Rita Macedo
Actor
Biography
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Rita Macedo was a Mexican actress who performed during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage.
She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film, Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children, Julissa, an actress and musician, and Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned telenovela producer. On December 5, 1993, Macedo committed suicide after being diagnosed with cancer.
Filmography
Nazarín
as Andara 1959
Poison for the Fairies
as Jaime's Grandmother (uncredited) 1986
Castle of Purity
as Beatriz 1973
The Curse of the Crying Woman
as Selma 1963
The Paper Man
as Victoria, esposa del Torcuato 1963
Juana Gallo
as Starving woman 1961
The Other Virginity
as Eva's Mother 1975
Jesús, nuestro Señor
as Virgen María 1971
Rosa blanca
as Carmen López de Yáñez 1961
Rosenda
as Rosenda 1948
Neutron vs. the Maniac
as Rebecca Núñez 1965
By the False Door
as Adela Quiroga 1950
Los indolentes
as Inés Alday 1979
The Medallion of Crime
as María Álvarez 1955
Stronghold
as Beatriz Vega 1951
Once Upon a Scoundrel
as Sra. Gómez 1973