Amparo Rivelles


María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara was a Spanish actress.

Life and career

Born in Madrid on 11 February 1925, she was the daughter of actor Rafael Rivelles and actress, and the half-sister of actor Carlos Larrañaga.
She made her film debut in Armando Vidal's Mari Juana. She went on to have a long career in Spanish cinema with lead roles in films both iconic for the Francoist regime and complicit with its values. She was reputed for her "elegant, sophisticated, haughty" style.
She spent 20 years in Mexico, where she worked in Mexican films and telenovelas.
During her long career, she earned a LatinACE award, a Goya Award, as well as a National Theater Prize.

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