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