Carmelita González

Carmelita González
Golden Age of Mexican cinema actress
Born	July 11, 1928 Mexico City
Died	April 30, 2010(2010-04-30) (aged 82) Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Known for	"Primera actriz" (lead actress)[1][2][3] Cinema, telenovela
Awards	Diosa de Plata (Silver Goddess Award), Dos tipos de cuidado (1953) Ariel Award (Best Supporting Actress), Motel (1984)
Patron(s)	Luis Aguilar[1][2][4][5]

Carmelita González (July 11, 1928 – April 30, 2010) was a Mexican lead actress known for her film roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.^{[1][2][4][5][6]} She appeared in nearly 100 Mexican films during her career, opposite such actors as Mario Moreno Cantinflas, Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete.^[6] González began her career by earning $21^[1][4] but went on to win an Ariel Best Supporting Actress award for her 1984 performance in Luis Mandoki's Motel.^[1][2][4][5]

Golden age of Mexican cinema

Carmelita González made her debut in 1945 with Camino de Sacramento which starred Negrete.^[1][4][7] Because she was uncredited, González only earned $21.^[1][4][7] She earned her first film credit as Carmelita González in 1946 alongside comedian Cantinflas in Soy un prófugo.^[3][8] Active throughout the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, González's film credits included 1952's Dos tipos de cuidado, co-starring Jorge Negrete and Pedro Infante.^[6] Her role as Rosario, a rape victim, in Dos tipos de cuidado garnered a Diosa de Plata (Silver Goddess Award) and considered a major performance.^[9][10] González would appear uncredited with Mario Moreno in 1956's Around the World in 80 Days.^[2] Her contemporary actresses were Charito Granados, Esther Fernández and Marga López.^[9] Appearing during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, these contemporaries like González were atypical heroines ahead of their time.^[9][10]

In 1952, González starred in Huracán Ramírez, which was a black-and-white movie, in the then emerging genre of lucha libre masked wrestler films.^{[1][4][11][12]} During the 1940s, a series of movies beginning with El Santo and El Hijo del Santo in 1942 popularized lucha libre, literally free-style fighting, masked wrestlers.^[13] González would go on to star in the 1962 El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez, 1966 El Hijo de Huracán Ramírez and 1967 La venganza de Huracán Ramirez remakes.^[14][15][16]

Telenovela career

González later worked on Mexican television, including telenovelas. She appeared as a supporting actress in various roles on the telenovelas Así son ellas, Amar otra vez and Alegrijes y rebujos.^[6] González' last appearances were on Amar Otra Vez in 2004 as her health began to wane.^[9][10]

Early life

Gonzalez was born in Mexico City on July 11, 1928.^[6] Her father insisted upon her earning a college degree in Industrial relations but González studied English and French in the United States.^[1][4] He initially opposed her desire to work in field of drama but won the approval of her mother and appeared in the movie Bésame mucho.^[1][4] González was married briefly to Eduardo Fajardo with whom she bore a daughter, Paloma del Rocío.^{[1][4][9][10]}

Final years and death

Carmelita González died of pneumonia at 5 am on April 30, 2010, at the hospital Santelena in Mexico City, where she had been hospitalized for several days.^[6] She had been recovering from instestinal problems.^[6] Gonzalez was 81 years old.^[6]

Filmography

References

External links

• Carmelita González at the Internet Movie Database