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Lilia Prado

Acting Born Mar 30, 1928 Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico 24 credits

Biography

Lilia Prado (March 30, 1928 – May 22, 2006) was a Mexican actress and dancer. After winning a beauty contest she started working in the Mexican cinematographic industry, first as an extra, and later on in leading roles. She starred in over 100 films, being directed by Luis Buñuel in Subida al cielo (Ascent to Heaven), Abismos de pasión (Wuthering Heights), and La ilusión viaja en tranvía (Illusion Travels by Streetcar). In many films she shared scenes with Pedro Infante. She and Silvia Pinal were the only actresses who worked with Buñuel in three films.

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Full filmography

  • El milagro de vivir (1975) as Estela
  • La pasión de Isabela (1984) as Perla
  • The Hawks (1956) as Rosaura
  • El analfabeto (1961) as Blanca Morales
  • Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) as Aquitanian
  • Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954) as Lupita
  • La Vida No Vale Nada (1955) as Martha
  • Mexican Bus Ride (1952) as Raquel
  • Arriba Michoacán (1987)
  • Wuthering Heights (1954) as Isabel
  • Ratero (1979)
  • La India (1976) as La Cacariza
  • Emanuelo (1984)
  • Faith, Hope and Charity (1974) as Nurse (segment "Esperanza")
  • Talpa (1956) as Juana
  • Yo quiero ser artista (1958) as Self
  • Perez Family (1949) as Rosa
  • Kermesse (1959)
  • El Reino de los Gángsters (1948)
  • Mis secretarias privadas (1959)
  • Duelo en El Dorado (1969)
  • El desalmado (1950) as Aurora Cervantes 'La Jarochita'
  • Las interesadas (1952)
  • Crimen y castigo (1951) as Sonia