Carmen Sevilla

Carmen Sevilla
Sevilla, c. 1955
Born
María del Carmen García Galisteo

(1930-10-16)16 October 1930
Seville, Spain
Died27 June 2023(2023-06-27) (aged 92)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
  • television presenter
Years active1947–2010
Spouses
(m. 1961; div. 1974)
Vicente Patuel
(m. 1985; died 2000)
Children1

María del Carmen García Galisteo (16 October 1930 – 27 June 2023),[1] known professionally as Carmen Sevilla, was a Spanish actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career in the 1940s and became one of the most popular and highest paid stars of Spanish cinema until the 1970s. In 1991, at the age of sixty, she began her career as a television presenter, working for the three major Spanish networks until her retirement in 2010.[2] At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

As an actress, she had leading roles in numerous films, including Imperial Violets (1952), Academy Award nominee Vengeance (1958), Don Juan (1956), and Searching for Monica (1962). She also had supporting roles in English-language epic films including King of Kings (1961) and Antony and Cleopatra (1972). As a singer she released over fifteen studio albums and numerous singles and compilations.

  1. ^ "Fallece la actriz Carmen Sevilla a los 92 años". Europa Press. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Carmen Sevilla profile". Andalucia.com. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2016.