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in '' Viridiana'',

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in ''

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in ''

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'', the Taviani brothers in ''

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'', '' Kaos'' and '' Good Morning Babylon'';

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in '' La messa è finita''; and in

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's diptych ''

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'' and '' Manon des Sources''. She worked with the

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Miguel Narros in ''Fedra'', by

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(1957); '' Three Sisters'', by

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(1960); '' Fröken Julie'', by

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(1961); ''La camisa'', by Lauro Olmo (1962); ''El caballero de Olmedo'', by

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. She returned in 1988 with Miguel Narros in the plays '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', by

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. In 2007 she made her last appearance in the play ''

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, directed by Amelia Ochandiano.

Biography

Margarita Lozano was born in Tetuán, at that time known as Spanish Protectorate of Morocco. Lozano spent her childhood in Lorca (Murcia), where she later returned to establish her residence. She lived in multiple countries such as Germany, Madagascar, Italy, Senegal, and Africa. Lozano claimed that the only reason she left Africa was because her mother became ill and she had to care for her. Her mother would tell her that when she was about age four, Lozano would go behind curtains and say 'The actress is coming out' and in an interview she says that she was born an actress.

Theater and film

At age 19 Lozano moved to Madrid to study fashion and design. However; she later abandoned this field to become an actress. She quickly became Miguel Narros' preferred actress and starred in multiple plays that were considered risky at the time, such as ''Fedra'', by

(1957); '' Three Sisters'', by

(1960); '' Fröken Julie'', by

(1961); ''La camisa'', by Lauro Olmo (1962); ''El caballero de Olmedo'', by

and '' La dama duende'', by

. Lozano played secondary film roles for which she won the National Syndicate of the Show for best actress. She won for '' Viridiana'' (

, 1961), in which she portrays Ramona, a maid who secretly drugs the protagonist and sets her up for rape. After 1963, Lozano reduced her activity in Spanish cinema and moved forward with producer

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in Italian cinema. The film ''Night of The Shooting Stars'' by

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got 56 editions published between 1981 and 2016 in four languages, drawing inspiration from their experiences in Nazi-occupied Italy. Margarita Lozano was also part of the Clint Eastwood collection. She appeared in Taviani's ''Kaos,'' which tells the story of peasant families struggling to survive amid the pull of the new world.

Later life and death

Lozano resided in Bagnaia,

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. She died in Lorca on 7 February 2022, at the age of 90, one week before her 91st birthday.

Recognition

In May 2015 she was named

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by the

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. Prizes include: * Best actress National Syndicate of the Show in ''Un ángel tuvo la culpa'' (1960). * Best Supporting Actress ACE (New York) in ''La mitad del cielo'' (1986). * Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes 2018, granted by the government of Spain.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1953) * ''Manicomio'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) - Lina * ''Rapsodia de sangre'' (1958) - Isabel * ''Giovane canaglia'' (1958) - signorina Nicheli * ''Diego Corrientes'' (1959) * ''El Lazarillo de Tormes'' (1959) - Antona * ''Un ángel tuvo la culpa'' (1960) * ''Don Lucio y el hermano Pío'' (1960) - (uncredited) * '' Viridiana'' (1961) - Ramona * ''El hombre del expreso de Oriente'' (1962) * ''Teresa de Jesús'' (1962) * ''Los farsantes'' (1963) - Tina * ''Noche de verano'' (1963) - Novia de Pedro * ''El sol en el espejo'' (1963) - Engracia * ''

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'' (1963) - Isabel * ''Un demonio con ángel'' (1963) - Sor Angustias * ''Los felices sesenta'' (1963) * ''El precio de un asesino'' (1963) - Beatriz Morales * ''

'' (1964) - Doña Consuelo Baxter * ''Crimen'' (1964) - Doña Emilia * ''Amador'' (1966) - (uncredited) * ''Después del gran robo'' (1967) * '' 15 Scaffolds for a Murderer'' (1967) - Mrs. Cook, the Widow * ''

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'' (1968) - Marras' mother * '' Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl'' (1968) - Bianca * '' The Lady of Monza'' (1969) - Sister Benedetta Homati * '' That Splendid November'' (1969) - Amalia * ''

'' (1969) - Madame Klotz * ''Baltagul'' (1969) - Vitoria Lipan *'' The President of Borgorosso Football Club'' (1970) - Erminia * ''

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'' (1971) - Ra * ''Un día en la vida'' (1973) * ''

'' (1982) - Concetta * '' Kaos'' (1984) - Mariagrazia (segment "L'altro figlio") * '' The Mass Is Ended'' (1985) - Don Giulio's Mother * ''

'' (1986) - Baptistine * '' Half of Heaven'' (1986) - Abuela * '' Manon des Sources'' (1986) - Baptistine * ''

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'' (1986) - Nora Moro * '' Good Morning, Babylon'' (1987) - The Venetian * ''Barbablù, Barbablù'' (1987) - Adele * '' Burro'' (1989) - Madre di Burro * '' The Sun Also Shines at Night'' (1990) - Sergio's Mother * ''Mima'' (1991) - Grandma * ''El infierno prometido'' (1992) - Remedios Luz * ''Con gli occhi chiusi'' (1994) * '' Nos miran'' (2002) - Luisa * ''Octavia'' (2002) - Doña * ''

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'' (2006) - Pascalina (final film role)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lozano, Margarita 1931 births 2022 deaths People from Tétouan Spaghetti Western actresses Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses