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
- La comadrita as Doña Chonita
- Viviana as Doña Angustias
1974
- Faith, Hope and Charity as Old woman (segment "Caridad")
- Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra as Doña Refugio
- Son of the Town as Vicenta Aurelia Fernandez; Chenta
- Mundo de Juguete as Nana Tomasita
- Los leones del ring as Doña Refugio
1972
- National Mechanics as Doña Lolita
- The Innocent as La abuela
- End of the Party as Doña Beatriz
- No One Will Love You Like I Do
1970
- La Hermanita Dinamita as Madre Ana
- Why Was I Born a Woman? as Doña Rosario
1969
- Flor marchita as Paula la nana
- No se mande, profe
- El día de las madres
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
- Nos lleva la tristeza
- Canta mi corazón
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
- The White Horse as Doña Refugio
- Las hijas del Amapolo
1961
- El analfabeto as Doña Epifanita
- Paloma brava
- El malvado Carabel
- The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies as Doña Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
- Mis abuelitas... no más!
- Bello recuerdo as Dona Sara
- El buena suerte
1959
- Yo pecador
- The Vivanco Ladies as Hortensia Vivanco y de la Vega
- Los santos reyes
1958
- El dinamitero as La Abuela
- With my finger on the trigger as La abuela
- Con el dedo en el gatillo: El vengador as La Abuela
- El gran premio as Soledad Fuentes Lagos 'Cholita'
- La tumba as La Abuela
1957
- Pobres millonarios as Doña Margarita del Valle
- The Living Idol as Elena
- La ciudad de los niños
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
- Misericordia as Benigna
- Por el mismo camino as Tia Justa
- El lunar de la familia
1952
- Póker de ases
- La miel se fue de la luna as Doña Martirio
1951
- La reina del mambo
- ¡Acá las Tortas! as Dolores
- Doña Clarines
- El Papelerito as Dominga
- La duquesa del Tepetate
1950
- My Dear Captain as Pelancha
- Yo quiero ser tonta as Doña Atilana
- Si me viera don Porfirio as Doña Martirio
- Orange Blossoms for your Wedding as Eloísa
- Yo quiero ser hombre
1949
- Eterna agonía as Doña Cholita
- Novia a la medida
- Perez Family as Natalia Vivanco de Pérez
- El diablo no es tan diablo
- Dicen que soy mujeriego as Doña Rosa
- Two Pesos Left
1948
- Tía Candela
- Dueña y señora
- Mi madre adorada
- Those Who Came Back as Marta Ortos
1947
- Los Cristeros
- El ropavejero
- Vuelven los García as Grandma Luisa García
- The Three Garcías as Grandma Luisa García
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
- Como yo te quería
- La señora de enfrente
- Tuya en cuerpo y alma as María Antonia
1944
1943
1942
- Alejandra as Doña Elena
- La abuelita
- Story of a Great Love as doña Josefa
- El baisano Jalil
- ¿Quién te quiere a tí? as Dolores
- Regalo de reyes
- Dos mexicanos en Sevilla
- El Verdugo De Sevilla
- Papá se desenreda as Petra
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
- To the Sound of the Marimba
- Miente y serás feliz as Constancia
1939
- El Capitan Aventurero as Catalina, corregidora
- En un burro tres baturros
- Calumnia
1937
- La honradez es un estorbo as Doña Refugio
- Las mujeres mandan
- No te engañes corazón as Doña Petro
- No basta ser madre as Sebastiana del Puerto
1936
- Marihuana El Monstruo Verde
- Malditas sean las mujeres as Señora de Ambrosaliet
1934
- ¡Viva México! as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez