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Columba Domínguez

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85 Years Old

Columba Domínguez Adalid (March 4, 1929 – August 13, 2014) was a Mexican film actress. Considered a crucial figure in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Considered one of the muses of the film director Emilio Fernández, who, moreover, was romantically linked for several years. She is remembered particularly for her performance in the film Pueblerina (1949), considered one of the jewels of the Mexican Cinema. Columba Domínguez Adalid born on March 4, 1929 in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, reaching very young with her family to the Mexico City. When she went to a party with one of her sisters, was discovered by the Mexican film director Emilio Fernández, who was amazed by her beauty with very marked Mexican features and gives you entry to a movie with little roles in films such as La perla (1945) and Río Escondido (1947). In 1948, Fernandez give her the antagonistic role in the film Maclovia (1948), with María Félix. Her performance is praised by critics and thanks to this film, Fernández entrusted with the leading role that would become her best film: Pueblerina (1948). Thanks to this movie Columba rises the stardom rapidly and becomes known worldwide to be presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In that same year she participated in La Malquerida, with Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. Preceded by the success of Pueblerina, Columba was contracted in Italy to participate in the film L'Edera (1950).[1] The same year, she filming Un día de vida, which went unnoticed in Mexico, but became a huge success in the former Yugoslavia, released in 1952. Encased in native roles, Columba separates professionally Fernandez in 1952, which allowed them to become one first figure and work under the orders of other filmmakers, such as Luis Bunuel (with whom she worked in El río y la muerte (1955)), Fernando Méndez (director of the cult film Ladrón de cadáveres (1957), considered one of the best Mexican horror films) and Ismael Rodriguez (who took her to star in two masterpieces: Los Hermanos de Hierro (1961) and Ánimas Trujano (1962), with the Japanese actorToshiro Mifune), among others. In 1962 she participated in El tejedor de milagros, a film that represented Latin America in the IX Berlin Film Festival. Columba also made the first official nude in the Mexican Cinema in the film La virtud desnuda. (1956). In the television, Domínguez participed in some telenovelas like La tormenta (1967) and El carruaje (1972). Her last appearance in the television was in Aprendiendo a amar(1979). After her retirement in 1987, Columba was devoted to dance, humanistic art, painting (coming to exhibit in Europe) and piano. In 2008, after more than 20 years of retirement from cinema, the Mexican director Roberto Fiesco, returned her to the cinema with the short film Paloma. That same year, Dominguez was honored by the International Film Festival de la Frontera, in Ciudad Juarez, in which some of the most representative titles in which he participated were projected.[2] In 2010, Domínguez made a special appearances in the films La cebra and Borrar la memoria.[3] In 2012, she participates in the film El último trago. In May 2013, Columba Domínguez was honored with the Golden Ariel Award for her contributions to the Mexican film industry.

Born

Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico on 4th March 1929

Died

13th August 2014

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Los ricos también lloran Image
Los ricos también lloran
María
The Pearl Image
The Pearl
Maclovia Image
Maclovia
Sara
The River and Death Image
The River and Death
Mercedes
The Important Man Image
The Important Man
Juana
The Paper Man Image
The Paper Man
Señorita Directora de casa hogar
La malquerida Image
La malquerida
Acacia
Reportaje Image
Reportaje
Petra
Hidden River Image
Hidden River
Merceditas
Pueblerina Image
Pueblerina
Paloma
My Son, the Hero Image
My Son, the Hero
The Widow
Pueblo Canto y Esperanza Image
Pueblo Canto y Esperanza
Tragic Cabaret Image
Tragic Cabaret
Simona
Adventure at the Center of the Earth Image
Adventure at the Center of the Earth
Laura Ponce
Duelo de pistoleros Image
Duelo de pistoleros
Borrar de la Memoria Image
Borrar de la Memoria
Mamá de Roberto
One Day of Life Image
One Day of Life
Belén Martí
Una gallina muy ponedora Image
Una gallina muy ponedora
La sombra de los hijos Image
La sombra de los hijos
Arriba Michoacán Image
Arriba Michoacán
The Body Snatcher Image
The Body Snatcher
Lucía
El tiro de gracia Image
El tiro de gracia
Bread, Love and Andalucia Image
Bread, Love and Andalucia
La virtud desnuda Image
La virtud desnuda
Teresa
Mujeres que trabajan Image
Mujeres que trabajan
Isabel Villada
Devotion Image
Devotion
Unfaithful Wives Image
Unfaithful Wives
Pepita Jimenez Image
Pepita Jimenez
Joven andaluza (uncredited)
Marcelo y María Image
Marcelo y María
El tejedor de milagros Image
El tejedor de milagros
Remedios
Historia de un abrigo de mink Image
Historia de un abrigo de mink
La fuerza de los humildes Image
La fuerza de los humildes
La bienamada Image
La bienamada
El mar y tu Image
El mar y tu
Julia
Enterrado vivo Image
Enterrado vivo
Soy el hijo del gallero Image
Soy el hijo del gallero
Mi niño Tizoc Image
Mi niño Tizoc
Cuando levanta la niebla Image
Cuando levanta la niebla
The She-Wolf Image
The She-Wolf
Marcela de Fernandez
No Image
Ambición sangrienta
Regina Villegas
Five lives and one destiny Image
Five lives and one destiny
María Flores
El caudillo Image
El caudillo
Llanto por Juan Indio Image
Llanto por Juan Indio
Viva la parranda Image
Viva la parranda
Victimas de la pobreza Image
Victimas de la pobreza
Little Town Image
Little Town
Asunción
Lawless Youth Image
Lawless Youth
Sra. Silva
No Image
Furia en el Edén
Meche
Duelo indio Image
Duelo indio
Xochicalpa
El hombre propone... Image
El hombre propone...
Wounded Dove Image
Wounded Dove
Ramona Image
Ramona
Ramona
Mundo, demonio y carne Image
Mundo, demonio y carne
Paloma Image
Paloma
Paloma