Angelines Fernández
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Angelines Fernández was a Spanish
-born actress of Mexican film
and television
, best-known for portraying "Doña Clotilde" on the Televisa
sitcom El Chavo.
Fernández struggled as an actress in Spain. She flew to Mexico in 1947. Although she never became a naturalized Mexican, she would remain there for the rest of her life, except for international tours and a short stint in Cuba
during the late 1940s. In 1950, she returned to Mexico permanently.
(1960). In 1964, she took the supporting role of Sara, the arch-nemesis of Cantinflas
's character Padre Sebastián in El padrecito
. She starred in Cadenas de Amor at the age of 27, and other telenovela
s in the 1960s with the second to last one in 1970. It was not until she was hired in 1973 to play La Bruja del 71 in El Chavo del Ocho that she cemented her status as a legend. She got that job when she asked her personal friend, Ramón Valdés
, if he knew of any acting jobs she might be able to do.
She also participated in Chespirito 's other show, El Chapulín Colorado
years later. Ironically, it was with El Chavo and Chapulin that she achieved fame in her native Spain. The two Chespirito productions became wide international hits, reaching virtually every country in the Americas and also other, non Spanish
speaking countries as well. The shows are still shown with re-runs in many countries. In 1974 she participated in her last telenovela and her last film and concentrated her work around Chespirito productions.
After the shows ended in 1979, she continued playing "La Bruja" on the hour-long "Chespirito" and on public tours. Starting later in the 1980s, she began playing a second regular character on "Chespirito", Dona Nachita, the gossipy neighbor in the "Los caquitos" sketches. She remained on the show until 1992.
smoker, she died in 1994 from a tobacco related cancer (sources mention it being throat cancer
without giving further details). She is buried at the Mausoleo del Ángel in Mexico City
, place where other legends, mostly Mexican, are buried.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
-born actress of Mexican 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...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, best-known for portraying "Doña Clotilde" on the Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
sitcom El Chavo.
Fernández struggled as an actress in Spain. She flew to Mexico in 1947. Although she never became a naturalized Mexican, she would remain there for the rest of her life, except for international tours and a short stint in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
during the late 1940s. In 1950, she returned to Mexico permanently.
Career
Angelines Fernández starred in fourteen films, including the classic El Esqueleto de la señora MoralesEl Esqueleto de la señora Morales
El Esqueleto de la señora Morales is a 1960 Spanish language black comedy film based on Arthur Machen's 1927 short story "The Islington Mystery"...
(1960). In 1964, she took the supporting role of Sara, the arch-nemesis of Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes , was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter known professionally as Cantinflas. He often portrayed impoverished campesinos or a peasant of pelado origin...
's character Padre Sebastián in El padrecito
El padrecito
-Plot:The young priest Father Sebastián is assigned to a parish in San Jerónimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián...
. She starred in Cadenas de Amor at the age of 27, and other telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s in the 1960s with the second to last one in 1970. It was not until she was hired in 1973 to play La Bruja del 71 in El Chavo del Ocho that she cemented her status as a legend. She got that job when she asked her personal friend, Ramón Valdés
Ramón Valdés
Ramón Gómez Valdés de Castillo often credited as Ramón Valdéz, was a Mexican actor. He was born in Mexico City...
, if he knew of any acting jobs she might be able to do.
She also participated in Chespirito 's other show, El Chapulín Colorado
El Chapulín Colorado
El Chapulín Colorado is a television series, created and played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito, a successful Mexican comedian and TV show producer, which parodied superhero shows...
years later. Ironically, it was with El Chavo and Chapulin that she achieved fame in her native Spain. The two Chespirito productions became wide international hits, reaching virtually every country in the Americas and also other, non Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
speaking countries as well. The shows are still shown with re-runs in many countries. In 1974 she participated in her last telenovela and her last film and concentrated her work around Chespirito productions.
After the shows ended in 1979, she continued playing "La Bruja" on the hour-long "Chespirito" and on public tours. Starting later in the 1980s, she began playing a second regular character on "Chespirito", Dona Nachita, the gossipy neighbor in the "Los caquitos" sketches. She remained on the show until 1992.
Death
An acknowledged tobaccoTobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
smoker, she died in 1994 from a tobacco related cancer (sources mention it being throat cancer
Head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancer refers to a group of biologically similar cancers that start in the upper aerodigestive tract, including the lip, oral cavity , nasal cavity , paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and larynx. 90% of head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas , originating from the mucosal lining...
without giving further details). She is buried at the Mausoleo del Ángel in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, place where other legends, mostly Mexican, are buried.
Films
- El ChanfleEl ChanfleEl Chanfle is a movie created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito. It was filmed in Mexico in 1978. It is classified as comedy movie.-Plot:...
(1979) - Kalimán en el siniestro mundo de Humanón (1974)
- Traiganlos vivos o muertos (1972)
- El cielo y tu (1971) as conservative church woman
- El profe (1971) as Mama de Martin
- Un Quijote sin mancha (1969) as Prudencia Pingaron
- Corona de lágrimas (1968) as Mercedes Ancira
- Despedida de casadaDespedida de casadaDespedida de casada is a 1968 Mexican film. It was produced byFernando de Fuentes....
(1968) - Esta noche sí (1968)
- Un novio para dos hermanasUn novio para dos hermanasUn novio para dos hermanas is a 1966 Mexican film. It stars Sara García....
(1967) - Estrategia matrimonial (1967)
- El padrecitoEl padrecito-Plot:The young priest Father Sebastián is assigned to a parish in San Jerónimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián...
(1964) as Sara - Misterios de la magia negra (1958)
- El Águila Negra contra los enmascarados de la muerte (1958)
- El diario de mi madre (1958) as Leonor
- Maternidad imposible (1955)
Television
- Chespirito (1980–1994) as Doña Clotilde, Doña Nachita
- El Chapulín ColoradoEl Chapulín ColoradoEl Chapulín Colorado is a television series, created and played by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito, a successful Mexican comedian and TV show producer, which parodied superhero shows...
(1973) - El Chavo del Ocho (1973–1979) as Doña Clotilde ("La bruja del 71")
Telenovelas
- Ha llegado una intrusa (1974)
- Rafael (1970)
- EncadenadosEncadenadosEncadenados is the title of a very popular song written by Carlos Arturo Briz. This track has been recorded by a handful of artist including: Gualberto Castro, Luis Miguel, Nana Caymmi, Oscar Chavez, Dyango, Alejandro Fernández, Los Hermanos Reyes, Luishino, Armando Manzanero, Luis Miguel, Mina,...
(1969) - La duquesa (1966)
- Sonata de otoño (1966)
- Tu eres un extraño (1965)
- La intrusaLa IntrusaLa Intrusa may refer to:*La Intrusa - 1939.*La Intrusa - 1987.*La Intrusa - 2001....
(1964) - Teatro del cuatro (1964)
- Mi vida es una canción (1963)
- La herida del tiempo (1962)
- La madrastraLa MadrastraLa Madrastra is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 7 February 2005 through 29 July 2005. The program became an unexpected success, garnering ratings in excess of 30 points...
(1962) - La familia del 6 (1961)
- La telaraña (1961)
- El Esqueleto de la señora MoralesEl Esqueleto de la señora MoralesEl Esqueleto de la señora Morales is a 1960 Spanish language black comedy film based on Arthur Machen's 1927 short story "The Islington Mystery"...
(1960) - Un amor en la sombra (1960)
- Gabriela (1960)
- El hombre de oro (1960)
- Mi niño, mi caballo y yo (1959)
- Cadenas de amor (1959)
- Teresa (1959)