Miroslava Stern
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Miroslava was a Czechoslovakia
n-born Mexican
film
actress who appeared in thirty two films.
, Czechoslovakia
(now the Czech Republic
), Miroslava moved to Mexico
as a child with her adoptive parents in the late 1930s, seeking to escape war in their native country. After winning a national beauty contest
, Miroslava began to study acting. She participated in various Mexican films and also spent some time in Hollywood.
She was offered a role in Ensayo de un crimen (Rehearsal for a Crime) in 1955, directed by Luis Buñuel
. Soon after the final wrap of the film, Miroslava committed suicide
by overdosing on sleeping pills. Her body was found lying outstretched over her bed, she had a portrait of bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín in one hand. Her friends stated her suicide was due to unrequited love for Dominguín, who had recently married Italian actress Lucia Bosé
. Bosè would go on to star in Buñuel's next movie, Cela s'appelle l'aurore (1956).
In his 1983 autobiography, Mon dernier soupir ("My Last Breath"), Buñuel recalls the irony of Miroslava's cremation following her suicide, when compared to a scene in Ensayo de un crimen, her last film, in which the protagonist cremates a wax reproduction of Stern's character. Her life is the subject of a short story by Guadalupe Loaeza
, which was adapted by Alejandro Pelayo for his 1992 Mexican film called Miroslava, starring Arielle Dombasle
.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
n-born Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actress who appeared in thirty two films.
Biography
Born Miroslava Šternová in PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
(now the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
), Miroslava moved to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
as a child with her adoptive parents in the late 1930s, seeking to escape war in their native country. After winning a national beauty contest
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
, Miroslava began to study acting. She participated in various Mexican films and also spent some time in Hollywood.
She was offered a role in Ensayo de un crimen (Rehearsal for a Crime) in 1955, directed by Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
. Soon after the final wrap of the film, Miroslava committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
by overdosing on sleeping pills. Her body was found lying outstretched over her bed, she had a portrait of bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín in one hand. Her friends stated her suicide was due to unrequited love for Dominguín, who had recently married Italian actress Lucia Bosé
Lucia Bosé
Lucia Bosè, born Lucia Borloni , is an Italian actress, who was at the height of her fame during the period of Italian Neorealism, the 1940s and 1950s. She is the mother of famous Spanish singer Miguel Bosé.-Life and career:...
. Bosè would go on to star in Buñuel's next movie, Cela s'appelle l'aurore (1956).
In his 1983 autobiography, Mon dernier soupir ("My Last Breath"), Buñuel recalls the irony of Miroslava's cremation following her suicide, when compared to a scene in Ensayo de un crimen, her last film, in which the protagonist cremates a wax reproduction of Stern's character. Her life is the subject of a short story by Guadalupe Loaeza
Guadalupe Loaeza
María Guadalupe Loaeza Tovar is a contemporary Mexican writer, author of many books including Las Niñas Bien, Las Reinas de Polanco, Debo, Luego Sufro and Compro, Luego Existo, in which she ironizes about the Mexican upper class...
, which was adapted by Alejandro Pelayo for his 1992 Mexican film called Miroslava, starring Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle is a French-American singer, actress, director and model. Her breakthrough roles were in Éric Rohmer's Pauline at the Beach and Alain Robbe-Grillet's The Blue Villa...
.
United States
- Adventures of Casanova" (1947) as Casania's sister
- The Brave BullsThe Brave BullsThe Brave Bulls is a 1949 Western novel written by Tom Lea about the raising of bulls, on the ranch Las Astas, for bullfighting in Mexico....
(1951) as Linda de Calderón - Stranger on Horseback (1955) as Amy Lee Bannerman
Full features
- Bodas trágicas (1946) as Amparo
- Cinco rostros de mujer (1946) as Beatriz
- ¡A volar joven! (1947) as María
- Una aventura en la noche (1947) as Elena
- Juan Charrasqueado (1947) as María
- Nocturno de amor (1947) as Marta Reyes
- Secreto entre mujeres (1948) as Claudia
- La liga de las muchachas (1949) as Marta
- La casa chica (1949) as Lucila del Castillo
- La posesión (1949) as Rosaura
- La muerte enamorada (1950) as Tacia, la muerte
- Monte de piedad (1950) as Elena
- Trotacalles (1951) as Elena
- Cárcel de mujeres (1951) as Evangelina Ocampo
- Ella y yo (1951) as Irene Garza
- El puerto de los siete vicios (1951) as Colomba
- Dos caras tiene el destino (1951) as Anita
- La bestia magnífica (1952) as Meche
- Sueños de gloria (1952) as Elsa
- Las tres perfectas casadasLas Tres perfectas casadasLas Tres perfectas casadas is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Roberto Gavaldón. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Arturo de Córdova* Laura Hidalgo* Miroslava - Leopoldina...
(1952) as Leopoldina - Música, mujeres y amor (1952) as Elisa Méndez
- Más fuerte que el amor (1953) as Bárbara
- El monstruo resucitado (1953) as Nora
- Reportaje (1953) as Nurse
- La visita que no tocó el timbre (1954) as Emma
- Escuela de vagabundos (1954) as Susana o Susi
- Ensayo de un crimen (1955) as Lavinia