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
- Charity as Old woman
- 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
1972
- End of the Party as Doña Beatriz
- National Mechanics as Doña Lolita
- The Innocent as La abuela
- 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
- Seis días para morir as Doña Mercedes
- Un novio para dos hermanas as Sra. Cáceres
1966
- Los dos apóstoles as Doña Angustias
- Joselito vagabundo as Mrs. Guadalupe
- La vida de Pedro Infante as Sara Garcia
1965
- Canta mi corazón
- Nos lleva la tristeza
- Escuela para solteras as Doña Bernarda
1964
- Los dinamiteros as Doña Pura
- Las chivas rayadas as Doña Pancha
- Héroe a la fuerza
- Los fenómenos del fútbol
- Ruletero a toda marcha as Doña Sarita
1962
- Las hijas del Amapolo
- The White Horse as Doña Refugio
1961
- Bello recuerdo as Doña Sara
- El analfabeto as Doña Epifanita
- El malvado Carabel
- El buena suerte
- Paloma brava
- The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies as Doña Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
- Mis abuelitas... no más!
1959
- Yo pecador
- Los santos reyes
- The Vivanco Ladies as Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
1958
- El gran premio as Soledad Fuentes Lagos 'Cholita'
- With my finger on the trigger as La abuela
- Con el dedo en el gatillo: El vengador as La Abuela
- La tumba as La Abuela
- El dinamitero 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 Third Word as Matilde
- The Stone Crucifix
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
- Doña Clarines
- La duquesa del Tepetate
- ¡Acá las Tortas! as Dolores
- La reina del mambo
1950
- Si me viera don Porfirio as Doña Martirio
- My Dear Captain as Pelancha
- Yo quiero ser tonta as Doña Atilana
- Orange Blossoms for your Wedding as Eloísa
- Yo quiero ser hombre
1949
- Dos pesos dejada as Doña Prudencia
- Dicen que soy mujeriego as Doña Rosa
- El diablo no es tan diablo as Doña Leonor Cedillo
- Novia a la medida as Doña Socorro
- Eterna agonía as Doña Cholita
- Perez Family as Natalia Vivanco de Pérez
1948
- Tía Candela
- Those Who Came Back as Marta Ortos
- Dueña y señora
- Mi madre adorada
1947
- Vuelven los García as Grandma Luisa García
- The Three Garcías as Grandma Luisa García
- El ropavejero
- Los Cristeros
1946
- Mamá Inés
- El barchante Neguib as Sara
- ¡Ay qué rechula es Puebla! as Doña Severa
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
- Dos mexicanos en Sevilla
- Story of a Great Love as doña Josefa
- El baisano Jalil as Doña Suan
- La abuelita
- El Verdugo De Sevilla
- Papá se desenreda as Petra
- Regalo de reyes
- ¿Quién te quiere a ti? as Dolores
- Alejandra as Doña Elena
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
- Calumnia
- Su adorable majadero as Mariquita
- El Capitan Aventurero as Catalina, corregidora
- En un burro tres baturros
1937
- No basta ser madre as Sebastiana del Puerto
- No te engañes corazón as Doña Petro
- 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