Buenos Aires bid farewell to Adela Gleijer, a leading figure in theater, film, and television, who passed away at the age of 92. The cause of her death is still under investigation. The world of performing arts mourns the loss of Gleijer, an iconic figure whose career left a profound mark. The news, confirmed by the Argentine Association of Actors and Actresses, sparked an outpouring of affection towards her family, especially her daughter, actress Andrea Tenuta, and her close colleagues and friends. Who was Adela Gleijer? The actress was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on September 20, 1933, and began her acting career in her hometown. She later moved to Argentina, where she solidified most of her artistic work. She was also the wife of the late actor Juan Manuel Tenuta, with whom she shared her life and the stage. In 2006, she received the Podestá Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the Argentine Association of Actors and Actresses along with the National Senate, in recognition of her cultural contribution and her longevity in the profession. Gleijer made her stage debut in 1956 with the play The Center Forward Died at Dawn at the Teatro El Galpón in Montevideo. It was there that she met Tenuta and participated in productions such as The Caucasian Chalk Circle and King Lear. After settling in Buenos Aires, she starred in an extensive list of titles, including: Man and Superman, The Cold and the Hot, Gray of Absence, Lupines, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Three Good Women, Greek, Vacationers, How Much Does the Iron Cost?, Dad's Pine Tree, Encounter in Rome, Blood Bones Skin Soul, To the Victor, and With Ink and Blood. She was also part of the casts of the San Martín and Cervantes National Theaters and participated in historic cycles such as Open Theater and Theater for Identity. On television, Adela Gleijer left memorable characters in series like Celeste, Always Celeste, Amo y Señor, You Are My Life, Women of No One, My Family is a Drawing, The Blue Tree, Truth Consequence, Teach Me to Live, Princess, The Man of Your Life, Vulnerable, Women Killers, The Eternal Seekers, The Roldans, Summer of '98, The Midwife Said Triplets, and Poor Little Devil. Finally, in film, she appeared in titles such as Stolen Flowers in the Gardens of Quilmes, Fidelity, The President, Cerro Bayo, We Almost Didn't Notice, Somewhere Nowhere, The Man from the Cellar, Counterpunch, and Clinic with Music.
