Angelines Fernández
Angelines Fernández | |
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 Fernández, c. 1940s | |
| Born | María de los Ángeles Fernández Abad 30 July 1924[1] Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 25 March 1994 (aged 69) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Resting place | Mausoleos del Ángel, Mexico City |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–1992 |
| Notable work | Doña Clotilde in El Chavo del Ocho |
| Children | 1 |
María de los Ángeles Fernández Abad (30 July 1924 – 25 March 1994), known professionally as Angelines Fernández, was a Spanish-born actress. She is best remembered for playing Doña Clotilde "La Bruja del 71" in the sitcom El Chavo del Ocho. She was an anti-Franco refugee who remained in Mexico (in addition to a brief stint in Cuba) from 1947 until the end of her life.[2]
Life and career
María de los Ángeles Fernández Abad[3] also known as María de los Angelines Fernández Abad, was born on 30 July 1924 in Madrid, Spain.[4][5] She made her acting debut in the musical comedy Carlo Monte en Monte Carlo in Isabela Garcés' theatre company in Madrid.[6] She flew to Mexico in 1947 in fear for her life due to her support for the Spanish Maquis.[7] During the Spanish Civil War, young Fernández was supportive of the Republican faction. She would remain in Mexico for the rest of her life, except for international tours and a short stint in Cuba during the late 1940s. In 1950, she returned to Mexico permanently.
Angelines Fernández starred in fourteen films, including the classic
She also participated in Chespirito's other show, El Chapulín Colorado, years later. It was with El Chavo del Ocho and El Chapulín Colorado that she achieved fame in her native Spain. The two Chespirito productions became wide international hits, reaching virtually every country in the Americas and also other, non-Spanish speaking, countries as well. The shows are still shown with re-runs in many countries. In 1974, she participated in her last telenovela and her last film and concentrated her work around Chespirito productions.
After the shows ended in 1979, she continued playing "La Bruja" on the hour-long
Personal life
Fernández had a daughter named Paloma Fernández.[7][8]
Death
An acknowledged tobacco smoker, she died on 25 March 1994 from a tobacco related cancer (sources mention it being throat cancer without giving further details). She is entombed at the Mausoleos del Ángel in Mexico City. She was 69.[9][10]
Filmography
Film
- Maternidad imposible (1955)
- El diario de mi madre (1958) as Leonor
- El Águila Negra contra los enmascarados de la muerte (1958) (uncredited)
- Misterios de la magia negra (1958) as Laura
- Mi niño, mi caballo y yo (1959)
- El Esqueleto de la señora Morales(1960) as Clara
- Mi vida es una canción (1963)
- El padrecito (1964) as Sara
- Fuera de la ley (1966)
- Estrategia matrimonial (1967) as Margarita
- Un novio para dos hermanas (1967) as Profesora de piano
- Despedida de casada(1968)
- Esta noche sí (1968)
- Corona de lágrimas (1968) as Mercedes Ancira
- Un Quijote sin mancha (1969) as Prudencia Pingaron
- El profe (1971) as Mama de Martin (uncredited)
- El cielo y tu (1971) as conservative church woman (uncredited)
- Traiganlos vivos o muertos (1974)
- El agente viajero (1975)
- Kalimán en el siniestro mundo de Humanón (1976)
- Oye Salomé! (1978) as Doña Elena, mamá de Guadalupe
- El Chanfle (1979) as Paco's wife (Supermarket Clerk)
- El Chanfle 2 (1982) as Paco's wife
- Don ratón y don ratero (1983) as Sirvienta
- Charrito (1984) as Maquillista
- Dos judiciales en aprietos (1990)
- Sor Batalla (1990)
- Bella entre las flores (1990) as Doña Perfecta de Rico (final film role)
Television
- El Chavo del ocho(1973–1979) as Doña Clotilde ("La bruja del 71")
- El Chapulín Colorado (1973)
- Chespirito (1980–1994) as Doña Clotilde / Doña Nachita
Telenovelas
- Teresa(1959) as Esmeralda
- Cadenas de amor (1959)
- Un amor en la sombra (1960)
- Gabriela (1960)
- El hombre de oro (1960)
- La telaraña (1961)
- La familia del 6 (1961)
- La madrastra(1962)
- La herida del tiempo (1962)
- Teatro del cuatro (1964)
- La intrusa(1964)
- Tú eres un extraño (1965)
- Sonata de otoño (1966)
- La duquesa (1966)
- Encadenados (1969)
- Rafael(1970)
- Ha llegado una intrusa (1974)
See also
- Foreign-born artists in Mexico
References
- ^ @ChavodelOcho_Of (July 30, 2022). "Hoy queremos recordar a nuestra querida brujita del 71, Angelines Fernández, ya que nació un día como hoy pero de 1924" [Today we want to remember our beloved little witch from 71, Angelines Fernández, since she was born on a day like today but in 1924.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Sousa, Alana (September 13, 2019). "Aventuras na História · O segredo da Bruxa do 71: guerrilheira antifranquista". Aventuras na História (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Fernández Paz, Martín (November 11, 2018). "Un amor que venció a la muerte: la historia real de los actores que interpretaron a "Don Ramón" y la "Bruja del 71"". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Biografía de Angelines Fernández". VecindadCH (in Spanish). Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Crypt photo". Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Falleció la actriz Angelines Fernández "La bruja del 71"". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). March 27, 1994. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ^ a b "Paloma Fernández habla sobre su mamá, Angelines Fernández". Chavodel8.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Inzunza, Francisco (September 13, 2020). "Ella es Paloma Fernández, hija de Angelines Fernández, la "eterna enamorada" de Ramón Valdés". debate (in Spanish). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Fãs prestam homenagem a intérpretes de Seu Madruga e Bruxa do 71 em cemitério no México" (in Portuguese). May 12, 2012.
- ^ Rodarte, Jorge (July 13, 2021). "El pasado de Angelines Fernández, "La Bruja del 71", en el que fue guerrillera y pocos lo saben". debate (in Spanish). Retrieved September 18, 2021.
External links
- Angelines Fernández at IMDb
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