Sara García
Born: 1895-09-08 in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
Died: 1980-11-21
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sara García (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable grandmother in numerous Mexican films. In later years, she played parts in Mexican telenovelas. Known as "Mexican Cinema's Grandmother", García's image is displayed on the label of Mexico's traditional Abuelitachocolate, a company now owned by Nestlé.
Filmography
1988
- Solicito marido para engañar as Tía Mariana
1983
- Sexo contra sexo as Lady Owner of Can-Can Club
1979
- México de mis amores
- La vida difícil de una mujer fácil as Doña Amalia
- ¡Qué Viva México! as Hacendado's Daughter (uncredited)
1978
- Viviana as Doña Angustias
- La comadrita as Doña Chonita
1974
- Mundo de Juguete as Nana Tomasita
- Faith, Hope and Charity as Old woman (segment "Caridad")
- El Hijo Del Pueblo as Vicenta Aurelia Fernandez; Chenta
- Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra as Doña Refugio
- Charity as Old woman
- Los leones del ring as Doña Refugio
1972
- No One Will Love You Like I Do
- National Mechanics as Doña Lolita
- End of the Party as Doña Beatriz
- The Innocent as La abuela
1970
- Why Was I Born a Woman? as Doña Rosario
- La Hermanita Dinamita as Madre Ana
1969
- El día de las madres
- No se mande, profe
- Flor marchita as Paula la nana
1968
- Sor Ye-yé as Madre María de los Ángeles
- Las amiguitas de los ricos
1967
- Un novio para dos hermanas as Sra. Cáceres
- Seis días para morir as Doña Mercedes
1966
- La vida de Pedro Infante as Sara Garcia
- Los dos apóstoles as Doña Angustias
- Joselito vagabundo as Mrs. Guadalupe
1965
- Nos lleva la tristeza
- Canta mi corazón
- Escuela para solteras as Doña Bernarda
1964
- Los fenómenos del fútbol
- Héroe a la fuerza
- Ruletero a toda marcha as Doña Sarita
- Los dinamiteros as Doña Pura
- Las chivas rayadas as Doña Pancha
1962
- Las hijas del Amapolo
- The White Horse as Doña Refugio
1961
- El analfabeto as Doña Epifanita
- Bello recuerdo as Doña Sara
- The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies as Doña Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
- Mis abuelitas... no más!
- El malvado Carabel
- El buena suerte
- Paloma brava
1959
- Los santos reyes
- Yo pecador
- The Vivanco Ladies as Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
1958
- With my finger on the trigger as La abuela
- El gran premio as Soledad Fuentes Lagos 'Cholita'
- Con el dedo en el gatillo: El vengador as La Abuela
- El dinamitero as La Abuela
- La tumba as La Abuela
1957
- La ciudad de los niños
- The Living Idol as Elena
- Pobres millonarios as Doña Margarita del Valle
1956
- The Innocent as Madre de Mané
- The Stone Crucifix
- The Third Word as Matilde
1954
- Los Fernández de Peralvillo as doña Conchita Fernández; doña Chita
- El hombre inquieto as Doña Fátima Sayeh
1953
- Por el mismo camino as Tia Justa
- El lunar de la familia
- Misericordia as Benigna
1952
- La miel se fue de la luna as Doña Martirio
- Póker de ases
1951
- El Papelerito as Doña Dominga
- Doña Clarines
- La reina del mambo
- La duquesa del Tepetate
- ¡Acá las Tortas! as Dolores
1950
- Yo quiero ser tonta as Doña Atilana
- Orange Blossoms for your Wedding as Eloísa
- Si me viera don Porfirio as Doña Martirio
- Yo quiero ser hombre
- My Dear Captain as Pelancha
1949
- Novia a la medida as Doña Socorro
- Dicen que soy mujeriego as Doña Rosa
- El diablo no es tan diablo as Doña Leonor Cedillo
- Dos pesos dejada as Doña Prudencia
- Eterna agonía as Doña Cholita
- Perez Family as Natalia Vivanco de Pérez
1948
- Tía Candela
- Those Who Came Back as Marta Ortos
- Mi madre adorada
- Dueña y señora
1947
- El ropavejero
- Vuelven los García as Grandma Luisa García
- The Three Garcías as Grandma Luisa García
- Los Cristeros
1946
- ¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! as Doña Severa
- Mamá Inés
- El barchante Neguib as Sara
1945
- Como yo te quería
- Escuadrón 201
- Yours and Body in Soul as María Antonia
- The Secret of the Spinster as Marta
- La señora de enfrente
1944
1943
- Resurrección
- No matarás as Aurora Montes
1942
- Story of a Great Love as doña Josefa
- Dos mexicanos en Sevilla
- ¿Quién te quiere a ti? as Dolores
- El Verdugo De Sevilla
- Papá se desenreda as Petra
- Regalo de reyes
- El baisano Jalil as Doña Suan
- Alejandra as Doña Elena
- La abuelita
1941
- When the Children are Gone as Doña Lupe Rosales
- La gallina clueca as Doña Teresa de Treviño
1940
- Mi madrecita as Doña María (as Sarah Garcia)
- You’re Missing the Point as Clotilde Regalado
- Miente y serás feliz as Constancia
- Al son de la marimba as Doña Cornelia Escobar
1939
- En un burro tres baturros
- Calumnia
- Su adorable majadero as Mariquita
- El Capitan Aventurero as Catalina, corregidora
1937
- No te engañes corazón as Doña Petro
- No basta ser madre as Sebastiana del Puerto
- La honradez es un estorbo as Doña Refugio
- Las mujeres mandan as Marta
1936
- Marihuana (El monstruo verde) as Petra
- Malditas sean las mujeres as Señora de Ambrosaliet
1934
- ¡Viva México! as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez