Anita Ontiveros
Anita Ontiveros | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1947 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 3 January 2024 (aged 76) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Occupation | Television producer |
Anita Ontiveros (23 September 1947 – 3 January 2024) was an Argentinian television producer.
Biography
Ontiveros left Argentina in 1966, together with her husband and tango partner Horacio Lamadrid.[1] They arrived in the Dominican Republic as tango dancers.[2] She and Horacio both later became involved in television production.[3]
She was the country’s first female camera director, notably directing the 1977 Miss Universe in the Dominican Republic, where she lived for 56 years.[4] She worked at Color Vision, Tele Antillas, Radio Televisión Dominicana, Rahintel, Super Canal 33 among other companies.[4]
In January 2024, she died from Alzheimer's disease.[4] Her husband died in September 2024.[5] She is survived by her two children Samantha and Horacio “Horacito”.[6]
References
- ^ Diario, Listin (2024-01-03). "Muere Anita Ontiveros, la primera mujer directora de cámara en República Dominicana". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Anita Ontiveros, una mujer que abrió trocha en la TV dominicana". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Anita Ontiveros: la argentina con corazón dominicano que fue pionera de la televisión criolla". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ a b c "Honoring Anita Ontiveros, first female TV producer". DR1.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ Libre, Diario (2024-09-19). "Fallece el productor Horacio Lamadrid, pionero de la televisión dominicana". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Fallece la pionera de la televisión dominicana, Anita Ontiveros". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-12-23.