Rita Macedo

Rita Macedo

1928-12-08 – 1993-12-06 (age 64) Mexico City, Mexico
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Biography

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Rita Macedo was a Mexican actress who performed during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage.

She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film, Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children, Julissa, an actress and musician, and Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned telenovela producer. On December 5, 1993, Macedo committed suicide after being diagnosed with cancer.

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Known For

Nazarín
Nazarín

1959

as Andara

Poison for the Fairies
Poison for the Fairies

1986

as Jaime's Grandmother (uncredited)

Juana Gallo
Juana Gallo

1961

as Starving woman

The Cockfighter
Rosenda
Rosenda

1948

as Rosenda

Stronghold
Stronghold

1951

as Beatriz Vega

The Curse of the Crying Woman
Castle of Purity
Castle of Purity

1973

as Beatriz

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
The White Rose
The White Rose

1961

as Carmen López de Yáñez

Salón de belleza
Los indolentes
Los indolentes

1979

as Inés Alday

Las últimas banderas
El fugitivo
El fugitivo

1966

as Rosa

Espejismo de la ciudad
Espejismo de la ciudad

1976

as Trinidad

Quinceañera
Quinceañera

1960

as Teresa, Beatriz's mother

Cambiando el destino
Cambiando el destino

1992

as Hermana Angustias

Las cinco noches de Adán
Manos de seda
Manos de seda

1951

as Elsa