Catita

Catita was a stock character played by Niní Marshall in many Argentine comedy films of the 1940s and 1950s from the character's first appearance as a cook in Mujeres que trabajan (1938) up to Catita es una dama (1956) directed by Julio Saraceni.^[1] Catita was a stereotypical foul-mouthed (by 1940s standards) and disruptive daughter of Italian immigrants in Argentina.^[2]

References

^ Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures1134788525 Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. Lopez - 2002 Also significant, however, were the pachuco character personified by Tin Tan in Mexico, the brilliant comedienne, Nini Marshall (as either of her immigrant ethnic characters, 'Catita' or 'Candida') and Luis Sandrini in Argentina; Grande Otelo and Oscarito, the chanchada pair, and Mazzaropi, the caipira, in Brazil. By the 1960s and 1970s the Latin American 'star system' fell apart alongside the collapse of the traditional studio mode of production. Contemporary stars are more likely to ...
^ John King The Cambridge Companion to Modern Latin American Culture- 2004 0521636515 The Argentine Nini Marshall frequently reprised several stock characters including Catita, the foul-mouthed disruptive daughter of Italian immigrants and Candida, the gallega (Spanish) maid. In Brazil, the stars of chanchada and other film genres were Oscarito and Grande Otelo, who played quite subtly with hill-billy and racial stereotypes. Comedy remained a redoubt for national and popular sentiment in the face of Hollywood, a source of pride that there was a 'we', a community, who .

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[1] Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures1134788525 Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. Lopez - 2002 Also significant, however, were the pachuco character personified by Tin Tan in Mexico, the brilliant comedienne, Nini Marshall (as either of her immigrant ethnic characters, 'Catita' or 'Candida') and Luis Sandrini in Argentina; Grande Otelo and Oscarito, the chanchada pair, and Mazzaropi, the caipira, in Brazil. By the 1960s and 1970s the Latin American 'star system' fell apart alongside the collapse of the traditional studio mode of production. Contemporary stars are more likely to ...

[2] John King The Cambridge Companion to Modern Latin American Culture- 2004 0521636515 The Argentine Nini Marshall frequently reprised several stock characters including Catita, the foul-mouthed disruptive daughter of Italian immigrants and Candida, the gallega (Spanish) maid. In Brazil, the stars of chanchada and other film genres were Oscarito and Grande Otelo, who played quite subtly with hill-billy and racial stereotypes. Comedy remained a redoubt for national and popular sentiment in the face of Hollywood, a source of pride that there was a 'we', a community, who .

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