Sonia Furió
| Sonia Furió | |
|---|---|
| Born |
María Sonia Furió Flores 30 July 1937 Alicante, Second Spanish Republic |
| Died |
1 December 1996 (aged 59) Mexico City, Mexico |
María Sonia Furió Flores (30 July 1937 – 1 December 1996)[1] was a Spanish-born Mexican actress.
Early life
Furió was born in Alicante, the daughter of Nicolás Furió Cabanés and María Flores Guillén.[2] She was very young when her family emigrated to Mexico because of the Spanish Civil War.[2] She became a naturalized Mexican citizen on 2 May 1952 at age 14.[2]
Career
Furió's debut was in the film Y mañana serán mujeres (1955).[3] She studied modern and folkloric dance, English, French, painting, and sculpture.[3] She completed her studies in stagecraft at the Academia de Andrés Soler.[3] She won a golden medal from the Asociación Israelita for her role in the film Los desarraigados (1960).[3] For her work in La cárcel de Cananea (1960), she received a trophy from the Asociación de Críticos Mexicanos.[3]
Selected filmography
- Se los chupó la bruja (1958)
- Vacations in Acapulco (1961)
References
- ↑ "Biografía de Sonia Furió". Archivo de Telenovelas. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Falleció Sonia Furió víctima de neumonía". El Siglo de Torreón. 3 December 1996. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sonia Furió, María Duval y Norma Mora tres bellas del cine mexicano". La Nación. October 9, 1961. Retrieved 23 January 2014.