Jordana Cecic Wester

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JORDANA CECIC WESTER, ACTRESS AND FILMMAKER

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By Chicago Tribune
PUBLISHED: July 13, 1988 at 1:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 8, 2021 at 9:57 p.m.

Jordana Cecic Wester, 53, an actress, director and producer, worked on the legitimate stage and acted in and directed Spanish-language movies and TV shows.

Services for Mrs. Wester, of Hollywood, Fla., and formerly of Cicero, were held in Hollywood, Fla. She died in Memorial Hospital there July 5.

Mrs. Wester was born on the Yugoslavian island of Solta in the Adriatic Sea. During World War II, she traveled with her family to Italy and then to Egypt, where she lived in a resettlement camp for five years. In 1949, she moved with her family to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In South America, she studied journalism and became involved with the theater. In 1958, she moved to Cicero but returned to Buenos Aires the next year to marry her husband, Dr. Juan Wester. They then moved to the Chicago area, followed by internships in Manchester, England, and Savannah, Ga. He then set up practice in Hollywood, Fla.

Mrs. Wester became involved with theater by translating film scripts for Spanish-language movies. She then got acting parts and began directing Spanish films and TV shows. Mrs. Wester became part of the Andromaca Players of Miami and served as the group's president.

Her brother, Edo Cecic, said she received major parts and acted in TV shows broadcast throughout South America.

Mrs. Wester learned 23 years ago that she had cancer and became involved with the American Cancer Society. She was co-founder of its Race for Life fundraising project.

Survivors, besides her husband and brother, include a son, John; a daughter, Stephanie; her mother, Stefica; and another brother.

Adopted and arrival of daughter Stephanie in family Wester, in 1968.

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