Lilia Prado
Born: 1928-03-30 in Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico
Died: 2006-05-22
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1989
- Dos tipas de cuidado as Tecla
1988
1987
- Cinco nacos asaltan Las Vegas as Lilia Prado
- Más Buenas que el Pan
- Arriba Michoacán
1986
1984
1981
- Mojado de nacimiento
- Mi nombre es Sergio, soy alcohólico as Madre de Claudia
- Oficio de tinieblas as Mercedes
1980
1976
- La India as La Cacariza
1975
1974
- Faith, Hope and Charity as Nurse (segment "Esperanza")
- Los valientes de Guerrero
1972
- El medio pelo as Lulú
- Nest of Virgins as Nieves García
1971
- The Castaway on the Street of Providence as Herself
1969
1966
- La vida de Pedro Infante as Eufemia, la sirvienta
1965
- Audaz y bravero
- Los cuervos están de luto as Mariana
1962
1961
- El analfabeto as Blanca Morales
- El malvado Carabel
- Senda prohibida as Nora
1960
1959
1958
- A Media Luz Los Tres
- Horas de agonía
- Yo quiero ser artista as Self
- Ladrones de niños as Marta
1957
- La locura del rock and roll as Teresa García
1955
- La vida no vale nada as Martha
- Después de la tormenta
1954
- Wuthering Heights as Isabel
- Illusion Travels by Streetcar as Lupita
1953
1952
- Rumba caliente
- Las interesadas
- Mexican Bus Ride as Raquel
- Las tres alegres comadres as Estela González
- Traigo mi 45 as María Elena Ruiz
- Tío de mi vida
1951
- The Poulterer Hawk as Antonia 'La Gela'
- Heart of beast
- Crimen y castigo as Sonia
- My General's Wives as Lupe
1950
- Pobre corazón
- Cuando acaba la noche as Consuelo González
- Si fuera una cualquiera
- Pata de palo
- El desalmado as Aurora Cervantes 'La Jarochita'
- Love Pays for Love
1949
1948
- Nocturno de amor
- Dueña y señora
- Tongolele Has Been Killed as Clarita
- Tarzan and the Mermaids as Aquitanian
- El reino de los gángsters
- Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl as Amiga 2