Carmen Molina (actress)

Carmen Molina
Molina in a trailer for The Three Caballeros (1944)
Born	(1920-01-20)20 January 1920 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	17 October 1998(1998-10-17) (aged 78) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Actor singer dancer
Years active	1936–1985

Carmen Molina (20 January 1920 – 17 October 1998) was a Mexican actress, singer, and dancer. She was considered a popular star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Throughout her acting career, she was nominated for an Ariel Award for her supporting role in Las mañanitas (1948).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1936	¿Qué hago con la criatura?	Rosa, Juan's husband
1937	Don't Fool Yourself Dear	Carmencita
	Adiós Nicanor	Lupe
1941	La gallina clueca	Pita
1942	Simón Bolívar	María Teresa
1944	Saint Francis of Assisi	Sta. Clara de Asis
	The Three Caballeros	Mexican Girl
1945	Canção do México	Specialty Dancer
1946	Palabras de mujer	Bailarina	Uncredited
1947	Por culpa de una mujer
1948	The Well-paid	Julieta Rute
	La casa de la Troya	Moncha
	Las mañanitas
	Dueña y señora	Toña joven
1949	Carta Brava	Nora
	Rough But Respectable	Carmelita
	Hypocrite	Aurora
	Cuatro vidas
1950	Vino el remolino y nos alevantó	Toña Ramírez
	You Shall Not Covet Thy Son's Wife	Josefa
	The Man Without a Face	Ana María
1951	La hija de la otra	Mercedes de Castroviejo
1952	El mártir del calvario	Marta
1962	Twist, locura de juventud	Tía Rita
	The Extra	Actress who plays Margarita Gautier
1963	Rostro infernal	Dr. Mendez Braun
1965	Aventura al centro de la tierra	Julia
1969	Amor y medias
1979	Naná
1981	Lagunilla, mi barrio	Hortensia Braniff
1982	Lagunilla 2	Hortensia
1983	Los dos carnales	Doña Manuela	(final film role)

References

• Emilio García Riera, México visto por el cine extranjero, Volume 3, Ediciones Era, 1988, ISBN 968-411-315-3
• José Rogelio Álvarez, Enciclopedia de México, Volume 9, Edition 4, 1978

External links

Carmen Molina at IMDb