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Ada Carrasco (14 September 1912 – 5 April 1994) was a Mexican
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.


Early life

Carrasco was born in
Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
, the daughter of Honorato Carrasco, an engineer, and the opera star
Ada Navarrete Ada Navarrete ( Mérida, Yucatán, July 20, 1890 — Mexico City, August 13, 1967), also seen as Ada Navarrete Tappan and Ada Navarrete de Carrasco, was a soprano opera singer from Yucatán, Mexico. Early life Ada Navarrete was from Mérida, Yuc ...
.


Career

Carrasco started her career as an actress in 1952, and went on to make over 38 soap operas, including ''
Los Ricos También Lloran ''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme ''Aprendí a Llorar'' ("I learned to cry"), a song ...
'', with
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in 1979, '' Rosa Salvaje'' in 1987, ''De Frente al Sol'' in 1992, ''Más Allá del Puente'' in 1994, and finally, her last soap opera was made in 1994 in '' Marimar'' with
Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Havin ...
. She died of a
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on 5 April 1994. She is also known for various film appearances from ''
Two Mules for Sister Sara ''Two Mules for Sister Sara'' is a 1970 American-Mexican Western film in Panavision directed by Don Siegel and starring Shirley MacLaine (billed above Clint Eastwood in the film's credits, but not on the poster) set during the French interve ...
'' (1970) where she opposite
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and
Shirley Maclean Shirley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Shirley'' (novel), an 1849 novel by Charlotte Brontë * ''Shirley'' (1922 film), a British silent film * ''Shirley'' (2020 film), an American film * ''Shirley'' (album), a 1961 album by Shirley Bas ...
, to ''
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'' (1981) where she starred as a woman who travels to the United States with
María Elena Velasco María Elena Velasco Fragoso (17 December 1940 – 1 May 2015) was a Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer. She is best known for creating and portraying La India María, a comical character based on indigenous Mexican women. E ...
's character of ''La India María''.


Personal life

Ada Carrasco's younger sister
Queta Carrasco Queta Carrasco (July 4, 1913 — August 8, 1996) was a Mexican character actress. Early life Enriqueta Carrasco Navarrete was born in Mexico City, the daughter of Honorato Carrasco and Ada Navarrete. Her father was an engineer and her mother was ...
also was an actress as well as Ada's daughter
Malena Doria Malena may refer to: People Professional name * Maléna (singer) (born 2007), Armenian singer Given name *Malena Ernman (born 1970), Swedish opera singer *Malena Alterio (born 1974), Argentine-born Spanish actress * Malena Josephsen (born 1977), ...
. Ada Carrasco is the Grandmother of Andrea Rodríguez and producer Magda Rodríguez, therefore great-grandmother of the actress Andrea Escalona.


Selected filmography

*''Tres hombres en mi vida'' (1952) *''
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'' (1953) - Señora Luz María Gómez (uncredited) *'' Women Who Work'' (1953) - Espectadora defile de modas (uncredited) *''
The Photographer ''The Photographer'' is a three-part mixed media performance accompanied by music (also sometimes referred to as a chamber opera) by composer Philip Glass. The libretto is based on the life and homicide trial of 19th-century English photographer ...
'' (1953) - Enfermera (uncredited) *''El buen ladrón'' (1957) *''Alma de acero'' (1957) - Doña Soledad de Gallardo *''
The Bravados ''The Bravados'' is a 1958 American Western film (color by DeLuxe) directed by Henry King, starring Gregory Peck and Joan Collins. The CinemaScope film was based on a novel of the same name, written by Frank O'Rourke. Plot Jim Douglass ...
'' (1958) - Sra. Parral (uncredited) *''Mysteries of Black Magic'' (1958) - Espectadora nerviosa *''Kermesse'' (1959) - Doña Rita *''Nazarin'' (1959) - Josefa *''Manicomio'' (1959) - Lola *''
Sonatas Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cant ...
'' (1959) - Nana *''El puma'' (1959) - Doña Luisa *''A tiro limpio'' (1960) - Doña Luisa *''El tesoro de Chucho el Roto'' (1960) - Blanca viuda de Villalta *''Tin Tan y las modelos'' (1960) - Tía Eulalia (uncredited) *''Simitrio'' (1960) - Mamá de Simitrio (uncredited) *''Sobre el muerto las coronas'' (1961) - Tía de Marina *''La Leona'' (1961, TV Series) *''Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)'' (1962) - Madre de Andres *''Los secretos del sexo débil'' (1962) *''El tejedor de milagros'' (1962) - Doña Agustina *''Atrás de las nubes'' (1962) - Beata chismosa (uncredited) *''Un tipo a todo dar'' (1963) - Abuela *''Casa de huéspedes'' (1964) *''
El señor doctor ''El señor doctor'' (aka ''Mr. Doctor'') is a 1965 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas,León Frías, p. 726 alongside Marta Romero and Miguel Ángel Álvarez. This film is notorious due to its dramatic overto ...
'' (1965) - Doña Lola *''
Los Cuervos están de luto ''Los Cuervos están de luto'' (English: ''The crows are in mourning'') is a 1965 Mexican comedy film directed by Francisco del Villar and starring Silvia Pinal and Lilia Prado. The film is based on the play of the same name by Mexican author Hu ...
'' (1965) - Esposa de Acasio *''Especialista en chamacas'' (1965) *''Maria Isabel'' (1966, TV Series) - Chona *''El barón Brakola'' (1967) - Aurora *''Si quiero'' (1967) - Mamá de novia *''Los años verdes'' (1967) *''Novias impacientes'' (1967) *''El juicio de los hijos'' (1967, TV Series) *''Santo vs. the Villains of the Ring'' (1968) - Maquilladora (uncredited) *''Los recuerdos del porvenir'' (1969) *''El libro de piedra'' (1969) - Paulina *''La casa de las muchachas'' (1969) *''
Two Mules for Sister Sara ''Two Mules for Sister Sara'' is a 1970 American-Mexican Western film in Panavision directed by Don Siegel and starring Shirley MacLaine (billed above Clint Eastwood in the film's credits, but not on the poster) set during the French interve ...
'' (1970) - Juan's Mother *''Simplemente vivir'' (1970) - María *''Una vez, un hombre...'' (1971) *''Temporada salvaje'' (1971) *''Elena y Raquel'' (1971) *''Lucía Sombra'' (1971, TV Series) - Campesina *''Mi mesera'' (1973) *''Renzo, el gitano'' (1973) *''Me caí de la nube'' (1974) - Doña María *''La casa de Bernarda Alba'' (1974, TV Movie) - Josefa, la abuela *''El elegido'' (1977) - Madre de Andres *''La puerta falsa'' (1977) *''Balún Canán'' (1977) - La tullida *''Las mariposas disecadas'' (1978) - Gloria / Maid *''El cuatro dedos'' (1978) *''Los amantes frios'' (1978) - Doña Chona (segment "El Soplador del vidrio") *''Pedro Páramo'' (1978) - Madre de Pedro Páramo *''Los triunfadores'' (1978) - Mamá de Fernando *''Ardiente secreto'' (1978, TV Series) *''La India blanca'' (1979) - Doña Juana, madre de Rutilo *''
Los Ricos También Lloran ''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme ''Aprendí a Llorar'' ("I learned to cry"), a song ...
'' (1979, TV Series) - Felipa *''Dos hermanos murieron'' (1980) *''Hijos de tigre'' (1980) - Doña Chonita *''El gatillo de la muerte'' (1980) *''Pistoleros famosos'' (1981) - Lucio's Mother *''Okey, Mister Pancho'' (1981) - Mujer inmigrante *''Fuego en el mar'' (1981) - Rosario *''La combi asesina'' (1982) - Daniela *''Bianca Vidal'' (1982, TV Series) - Vicenta *''Un hombre llamado el diablo'' (1983) *''Fieras en brama'' (1983) - Nana *''Maldita miseria'' (1983) - Doña Cholita *''Lazos de sangre'' (1983) *''El regreso del carro rojo'' (1984) - Dona Amalia *''El criminal'' (1985) *''Pistoleros famosos II'' (1986) *''Tierra de rencores'' (1986) *'' Rosa Salvaje'' (1987, TV Series) - Carmen *'' Amor en silencio'' (1988, TV Series) - Ada *''El gran relajo mexicano'' (1988) *''Maton de rancho'' (1988) *''Central camionera'' (1988) *''
Mi segunda madre ''Mi segunda madre'' ( en, My second mother, italic=yes) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa and broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas in 1989. It starred María Sorté, Enrique Novi and Daniela Castro as protagonists ...
'' (1989, TV Series) - Dolores *''El chácharas'' (1989) *''One Man Out'' (1989) - Peasant Lady *''Atrapados'' (1990) *''Amor de nadie'' (1990, TV Series) - Cony (1990) *''Con el amor no se juega'' (1991) - Sirvienta *'' Como Agua Para Chocolate'' (1992) - Nacha *''Jefe de vigilancia'' (1992) *''De frente al sol'' (1992, TV Series) - Lich *''Mas allá del puente'' (1993) - Doña Ema *'' Marimar'' (1994, TV Series) - Mamá Cruz (final appearance)


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrasco, Ada 1912 births 1994 deaths Actresses from Mexico City Mexican telenovela actresses 20th-century Mexican actresses Mexican film actresses