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Cecilia Roth (born Cecilia Rotenberg on August 8, 1956 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actress. Her father, Abrasha Rotenberg (b. 1926), a Jewish immigrant from the Soviet Ukraine, is an editor and a journalist. He met Cecilia's mother, an Argentinian singer of Sephardic descent Dina Rot, in Argentina. Cecilia Roth has made appearances in numerous television series. After working in Argentina in several films she moved to Spain, where she started a frequent collaboration with filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. Roth went on to appear in six of his movies, either as lead, supporting... MORE

Cecilia Roth (born Cecilia Rotenberg on August 8, 1956 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actress. Her father, Abrasha Rotenberg (b. 1926), a Jewish immigrant from the Soviet Ukraine, is an editor and a journalist. He met Cecilia's mother, an Argentinian singer of Sephardic descent Dina Rot, in Argentina. Cecilia Roth has made appearances in numerous television series. After working in Argentina in several films she moved to Spain, where she started a frequent collaboration with filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. Roth went on to appear in six of his movies, either as lead, supporting actor or cameo. She lived with Argentine musician Fito Páez for some years, with whom she adopted a child. Fito wrote the song "Cecilia" for her. The song is about their relationship and a passionate love letter to her. She is also the sister of another Argentine musician, Ariel Rot, member of the former Los Rodríguez band. Goya Award 1997 to the Best Actress in Martín (hache). Goya Award 1999 to the Best Actress in Todo sobre mi madre. LESS