{{short description|Uruguayan actress and comedian (born 1944)}} thumb|Image of Gabriela Acher '''Gabriela Acher''' (born 5 August 1944 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan actress and comedian, active in Argentina.<ref>[http://www.cinenacional.com/persona/gabriela-acher Gabriela Acher]</ref>
==Biography== Acher was born in Montevideo to a Sephardic family originary from Turkey. She started her career alongside the comedians Ricardo Espalter, Enrique Almada and Eduardo D'Angelo, appearing on television programs such as Telecataplúm and Hupumorpo. Soon she developed her own characters, notably "Chochy la dicharachera", which typically used "ch" in every possible word or phrase.
== Television == *1963: ''Telecataplúm'' (humour): various characters. *''La tuerca'' (humour): various characters. *1969: ''Muchacha italiana viene a casarse'' (telenovela): Amalia. *1969: ''Jaujarana'' (humour): various characters. *1974-1975-1976-1977: ''Hupumorpo'' (humour): various characters. *1976: ''Mi cuñado'' (humour): various characters. *1980: ''Dos y Bartolo'' (humour). *1979-1980-1981: ''Comicolor'' (humour): various characters: «Chochi, la dicharachera», vedette «Lorena del Valle», imitations of Raffaella Carrá, Liza Minnelli, Donna Summer, Mina, etc. *1986: ''Los Retratos de Andrés''. *1989-1990 ''Tato Diet'' (humour, with Tato Bores). *1991: ''Hagamos el humor'' (humour) Martín Fierro Award 1992. *1991: ''Juana y sus hermanas'' (humour, with Juana Molina): various characters. *1998: ''Gasoleros'' (telenovela).
== Filmography == *1973: ''Los caballeros de la cama redonda'' (with Alberto Olmedo y Jorge Porcel). *1973: ''Los Doctores las prefieren desnudas'' (with Alberto Olmedo y Jorge Porcel). *1982: ''Señora de nadie'' (Isabel), known as ''Nobody’s Wife'' in USA. *1986: ''Soy paciente'' (unfinished). *1989: ''Eversmile, New Jersey'' directed by Carlos Sorín *1996: ''Autumn Sun:'' Silvia. *1998: ''Cohen vs. Rosi:'' Miriam Cohen. *2000: ''Waiting for the Messiah:'' Sara. *2011: ''My First Wedding'' ...Raquel
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==External links== {{IMDb name|0009802}} *[http://www.alternativateatral.com/persona19653-gabriela-acher AlternativaTeatral.com] (biografía y fotografía de Acher). *[http://www.clarin.com/suplementos/mujer/2005/06/21/m-00411.htm Clarín]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (entrevista de María Laura Santillán, en el diario ''Clarín'', junto con las actrices Mirta Busnelli y Carmen Barbieri; foto de las cuatro juntas). *[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=907475 LaNacion.com.ar] (entrevista y bio en el diario ''La Nación'' del 11 de mayo de 2007). *[http://mundoeva.com/entrevistas/34--gabriela-acher Entrevista a Gabriela Acher en MundoEva] (Entrevista del 6 de abril de 2010).
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