Florinda Chico
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Florinda Chico Martín Mora (24 April 1926 – 19 February 2011) was a Spanish
actress of film, theater and television.
, Extremadura
, Spain
. She studied singing and then started her artistic career on the stage acting in musical revue
s. Her first successes were El huevo and the revue La blanca doble (1947) with the comedian trio Zori, Santos y Codeso. Although she made her debut on cimena in 1953 with the movie Pasaporte para un ángel it wasn't until the late 1960s that she became famous in Spain.
She often played the roles of feisty, fleshy housewife or grumpy maid. She worked with director Mariano Ozores
in almost two dozen films. She also appeared in such dramas as Cría cuervos
(1976) and La casa de Bernarda Alba
(1987).
She was also a regular on such television series as La tía de Ambrosio (1971), Los maniáticos (1974), Este señor de negro (1975-76), de Antonio Mercero
, Taller mecánico (1991), El sexólogo (1994), Makinavaja (1995-96) and La casa de los líos
(1996-2000). In the 1980s she appeared in the theater play Mi tía y sus cosas.
Florinda died on 19 February 2011 in Madrid
at age 84 of a strong respiratory disease
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
actress of film, theater and television.
Biography
Florinda Chico Martín Mora was born in 1926 in Don BenitoDon Benito
Don Benito is a small Spanish city in the Badajoz province, Extremadura, near the left bank of the Guadiana river.- Overview :Don Benito has 35,564 people, being part of an urban area with the Villanueva de la Serena only 5 km away....
, Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. She studied singing and then started her artistic career on the stage acting in musical revue
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...
s. Her first successes were El huevo and the revue La blanca doble (1947) with the comedian trio Zori, Santos y Codeso. Although she made her debut on cimena in 1953 with the movie Pasaporte para un ángel it wasn't until the late 1960s that she became famous in Spain.
She often played the roles of feisty, fleshy housewife or grumpy maid. She worked with director Mariano Ozores
Mariano Ozores
Mariano Ozores Puchol is a Spanish film director and screenwriter.He is the brother of Jose Luis Ozores and Antonio Ozores , and the uncle of actresses Adriana Ozores and Emma Ozores. He is currently married and has one child.-References:...
in almost two dozen films. She also appeared in such dramas as Cría cuervos
Cria Cuervos
Cría cuervos is a 1976 Spanish film directed by Carlos Saura. The film is an allegorical drama about an eight year old girl dealing with loss. Highly acclaimed, it received the Special Jury Prize Award at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(1976) and La casa de Bernarda Alba
The House of Bernarda Alba (1987 film)
The House of Bernarda Alba is a 1987 Spanish drama film directed by Mario Camus. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival...
(1987).
She was also a regular on such television series as La tía de Ambrosio (1971), Los maniáticos (1974), Este señor de negro (1975-76), de Antonio Mercero
Antonio Mercero
Antonio Mercero is a Spanish director of the series Verano azul and later Farmacia de guardia. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled La cabina, that won an Emmy Award...
, Taller mecánico (1991), El sexólogo (1994), Makinavaja (1995-96) and La casa de los líos
La casa de los líos
La casa de los líos was a Famous serie TV Chanel A3 in Spain for 4 years, 1996 until 2000.-Roles:The principalroles were of Arturo Fernández as richman, the sister Lola Herrera and the nurse Florinda Chico....
(1996-2000). In the 1980s she appeared in the theater play Mi tía y sus cosas.
Florinda died on 19 February 2011 in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
at age 84 of a strong respiratory disease
Respiratory disease
Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms, and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura and pleural cavity, and the...
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