María Duval Explained

María Duval
Birth Name:María Dussauge Ortiz
Birth Date:2 August 1937
Birth Place:Querétaro, Mexico
Occupation:Actress, singer
Years Active:1955 - 1995
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Instrument:Vocals

María Dussauge Ortiz (born 2 August 1937),[1] commonly known as María Duval, is a Mexican actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and the stage.[2] [3] [4]

Career

Duval made her film debut in the musical Melodías inolvidables (1959), an experience she later described as "a great emotion" and her "favorite memory" of her entire career.[3] She once said that musical was her favorite film genre.[4] She played the romantic interests of Gaspar Henaine "Capulina" in Barridos y regados (1963) and Marco Antonio Campos "Viruta" in Cada quién su lucha and La cigüeña distraída (both 1966).

She acted as Antonio Aguilar's beloved in two films: the Mexican Revolution drama Juan Colorado (1966), where she played the tragic Silvia Guerrero, and the comedy Los alegres Aguilares (1967).[3] She finished her film career in the 1970s with the Blue Demon vehicle La mafia amarilla (1975). She also participated in television productions such as La voz de la tierra (1982) with Joaquín Cordero, Sergio Kleiner, Ana Bertha Lepe, Delia Magaña, and Teresa Velázquez. Her last appearance was in the telenovela María José (1995).

For her contributions to the motion picture and recording industries, Duval's handprints were embedded into the Paseo de las Luminarias in 1984. Those handprints would be joined by those of her niece, Consuelo, forty years later

Personal life

María Duval is the aunt of comedian Consuelo Duval.[5]

Selected filmography

Discography

Singles
Studio albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Miscelanea. 27 June 2014. El Siglo de Torreón. 20 May 1965.
  2. Web site: Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers "D". The Mexican Film Resource Page. 12 October 2013.
  3. News: María Duval y los platillos. 12 October 2013. La Nación. 20 October 1965.
  4. News: Sonia Furió, María Duval y Norma Mora tres bellas del cine mexicano. 12 October 2013. La Nación. October 9, 1961.
  5. News: Desde niña fue cómica: Consuelo Duval dice que su vida es mejor con las canciones de Agustín Lara, que interpretaba su mamá. 12 October 2013. El Universal. 21 February 2007.