Amparo Baró San Martín MML (21 September 1937 – 29 January 2015) was a Spanish actress. She starting working in theatres with

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. She first garnered critical and popular acclaim for her role as "Sole" in '' 7 Vidas''. Her career spanned more than 50 years. She worked on stage, as well as in films and television.

Life

She discovered her vocation when her brothers took her to the theater, and 20 years later, she debuted on stage. This started the career of this fine, young-faced actress with roles in stage and in film distribution. After completing high school at a young age, she began her artistic activities, integrating into several groups of amateur theater in her native

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. Her professional debut was on stage along with

, in Windsor Theater (

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), in 1957. She was honored numerous times for her work. On 7 December 2007, the

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presented her with the Gold Medal for Merit in Work. She died from cancer, aged 77, in 2015.Notice of death of actress Amparo Baró
, vertele.com; accessed 29 January 2015.

Filmography

*''Tormento d'amore'' (1956, de Leonardo Bercovici Claudio Gora y Eduardo Manzanos) *'' Carta a Sara'' (1957, de Leonardo Bercovici y Claudio Gora) *'' Rapsodia de sangre'' (1958, de

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) *'' Llama un tal Esteban'' (1960, de Pedro Luis Ramírez) *'' Trío de damas'' (1960, de Pedro Lazaga) as Empleada tienda de moda *'' Adiós, Mimí Pompón'' (1961, de Luis Marquina) as Lorenza *'' Margarita se llama mi amor'' (1961, de Ramón Fernández) as Alumna junto a Desi *'' Tres de la Cruz Roja'' (1962, de Fernando Palacios) as Consuelito *'' Sendas cruzadas'' (1962, de Juan Xiol) *'' A Land for All'' (1962, de

) as María *''Operación Embajada'' (1963, de Fernando Palacios) as Conchita *'' La chica del trébol'' (1963, de

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) as Alicia *'' Tengo 17 años'' (1964, de José María Forqué) as Tendera *'' La banda del Pecas'' (1968, de Jesús Pascual) as Marina Ruiz *'' Carola de día, Carola de noche'' (1969, de

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) *'' Al servicio de la mujer española'' (1978, de

) as Mari Galdós *'' El divorcio que viene'' (1981, de Pedro Masó) as Paquita *'' El nido'' (1979, de

) as Fuen *'' Apaga... y vámonos'' (1981, de Antonio Hernández) as Rosario *'' 27 millones libres de impuestos'' (1981, de Pedro Masó) as Pity *'' En septiembre'' (1982, de

) as Aurora *'' Stico'' (1985, de

) as Felisa *'' El elegido'' (1985, de Fernando Huertas) as Pilar *'' Cara de acelga'' (1987, de

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) as Loles *'' Mi general'' (1987, de

) as Señora Crespo *'' El bosque animado'' (1987, de

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) as Amelia Roade *'' Soldadito español'' (1988, de Antonio Giménez Rico) as Lola *'' Las cosas del querer'' (1988, de

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) as Balbina *'' Al otro lado del túnel'' (1994, de

) as Rosa *'' Las cosas del querer: Segunda parte'' (1995, de

) as Balbina *'' El Palomo cojo'' (1995, de

) as Reglita *'' Boca a boca'' (1995, de Manuel Gómez Pereira) as Madre de Raúl *'' Noviembre'' (2003, de Achero Mañas) as Helena *'' Siete mesas de billar francés'' (2007, de Gracia Querejeta) as Emilia *'' Maktub'' (2011, de Paco Arango) as Merche

Honours

* Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 7 December 2007).Boletín Oficial del Estado
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baro, Amparo 1937 births 2015 deaths Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners Actresses from Barcelona Spanish stage actresses Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Deaths from cancer in Spain 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses