Socorro Avelar (1925 in Cuernavaca,

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– 11 February 2003) was a Mexican actress.

Life

Avelar studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature of the

National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...

. In 1946, she debuted as a director for the play ''Doña Clarines''. The following year, she went to the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature. In 1950, she debuted as a stage actress in the play ''Rosalba y los llaveros'', and as a film actress in 1962 film '' El tejedor de milagros''. She also wrote the play ''Los irredentos'' (The Unredeemed) which was never released. On February 11, 2003, she died of

stomach cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a malignant tumor of the stomach. It is a cancer that develops in the Gastric mucosa, lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a numb ...

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* 1925 births 2003 deaths 20th-century Mexican actresses Mexican women dramatists and playwrights Mexican stage actresses Mexican television actresses Actresses from Morelos 20th-century Mexican dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Mexican women writers National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni {{Mexico-actor-stub