Mariana Marcela Briski (14 September 1965 – 14 August 2014) was an Argentine actress, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and professor. She was known for her roles in It's Not You, It's Me (2004), The Wind (2005), and Salsipuedes (2011). Briski was also known for her television roles in Primicias and Poné a Francella. Briski was born in Córdoba, Argentina. She was married to Hernán Ventura from 1988 until her death in 2014; the couple had one son, Pedro. In October 2004, Briski was diagnosed with breast cancer. By 2012, it had metastasised into her lungs. In 2014, Briski died from lung and breast cancer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, aged 48. Cancer In October 2004, following a routine mammogram, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a history of breast cancer in her family: her grandmother suffered and healed but died many years later of natural causes. Mariana Briski had to endure two surgeries, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In early 2011 she was diagnosed with metastases pulmonary large. In April 2011 she went to Dr. Crescenti to help chemotherapy to which she was subjected. Death Mariana Briski died at the age 48 on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 3:30 pm after a long struggle with breast cancer. She spent a week hospitalized in the Alexander Fleming Institute in the neighborhood of Colegiales/Belgrano where her condition aggravated and ended with the death of the famous actress. She was buried in the Jardín de Paz of Pilar on Friday, August 15 at 1 pm. Filmography Schauspielerin 1985: Tage im Juni (Los días de junio) 1992: De la cabeza (TV-Serie, 19 episodes) 1993: Cha cha cha (TV-Serie, 22 episodes) 1997: Mob-Cops – Unerbittlich, unbestechlich (Comodines) 1998: Los Rodríguez (TV-Serie, 11 episodes) 2000: Primicias (TV-Serie, 37 episodes) 2000: Chabonas (TV-Serie, 3 episodes) 2001: Poné a Francella (TV-Serie, 39 episodes) 2002: ¿Sabés nadar? 2003: Resistiré (TV-Serie, 3 episodes) 2004: El favor 2004: No sos vos, soy yo 2004: Los secretos de papá (TV-Serie, 151 episods) 2005: El viento 2006: Chiquititas sin fin (TV-Serie, 68 episods) 2008: Motivos para no enamorarse 2011: El dedo 2011: Salsipuedes References External links 1965 births 2014 deaths Actresses from Córdoba, Argentina Deaths from breast cancer Jewish Argentine actresses Argentine people of Belarusian-Jewish descent Argentine people of Russian-Jewish descent Argentine film actresses Argentine television actresses Argentine film directors Argentine film producers Argentine women film directors Argentine women film producers Argentine screenwriters Women