Rita Macedo (April 21, 1925 – December 5, 1993) was a Mexican actress and
dressmaker. She was nominated for an
Ariel Award
The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award reco ...
for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a
TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film,
Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children,
Julissa, an actress and musician, and
Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned
telenovela
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producer. She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage.
Biography
María de la Concepción Macedo Guzmán was born in
Mexico City
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, Mexico
on April 21, 1925 to Miguel Macedo and Julia Guzmán, a celebrated writer. Her childhood was difficult, having grown up away from her parents attending boarding schools. When they divorced, she became estranged from her father.
She initially used the stage name Conchita, but later changed it to Rita. Macedo began her career at age 15 under film director
Mauricio de la Serna, in a film starring
Mapy Cortés and
Domingo Soler,
which was entitled "Las Cinco Noches de Adan" ("The Five Nights of Adam"). The film was very popular and eventually led to appearances in more than 60 movies.
Though, Macedo acknowledged that poor reviews on other early films forced her to work hard at her craft and do live theater. She traveled to
New York City
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and
Paris
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and bought scripts like “Réquiem para una monja” (
Requiem for a Nun) and “Santuario” (
Sanctuary
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) by
Faulkner and brought them to Mexico with successful performances.
Macedo's films included "Rosenda" (1948), "Felipe de Jesús" (1949), "El rencor de la Tierra" (1949), "Joya perdida", "Manos de seda" (1951), "Las infieles" (1953), "El enmascarado de plata" (1954), "Los bandidos de Río Frío" (1956), "Pies de gato" (1957), "El hombre de papel" (1963) and "La maldición de la llorona" (1963).
She was nominated for an Ariel Award as Best Co-Starring Actress for "Ensayo de un crimen" in 1956.
and "Nazarin," which was directed by the Spanish director
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and ...
in 1958 was well received. In 1972, she won the Best Actress Ariel Award for "Tu, Yo y Nosotros"
and completed the film "El castillo de la pureza".
Increasingly she performed more on stage and in television. She brought "Las Criadas" a play by
Jean Genet
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to Mexican audiences, as well as "La mala semilla" (The Bad Seed), which was later successfully acted in by
Angélica María and
María Rojo. She also premiered in the play "El tuerto es rey" by her husband,
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), '' Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), '' The Old Gringo'' (1985) and '' Christop ...
, in
Barcelona
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, under the direction of
Ricard Salvat. Her performance in
Terence Rattigan's "Mesas separadas" (Separate Tables) with
Salvador Novo was noted.
Macedo
and her son
Luis de Llano Macedo were both nominated in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize
for "Alcanzar una estrella". He won his nomination,
she did not.
Her first husband
was radio, television and theater producer
Luis de Llano Palmer with whom she had two children: actress
Julissa,
one of Mexico's first rock stars.
and the producer Luis de Llano Macedo.
She was then briefly married to Pablo Palomino, and after their divorce married the writer
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), '' Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), '' The Old Gringo'' (1985) and '' Christop ...
,
with whom she had a daughter Cecilia Fuentes Macedo.
Death
On December 5, 1993, Macedo committed suicide by firearm,
after being diagnosed with cancer.
Awards
* "Ensayo de un crimen" (1956), nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Ariel Awards
* "Tú, yo, y nosotros" (1972), WON Best Actress, Ariel Awards
* "Alcanzar una estrella" (1991), nominated for Best Actress, TVyNovelas Prize
Filmography
Films
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Las cinco noches de Adán'' (1942)
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El ángel negro'' (1942)
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Cambiando el destino'' (1942)
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Internado para señoritas'' (1943) (released as ''Girls Boarding School'' in the US in 1944)
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El ropavejero'' (1947)
* ''
Five Faces of Woman'' (1947)
* ''
Felipe Was Unfortunate'' (1947)
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La casa colorada'' (1947)
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Rosenda'' (1948)
* ''
Adventures of Casanova'' (1948)
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El gallero'' (1948)
* ''
Autumn and Spring'' (1949)
* ''
Philip of Jesus'' (1949)
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El rencor de la tierra'' (1949)
* ''
Duel in the Mountains'' (1950)
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Las joyas del pecado'' (1950)
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Por la puerta falsa'' (1950)
* ''
My Husband'' (1951)
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Corazón de fiera'' (1951)
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El señor gobernador
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'' (1951)
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Manos de seda'' (1951)
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Por querer a una mujer'' (1951)
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Stronghold'' (1951)
* ''
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'' (1951)
* ''
My Adorable Savage'' (1952)
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Las infieles'' (1953)
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Ensayo de un crimen'' (1955)
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La mujer ajena'' (1955)
* ''
The Medallion Crime'' (1956)
* ''
The Bandits of Cold River'' (1956)
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Pueblo, canto y esperanza'' (1956)
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Pies de Gato'' (1957)
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Las últimas banderas'' (1957)
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Nazarín'' (1958)
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La estrella vacía'' (1958)
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Quinceañera
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'' (1958)
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La reina del cielo'' (1959)
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Una Bala es mi testigo'' (1960)
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La Rosa Blanca'' (1961)
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El globero'' (1961)
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The Guns of Juana Gallo'' (1962)
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Cielo rojo'' (1962)
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El ángel exterminador'' (1962)
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A Bullet for Billy the Kid'' (1963)
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El hombre de papel'' (1963)
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La maldición de la llorona'' (1963)
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En la mitad del mundo'' (1964)
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Neutron vs. the Maniac'' (1964)
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El fugitivo'' (1966)
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Nosotros los jóvenes'' (1966)
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Hombres de roca'' (1966)
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Paula'' (1969)
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Los corrompidos'' (1971)
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El juicio de los hijos'' (1971)
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Jesús, nuestro Señor'' (1971)
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Una mujer honesta'' (1972)
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Victoria'' (1972)
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Tú, yo, nosotros'' (1972)
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El castillo de la pureza'' (1972)
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Los ángeles de la tarde'' (1972)
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Había una vez un pillo '' (1974)
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La otra virginidad'' (1975)
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Espejismo de la ciudad'' (1976)
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Divinas palabras'' (1977)
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Los indolentes'' (1979)
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Ángel del barrio'' (1981)
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Veneno para las hadas'' (1984)
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Cambiando el destino'' (1992)
Television
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La mujer dorada'' (1960)
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Donde comienza la tristeza'' (1960)
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Las modelos'' (1963)
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Traicionera'' (1963)
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La impostora'' (1965)
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La casa de las fieras'' (1967)
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Secreto para tres'' (1969)
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Las máscaras'' (1971)
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Hermanos Coraje'' (1972-1974)
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Entre brumas
''Entre brumas'', is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1973. It stars Celia Castro, Ricardo Blume and Rita Macedo.
Plot
The story is set in England, where Deborah Winters is a very repressed woman, dominated by ...
'' (1973)
*''
Los lunes... Teatro'' (1974)
*''
El manantial del milagro'' (1974)
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La tierra'' (1974)
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El milagro de vivir''(1975)
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Paloma'' (1975)
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Mundos opuestos'' (1976)
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Pasiones encendidas'' (1978)
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Mi amor frente al pasado'' (1979)
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Otra vuelta de tuerca'' (1981) Mini-Series
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Una limosna de amor'' (1981)
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Soledad (1980)
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Videocosmos (1983)
*''
Herencia maldita
''Herencia maldita'' (English title: ''Cursed inheritance'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1986.
Angélica María and Miguel Palmer starred as protagonists, while Manuel Ojeda and Liliana Abud starred as ...
(1986)
*''
Nuevo amanecer'' (1988)
*''
Alcanzar una estrella'' (1991)
*''
Baila conmigo'' (1992)
References
External links
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Ariel Award winners
Mexican voice actresses
Mexican television actresses
20th-century Mexican actresses
1925 births
1993 deaths
Actresses from Mexico City
Mexican stage actresses
Mexican film actresses
1993 suicides
Suicides by firearm in Mexico