Amparo Muñoz
Biography
Amparo Muñoz y Quesada (21 June 1954 – 27 February 2011) was a Spanish actress, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe 1974 competition in Manila, Philippines, being the first and only Spaniard Miss Universe titleholder to date.
Muñoz surrendered both the title and crown after six months due to refusal to follow the rules and regulations of the Miss Universe Organization. During that time, no successor was willing nor assigned to officially take her vacated placement.
After her shortened reign, Muñoz became a popular actress in Spain and starred in several comedies, including Mama Turns 100, and in the dramas Clara es el Precio, The Other Bedroom and Dedicatory. Her personal life was often shrouded in notorious events and public controversies. She died on 27 February 2011 due to cerebral aneurysm complications and was cremated and buried at the Roman Catholic cemetery of Saint Michael in Málaga, Spain.
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Full filmography
- Miss Universe (1955) as Miss Spain 1974
- Sabbath (1989) as Lilit
- The Gambler (1979) as Alejandra
- La intrusa (1993) as Gracia
- Memorias de un Visitador Médico (1980) as Magdalena
- Dedicated to... (1980) as Clara
- Pictures (1996) as Rosa
- Family (1996) as Carmen
- Mama Turns 100 (1979) as Natalia
- The Seven Cucas (1981) as Cuca's Daughter Crescencia
- The Black Moon (1990) as Lilit
- The Minister's Wife (1981) as Teresa
- Del amor y de la muerte (1977) as Elena
- Como México no hay dos (1981) as Silvia Escandon
- Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders (1996) as Dra. Mina Westenra
- Si las mujeres mandaran (o mandasen) (1982) as Agustina
- Todo un hombre (1983) as Laura Monteros
- L'anello matrimoniale (1979) as Alba
- In the Shade (1987) as Helena
- Lulú de noche (1986) as Nina
- Love Ravings (1986) as Angélica Durán (segment "Delirio 1")
- Vida conyugal sana (1974) as Modelo publicitaria / Fantasía obsesiva de Enrique
- Clara es el precio (1975) as Clara Valverde
- La reina del mate (1985) as Cristina