Marina Herrera Aragón (18 July 1927 – 16 February 2023), known as Marilú or "La Muñequita que Canta" (The Little Doll that Sings), was a Mexican singer and actress. She began her career in 1939.
At the time of her death she was one of the last stars from the
Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Background
Marilú was born in
Cárdenas,
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...
,
Mexico.
After her father's death, the family moved to
Tampico,
Tamaulipas, where Marilú won a singing contest and joined the troupe of a comedian named Don Catarino.
In November 1940 she joined Paco Miller's troupe, which later toured Mexican states.
In
Mexico City, Marilú became an
XEW radio performer and appeared in her first film, ''
La liga de las canciones'' (1941).
She also sang at the Teatro Lírico and the Teatro Follies.
In 1943, she sang at the Waikiki nightclub and joined Alfonso Brito's troupe at the Carpa Colonial.
Career
After signing a contract with Filmex (a production company),
she studied drama with Gustavo Villatoro and co-starred with actor and director
Joaquín Pardavé in three of his films: ''Los hijos de Don Venancio'' (1944), ''Los nietos de Don Venancio'' (1946), and ''
El barchante Neguib
''El barchante Neguib'' is a 1946 Mexican film. It stars Joaquín Pardavé as "Neguib" and Sara García as "Sara".
The film revolves around a Lebanese Mexican family that heads to Mexico City to visit their son, Alfredo (Jorge Ancira). The son, ...
'' (1946).
In 1952, she signed a recording contract with
Peerless Records and released her first hit single, "Veleidad".
Her other Peerless recordings include "Inquietud", "Consentida", and a Spanish version of "
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (from the film ''
Lili'').
In 1958 she recorded ''Noche de luna'', an album of
Gonzalo Curiel
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Early life and education
Curiel was born in East Chicago, Indiana, the youngest of four ...
songs, for
RCA Victor
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's Vik label. In the 1970s she recorded two albums, ''Tangos de Buenos Aires'' and ''Marilú hoy''.
Her most recent albums are ''Cuidado muy sentimental'' and ''Recordando a Daniel Zarabozo''.
Personal life and death
Marilú was the wife of cartoonist David Carrillo, founder of the Mexican Society of Cartoonists, until his death in 2015.
In 2016, she said: "My life is singing and I will continue doing it until the public allows me,
ecausewhen they no longer accept me for sure I will cry, and I will have to retire, but as long as that does not happen I will continue, because I still have faculties."
Marilú died on 16 February 2023, at the age of 95.
Cantante y actriz Marilú, 'La Muñequita que Canta' muere a los 95 años
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1927 births
2023 deaths
20th-century Mexican actresses
20th-century Mexican women singers
Bolero singers
Mexican stage actresses
Mexican film actresses
People from San Luis Potosí
RCA Victor artists
21st-century Mexican women singers
Golden Age of Mexican cinema