded the National Prize for Performing and Audiovisual Arts.

Castro was born in Concepción. She married playwright Alejandro Sieveking in 1961. On 6 March 2020, Castro died in Santiago on her 99th birthday from dementia-related problems.[1] Her husband had died the day before.[2]

References

"Muere la actriz Bélgica Castro a los 99 años". La Tercera (in Spanish). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
"Muere el dramaturgo Alejandro Sieveking a los 85 años". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

Other websites

Bélgica Castro on IMDb

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[1] "Muere la actriz Bélgica Castro a los 99 años". La Tercera (in Spanish). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

[2] "Muere el dramaturgo Alejandro Sieveking a los 85 años". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.