María de la Encarnación Paso Ramos (25 March 1931 – 18 August 2019), better known as Encarna Paso, was a Spanish film and television actress.

Biography

Daughter of playwright Antonio Paso Díaz, granddaughter of Antonio Paso y Cano and niece granddaughter of Manuel Paso Cano, niece of Enrique Paso, Manuel Paso and

Alfonso Paso Alfonso Paso (12 September 1926 – 10 July 1978) was a Spanish dramatist. He wrote over a hundred plays, mainly light comedies, sometimes laced with black humour and tragedy. There were also police dramas and examples of what he called "social the ...

, also playwrights, and actresses Mercedes Paso, Maruja Paso, Elisa Paso and Soledad Paso. Mother of actor Juan Calot (together with the late actress Yolanda Ríos) and Patricia Calot, dedicated to cultural management. Grandmother of the actors Alicia Calot and Edgar Calot. She died on 18 August 2019 in Madrid at the age of 88 from

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Selected filmography

* '' The Curious Impertinent'' (1953) * '' Queen of The Chantecler'' (1962) * ''

The Mustard Grain ''The Mustard Grain'' ( es, El grano de mostaza, links=no) is a 1962 Spanish comedy film directed and written by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. It stars Manolo Gómez Bur, Rafael Alonso, Amparo Soler Leal, Gracita Morales and José Bódalo. Plot ...

'' (1962) * '' The Glass Ceiling'' (1971) * ''

Retrato de Familia '' Retrato de Familia '' (English: ''Family Portrait'') is a 1976 Spanish film directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico. It stars Antonio Ferrandis, Amparo Soler Leal and Miguel Bosé, making his film debut. This is Giménez-Rico's best known film.Schwa ...

'' (1976) * ''

Begin the Beguine "Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song between Kalabahi, Indonesia, and Fiji during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard Cunard's ocean liner ''Franconia''. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knig ...

'' (1982), first Spanish film to win an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

. * '' La colmena'' (1982) * ''

Sesión continua ''Sesión continua'' ('' en, Double Feature'') is a 1984 Spanish drama film written, produced and directed by José Luis Garci. The film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards. José Luis Garci wa ...

'' (1984)

References

Bibliography

* Ronald Schwartz. ''Great Spanish Films Since 1950''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1931 births 2019 deaths Spanish film actresses Spanish stage actresses Spanish television actresses Actresses from Madrid Deaths from pneumonia in Spain 20th-century Spanish actresses {{Spain-bio-stub