Lupe Carriles
Encyclopedia
Lupe Carriles was a Mexican
character actress
who was mainly cast as maids, sometimes uncredited. One of her many memorable roles is "La Trompeta", in La Cucaracha (1959), starring María Félix
. Although she acted in more than 159 films, she often portrayed servants.
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...
character actress
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
who was mainly cast as maids, sometimes uncredited. One of her many memorable roles is "La Trompeta", in La Cucaracha (1959), starring 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...
. Although she acted in more than 159 films, she often portrayed servants.
Selected filmography
- El Bruto (1953)
- Se los chupó la brujaSe los Chupó la brujaSe los chupó la bruja is a 1958 Mexican horror-comedy film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring Viruta y Capulina, Sonia Furió and Octávio Arias...
(1958) - The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959)
- Young PeopleYoung PeopleYoung People is a 1961 Mexican crime film directed by Luis Alcoriza. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Teresa Velázquez - Olga * Julio Alemán - El Gato* Adriana Roel - Alicia...
(1961) - El tejedor de milagrosEl tejedor de milagrosEl 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) - El rey del tomateEl rey del tomateEl rey del tomate is a 1964 Mexican comedy-drama film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Eulalio González, Luz Márquez, and Emma Roldán...
(1963)