Carmen Salinas Lozano (5 October 1939 – 9 December 2021) was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the

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(PRI) during her later career as a politician. She appeared in 115 films, 70 theater works, 23

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s, and 9 television series.

Life

Salinas was born in 1939, the daughter of Jorge Perez Tejada Salinas and Carmen Lozano Viramontes. She made her television debut in 1964 under the direction of

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, appearing in such shows as ''La vecindad'' (The Neighborhood), ''La frontera'' (The Border) and ''El chofer'' (The Chauffeur). She also appeared in plays, more than 110 movies, and 30 plus television shows,. She worked alongside actors and producers including

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(in '' Man on Fire'') and

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. Salinas' other successful projects included her touring musical ''Aventurera''. In 1956, Salinas and Pedro Plascencia had a son, Pedro Plascencia Salinas. He composed music, including notable compositions for the

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soccer club, and for

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's newscasts ''

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'' and '' 24 Horas''. Plascencia Salinas died of cancer on 19 April 1994. On 11 November 2021, Salinas suffered a

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, brought upon by

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, which caused her to lapse into a

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. Salinas never regained consciousness and died on 9 December 2021, at the age of 82 in

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Political and legislative career

In an interview conducted with ''El Universal'' in March 2015, Salinas declared that she "had been a ''priísta'' ever since hehad the use of reason". In 2015, the PRI placed Salinas on its proportional representation list for election from the fourth electoral region, winning her a seat in the

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for the

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; Salinas served on the Gender Equality, Radio and Television, and Health Commissions. Salinas, who only completed primary school, had the lowest educational level of all the deputies in the legislature.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salinas, Carmen 1939 births 2021 deaths Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses Mexican stage actresses Actresses from Coahuila 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses People from Torreón Mexican actor-politicians 21st-century Mexican women politicians Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Deputies of the LXIII Legislature of Mexico