Columba Domínguez Adalid (born March 4, 1929) is a former Mexican actress, one of the icons of the golden era

Golden age of the cinema of Mexico

The Golden Age of Mexican cinema is a period between 1936 and 1969 where the quality and economic success of the cinema of Mexico reached its peak....

 of the Cinema of Mexico.

Biography

Born in Guaymas

Guaymas

Guaymas is a city and municipality located in the southwest part of the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. The city is located 117 km south of the state capital of Hermosillo, and 242 miles from the U.S. border, and is the principal port for the state. The municipality is located in the...

, Sonora

Sonora

Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

, México

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...

, Columba was discovered 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...

 by the great Mexican director Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

Emilio "El Indio" Fernández was an actor, screenwriter and director of the cinema of Mexico. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria which won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Early life:Fernández was born in Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila...

. Achieved international recognition in the film Pueblerina

Pueblerina

Pueblerina is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Columba Domínguez - Paloma* Roberto Cañedo - Aurelio Rodríguez* Arturo Soto Rangel - Priest* Manuel Dondé - Rómulo...

(1949), directed by Fernandez. She was the wife of the director from 1949 to 1986. They had a daughter named Jacaranda. She also worked with 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:...

 in El Río y La Muerte (1955). After years of retirement in 2008 she returned to the film sets with Paloma, directed by Roberto Fiesco.

Features

• La Perla
  La Perla
  * La Perla District, Peru* La Perla, Veracruz, Mexico* La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico, area of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico**La Perla Theater, Ponce, Puerto Rico*La Perla Spa, building in Mar del Plata, Argentina...
  
  (1947)
• Río Escondido (1948)
• Maclovia
  Maclovia (1948 film)
  Maclovia is a 1948 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1948)
• Pueblerina
  Pueblerina
  Pueblerina is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Columba Domínguez - Paloma* Roberto Cañedo - Aurelio Rodríguez* Arturo Soto Rangel - Priest* Manuel Dondé - Rómulo...
  
  (1949)
• La Malquerida
  La Malquerida
  La Malquerida is a Mexican film from 1949. It was directed by Emilio Fernández, and starred Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1949)
• L'Edera (1951)
• Reportaje (1953)
• Historia de un abrigo de mink (1953)
• El río y la muerte (1955)
• Esposas infieles (1956)
• Cabaret Trágico (1958)
• Pan, amor...y Andalucía (1959)
• Los hermanos Del Hierro (1961)
• Ánimas Trujano
  Ánimas Trujano
  Ánimas Trujano is a 1962 Mexican film directed by Ismael Rodríguez, based on a novel by Rogelio Barriga Rivas...
  
  (1962)
• Pueblito (1962)
• El tejedor de milagros
  El tejedor de milagros
  El tejedor de milagros is a 1962 Mexican drama film directed by Francisco del Villar. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Pedro Armendáriz* Columba Domínguez* Begoña Palacios...
  
  (1962)
• Mi niño Tizoc (1972)
• Paloma (2008)

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