Lilia Michel was a Mexican

Mexico

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 television and film actress most active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, earning her the nickname of "the jewel" of the film era.

Michel was born Lilia Fernandez Larios on July 30, 1926, in Teapa, Tabasco

Tabasco

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, Mexico

Mexico

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. She became well known for her role in the 1946 Mexican film, Vértigo

Vertigo

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, in which she co-starred María Félix

María Félix

María Félix was a Mexican film actress and one of the icons of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico and also one of the myths of the Spanish language Cinema for her life style and personality...

. Michel later switched to television, earning numerous roles in telenovelas, including Aprendiendo a Vivir, María la del Barrio

María la del Barrio

María la del barrio is the 3rd telenovela of Thalía from the trilogy of 'Maria'. Is a Mexican telenovela which starred Thalía, Fernando Colunga, Itatí Cantoral, Ricardo Blume, Iran Eory and the youngest actors Ludwika Paleta & Osvaldo Benavides...

and Rosalía

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Lilia Michel died in Mexico City

Mexico City

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on August 10, 2011, at the age of 85.

Films

• 1998 Fuera de la ley
• 1982 Una sota y un caballo: Rancho Avándaro
• 1978 Los amantes fríos
• 1977 Fantoche
• 1975 La lucha con la pantera
• 1975 Yo amo, tu amas, nosotros...
• 1973 El amor tiene cara de mujer
• 1973 Eva y Darío
• 1972 La inocente
• 1972 La pequeña señora de Pérez
• 1969 La muñeca perversa
• 1953 Sí, mi vida
• 1953 Había una vez un marido
• 1952 Sígueme corazón
• 1950 La gota de sangre
• 1946 El pasajero diez mil
• 1946 No basta ser charro
• 1946 Una virgen moderna
• 1946 Vértigo
• 1945 La hora de la verdad
• 1945 Corazones de México
• 1945 El jagüey de las ruinas
• 1945 Crepúsculo
• 1945 Un beso en la noche
• 1944 Así son ellas
• 1944 Nana