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Martin LaSalle

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Martin LaSalle
Born(1935-01-19)January 19, 1935
Died17 October 2018 (aged 83)
OccupationActor
Years active1959–2018
Spouses
  • (m. 1957; div. 1965)
  • Rosa Maria Blanco Ruggerio
    (m. 1968)
Children3

Martin Luis LaSalle Supervielle (19 January 1935 – 17 October 2018) was a French-Uruguayan actor.[1] LaSalle first appeared in the Robert Bresson film Pickpocket (1959). Previously unknown, and in line with the director's mature practice, not then an actor,[1] he was cast in the lead role.[2][3] Following his debut, he appeared in more than 70 films and television shows.

Personal life

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From 1957 to 1965, he was married to the fashion model China Machado and they had two daughters - Emmanuelle LaSalle and Blanche LaSalle.[4] In 1968, while on assignment with Life to photograph the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, he met his second wife, the Mexican artist Rosa Maria Blanco Ruggerio and they had a daughter - Maria Narayani Lasala Blanco. La Salle died on 17 October 2018 at the age of 83.[5]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Erickson, Hal (2007). "Pickpocket". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Robert Bresson's Pickpocket". MOMA. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Pickpocket". Slant Magazine. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. ^ Foley, Briget (March 2010). "China Machado: Legendary model and Avedon muse China Machado has still got it". W Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  5. ^ "LES GENS DU CINEMA ©". www.lesgensducinema.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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