María Mercader
| María Mercader | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
María Mercader Fordada[1][2] 6 March 1918 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died |
26 January 2011 (aged 92) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1923–1992 |
| Spouse(s) |
Giulliano Scicolone (m. 1949-55) Vittorio De Sica (m. 1968-74) |
| Children |
Manuel De Sica Christian De Sica |
| Parent(s) | Pau Mercader Marina (father) |
| Relatives | Ramón Mercader (half-brother) |
María Mercader (6 March 1918 – 26 January 2011) was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1923 and 1992. She was the second wife of film director Vittorio De Sica.[3]
Her brother was Ramón Mercader, the murderer of Leon Trotsky in 1940, in Mexico.[4][5]
Selected filmography
- The King's Jester (1941)
- L'attore scomparso (1941)
- Un garibaldino al convento (1942)
- La porta del cielo (1945)
- Heart (1948)
References
- ↑ Maria Mercader i Fordada - Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (in Catalan)
- ↑ Maria de la Asunción Mercader Fordada - IMDb
- ↑ "Vittorio De Sica". tcm.com. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ↑ María Mercader, la actriz catalana que amó a De Sica. El Pais, 30 Jan. 2011
- ↑ Essere Liberi, 3 May 2004 (in Italian)