Actress Carmen Sevilla passed away this Tuesday. 92 yearsas reported by his son to Europa Press.
Transferred from his residence Arawa (Madrid) When his health deteriorated, he was taken to a Madrid hospital.
Seville lived geriatrics residence Since 2015, six years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
The legendary actress last appeared at the 20th anniversary premiere of Telecinco, a chain that had its return to the small screen in late 1991. disjointed speech that the hosts of the premiere had to cut. So, he retired from television in 2010 after years of driving, a year after he was diagnosed. ‘Neighborhood cinema’.
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Born in 1930 in the Sevilla district of Heliópolis, Carmen Sevilla married a Spanish composer, arranger and conductor. Augusto Alguero with her only son and a businessman in her second marriage. Vincent Patuel, He passed away in 2000 after 15 years of marriage.
Sevilla has acted in 80 films both in and out of Spain. Argentina, Mexico, France or Italy, also in Hollywood (United States); She was a dancer, singer and television presenter. Friend of other big star artists like Lola Flores, Sara Montiel or Paquita Rico has earned her the nickname ‘Spain’s girlfriend’.
It started in 1942 as a brand new bailaora with the singer and actress. little star castromade his first movie “Spanish Serenade” (1947) and in July 1949 she got her first lead role in the movie ‘.Jalisco sings in Sevilla’ with Jorge Negrete, who will follow him shortly Vaccine‘, by José Díez Morales.
With the 50s, her first period of great success would come, and she would become one of the most in-demand actresses in the public, with iconic films such as those directed by Richard Pottier. “Imperial Violets” (1952), with collaborator Luis Mariano ‘Andalusian dream’ and “The Beauty of Cádiz”.
Other titles from this period are “El Sueño de Andalucía” (1951), “El deseo y el amor” (1952), “La hermana San Sulpicio” (1952), ‘Naughty windmill’ (1955), ‘Don Juan’s love’ (1956), or “Taming the Shrew” (1956). Extraordinary ‘Revenge’ (1957) was directed by Juan A. Bardem and became the first Spanish film to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
His acting talent also led him to work in international productions. ‘King of Kings’ (1961), directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Carmen Sevilla as María Magdalena or “Mark Antony and Cleopatra” Playing Octavia in this Charlton Heston version of William Shakespeare’s classic (1962). A step into the ‘cinema center’ that helped him stand shoulder to shoulder with Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant or Ricardo Montalbán.
The 1960s were also the scene where he consolidated himself as a singer, taking advantage of the charm of the previous decade with the songs he sang in his films. 15 disc coplas, bolero, tango or chotis.
In the 1970s, he regained the support of the public and critics when he became one of the protagonists of the new Spanish cinema marked by the arrival of directors such as Eloy de la Iglesia with whom he worked. ‘Glass ceiling(1971), film directed by Julio Diamante ‘Sex or not’ (1974) or Gonzalo Suárez, with whom he co-produced ‘La loba y la paloma’ (1974), among others.
As he has been responsible for saying goodbye to the Puerta del Sol several times over the year, a continued popularity in recent years, especially for his work and television appearances, before he wished all Spaniards a happy 1964 and looked confused in 1994. Jose Maria Inigo.
After 15 years in which she did not appear in any films, Antena 3 offered her to return to acting with the series ‘Ada Madrina’ starring Jesús Puente and model Mar Flores, but the chain pulled it off the screens after four episodes.
Unforgettable was also her daily appearance in front of ‘ ‘.telecouponFrom the end of 1991 to 1997, at Telecinco, he naturally conquered the public and “left expressions like” in the collective memory.little sheep” and her “small coupon” or ‘Dear presenters’ with Bertín Osborne in the Antena 3 domain.
After going through various jobs in Canal Sur and Canal 9, he found himself at TVE, where he hosted programs such as ‘Cine de Barrio’. from 2004 to 2010
recognized with Cinematographic Writers Guild Medals She won the best lead actress for ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ in 1995, the best actress for ‘The Glass Ceiling’ in 1970, and the Medal of Honor in 2003.
Among the many awards he received, he also Gold Medal of Merit at Work (2001) or Gold Medal of Merit in Fine Arts (2003), also a Fotogramas de Plata, a TP, an Antena and a Micrófono de Oro and the Medal of Andalusia or a lifetime cinema award from the Community of Madrid and others.
Besides Seville’s Favorite Girl, she also gives the streets her name. Roquetas de Mar (Cádiz) and Marbella (Malaga), It has a star on the streets of San Pedro de Alcántara (Málaga) and Villafranca de Córdoba (Córdoba) and on Madrid’s Walk of Fame.