Rosita Londner (born Raisla; August 17, 1923 - August 8, 2014) was an Argentine actress and singer, with a popular career in Jewish theater and Jewish music.[1] Londner, and her stage partner and husband Henri Gerro, were nicknamed "the wandering stars of vaudeville and the Jewish music hall."[2]
Early years
Born in Warsaw, Poland on August 17, 1923, Londner arrived in Argentina when she was a few months old. Growing up, Londner's home was full of Jewish culture and Jewish music. Her mother, Sore Rojl, sang in a choir led by Maestro Kipnis. Her father, Nojem Londner, studied Piano and Violin with his brothers and sisters. Londner had 1 sister named Ofelia.
When Londner was 4 years old, her father Nojem died in a work accident.
Londner began to sing at an early age and later received singing lessons from the Argentine maestro, Alberto Mario Zecca.[3]
Personal life
Londner married her stage partner, Henri Gerro, in 1953. They had a daughter, Alicia, and a son, Moshe.
After Gerro's death on October 17, 1980, Londner stopped performing. However, this was temporary as Londner stated that Gerro told her in a dream to continue performing.
In 1947, Rosita Londner was hired at the Miter Theater, where she performed alongside other artists from the Jewish community such as Ben-Zion Witler, Dina Halperin, Mijl Mijalesco, Shifra Lerer, Dzigan y Schumajer, Jennie Lowitz, and Meier Zelniker.[4]
Theatrical critics of the time referred to the Gerro-Londner couple as "the wandering stars of vaudeville and the Jewish music hall," adding: "Their performances before the public not only cause deep artistic enjoyment, but also exciting Jewish experience, both in those who long for the past and in those who seek a national identity.[5]
Film career
One of her last jobs was her film debut in the movie Lost Embrace (Spanish: El Abrazo Partido) directed by Daniel Burman, where she played the role of Ariel's grandmother.[6]
Theater career
Concert with the institutional choir Max Nordau at the Opera Theater of the City of La Plata (2001)[7]
Yiddish with songs and humor - Tzi Zinguen un Tzi Zugn (1997)[8]
On November 26, 2003, the Department of Culture of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina organized a recognition of the actress and singer Rosita Londner for her transcendental career in Jewish theater, song and music.[3]
