Del Boca made her debut as a four-year-old in the TV series
Nuestra galleguita where she played a
deaf-mute girl. In 1970, she started to play in the series
Alta comedia and won the prestigious
Martín Fierro Award for 1971 in the
Revelación category, an equivalent of the Best New Artist. In 1972, she appeared in her first film,
Había una vez un circo, alongside a trio of popular clowns called
Los Payasos de la Tele. She achieved a wide popularity in Argentina at the age of seven when she played the part of a little orphan Pinina in
Papá corazón on
Canal 13 in 1973. In the same year she appeared in the film
Andrea, followed by a film adaptation of
Papá corazón in 1974,
Papá Corazón se quiere casar, and
Un mundo de amor (
A World of Love) in 1975. From 1979 to 1980 she played the leading role in the
telenovela Andrea Celeste with
Alberto Argibay,
Ana María Picchio and
Raúl Taibo, and subsequently in
Señorita Andrea, both broadcast on Argentine public television
ATC. In the same year, she released her first music album. She then appeared in a number of TV
miniseries on ATC throughout 1981. In 1982, she played the lead in
Cien días de Ana alongside actor and singer Silvestre, and relocated to
New York to study acting. In the following years, she took part in several theatrical productions. In 1987, she returned in the telenovela
Estrellita mía on the
Telefe network, with
Ricardo Darín as her partner. She recorded two music albums for
Warner Music Group,
Con amor and
Te amo, released in 1988 and 1989, respectively. In 1991, Del Boca played the title role in
Celeste on Canal 13, alongside
Gustavo Bermúdez. The telenovela was one of the precursors in the genre addressing such topics as
HIV/AIDS and
homosexuality, and was popular with the TV audience. In 1992, she starred in
Antonella, again accompanied by Bermúdez. In this series, she contributed the theme song "Para este amor" and portrayed a charismatic heroine, very different from the ones she had played in previous telenovelas. In 1993, she appeared in the film
Funes, a Great Love directed by
Raúl de la Torre, where she played an alcoholic lesbian prostitute. In the same year,
Celeste was resumed as
Celeste siempre Celeste, in which Del Boca played a double role: Celeste and her sister, Clara. In late 1994, she appeared in the telenovela
Perla negra on Telefe alongside Argentine sex symbol
Gabriel Corrado. It was another success and was popular also internationally. The series featured Del Boca's song "El amor" as the musical theme, taken from her new album of the same name, recorded for
Philips Records. Her next film, de la Torre-directed
Peperina, was released in 1995, but received negative feedback from the critics. In 1996, Del Boca was reunited with Corrado as the main characters in
Zíngara, which also used her song "Tonta, pobre tonta" as the music theme. The telenovela was a story of a young woman experiencing amnesia and being raised as a gypsy, but failed to repeat the success of Del Boca's previous series. Her next telenovela,
Mía sólo mía, premiered in 1997, but did not turn out a big success either. Del Boca subsequently limited her television activity and in 1998 only made a guest appearance in the series
Chiquititas. In 2000, she returned to film in the romantic comedy
Apariencias directed by
Alberto Lecchi, and from 2001 to 2002, she played the main character in the TV series
El sodero de mi vida. Her role in the latter earned her the second Martín Fierro Award, this time for the Best Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2005, she was honoured with a special Martín Fierro Award and played the title role in the telenovela
Sálvame María on
Canal 9 which was filmed entirely in
San Luis Province. The following year she starred in the short series
Gladiadores de Pompeya. In 2007, she appeared in one episode of the series
Mujeres asesinas and joined the judging panel of a TV show selecting the cast for the
Argentine version of
High School Musical in which she also played a small role. In 2008, she hosted a popular TV show
La mamá del año which revolved around motherhood and joined the series
Por amor a vos as a recurring character. She also started presenting another TV show,
Hoy puede ser. In 2010, she starred in the telenovela
Alguien que me quiera alongside
Osvaldo Laport, but the production did not achieve expected ratings. In 2011, she took part in the theatre play
Eva y Victoria in which she portrayed
Eva Perón, alongside
Graciela Dufau who played
Victoria Ocampo. The play was taken on a tour in Argentina. In autumn Del Boca premiered
Tiempo de pensar, a TV series she co-produced and starred in, tackling the issue of gender violence, stereotypes and female representation in the media. Between 2013 and 2014, she starred in the telenovela
Esa mujer, which she also produced. The role earned her a nomination to a Martín Fierro Award. In 2016, it was reported that Del Boca had acquired as much as 36 million
Argentine pesos from public funds to produce her next telenovela,
Mamá corazón. It caused a major controversy and a backlash against the actress, and even though the series was almost completed, it was never aired. In 2019, she appeared in another theatre play,
Brujas, with
Leonora Balcarce,
Andrea Bonelli,
Romina Ricci and
Viviana Saccone, which was a critical and commercial success. == Personal life ==