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
- La vida difícil de una mujer fácil as Doña Amalia
- México de mis amores
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")
- Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra as Doña Refugio
- Los leones del ring as Doña Refugio
- Charity as Old woman
1972
- The Innocent as La abuela
- National Mechanics as Doña Lolita
- End of the Party as Doña Beatriz
- 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
- Flor marchita as Paula la nana
- No se mande, profe
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
- Los dos apóstoles as Doña Angustias
- La vida de Pedro Infante as Sara Garcia
1965
- Nos lleva la tristeza
- Escuela para solteras as Doña Bernarda
- Canta mi corazón
1964
- Las chivas rayadas as Doña Pancha
- Los dinamiteros as Doña Pura
- Héroe a la fuerza
- Ruletero a toda marcha as Doña Sarita
- Los fenómenos del fútbol
1962
- The White Horse as Doña Refugio
- Las hijas del Amapolo
1961
- El analfabeto as Doña Epifanita
- Bello recuerdo as Doña Sara
- El malvado Carabel
- The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies as Doña Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
- Mis abuelitas... no más!
- Paloma brava
- El buena suerte
1959
- Yo pecador
- The Vivanco Ladies as Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
- Los santos reyes
1958
- With my finger on the trigger as La abuela
- El dinamitero as La Abuela
- El gran premio as Soledad Fuentes Lagos 'Cholita'
- Con el dedo en el gatillo: El vengador as La Abuela
- La tumba as La Abuela
1957
- The Living Idol as Elena
- Pobres millonarios as Doña Margarita del Valle
- La ciudad de los niños
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
- Por el mismo camino as Tia Justa
- El lunar de la familia
- Misericordia as Benigna
1952
- Póker de ases
- La miel se fue de la luna as Doña Martirio
1951
- Doña Clarines
- ¡Acá las Tortas! as Dolores
- El Papelerito as Doña Dominga
- La duquesa del Tepetate
- La reina del mambo
1950
- Yo quiero ser tonta as Doña Atilana
- Orange Blossoms for your Wedding as Eloísa
- Yo quiero ser hombre
- Si me viera don Porfirio as Doña Martirio
- My Dear Captain as Pelancha
1949
- Dicen que soy mujeriego as Doña Rosa
- El diablo no es tan diablo as Doña Leonor Cedillo
- Eterna agonía as Doña Cholita
- Two Pesos Left as Prudencia
- Novia a la medida
- Perez Family as Natalia Vivanco de Pérez
1948
- Dueña y señora
- Those Who Came Back as Marta Ortos
- Tía Candela
- Mi madre adorada
1947
- The Three Garcías as Grandma Luisa García
- Vuelven los García as Grandma Luisa García
- El ropavejero
- Los Cristeros
1946
- El barchante Neguib as Sara
- ¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! as Doña Severa
- Mamá Inés
1945
- Escuadrón 201
- The Secret of the Spinster as Marta
- La señora de enfrente
- Como yo te quería
- Yours and Body in Soul as María Antonia
1944
1943
1942
- ¿Quién te quiere a tí? as Dolores
- Alejandra as Doña Elena
- Story of a Great Love as doña Josefa
- La abuelita
- El baisano Jalil as Doña Suan
- Regalo de reyes
- Papá se desenreda as Petra
- El Verdugo De Sevilla
- Dos mexicanos en Sevilla
1941
- La gallina clueca as Doña Teresa de Treviño
- When the Children are Gone as Doña Lupe Rosales
1940
- You’re Missing the Point as Clotilde Regalado
- Miente y serás feliz as Constancia
- Al son de la marimba as Doña Cornelia Escobar
- Mi madrecita as Doña María (as Sarah Garcia)
1939
- En un burro tres baturros
- Calumnia
- El Capitan Aventurero as Catalina, corregidora
- Su adorable majadero as Mariquita
1937
- No te engañes corazón as Doña Petro
- La honradez es un estorbo as Doña Refugio
- Las mujeres mandan
- No basta ser madre as Sebastiana del Puerto
1936
- Marihuana (El monstruo verde) as Petra
- Malditas sean las mujeres as Señora de Ambrosaliet
1934
- ¡Viva México! as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez