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
- Two Kinds of Schemes as Tecla
1988
1987
- Arriba Michoacán
- Cinco nacos asaltan Las Vegas as Lilia Prado
- Más Buenas que el Pan
1986
1984
1981
- Occupation of Darkness as Mercedes
- Mojado de nacimiento
- Mi nombre es Sergio, soy alcohólico as Madre de Claudia
1980
1976
- La India as La Cacariza
1975
- El milagro de vivir as Estela
- Mexico De Noche
1974
- Hope as Nurse
- Faith, Hope and Charity as Nurse (segment "Esperanza")
- Los Valientes de Guerrero
1972
- Nest of Virgins as Nieves García
- El medio pelo as Lulú
1971
1969
1967
1966
- La vida de Pedro Infante as Eufemia, la sirvienta
1965
- The Crows are Grieving as Mariana
- Audaz y bravero
1962
1961
- El analfabeto as Blanca Morales
- El malvado Carabel
- Senda prohibida as Nora
1960
1959
1958
- Ladrones de niños as Marta
- Yo quiero ser artista as Self
- Horas de agonía
- A Media Luz Los Tres
1957
- La locura del rock and roll as Teresa García
1955
- Después de la tormenta
- La Vida No Vale Nada as Martha
1954
- Wuthering Heights as Isabel
- Illusion Travels by Streetcar as Lupita
1953
1952
- Traigo mi 45 as María Elena Ruiz
- Mexican Bus Ride as Raquel
- Las tres alegres comadres as Estela González
- Tío de mi vida
- Rumba caliente
- Las interesadas
1951
- Crimen y castigo as Sonia
- Heart of beast as Magda
- My General's Wives as Lupe
- The Poulterer Hawk as Antonia 'La Gela'
1950
- Pata de palo
- Love Pays for Love
- El desalmado as Aurora Cervantes 'La Jarochita'
- Cuando acaba la noche as Consuelo González
- Pobre corazón
- Si fuera una cualquiera
1949
- Novia a la medida as Angelina
- Confidencias de un ruletero as Rosa
- Cita con la muerte as Mercedes, la güera
- Una gallega en México
- Arriba El Norte as Victoria
- Perez Family as Rosa
- Un milagro de amor
1948
- Tarzan and the Mermaids as Aquitanian
- Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl as Amiga 2
- El Reino de los Gángsters
- Dueña y señora
- Nocturno de amor
- Tongolele Has Been Killed as Clarita
1947
- Ángel o demonio as (uncredited)