in 2004, he hosted Gasalla en pantalla (Gasalla on the Screen) and portrayed "grandma," an irreverent elderly woman, for Susana Giménez's popular variety show. This role earned him another Martín Fierro Prize. Collaborating in homages to the late comedian Niní Marshall in 2005 and for the Maipo Theatre's centennial in 2008, he also portrayed Argentine President Cristina Kirchner in Nito Artaza's Cristina en el país de las maravillas (Cristina in Wonderland). Gasalla more recently directed Hernán Casciari's Más respeto que soy tu madre (More Respect - I'm Your Mother), playing the title role, as well. Gasalla remains among the most successful Argentine theatre and television personalities. Following a May 4, 2009, guest appearance in Marcelo Tinelli's Showmatch (as Olga, the opinionated make-up lady), the popular variety show's ratings reportedly jumped to some of the highest in local television history. His success on the stage earned him a standing as the "king of Corrientes Avenue." Female impersonation Gasalla's female impersonations remain the hallmark of his career not only for his intricate portrayals, but also for their sheer number. Some of the best-known over the years have included: Grandma/Mamá Cora: a senile, though willful, nonagenarian. Soledad Solari: a woman with multiple phobias. Inesita: a high-society maven frequently under her plastic surgeon's knife (often with disastrous consequences). Yolanda: an elderly, hypochondriac woman psychologically attached to her wheelchair. Bárbara: a parody of television hosts Rona Barrett or Barbara Walters. Noelia: an overdressed, eccentric schoolteacher. Flora: an inflexible, petty public servant (roughly equivalent to Lily Tomlin's Ernestine the operator). The Nurse: a health worker who loses more patients than she saves. Mirta Bertotti: the middle-aged matriarch of a dysfunctional family. Esther Estrés: Estrés translates as "stress" in Spanish. Dr. Gutman: an indiscreet psychoanalyst. References External links 1941 births Living people People from Ramos Mejía Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine male actors Argentine male comedians Argentine theatre directors Argentine television personalities Golden Martín Fierro Award winners Argentine LGBT actors LGBT theatre directors 21st-century Argentine LGBT people Bailando por un Sueño (Argentine TV series) judges