Manolita Saval (5 February 1914 in

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– 23 August 2001 in

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) was a Spanish actress and singer.

Family and life

She was born in

of Spanish parents and named 'Juana María Saval'. She was the mother of the actor

Manuel Saval Juan Manuel Ruiz Saval (June 22, 1956 – June 23, 2009) was a Mexican stage, film and television actor who appeared in over twenty telenovelas. His best known role was opposite Victoria Ruffo in the telenovela '' Simplemente Maria''. Biography ...

, and the niece of the Spanish opera singer Vicente Ballester Aparício. Saval died in

on August 23, 2001 of cardiac arrest due to thrombosis.

Career

She studied music and drama in Spain, and began her career performing the

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''Marina'' in

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. As a lyric interpreter, she toured

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, eventually settling in Mexico in 1938. Over the course of her career, she appeared in over 30 films and television programs, as well as in plays, operettas, and operas.

Recognition

In a review of her film debut in ''

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'', the New York Times described her as "a new and charming Mexican actress."

Filmography

Film

* ''

'' (1939) as Carmina * ''

Papacito lindo ''Papacito lindo'' (''Handsome Sweet Daddy'' or ''Sugar Daddy'') is a 1939 Mexican film directed by Fernando de Fuentes. The film stars Sara García, Fernando Soler, Julián Soler, Manuel Noriega and Manolita Saval. It is an adaptation of ''Miq ...

'' (1939) as Paquita Moreno * '' Poor Devil'' (1940) * ''El que tenga un amor'' (1942) * ''Virgen de medianoche'' (1942) * ''Esa mujer es la mía'' (1942) * '' El baisano Jalil'' (1942) as Marta * ''

María Eugenia ''María Eugenia'' is a 1943 Mexican drama film written and directed by Felipe Gregorio Castillo and starring María Félix, alongside Manolita Saval and Rafael Baledón. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals. Cast * ...

'' (1943) as Raquel * ''Ojos negros'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) as Cosetta Ponchelevan * ''Adiós juventud'' (1943) * ''Amores de ayer'' (1944) * ''El capitán Malacara'' (1945) * ''La culpable'' (1946) * ''Por un amor'' (1946) * ''Fantasía ranchera'' (1947) * ''Hijos de la mala vida'' (1949) * '' Arrabalera'' (1951) * '' Del suelo no paso'' (1959) * ''Dos criados malcriados'' (1960) * ''Esta noche no'' (1966) as Mama Sara * ''Santa'' (1969) * ''

El ministro y yo ''El ministro y yo'' () is a 1976 Mexican film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez and Ángel Garasa.García Riera, p. 174 It is the last film in which Cantinflas acted alongside Garasa. Plot Mate ...

'' (1976) as Estrellita * '' La guerra de los pasteles'' (1979)

Television

* ''Un amor en la sombra'' (1960) * ''Divorciadas'' (1961) * ''La duda'' (1967) * ''La casa de las fieras'' (1967) as Mercedes * ''El padre Guernica'' (1968) * ''La hiena'' (1973) * '' Mundo de juguete'' (1974) * ''Querer volar'' (1980) as Paquita * ''Vivir enamorada'' (1982) as Merceditas * ''Madres egoístas'' (1 episode, 1991) as Rosario * ''

Muchachitas ''Muchachitas'' (English title: ''Girls'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1991. The telenovela was also shown on Univisión in the early 1990s. It stars Alejandro Camacho, Cecilia Tijerina, Tiaré Scanda, ...

'' (1991) as Enriqueta * ''El abuelo y yo'' (1992) * ''Hasta que la muerte los separe'' (1 episode, 1994) as Manolita

References

External links

* * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reuahlM8GIE "Manolita Saval en El que tenga un amor" * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKGPgcTDbqY "Manolita Saval y Emilio Tuero en El que tenga un amor" {{DEFAULTSORT:Saval, Manolita 1914 births 2001 deaths Mexican film actresses Mexican stage actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Actresses from Paris Spanish emigrants to Mexico Deaths from thrombosis 20th-century French women Spanish expatriates in France