Carmen Sevilla
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Carmen Sevilla | |
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 At the 1956 San Sebastián Film Festival | |
| Born | María del Carmen García Galisteo 16 October 1930 Seville, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, television presenter |
| Years active | 1947–2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Vicente Patuel
(m. 1985; died 2000) |
| Children | Augusto José Algueró García |
María del Carmen García Galisteo MML (born 16 October 1930), known professionally as Carmen Sevilla, is a Spanish actress, singer and television presenter. Her film roles include Academy Award nominee Vengeance, Searching for Monica (1962) and the 1956 French film Don Juan.[1]
Early life[]
María del Carmen García Galisteo was born on 16 October 1930 in Seville.[2]
Career[]
Sevilla made her film début in 1948 in Jalisco Sings in Seville. Her rise to fame came with her starring role in The Troublemaker with Tony Leblanc. She also played Mary Magdalene in Nicholas Ray's King of Kings.
In 1972, she played Octavia in the English-language film Antony and Cleopatra, She also appeared in No es bueno que el hombre esté solo (1973), Nadie oyó gritar (1973), and Beatriz (1976). In January 2004, she received the 2003 Medal of Honour bestowed by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos.[3]
Personal life[]
In 2012, she was announced to be in a "very advanced stage" of Alzheimer's disease.[4] In 2015 it was reported that she no longer recognized her home.[5]
Selected filmography[]
- Jalisco Sings in Seville (1949)
- The Guitar of Gardel (1949) as Carmelilla
- Tales of the Alhambra (1950) as Mariquilla
- The Troublemaker (1950) as Mari Pepa
- The Dream of Andalusia (1951) as Dolores
- Love and Desire (1951) as Lola
- Imperial Violets (1952) as Violeta
- Sister San Sulpicio (1952) as Gloria Alvargonzález / Sister San Sulpicio
- The Beauty of Cadiz (1953) as Maria-Luisa
- You Had To Be a Gypsy (1953) as Pastora de los Reyes
- An Andalusian Gentleman (1954) as Esperanza 'Colorín'
- Congress in Seville (1955) as Carmen Fuentes
- Requiebro (1955)
- Don Juan (1956) as Serranilla
- Desert Warrior (1957) as Princess Amina
- Spanish Affair (1957) as Mari Zarubia
- Vengeance (1958) as Andrea Díaz
- Bread, Love and Andalusia (1958) as Carmen García
- King of Kings (1961) as Mary Magdalene
- The Balcony of the Moon (1962) as Charo
- Searching for Monica as Mónica Durán (1962)
- Road to Rocío (1966) as Esperanza Aguilar
- The Partisan of Villa (1967) as Reyes Mendoza
- The Boldest Job in the West (1969) as Marion
- A Decent Adultery (1969) as Fernanda
- The Locket (1970) as Virginia / Soledad
- The Glass Ceiling (1971) as Marta
- Antony and Cleopatra (1972) as Octavia Minor
- La Cera Virgen (1972) as María
- Nadie oyó gritar (1973) as Elisa
- No es bueno que el hombre esté solo (1973) as Lina
- House of the Damned (1974)
- Cabaret Woman (1974) as Rita Medina
- Sex o no sex (1974) as Angélica
- Naked Therapy (1975) as Doctora Sol Esteve
- English Striptease (1975)
- Muerte de un quinqui (1975)
- La cruz del diablo (1975) as Maria
- Beatriz (1976) as Carlota
Honours[]
- Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (2001).[6]
- Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (2003).[7]
- Hija Predilecta of the Province of Seville (2007).[8]
References[]
- ^ "Carmen Sevilla profile". Andalucia.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Carmen Sevilla cumple mañana 87 años sin cambios en su estado de salud". eldiario.es. 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Los guionistas premian el filme 'Te doy mis ojos', de Icíar Bollaín". ABC. 27 January 2004.
- ^ "Carmen Sevilla sufre un alzheimer muy avanzado". Telecinco. Mediaset España. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Carmen Sevilla cumple 85 años en una residencia y sin apenas reconocer a los suyos". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 16 October 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Aparicio Pérez, Juan Carlos; R., Juan Carlos (7 December 2001). "REAL DECRETO 1399/2001, de 7 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en el Trabajo, en su categoría de Oro, a doña Carmen García Galisteo" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (294): 45759. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ del Castillo Vera, Pilar; R., Juan Carlos (19 December 2003). "REAL DECRETO 1774/2003, de 19 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, en su categoría de oro, a doña Carmen García Galisteo" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (304): 45377. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Carmen Sevilla, Rafael Escuredo y Rocío Jurado, Hijos Predilectos e Hija Adoptiva de la provincia". ABC. 23 May 2007.
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