Isabela Corona
''CronologÃa de Teatro en México - 1926/10''
' (in Spanish) (July 2, 1913 – July 8, 1993) was a Mexican actress. She debuted during the first decade of the
Golden Age of Mexican cinema
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.
Biography
Isabela Corona was born as Refugio Pérez FrÃas in El Chante, a
municipio
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of
Autlán, Jalisco. In her early years she moved to
Mexico City
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, where she started her career on stage of the ''teatro Ideal'' as a teenager in 1926.
Afterwards she participated in the
Teatro Ulises and the
Teatro Orientación The Teatro Orientación was a modern theater group in Mexico City, that was established in 1932 by Isabela Corona and Julio Bracho, and existed until 1938.
Most of the theater group members, which was directed by Celestino Gorostiza, were members o ...
movement of the
Los Contemporáneos group, and made afterwards a career in the theater, movie and television businesses. She became better known in the end of the 1930s, when she played in ''La noche de los mayas''.
She was considered, along with
Esther Fernández
MarÃa Esther Fernández González (23 August 1915 – 21 October 1999) was a Mexican actress.
Life and career
Esther Fernández began her career as an extra in the film '' La Mujer del Puerto'' (1934). Her first starring role was in the early ho ...
,
Andrea Palma
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His works include the Ca ...
and
Lupe Vélez
MarÃa Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 13, 1944), known professionally as Lupe Vélez, was a Mexican actress, singer and dancer during the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican ...
, a great Mexican cinema diva of the 1930s.
Corona died six days after her 80th birthday from a heart attack.
Filmography
Movies
* "
Mexicano ¡Tú puedes!
''Mexican, You Can Do It'' ( es, Mexicano ¡Tú puedes!) is a 1985 Mexican drama film directed by José Estrada. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Arturo Alegro
* Mario Casillas
* Isa ...
", 1985
* "
Cóndores no entierran todos los dÃas" as ''Dona Gertrudis Potes'', 1984 (English title: "
A Man of Principle")
* "
El guerrillero del norte", 1983 (English title: "
Guerilla from the North
''Guerilla from the North'' ( es, El guerrillero del norte) is a 1983 Mexican drama film directed by Francisco Guerrero. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.
Cast
* Juan ValentÃn
* Ernesto Gómez Cruz
* Jorge Hu ...
")
* "
La casa de Bernarda Alba
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", 1982 (English: House of Bernarda Alba" or Bernarda Alba's House")
* "
Los gemelos alborotados
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* Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers
* Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
", 1982
* "
El infierno de todos tan temido" as ''Calandria'', 1981
* "
El mil usos
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Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
", 1981 (English title: "A Thousand Uses")
* "
Adriana del Rio, actriz", 1979 (English title: Adriana del Rio, Actress")
* "
Los indolentes" as ''Amarinda Alday'', 1979
* "
El secuestro de los cien millones
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
", 1979
* "
La TÃa Alejandra" as ''TÃa Alejandra'', 1979 (English title: "Tia Alejandra")
* "
La Casa del PelÃcano" as ''Clementina'', 1978 (English title: "Pelican's House")
* "
Damiana
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Damiana is a relatively small, woody shrub tha ...
" as ''The Mad Woman'', 1978
* "
La tigresa", 1973 (English title: "The Tigress")
* "
Yesenia", 1971
* "
No hay cruces en el mar", 1968
* "
El bastardo", 1968
* "
Crisol", 1967
* "
Cruces sobre el yermo Cruces, the formal plural of ''crux'' and a Spanish word for "crosses", may refer to:
* Cruces, Cuba, a town in Cuba
* Cruces River, a river in Chile
** RÃo Cruces Bridge, a bridge that crosses Cruces River
* Cruces River (Puerto Rico)
* Cruces, ...
", 1967
* "
El hombre propone...", 1965
* "
El espejo de la bruja
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Filmography Director
*1928: '' El Destino''
*1933: '' Profanación''
*1934 ...
" as ''Sara'', 1962 (USA: "
The Witch's Mirror"; dubbed version)
* "
Pecado mortal", 1955 (English title: "Mortal Sin")
* "
La gitana blanca
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
", 1954
* "
Los que no deben nacer", 1953
* "
Marejada", 1952
* "
Trotacalles
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The film's sets were designed by Luis Moya.
Cast
* Miroslava as Elena
* Ern ...
" as ''Luz'', 1951
* "
La posesión
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
" as spouse of ''Luz'', 1950
* "
El rencor de la tierra", 1949 (English title: "
Rancor of the Soil
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")
* "
Lola Casanova", 1949
* "
El precio de la gloria" as ''Doña Lupe Reyes'', 1949 (English title: "Price of Glory")
* "
¡Ya tengo a mi hijo!", 1948
* "
La culpable
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
", 1946
* "
La casa de la zorra", 1945 (USA: "
The House of the Fox
''The House of the Fox'' (Spanish: ''La casa de la zorra'') is a 1945 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Juan José Ortega. It stars Virginia Fábregas, Isabela Corona, and Alberto Galán.
The film was released on 6 December 1945 at the ...
")
* "
La mujer legÃtima
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
" as ''Marta'', 1945
* "
Entre hermanos", 1945 (English title: "Between Brothers")
* "
El secreto de la solterona
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", 1945
* "
Murallas de pasión", 1944 (English title: "Walls of Passion")
* "
Caminito alegre" as ''Madre superiora'', 1944
* "
Ave sin nido", 1943 (Mexico: "
Anita de Montemar
''Anita de Montemar'', is a Mexican telenovela produced by ValentÃn Pimstein and originally transmitted by Teleprogramas Acapulco, SA.
Cast
* Amparo Rivelles as Anita de Montemar
* Raúl RamÃrez as Ingeniero Carlos Miranda
* Irma Lozano ...
")
* "
El ángel negro", 1942
* "
La isla de la pasión" as ''Lolita'', 1942 (aka "Clipperton" or "Passion Island")
* "
La casa del rencor", 1941
* "
Creo en Dios
''Creo en Dios'' ("I Believe in God") is a 1941 Mexican
Mexican may refer to:
Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico an ...
", 1941 (USA: "Believe in God"; Mexico: "
Labios sellados")
* "
Los de abajo", 1940 (Mexico: "
Con la división del norte")
* "
La noche de los mayas
''The Night of the Mayas'' (Spanish: ''La noche de los mayas'') is a 1939 Mexican film. It was directed by Chano Urueta. The film, which is called a "Mexican tragedy" set in the times of the Mayas, is remembered today for its musical score by the ...
", 1939 (USA: "
Night of the Mayas
''The Night of the Mayas'' (Spanish: ''La noche de los mayas'') is a 1939 Mexican film. It was directed by Chano Urueta. The film, which is called a "Mexican tragedy" set in the times of the Mayas, is remembered today for its musical score by the ...
") as ''Zeb''
TV series
* "Lo blanco y lo negro" ("Black and White") as ''Citlalli'', 1992
* "Yo compro esa mujer" as ''Soledad'', 1990
* "Victoria", 1987
* "Los años pasan" ("Years Passed") as ''Apolonia'', 1985
* "Bianca Vidal" as ''Nana Maria'', 1985
* "La fiera", 1983 Dona Heloisa
* "Vanessa" as ''Grandmother Cècile de Saint-Germain'', 1982
* "Caminemos", 1980
* "Una mujer marcada" as ''Sofia'', 1979
* "Donde termina el camino" ("Where the Road Ends"), 1978
* "Viviana" as ''Consuelo", 1978 (unknown episodes)
* "Pobre Clara" as ''Nieves'', 1975
* "
Muchacha italiana viene a casarse" as ''Mercedes de Castro'', 1971
* "Risas amargas", 1961
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References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Corona, Isabela
Mexican stage actresses
Mexican telenovela actresses
Mexican television actresses
Mexican film actresses
Golden Age of Mexican cinema
People from Autlán, Jalisco
1913 births
1993 deaths
20th-century Mexican actresses