Gloria Marín
Mexican actress (1919–1983)
Gloria Méndez Ramos (19 April 1919 – 13 April 1983), known professionally as Gloria Marín, was a Mexican actress. She was considered a celebrated female star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
During her career, Marín appeared in about 100 films and television series. She received an Ariel Award nomination for her leading performance in the 1948 film Si Adelita se fuera con otro.
Biography
Gloria Méndez Ramos was the daughter of ballet dancer María Laura Ramos Luna (who performed under the stage name Laura Marín) and businessman Pedro Méndez Armendáriz, making her a first cousin of actor Pedro Armendáriz. She began her career at age six, performing in musical comedies and plays within a traveling theater company managed by her mother. She later worked in the traditional Mayab and caravan circuits of Santa María la Ribera, where comedian Joaquín Pardavé noticed her and helped secure her first cinematic screen test.
Marín debuted as a leading actress in Los millones de Chaflán (1938). At age 15, she briefly married customs official Arturo Vargas. She maintained a highly active shooting schedule, appearing in 19 feature film productions between 1938 and 1941, including a prominent co-starring role alongside Cantinflas in the hit comedy El gendarme desconocido (1941).
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