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Prudencia Grifell

Prudencia Grifell (December 27, 1879 – June 7, 1970), born Prudencia Grifell Masipon, was a prolific actress of the Golden Era of the Cinema of Mexico. Grifell was born to Spanish stage actors and started her acting career herself at the age of ten in theater in Venezuela and touring Spain and Latin America. By the 1900s she had become very popular and moved to Mexico to continue her career in stage, after the Spanish Civil War she decided not to go back to that country but instead to relocate in Mexico permanently after 1940. Three years later, already at the age of 61, she appeared in her first film Internado para señoritas ("Girls Boarding School") with the stars Mapy Cortés, Emilio Tuero and Katy Jurado. Just as Sara García, her co-star as the Vivanco sisters in two films, she mostly played feisty but lovable granny roles.


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Born:
Dec 27, 1879 In Lugo, Galicia, Spain
Movie/TV Credits:
65
First Appeared:
In the movie Internado para señoritas 1943-11-11
Latest Project:
Movie Why Was I Born a Woman? 1970-08-20
Known For
Poster of The Smile of the Virgin
Poster of Prisionera del pasado
Poster of La ladrona
Poster of Mujeres que trabajan
Filmography
Movie Why Was I Born a Woman? Doña Rosa 1970-08-20
Movie The Waltzes came from Vienna and the Children from Paris 1966-01-13
Movie El señor doctor Señora Martínez 1965-10-07
Movie The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies Doña Teresa Vivanco y de la Vega 1961-01-18
Movie Mis abuelitas... no más! 1961-03-30
Movie Caperucita y sus tres amigos Red Riding Hood's Grandmother 1961-04-20
Movie Senda prohibida Federico's Mother 1961-04-06
Movie La hermana blanca 1960-07-19
Movie The Shadow of the Tyrant Dueña de burdel 1960-08-22
Movie Little Red Riding Hood Abuelita 1959-05-05
Movie México nunca duerme 1959-03-26
Movie The Vivanco Ladies Teresa Vivanco 1959-04-09
Movie Horas de agonía 1958-01-08
Movie Préstame tu cuerpo Simplicia 1958-04-01
Movie Raffles Doña Constancia 1958-01-01
Movie Mi desconocida esposa Abuela 1958-01-22
Movie The Smile of the Virgin 1958-12-04
Movie School for Mothers-in-Law 1958-12-01
Movie El hombre que me gusta 1958-11-13
Movie Pepito and the Monster Abuelita 1957-09-30
Movie Angel Face 1956-03-01
Movie The Third Word Angelina 1956-07-03
Movie Pensión de artistas 1956-08-24
Movie Sublime melodía 1956-11-01
Movie To Hell with Women 1955-02-17
Movie Una mujer en la calle 1955-02-03
Movie Después de la tormenta 1955-01-21
Movie The Monster of the Shadow 1955-03-10
Movie The Force of Desire Juana 1955-07-22
Movie The Case of the Wee Murdered Woman Sra. Llopis 1955-05-27
Movie El plagiario 1955-04-28
Movie X Murderer Señora Encinas 1955-03-18
Movie La ladrona 1954-03-18
Movie Prisionera del pasado 1954-10-28
Movie Cuando me vaya 1954-06-04
Movie Siete mujeres 1953-01-01
Movie Mujeres que trabajan Srita. Benavides 1953-04-22
Movie Las infieles 1953-07-09
Movie The Devil's Money Sra. Olea, madre de Manuel 1953-09-11
Movie Two Faces Have the Destiny Doña Remedios, mamá de Anita 1952-03-21
Movie Mi adorado salvaje 1952-03-21
Movie Those Green Eyes 1952-04-22
Movie El genial Detective Peter Pérez 1952-09-03
Movie Póker de ases 1952-12-25
Movie El ruiseñor del barrio 1952-08-15
Movie Apartment house 1951-02-08
Movie Recién casados... no molestar 1951-08-09
Movie Historia de un corazón 1951-01-01
Movie Lodo y armiño 1951-11-30
Movie María Cristina 1951-11-15
Movie Nuestras vidas 1950-05-24
Movie La dama del alba 1950-02-25
Movie Esposa o amante 1950-06-21
Movie Over the Waves Calixta Gutiérrez de Alfaro 1950-09-13
Movie Entre tu amor y el cielo Doña Francisca 1950-11-30
Movie Inmaculada Doña Rosa 1950-09-15
Movie Nosotros los rateros Madre de Mercedes 1949-09-07
Movie Ladronzuela 1949-12-28
Movie Soledad Roberto's mother 1947-11-28
Movie Una sombra en mi destino 1946-01-01
Movie La culpable María 1946-01-01
Movie Los nietos de Don Venancio 1946-06-13
Movie Adulterio 1945-03-01
Movie El globo de Cantolla 1944-07-07
Movie Internado para señoritas 1943-11-11