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{{Short description|Argentine actress (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Dolores Fonzi at PAULINA.jpg
| caption = Fonzi at the Miami Film Festival presentation of ''[[Paulina (film)|Paulina]]'' in March 2016
| alt =
| birth_name = Dolores María Fonzi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|7|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1996–present
| spouse =
| partner = 
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Tomás Fonzi]] (brother)
}}

'''Dolores María Fonzi''' (born 19 July 1978) is an Argentine television, theatre and film actress. Several of her films have received critical acclaim such as ''[[Burnt Money]]'' (2000), ''[[Waiting for the Messiah]]'' (2000), ''[[Bottom of the Sea]]'' (2003), ''[[The Aura (film)|The Aura]]'' (2005), and ''[[Paulina (film)|Paulina]]'' (2015).

She made her feature film directorial debut in 2023 with ''[[Blondi (film)|Blondi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/personajes/dolores-fonzi-su-debut-como-directora-en-blondi-la-plaza-que-eligio-para-filmar-en-la-que-jugaban-nid28052023/|website=[[La Nación]]|date=28 May 2023|first=Natalia|last=Trzenko|title=Dolores Fonzi: su debut como directora en Blondi, la plaza que eligió para filmar en la que jugaban sus hijos y el elogio de Santiago Mitre, su pareja}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Dolores Fonzi was born in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina. After the separation of her parents, her mother, María del Rosario Cárrega, returned with her children to [[Adrogué]], a city where Dolores and her brothers Tomás and Diego grew up. She studied acting at the school of [[Carlos Gandolfo]]. Her brother [[Tomás Fonzi]] is also an [[Cinema of Argentina|actor in Argentina]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parati.com.ar%2Fnota.php%3FID%3D8444&langpair=es%7Cen&hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools|title = Google Translate}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caras.uol.com.ar%2Fedicion_1281%2Fnota_01.htm&langpair=es%7Cen&hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools|title = Google Translate}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 1996, when she was seventeen years old, Dolores Fonzi made her first television appearance in the series ''La nena''. In 1998, [[Cris Morena]] chose her to play Clara Vázquez in ''[[Verano del '98]]'' with her brother, who played Benjamín Vázquez. Thanks to this successful series and her character as a villain, she gained great popularity and success. At the end of 1999 she left ''[[Verano del '98]]'' to be part of the cast of [[Marcelo Piñeyro]]'s film ''[[Burnt Money]]'', thereby landing her film debut with a role as a sex worker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/lifestyle/dolores-fonzi-belleza-con-caracter-nid221925/|website=[[La Nación]]|title=Dolores Fonzi: belleza con caracter|date=18 June 2020|first=Marina|last=Gambier}}</ref> She also appeared in ''[[Waiting for the Messiah]]''. In 2001, she had great recognition by integrating the cast of ''El sodero de mi vida'' in [[Canal 13 (Argentina)|Canal 13]], where she played a girl with a slight mental retardation. Experimenting with [[Luis Ortega (film director)|Luis Ortega]] the tape ''Caja negra'' is born, where she acted and participated in the integral creation. She later acted in movies like ''[[Private Lives (2001 film)|Private Lives]]'', ''[[Bottom of the Sea]]'', ''[[The Aura (film)|The Aura]]'', ''La mujer rota'', ''Salamandra'', ''El club de la muerte'' and ''El campo'', for the latter she was nominated for the [[Silver Condor Awards]] for Best Actress. In 2003 she starred in the unitary series ''[[Disputas]]'' and in the adaptation of the play of John Ford, ''Lástima que sea una puta''. The following year she starred with [[Mariano Martínez (actor)|Mariano Martínez]] the terror unit, ''Sangre fría'' by [[Telefe]].

During 2006, Fonzi starred and produced the miniseries ''[[Soy tu fan]]'' which in 2010 was adapted by [[Canana Films]] in [[Mexico]]. She also starred in the series ''El tiempo no para'' by [[Canal 9 (Argentina)|Canal 9]]. From 2005 to 2008 she participated in three chapters of ''[[Mujeres Asesinas (Argentina)|Mujeres asesinas]]''. Her return to television was in 2012 with her participation in ''[[Graduados]]'' the new Underground production for [[Telefe]]. In addition, she was part of the unit of [[Canal 7 (Argentina)|TV Pública]] ''[[En terapia]]'' with the actors [[Norma Aleandro]], [[Diego Peretti]], [[Leonardo Sbaraglia]], [[Ailín Salas]], [[Julieta Cardinali]] and Germán Palacios. She also resumed the theater as the protagonist of the play ''Isósceles''. That year, she also made the filming of ''El Crítico'' by Hernán Guerschuny, a co-production between HC Films and Lagarto Cine where Dolores Fonzi had the lead alongside [[Rafael Spregelburd]]. On television she participated as a guest actress in two episodes of the series ''[[Aliados]]''.

In 2015 Fonzi starred in the film ''[[Paulina (film)|Paulina]]'', remake of the film starring [[Mirtha Legrand]], in 1960. The film had a strong box office collection and favorable reviews, being praised at the [[Cannes Festival]]. For her work in the film, Fonzi was awarded the Havana Star Prize for Best Actress at the 17th [[Havana Film Festival New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-18 |title=Havana Film Festival NY 2016 anuncia los ganadores del Premio Havana Star |url=https://queenslatino.com/havana-film-festival-ny-2016-anuncia-los-ganadores-del-premio-havana-star/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Queens Latino |language=en-US}}</ref> She also acted in ''[[Truman (2015 film)|Truman]]'' film starring [[Ricardo Darín]]. In 2016 she was part of the cast of the series of ''[[La Leona (Argentine TV series)|La Leona]]'', she played Eugenia Leone.

== Personal life ==
From 2008 to 2014, Fonzi was in a relationship with actor [[Gael García Bernal]],<ref name="parati" /> whom she met on the set of the 2001 film ''[[Private Lives (2001 film)|Private Lives]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/01/11/gentes/1231693736.html|website=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|date=10 November 2009|title=Gael García Bernal y Dolores Fonzi, padres por primera vez}}</ref> They had two children respectively born in 2009 and 2011.<ref name="parati">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parati.com.ar/news/a-8-anos-de-su-separacion-los-motivos-por-los-que-dolores-fonzi-y-gael-garcia-bernal-terminaron-su-relacion/|date=25 September 2022|website=Para Ti|title=A 8 años de su separación, los motivos por los cuales Dolores Fonzi y Gael García Bernal terminaron su relación}}</ref> Afterwards, Fonzi entered a relationship with filmmaker [[Santiago Mitre]], whom she met during the filming of ''Paulina'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mdzol.com/mdz-show/2023/3/17/asi-comenzo-la-historia-de-amor-de-dolores-fonzi-el-director-de-argentina-1985-santiago-mitre-322677.html|website=MDZonline|date=17 March 2023|title=Así comenzó la historia de amor de Dolores Fonzi y el director de Argentina 1985, Santiago Mitre}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Title
! Character
! Channel
|-
|1996
|''La nena''
|Sol
|[[Canal 9 (Argentina)|Canal 9]]
|-
|1996
|''Por siempre mujercitas''
|Candela
|[[Canal 9 (Argentina)|Canal 9]]
|-
|1997
|''[[Ricos y Famosos]]''
|Gina
|[[Canal 9 (Argentina)|Canal 9]]
|-
|1998-1999
|''[[Verano del '98]]''
|Clara Vázquez
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|1999
|''Cabecita''
|María González
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|2000
|''Tiempo final''
|Tamara
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|2001
|''El sodero de mi vida''
|Romina Muzzopappa
|[[Canal 13 (Argentina)|Canal 13]]
|-
|2002
|''Final del juego''
|
|[[Canal 13 (Argentina)|Canal 13]]
|-
|2002
|''Historias de no creer''
|Paola
|Canal (á)
|-
|2003
|''Disputas''
|Gala
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|2003
|''Mujeres en rojo: Fama''
|Rocío
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|2004
|''Sangre fría''
|Renata
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|2005
|''[[Mujeres Asesinas (Argentina)|Mujeres asesinas]]''
|Claudia Sobrero
|[[Canal 13 (Argentina)|Canal 13]]
|-
|2006
|''El tiempo no para''
|Lorena "Lola" Giglione
|[[Canal 9 (Argentina)|Canal 9]]
|-
|2006
|''[[Soy tu fan]]''
|Carla "Charly" García
|[[Canal 9 (Argentina)|Canal 9]]
|-
|2007
|''[[Mujeres Asesinas (Argentina)|Mujeres asesinas]]''
|Consuelo
|[[Canal 13 (Argentina)|Canal 13]]
|-
|2008
|''[[Mujeres Asesinas (Argentina)|Mujeres asesinas]]''
|Marcela
|[[Canal 13 (Argentina)|Canal 13]]
|-
|2012
|''[[Graduados]]''
|Azul Vega
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|2012-2013
|''[[En terapia]]''
|Ana Irigoyen
|[[Canal 7 (Argentina)|TV Pública]]
|-
|2013
|''[[Aliados]]''
|Female Creative Energy
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|2016
|''[[La Leona (Argentine TV series)|La Leona]]''
|Eugenia Leone
|[[Telefe]]
|-
|2020
|''Puerta 7''
|Diana
|[[Canal 13 (Argentina)|Canal 13]]/[[Netflix]]
|-
|}

=== Movies ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Movie
! Character
! Director
|-
|2000
|''[[Burnt Money]]''
|Vivi
|[[Marcelo Piñeyro]]
|-
|2000
|''[[Waiting for the Messiah]]''
|Any
|[[Daniel Burman]]
|-
|2001
|''[[Private Lives (2001 film)|Vidas privadas]]''
|Ana Uranga
|[[Fito Páez]]
|-
|2001
|''Caja negra''
|Dorotea
|[[Luis Ortega (film director)|Luis Ortega]]
|-
|2001
|''Gerente en dos ciudades''
|Carmela
|Diego Soffici
|-
|2003
|''[[Bottom of the Sea]]''
|Ana
|[[Damián Szifron]]
|-
|2005
|''[[The Aura (film)|The Aura]]''
|Diana Dietrich
|[[Fabián Bielinsky]]
|-
|2007
|''La mujer rota''
|Camila
|Sebastián Faena
|-
|2008
|''Salamandra''
|Alba
|[[Pablo Agüero]]
|-
|2008
|''El club de la muerte''
|Selma
|[[James Merendino]]
|-
|2012
|''El campo''
|Elisa
|Hernán Belón
|-
|2013
|''El crítico''
|Sofía
|Hernán Guerschuny
|-
|2015
|''[[Paulina (film)|Paulina]]''
|Paulina
|[[Santiago Mitre]]
|-
|2015
|''[[Truman (2015 film)|Truman]]''
|Paula
|[[Cesc Gay]]
|-
|2017
|''[[Black Snow (2017 film)|Nieve negra]]''
|Sabrina
|Martín Hodara
|-
|2017
|''[[The Summit (2017 film)|La cordillera]]''
|Marina Blanco
|[[Santiago Mitre]]
|-
|2017
|''[[The Future Ahead]]''
|Romina
|Constanza Novick
|-
|2017
|''Restos de viento''
|Carmen
|Jimena Montemayor
|-
|2018
|''La misma sangre''
|Carla
|Miguel Cohan
|-
|2018
|''Claudia''
|Claudia
|Sebastián De Caro
|-
|2019
|''[[The Moneychanger]]''
|Gudrun
|[[Federico Veiroj]]
|-
| 2021
|''[[Fever Dream (film)|Fever Dream]]''
|Carola
|[[Claudia Llosa]]
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Feeling Better]]''
| Lei
| [[Valerio Mastandrea]]
|}

=== Theater ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Theater
|-
|2000
|''El señor Bergman y Dios''
|Roberto Castro
|Teatro Municipal General San Martín
|-
|2001
|''Amanda y Eduardo''
|[[Roberto Villanueva]]
|Teatro Municipal General San Martín
|-
|2003
|''Dios Perro''
|Alejandra Ciurlanti
|[[Centro Cultural Recoleta]]
|-
|2012
|''Isósceles''
|Mariana Chaud
|Teatro El Extranjero
|-
|}

=== Videoclips ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Artist
! Song
|-
|2003
|[[Fito Páez]] feat. [[Luis Alberto Spinetta]]
|''Bello abril''
|-
|2012
|Leandro Fresco
|''Algún día''
|-
|}

== Accolades ==
{{Expand list|date=December 2023}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| {{center|2004}} || 52nd [[Silver Condor Awards]] || [[Silver Condor Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || ''[[Bottom of the Sea]]'' || {{nom}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/cine/candidatos-al-condor-de-plata-nid561805/|website=[[La Nación]]|title=Candidatos al Cóndor de Plata|date=8 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2004-5-6--valentin-la-mas-premiada-en-los-condor-de-plata|website=[[El Día (La Plata)|El Día]]|title="Valentín", la más premiada en los Cóndor de Plata|date=6 May 2004}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{center|2013}} || 61st [[Silver Condor Awards]] || [[Silver Condor Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || ''[[In the Open (2011 film)|In the Open]]'' || {{nom}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavoz.com.ar/vos/cine/premios-condor-plata-2012-principales-nominados/|website=[[La Voz del Interior]]|title=Premios Cóndor de Plata 2012: los principales nominados|date=6 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=[[La Nación]]|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/todos-los-ganadores-de-los-premios-condor-de-plata-2013-nid1627061/|date=8 October 2013|first=Antonela|last=Minniti|title=Todos los ganadores de los premios Cóndor de Plata 2013}}</ref>}}
|-
| rowspan = "2" | {{center|2015}} || 10th [[Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards|Sur Awards]] || [[Premios Sur Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || rowspan = "2" | ''[[Paulina (film)|Paulina]]'' || {{won}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/cine/premios-sur-2015-todos-los-ganadores-nid1848716/|website=[[La Nación]]|title=Premios Sur 2015: todos los ganadores|date=25 November 2015}}</ref>}}
|-
| 2nd [[Fénix Awards]] || Best Actress || {{won}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|website=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/espectaculos/cine/2015/11/26/lista-de-ganadores-premios-fenix-2015/|title=Lista de ganadores Premios Fénix 2015|date=26 November 2015}}</ref>}}
|-
| rowspan = "4" | {{center|2016}}
| [[3rd Feroz Awards]] || [[Feroz Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Film|Best Supporting Actress in a Film]] || rowspan = "2" | ''[[Truman (2015 film)|Truman]]'' || {{nom}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/lista-ganadores-premios-feroz-2016-25627/|website=ecartelera|title=Lista de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2016|date=19 January 2016|first=Pedro|last=Gómez Alberdi}}</ref>}}
|-
| 8th [[Gaudí Awards]] || Best Supporting Actress || {{won}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20160201/palmares-premios-gaudi-4860433|website=[[El Periódico de Catalunya]]|publisher=[[Prensa Ibérica]]|date=1 February 2016|title=Todos los ganadores de los Gaudí 2016}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[3rd Platino Awards]] || [[Platino Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || rowspan = "2" | ''Paulina'' || {{won}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/guillermo-francella-y-dolores-fonzi-triunfaron-en-los-premios-platino-nid1921617/|website=[[La Nación]]|first=Nelso|last=Fernández|date=24 July 2016|title=Guillermo Francella y Dolores Fonzi triunfaron en los Premios Platino}}</ref>}}
|-
| 64th [[Silver Condor Awards]] || [[Silver Condor Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || {{won}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2016/10/04/premios-condor-de-plata-la-lista-completa-de-ganadores/|website=[[Infobae]]|date=4 October 2016|title=Premios Cóndor de Plata: la lista completa de ganadores}}</ref>}}
|-
| rowspan = "4" | {{center|2024}}
| [[11th Platino Awards]] || [[Platino Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || rowspan = "4" | ''[[Blondi (film)|Blondi]]'' || {{nom}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/premios-platino-2024-palmares-ganadores-sociedad-nieve-5238097/|website=[[Cinemanía]]|via=[[20minutos.es]]|title=Premios Platino 2024 {{!}} Palmarés completo: el triunfo de 'La sociedad de la nieve' y todos los ganadores de la noche|date=21 April 2024}}</ref>}}
|-
| rowspan = "3" | [[18th Sur Awards]] || Best Director || {{nom}} || rowspan = "3" | {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|website=[[Ámbito Financiero]]|url=https://www.ambito.com/espectaculos/premios-sur-2024-donde-ver-la-ceremonia-lo-mejor-del-cine-nacional-n6052192|title=Premios Sur 2024: dónde ver la ceremonia a lo mejor del cine nacional|date=23 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/cine/premios-sur-la-lista-completa-con-todos-los-ganadores-en-la-gran-noche-del-cine-argentino-nid27082024/|website=[[La Nación]]|title=Premios Sur: la lista completa con todos los ganadores en la gran noche del cine argentino|date=27 August 2024}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Sur Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || {{won}}
|-
| Best Original Screenplay || {{nom}}
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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