María Eugenia Llamas
María Eugenia Llamas Andresco (19 February 1944 – 31 August 2014)
Introduction
Llamas was born in 1944 in Mexico City. There is little published about her parents. Her father, José Maria Llamas Olaran, was Basque, and hailed from the
Los Tres Huastecos (The Three Men from Huasteca)
María Eugenia Llamas made her film debut in 1948 during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in memorable child roles. Llamas was selected for her screen debut when she was only three, at which age first met
Dicen que Soy Mujeriego (They Say I am a Womanizer)
Her next movie role, also as Tucita, was in the 1949 classic film
Premio Ariel (Mexican Oscar)
María Eugenia Llamas was nominated for the Premio Ariel Mexicano (the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar) for her role, but did not win. María Eugenia Llamas did finally win the Ariel Award in 1952 for her role in the 1950 film, Los Niños Miran al Cielo (The Children Look to Heaven).[5] Llamas went on to make many more movies, both as a child and as an adult.[6]
Llamas and Pedro Infante maintained a cordial relationship for the following ten years, until his untimely death on 15 April 1957. Pedro Infante was an avid pilot. He was piloting his own multiengine plane to Mexico City, when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Mérida, Yucatán causing his death, along with the deaths of his co-pilot and the engineer.[7]
Later life
In the 1980s, Llamas served as the Cultural Director of Mexican Social Security (IMSS or Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social).[8] In 1987, Cuban-born author Francisco Garzón Céspedes persuaded her to take up public story telling, which she started and continued to do until late in life, even after her acting career ended.[9]
Through her on-stage story telling, she became and remains active in the promotion of Mexican culture.[10] She was the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Diploma Medalla al Mérito (Medal of Merit) for her 60 years of creative and successful artistic and cultural achievement. This award comes from the Spanish-American Academy of Itinerate Oral Narration, headquartered in Mexico City and Madrid, and which was founded by Garzón Céspedes.[11]
Family
Her late sister María Victoria "Mariví" Llamas was a well-known author and telejournalist in Mexico City, who often wrote on feminist topics. She won the Premio Nacional de Periodismo three times and authored five books. Most notable was her collection of short stories entitled "Que Le Cuento (What Can I Tell You)". She also starred in many Spanish-language movies. She appeared in the movies Un Divorcio (A Divorce; 1953), Menores de Edad (Under Aged; 1951), Angelitos Negros (Little Black Angels; 1948), Ya Tengo a Mi Hijo (Now I Hold My Son; 1948).[12] Mariví Llamas died in Mexico City on 5 January 2007, aged 67, from Hepatitis C and liver cancer.[13] Their half brother, José Ángel Llamas, is a television actor.[citation needed]
Last years
Llamas lived in
Death
Llamas died at the age of 70 on 31 August 2014 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, from cardiac arrest while visiting her daughter.[19]
Filmography
- Más Allá de Mí/Farther From Me (2008). La Tucita
- El Criminal ... aka El Gatillo de la Muerte (The Criminal aka The Trigger of Death) (USA) (1985)
- Cazador de Asesinos (Hunter of Murderers) (1983) .... Dra. Campos
- El Gatillo de la Muerte (The Trigger of Death) (1980)
- La Edad de la Tentación (The Age of Temptation) (1959) (as María Eugenia Llamas "Tucita")
- Venganza en el Circo (Vengeance in the Circus) (1954) (as María Eugenia Llamas "Tusita") .... Pulguita
- La Segunda Mujer (The Second Woman) (1953) (as María Eugenia Llamas 'Tucita')
- Una Calle Entre Tú y Yo (The Street Between You and Me) (1952) (as Ma. Eugenia Llamas 'Tusita')
- Los Hijos de La Calle (The Sons of the Street) (1951) (as María Eugenia Llamas 'Tusita')
- The Two Orphans (1950) (as María Eugenia Llamas 'Tusita')
- Los Niños Miran al Cielo (The Children Look to Heaven) (1950)
- El Seminarista (The Theological Student) (1949) .... Tucita
- Dicen Que Soy Mujeriego (They Say that I Am a Womanizer) (1949) .... La Tucita
- Los Tres Huastecos (The Three Men from Huasteca) (1948) .... Tucita
TV shows
- ¡Pedro Infante Vive! (Pedro Infante Lives; 2007).... Herself
- La Historia Detrás del Mito (The Story Behind the Myth) .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Estrellas Infantiles del Cine Mexicano (Child Stars of Mexican Cinema) (2006, TV episode) .... Herself
Footnotes
- ^ a b "'La Tucita': de niña precoz a promotora cultural ('La Tucita': from precocious girl to cultural promoter)". Milenio. Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico: Grupos Multimedios. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Obituary for Llamas' sister, cimacnoticias.com; accessed 2 September 2014.
- ^ (Spanish) Biography of Pedro Infante
- ^ José Ernesto Infante Quintanilla, "Pedro Infante -- El Idolo Imortal", Editorial Oceano de Mexico, S.A. De C.V. (2006) p. 68.(in Spanish)
- ^ The Internet Movie Database
- ^ María Eugenia Llamas profile, milenio.com; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ Profile, biografiasyvidas.com; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ "La Cronica de Hoy", cronica.com.mx; accessed 5 September 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ Francisco Garzón Céspedes website Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, fmcva.org; accessed 5 September 2014.
- ^ La Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León[permanent dead link]
- ^ Guía Cultural; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish)[dead link]
- ^ "(Spanish) Milenio On Line". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ María Victoria "Mariví" Llamas muere, vivirmexico.com; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish).
- ^ Sepulveda, Jesus, Cronicas del Genio
- ^ Profile: Rómulo Lozano, imdb.com; accessed 2 September 2014.
- ^ Interview with Fernando Lozano; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ Fernando Lozano website Archived 2009-09-27 at the Wayback Machine; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish)
- IMDb
- ^ Notice of death of María Eugenia Llamas, eluniversal.com.mx; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish)
External links
- Biography, hispanodetulsa.com; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish)
- "María Eugenia Llamas: 'La Fama Es una Pompa de Jabón'"; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish)
- Interview with Fernando Lozano; accessed 2 September 2014. (in Spanish)