Tita Merello was born in 1904 in Buenos Aires. She was a prominent film actress and tango dancer and singer. She made almost 45 appearances in film between 1933 and 1985 spanning 6 decades of Argentine cinema. She entered film in 1933 in Tango and appeared in films such as Arrabalera in 1950, working with acclaimed actors such as Santiago Gómez Cou and Tito Alonso. She retired from film in 1985 and died on Christmas Eve 2002 aged 98.