Emilia Guiú

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Emilia Guiú
Born
Emilia Guiú Estivella

(1922-03-21)21 March 1922
Died7 February 2004(2004-02-07) (aged 81)
NationalitySpanish
Years active1943–2000

Emilia Guiú Estivella (

Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She made over 60 film appearances between 1943 and 2000 and typically played villain roles and "femme fatale
". She also made a number of theatrical appearances.

Career

Guiu left Spain with her family, during the

El abanico de Lady Windermere, under the helm of Juan José Ortega and Fernando Fuentes's El rey se divierte. Her first leading role came in 1945 in the musical drama film Club verde, directed by Raphael J. Sevilla, in which she starred opposite Emilio Tuero and Celia Montalván. In 1961 she appeared in Confidencias matrimoniales, which would be her last performance on screen for 22 years as she moved into theatrical acting. She returned to the cinema in 1983, in the film Las modelos de desnudos
.

Guiú made her last performance in the Mexican

Abrázame muy fuerte in 2000. She died on February 7, 2004, in San Diego, California, from cancer.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Se va una 'diva' del cine mexicano". Esmas. Archived from the original on 2010-05-12. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  2. ^ "Emilia Guiu murió de cáncer". Teleguia. Retrieved November 30, 2009. [dead link]

Further reading

External links