Mercedes Sampietro

Spanish actress

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Born: January 24, 1947
Age in 2026: 79
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1947

About Mercedes Sampietro

Mercedes Sampietro Marro is a Spanish actress. Mercedes Sampietro was born on January 24, 1947. In 1981 she won the award for Best Actress at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival for her role in Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven. She won a Goya Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2002 Argentine-Spanish film Common Ground, performing Liliana Rovira, a social worker, daughter to Spanish Republican exiles who settled in Argentina.

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Mercedes Sampietro timeline

1981In 1981 she won the award for Best Actress at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival for her role in Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven.
2002She won a Goya Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2002 Argentine-Spanish film Common Ground, performing Liliana Rovira, a social worker, daughter to Spanish Republican exiles who settled in Argentina.

The world when Mercedes Sampietro was born

Mercedes Sampietro was born in 1947. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1947

#1 song"Near You" – Francis Craig
Top movieMiracle on 34th Street
Top TV showHowdy Doody
Best-selling bookThe Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier
Top headlineJackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's color barrier
Technology milestoneTransistor invented at Bell Labs
Defining fadFlying saucer mania
Notable inventionPolaroid instant camera
World population2.47 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (BAA)
U.S. population144.1M

1947 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mercedes Sampietro's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1947	2026
Gas	$0.23	$3.45/gal
Average home	$7,800	$435,000
Average income	$4,700	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.40	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	144.1M	341 million

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