Su Muy Key (November 4, 1929 – November 10, 1951) was a Mexican vedette,

film actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

dancer Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

of Chinese descent. She was one of the first

Burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

performers in Mexico. She was nicknamed "''Muñequita China''" ("''Chinese Doll''").

Biography

She was sister of Margo Su, actress, businesswoman and owner of the famous Teatro Blanquita in Mexico City. She acted in some Mexican films like the ''La bandida'' (1948), ''Carta brava'' (1950), ''Mujeres de teatro'' (1951) and ''Especialista en señoras''(1951). As a vedette and burlesque performer, she worked in numerous theaters and cabarets of the time. Her famous night show consisted of painting her body with silver paint and remaining immobile as a statue, and then dancing oriental dances. Her sister, Margo Su, followed her footsteps in the movies, participating in numerous films and telenovelas.

Death

It is also said that between Serna, Su Muy Key and Cervantes a violent scene arose because the businessman seemed to go to fulfill his threats, that the tragedy happened after Cervantes and Serna, in the presence of Su Muy Key had put this one in the dilemma of deciding for either. Cervantes's absence in all investigations is based on the fact that, according to the same reports, the businessman returned to the neighboring apartment from where he had seen the arrival of the lovers and, realizing the magnitude of the tragedy, decided to remain hidden, to avoid complications.

Comments

Her sister, actress and businesswoman Margo Su, made a dislike of her sister in her book ''Alta Frivolidad'' (1990): ''"Rosa's skin is white and soft; With the lights of the theater she looks pearly. She's tall and with long arms, when she dances them moves sweetly and with elegance, gives the sensation of being in the sea. Her hair is black, crow-winged color with bluish flashes. She is beautiful. Even her name is cute: Su Muy Key. Muy Key means "Rose", in Chinese. The worst happened to her: she was labeled as a "Exótica" despite the fact that she is the opposite: Her dance is refined, ethereal, nothing ties her to the cry of African jungle or the sensuality of the Pacific islands. Su Muy Key is the mystical, elegant, mysterious and deep dance. She replaced ''

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'' in the cabaret Club Verde with everything and the spectacular advertisements in the press and the huge posters stuck in all the streets of the city and, of course, her name was preceded by the fashionable adjective: The Exótica Su Muy Key.'' ''As sometimes happens, Rosa is totally different in her daily life to the figure of the scenes. She is simple and sweet in her dealings, an untiring accountant of jokes, she hates fame because she can no longer go to the market to choose her ingredients (she is a splendid cook) or stop talking to the butcher or the vegetable vendor. She goes out into the street without a drop of makeup on her face and dressed in simplicity, which seems wrapped in furs and silks. Either way, people are stunned in her wake, like an apparition. She has a lot of "angel" and a great personality"''.

Filmography

*''La bandida'' (1948) *''Carta brava'' (1949) *''Especialista en señoras'' (1951) *''Mujeres de teatro'' (1951)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Su, Muy Key 1929 births 1951 deaths 20th-century Mexican actresses Burlesque performers Chinese people murdered abroad Mexican film actresses Mexican people of Chinese descent Mexican female dancers Mexican vedettes Golden Age of Mexican cinema Actresses from Mexico City Musicians from Mexico City People murdered in Mexico Mexican murder victims Actresses of Chinese descent