Carmen Sevilla
| Carmen Sevilla | |
|---|---|
|
Sevilla with Alberto Closas in 1948 | |
| Born |
María del Carmen García Galisteo 16 October 1930 Seville, Spain |
| Years active | (1947–2010) |
María del Carmen García Galisteo (born 16 October 1930) is a retired popular Spanish actress, singer and TV presenter. Her film roles include Academy Award nominee La venganza, Buscando a Mónica (1962) and the 1956 French film Don Juan.[1]
Carmen Sevilla was born in Seville. She made her film début in 1948 in Jalisco Canta en Sevilla, She joy great famous in the make The Troublemaker with Tony Leblanc. She played Mary Magdalene in Nicholas Ray's King of Kings. In 1972, she played Octavia in the English-language film Antony and Cleopatra, directed by Charlton Heston and in 1975 La muerte de un quinqui With Paul Naschy and Frank Braña.
She received a Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (Cinema Writers Circle) lifetime award in 2004.[2] In 2012, she was announced to be in a "very advanced stage" of Alzheimer's disease.[3] In 2015 it was reported that she no longer recognized her home.[4]
Selected filmography
- Jalisco Sings in Seville (1949)
- Filigrana (1949)
- The Guitar of Gardel (1949)
- Tales of the Alhambra (1950)
- The Troublemaker (1950)
- The Dream of Andalusia (1951)
- Imperial Violets (1952)
- Sister San Sulpicio (1952)
- The Beauty of Cadiz (1953)
- You Had To Be a Gypsy (1953)
- An Andalusian Gentleman (1954)
- Congress in Seville (1955)
- Don Juan (1956)
- Desert Warrior (1957)
- La venganza (1958)
- The Balcony of the Moon (1962)
- Buscando a Mónica (1962)
- King of Kings (1962)
- Road to Rocío (1966)
- The Partisan of Villa (1967)
- The Boldest Job in the West (1969)
- A Decent Adultery (1969)
- The Locket (1970)
- The Glass Ceiling (1971)
- Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
- House of the Damned (1974)
- Cabaret Woman (1974)
- Naked Therapy (1975)
- English Striptease (1975)
References
- ↑ "Carmen Sevilla , Andalucia | Southern Spain". Andalucia.com. 1930-10-16. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ↑ "Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ↑ "Carmen Sevilla sufre un alzheimer muy avanzado". Telecinco.es. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ↑ "Carmen Sevilla cumple 85 años en una residencia y sin apenas reconocer a los suyos". 20minutos.es. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2016-08-28.