Suzanne Ellen Rose Alexander-Katz Kauffmann (born 3 July 1943), commonly known as Susana Alexander, is a Mexican actress, hostess, director, producer, translator, teacher and dancer.

Early life

Alexander was born in

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, the daughter of Alfredo Alexander-Katz and Brígida Kauffmann Rosenstein,

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immigrants who left Europe during

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. Her mother, commonly known as Brígida Alexander, was a pioneer of

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who wrote and produced the first Mexican

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, ''Los ángeles de la calle'' (1952).

Career

In 1950, she made her professional debut as a television hostess. She made her film debut in ''Yo, el mujeriego'' (1963), starring

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. In 1968, she played the villainous Carolina de Frizac in the telenovela '' Chucho el Roto'' (starring

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in the title role) and the films ''La vida de Chucho el Roto'' (1970), ''Yo soy Chucho el Roto'' (1970), ''Los amores de Chucho el Roto'' (1970), ''El inolvidable Chucho el Roto'' (1971). She had a starring role in the Capulina comedy '' El bueno para nada'' (1973).

Selected filmography

* ''Yo, el mujeriego'' (1963) * '' El bueno para nada'' (1973) * '' Gaby: A True Story'' (1987)

Selected television work

* ''

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'' (1955–1956) * '' Chucho el Roto'' (1968) * '' Intriga'' (1968) * '' Mañana será otro día'' (1976) * '' Cuando llega el amor'' (1990) * ''Más allá del puente'' (1994) * '' El amor no es como lo pintan'' (2000–2001) * '' Súbete a mi moto'' (2002)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Susana 1943 births Living people Actresses from Mexico City Jewish actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses Mexican stage actresses 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Mexican female dancers Mexican television presenters Mexican television directors Mexican television producers Mexican women television producers Mexican people of German-Jewish descent Mexican Ashkenazi Jews Mexican women television presenters Women television directors