Alejandra Gabriela Ángeles Darín (June 18, 1962 – January 15, 2025) was an Argentine actress and labor leader. From 2011 to 2025, she served as president of the Argentine Actors' Association.
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Alejandra Darín was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1962. She was of Lebanese and Italian ancestry (specifically from the Vigo di Cadore area), and her family was well connected in the world of theater. Her grandfather, the son of an Italian immigrant, was the owner of the Marconi theater. Both of her parents, Ricardo Darín Sr. and Roxana Darín, were actors, and her older brother is the well-known actor Ricardo Darín. Their parents separated when Alejandra was 3 years old, and they have another sibling from their father's subsequent relationship.
Fausto and Antonia Bengoechea, her two children with her partner, Álex Benn, also became actors.
Darín began acting professionally at age 9, appearing on the Canal 13 show La selva es mujer. Over an over 50-year career, she appeared in dozens of film, television, and stage productions, including the shows Poliladrón, 099 Central, Rincón de Luz, and Son amores.
She was also a labor leader, serving from 2011 until her death as president of the Argentine Actors' Association. She had first joined the union in 1973, and she led the organization during the passage of the Actor's Law, which gave actors access to Social Security retirement benefits. She was also active in the Latin American division of the International Federation of Actors.
Darín died in January 2025 at age 62, after a long illness.