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Actor Born: January 16, 1924 in Guadalajara, Mexico Death: July 5, 2002 in Cuernavaca, Mexico Biography:A leading lady of Mexican cinema, "Katy Jurado" also found fame in Hollywood in the 1950s as a sultry supporting actress in such films as "High Noon" (1952) and "Broken Lance" (1954). Rather than abandoning her native country, however, Jurado remained a star of Mexican film as well as an esteemed character actress north and south of the border until she retired from movies in 1998.
Born into a wealthy family, Jurado spent her early childhood in luxury until the family's lands were confiscated during the revolution. Nevertheless, her domineering grandmother continued to adhere to "aristocratic ideals," including staunch disapproval of Jurado's desire to become an actress after director "Emilio Fernandez" discovered her at age 16. Marrying actor/writer Victor Velazquez to escape her family's control, Jurado made her movie debut in No Maturas (1943). The talented sloe-eyed beauty quickly made her mark... Full Biography
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