Lilia del Valle
Acting
Biography
Lilián Hedwig Elisaveth Welkery Gundlach, known as Lilia del Valle, was a Mexican actress born in Mexico City on April 30, 1928. She was the daughter of German immigrants and, along with her younger sister, began her primary education at the German School in Mexico City. The family later spent two years in Berlin, where the girls became fluent in German. Upon returning to Mexico, Lilia continued her studies while also taking painting lessons at the academy of Spanish artist José Bardasano, encouraged by her parents. Her rise to stardom was swift. She acted alongside Víctor Parra, Roberto Cañedo, Blanca de Castejón, and Jorge Mistral. Although she began with dramatic roles, she found her greatest success in comedy. Some of her notable films include Las tres alegres comadres (1952) and Las interesadas (1952), where she shared the screen with Amalia Aguilar and Lilia Prado; Mis tres viudas alegres (1953) and Las cariñosas (1953), where Silvia Pinal replaced Prado; and Nadie muere dos veces (1953), alongside Luis Aguilar and Abel Salazar. She also starred in Esposas infieles (1956) with Columba Domínguez and worked with the famous comedian Germán Valdés "Tin Tan" in El bello durmiente (1952) and La isla de las mujeres (1953). One of her most challenging roles was in La bruja (1954), where she had to endure long hours in makeup. In this film, she starred alongside Ramón Gay, a major leading man in Mexican fantasy cinema. In addition to her film career, Lilia performed in theater and toured extensively as a singer, accompanied by a trio. After filming Secuestro en Acapulco (1963), she decided to step away from acting to focus on her personal life. She only returned briefly for a special appearance in La recta final (1966), directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada. Over the years, she married three times and had a son, Marco Antonio Sánchez Welker. On January 7, 2013, Lilia del Valle passed away in the Dominican Republic at the age of 84.
Known For
Seven dresses/seven models at a fashion show, and each one represents one of the seven deadly sins.
Siete pecados
Criminal on the lam assumes the identity of a dead priest and takes his place in a rural parish.
La fe en Dios
Dead man's will reveals he had three wives.
My Three Merry Widows
Thieves break into a scientist's laboratory to steal a secret formula, and in the process they kill his daughter. Enraged, he develops a formula that will turn an extremely ugly woman into a spectacular beauty, and then uses the woman to take his revenge on those responsible for his daughter's murder.
The Witch
A 17th-century Mexican nun defies expectations by becoming a renowned intellectual and writer during the Spanish Inquisition.
I, the Worst of All
The director of a hospital deceives a poor couple in order to steal their newborn child and sell the baby to a wealthy couple.
Médico de guardia
1830s, guerrillas in the hills resisting the French occupation. Meanwhile, their leader has a French officer and another guy chasing after his fiancé, and...
El Cristo de mi Cabecera
When three beautiful young nurses from Jalisco, afflicted with a rare disease called "sexappealitis", create commotion among the patients in a hospital, they are forced to resign. They travel to Mexico City following the suggestion of a crazy scientist, who tells them they will be cured when they get married. But they are attracted to three men who are indifferent to their sexy looks, being themselves sick with "lovetitis".
Las cariñosas
A bunch of stories where wives are unfaithful for different reasons: money, revenge or pleasure.
Unfaithful Wives
A story of passion and deceit, where love overcomes the misfortunes and finally triumphs.
El gran autor
Remake of famous 1936 ranchera musical.
Out on the Big Ranch
Young women in the steno-pool have to balance work, romance, and touchy-feely bosses.
Nosotras, las taquígrafas
Three young women sharing an apartment take in a man they injured in a car accident; while he's recovering, they also make friends with a homeless man. And then...
Las interesadas
Authorities close down a restaurant after a violent crime is committed on the premises; the employees look for new jobs and try to track down the murderer.
Here Come The Freeloaders
Fancy gentleman uses his charms to exploit a bunch of women.
Burlada
A Mexican comedy loosely playing off of the tale of Sleeping Beauty. A caveman wakes up after a thousand year slumber. When he awakens he is seen as a wonder to behold, and discovers his ancient love and romantic rival are seemingly still alive as well.
The Sleeping Beauty
Mexican feature film
El cardenal
Big-league criminal escapes from jail, tracks down his ex-wife at a seaside resort. She kills him in self-defense, and then a guy who looks exactly like him comes along. Massive complications!
Nadie muere dos veces
When three poor young women fail in their attempts to break into films and night clubs in Mexico City, they separate from their boyfriends, form a trio and travel the country singing, dancing and bribing older men, but they fall into a trap when they invest their money in an unreliable business.
Las tres alegres comadres
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