Lilia Prado

Personal Info

Birthday

March 30, 1928

Day of Death

2006-05-22

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico

Also Known As

Лилия Прадо

Leticia Lilia Amezcua Prado

Las piernas más bonitas de México

Lilia Prado

Biography

Lilia Prado (March 30, 1928 – May 22, 2006) was a Mexican actress and dancer. After winning a beauty contest she started working in the Mexican cinematographic industry, first as an extra, and later on in leading roles. She starred in over 100 films, being directed by Luis Buñuel in Subida al cielo (Ascent to Heaven), Abismos de pasión (Wuthering Heights), and La ilusión viaja en tranvía (Illusion Travels by Streetcar). In many films she shared scenes with Pedro Infante. She and Silvia Pinal were the only actresses who worked with Buñuel in three films.

Known For

The Hawks

Illusion Travels by Streetcar

La vida no vale nada

El analfabeto

Tarzan and the Mermaids

The Poulterer Hawk

Wuthering Heights

La India

Filmography

1989
Dos tipas de cuidado
as Tecla
1987
Cinco nacos asaltan Las Vegas
as Lilia Prado
1986
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
as Celina
1981
Mi nombre es Sergio, soy alcohólico
as Madre de Claudia
Oficio de tinieblas
as Mercedes
1976
La India
as La Cacariza
1974
Faith, Hope and Charity
as Nurse (segment "Esperanza")
1972
Nest of Virgins
as Nieves García
El medio pelo
as Lulú
1971
The Castaway on the Street of Providence
as Herself
1966
La vida de Pedro Infante
as Eufemia, la sirvienta
1965
Los cuervos están de luto
as Mariana
1962
Little Town
as Margarita
1961
El analfabeto
as Blanca Morales
Senda prohibida
as Nora
1960
Dicen que soy hombre malo
as Lucita
1959
El que con niños se acuesta...
as Rosario
1958
Ladrones de niños
as Marta
Yo quiero ser artista
as Self
1957
La locura del rock and roll
as Teresa García
1956
Talpa
as Juana
The Hawks
as Rosaura
1955
La vida no vale nada
as Martha
1954
Wuthering Heights
as Isabel
Illusion Travels by Streetcar
as Lupita
1952
Mexican Bus Ride
as Raquel
Traigo mi 45
as María Elena Ruiz
1951
My General's Wives
as Lupe
Crimen y castigo
as Sonia
The Poulterer Hawk
as Antonia 'La Gela'
1950
El desalmado
as Aurora Cervantes 'La Jarochita'
Cuando acaba la noche
as Consuelo González
1949
Confidencias de un ruletero
as Rosa
1948
Tongolele Has Been Killed
as Clarita
Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl
as Amiga 2
Tarzan and the Mermaids
as Aquitanian