Sonia Furió Explained

Sonia Furió
Birth Name:María Sonia Furió Flores
Birth Date:30 July 1937[1]
Birth Place:Alicante, Second Spanish Republic
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico

María Sonia Furió Flores (30 July 1937  - 1 December 1996) was a Spanish-born Mexican actress.

Early life

Furió was born in Alicante, the daughter of Nicolás Furió Cabanés and María Flores Guillén. She was very young when her family emigrated to Mexico because of the Spanish Civil War. She became a naturalized Mexican citizen on 2 May 1952 at age 14.

Career

Furió's debut was in the film Y mañana serán mujeres (1955).[3] She studied modern and folkloric dance, English, French, painting, and sculpture. She completed her studies in stagecraft at the Academia de Andrés Soler. She won a golden medal from the Asociación Israelita for her role in the film Los desarraigados (1960). For her work in La cárcel de Cananea (1960), she received a trophy from the Asociación de Críticos Mexicanos.

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Falleció Sonia Furió víctima de neumonía. 20 October 2014. El Siglo de Torreón. 3 December 1996.
  2. Web site: Sonia Furió - Actriz. Sistema de Información Cultural. Spanish. 24 July 2016.
  3. News: Sonia Furió, María Duval y Norma Mora tres bellas del cine mexicano. 23 January 2014. La Nación. October 9, 1961.