María Begoña Palacios Ríos (28 December 1941 – 1 March 2000) was a Mexican film and television actress. She became known for participating in several Mexican films in the 1960s, such as ''

Rosa Blanca ''Rosa Blanca'' (''White Rose'') is a 1961 Mexican film starring Ignacio López Tarso, based on a novel by B. Traven B. Traven (; Bruno Traven in some accounts) was the pen name of a novelist, presumed to be German, whose real name, nationa ...

'' (1961) and ''

El tejedor de milagros ''El tejedor de milagros'' ("The Weaver of Miracles") is a 1962 Mexican drama film directed by Francisco del Villar. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Pedro Armendáriz * Columba Domínguez * Begoña Pal ...

'' (1962), the latter with

Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (May 9, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was a Mexican film actor who made films in both Mexico and the United States. With Dolores del Río and María Félix, he was one of the best-known Latin American movie stars ...

. She later worked on some soap operas, the last of which was ''

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'', her final acting role. Outside her native Mexico, she is arguably best known for having married American film director

Sam Peckinpah David Samuel Peckinpah (; February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic '' The Wild Bunch'' received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institut ...

. They married in 1965, after Palacios had a minor role in Peckinpah's film ''

Major Dundee ''Major Dundee'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, and James Coburn. Written by Harry Julian Fink, the film is about a Union cavalry officer who leads a content ...

'' that same year. A stormy relationship developed, and over the years they would go on to marry, divorce and remarry. They had one daughter together. On 1 March 2000, she died in

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of hepatitis C. According to the wishes of her daughter, her remains were transferred to

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Selected filmography

*''

The White Renegade ''The White Renegade'' (Spanish: ''El renegado blanco'') is a 1960 Mexican adventure film directed by Fernando Méndez and starring Mauricio Garcés, Abel Salazar and Rafael Baledón.Riera p.42 Cast * Mauricio Garcés as Juan * Abel Salazar as ...

'' (1960) *''

'' (1961) *''

'' (1962) *'' The Bloody Vampire'' (1962) *''

Cita con la muerte ''Cita con la muerte'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa for Telesistema Mexicano in 1963. Cast *Jacqueline Andere *Ariadna Welter *Rafael Banquells * Luis Aragón * Begoña Palacios *Noé Murayama Other versions *''Pecado mortal' ...

'' (1963) *''

'' (1965) *''

Fiebre de juventud ''Fiebre de juventud'' (English: "Youth Fever"), also known as ''Romance en Ecuador'' (English: "Romance in Ecuador"), is a 1966 Mexican-Ecuadorian musical comedy film directed by Alfonso Corona Blake and starring Enrique Guzmán, Begoña Palacios, ...

'' (1966)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palacios, Begona 1941 births 2000 deaths Mexican film actresses Mexican television actresses