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
1978
- Viviana as Doña Angustias
- La comadrita as Doña Chonita
1974
- Mundo de Juguete as Nana Tomasita
- El Hijo Del Pueblo as Vicenta Aurelia Fernandez; Chenta
- Faith, Hope and Charity as Old woman (segment "Caridad")
- Charity as Old woman
- Los leones del ring as Doña Refugio
- Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra as Doña Refugio
1972
- End of the Party as Doña Beatriz
- The Innocent as La abuela
- National Mechanics as Doña Lolita
- No One Will Love You Like I Do
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
- Joselito vagabundo as Mrs. Guadalupe
- La vida de Pedro Infante as Sara Garcia
- Los dos apóstoles as Doña Angustias
1965
- Escuela para solteras as Doña Bernarda
- Canta mi corazón
- Nos lleva la tristeza
1964
- Los dinamiteros as Doña Pura
- Héroe a la fuerza
- Ruletero a toda marcha as Doña Sarita
- Las chivas rayadas as Doña Pancha
- Los fenómenos del fútbol
1962
- Las hijas del Amapolo
- The White Horse as Doña Refugio
1961
- El analfabeto as Doña Epifanita
- Bello recuerdo as Doña Sara
- Paloma brava
- El malvado Carabel
- The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies as Doña Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
- El buena suerte
- Mis abuelitas... no más!
1959
- Yo pecador
- Los santos reyes
- 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'
- El dinamitero as La Abuela
- Con el dedo en el gatillo: El vengador as La Abuela
- La tumba as La Abuela
1957
- The Living Idol as Elena
- La ciudad de los niños
- Pobres millonarios as Doña Margarita del Valle
1956
- The Innocent as Madre de Mané
- The Stone Crucifix
- The Third Word as Matilde
1954
- El hombre inquieto as Doña Fátima Sayeh
- Los Fernández de Peralvillo as doña Conchita Fernández; doña Chita
1953
- El lunar de la familia
- Por el mismo camino as Tia Justa
- Misericordia as Benigna
1952
- La miel se fue de la luna as Doña Martirio
- Póker de ases
1951
- El Papelerito as Doña Dominga
- La reina del mambo
- Doña Clarines
- 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
- Perez Family as Natalia Vivanco de Pérez
- Eterna agonía as Doña Cholita
- Dicen que soy mujeriego as Doña Rosa
- El diablo no es tan diablo as Doña Leonor Cedillo
- Novia a la medida
- Two Pesos Left as Prudencia
1948
- Those Who Came Back as Marta Ortos
- Tía Candela
- Dueña y señora
- Mi madre adorada
1947
- El ropavejero
- The Three Garcías as Grandma Luisa García
- Vuelven los García as Grandma Luisa García
- Los Cristeros
1946
- ¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! as Doña Severa
- Mamá Inés
- El barchante Neguib as Sara
1945
- Escuadrón 201
- The Secret of the Spinster as Marta
- Yours and Body in Soul as María Antonia
- Como yo te quería
- La señora de enfrente
1944
1943
- No matarás as Aurora Montes
- Resurrección
1942
- Dos mexicanos en Sevilla
- Alejandra as Doña Elena
- Story of a Great Love as doña Josefa
- El Verdugo De Sevilla
- Regalo de reyes
- ¿Quién te quiere a tí? as Dolores
- La abuelita
- El baisano Jalil as Doña Suan
- Papá se desenreda as Petra
1941
- When the Children are Gone as Doña Lupe Rosales
- La gallina clueca as Doña Teresa de Treviño
1940
- You’re Missing the Point as Clotilde Regalado
- Mi madrecita as Doña María (as Sarah Garcia)
- Miente y serás feliz as Constancia
- Al son de la marimba as Doña Cornelia Escobar
1939
- Calumnia
- En un burro tres baturros
- El Capitan Aventurero as Catalina, corregidora
- Su adorable majadero as Mariquita
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
1936
- Marihuana (El monstruo verde) as Petra
- Malditas sean las mujeres as Señora de Ambrosaliet
1934
- ¡Viva México! as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez