Marga López
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| Born |
Catalina Margarita López Ramos June 21, 1924 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina |
| Died |
July 4, 2005 (aged 81) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) |
Carlos Amador (married twice: 1941, 1961; divorced twice) Arturo de Córdova (1964–1973) |
| Children | Carlos and Manuel |
| Parent(s) |
Pedro López Sánchez Dolores Ramos Nava |
| Relatives | Juan, Miguel, Dolores, Pedro, María and Manuel (siblings) |
| Awards |
Ariel Award for Best Actress 1955 La Entrega Ariel Award for Best Actress 1950 Salón México Ariel Award for Best Actress 1948 Soledad |
Marga López (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmarɣa ˈlopes]; 21 June 1924 – 4 July 2005), born Catalina Margarita López Ramos, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress. Born in Argentina, she later acquired Mexican nationality.
Biography
Her parents were Pedro López Sánchez and Dolores Ramos Nava. She had six siblings: Juan, Miguel, Dolores, Pedro, María and Manuel. She debuted in show business in her home country as a child, with her siblings in the group known as Los Hermanitos López.
In 1936, they journeyed through Latin America including Mexico. There she met her future husband Carlos Amador, a cinema producer, whom she married twice, in 1941 and in 1961. They had two children, Carlos and Manuel. In 1964 she married actor Arturo de Córdova, who died in 1973. They acted together in Sinful.
She appeared in more than 80 movies in the Golden Age of the Cinema of Mexico, sharing credits with Pedro Infante, Luis Aguilar, Ernesto Alonso, Tin Tán, Amparo Rivelles. She also appeared in many telenovelas, her last one being Bajo la misma piel.
Death
By 2005, she was an emphysema patient and had acute episodes of bronchitis. Reportedly, she was a chain smoker and did not give up tobacco until 2004. On Tuesday, 19 April 2005, she suffered a heart attack while undergoing a health check-up test at a hospital in Mexico City. She died on July 4, 2005, from cardiac arrhythmia.
Films
- Salón México, 1949
- Los Tres García (The Three Garcías) (1946)
- Vuelven Los García (The Garcías Return) (1946)
- Cartas Marcadas (Marked Cards) (1947)
- Midnight (1949)
- Un Rincón Cerca Del Cielo (A Place Near Heaven) (1952)
- Ahora Soy Rico (Now I Am Rich) (1952)
- Los Gavilanes (The Sparrowhawks) (1954)
- La Tercera Palabra (The Third Word) (1955)
- Del Brazo Y Por La Calle (Arm in Arm Down the Street) (1956)
- Nazarín (1958)
- Alfonso XII and María Cristina (1960)
- Artrás de las Nubes (Beyond The Clouds) (1961)
- Hasta el viento tiene miedo (1968)
- El libro de piedra (1969)
References
- Agrasánchez Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez. ISBN 968-5077-11-8.
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