Josefina Echánove (born Josefina Rojas Hudson; 21 July 1917 – 11 July 1999) was a Mexican film, television and stage actress.Murió a los 92 años la actriz Josefina Echánove, madre de María del Sol
She received two

Ariel Award The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...

nominations for her acting roles.

Early life

Echánove was born in New York and raised in

Guanajuato Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...

, Mexico. She studied journalism at Universidad Femenina de México in Mexico City and later changed her major to dance. She went on to found the Contemporary Dance Academy of the

University of Guanajuato The Universidad de Guanajuato (in English language, English, the University of Guanajuato) is a university based in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, made up of about 33,828 students in programs ranging from high school level to the doctorate leve ...

Acting career

Her acting career began with roles in the Entremeses Cervantinos, which later became the

International Cervantino Festival The Festival Internacional Cervantino (FIC), popularly known as ''El Cervantino'', is a festival which takes place each fall in the city of Guanajuato, located in central Mexico. The festival originates from the mid 20th century, when short play ...

. She went on to appear in more than 40 films (both Mexican and American), and more than 40 television soap operas. She was twice nominated for Best Actress in a Picture at the Ariel Awards: in 1991 for ''Por tu maldito amor'', by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri and in 1993 for ''Serpientes y Escaleras'' (''Serpents and Stairs)'', by Busi Cortés. One of her most notable stage performances was in 1985, when she appeared in the play ''La fiera del Ajusco'' by Mexican playwright Víctor Hugo Rascón Banda.

Selected films

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El hombre de los hongos ''El hombre de los hongos'' (English: ''The Man of the Mushrooms'') is a 1976 Mexican drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sergio Galindo. Synopsis The story unfolds in a family of rich landowners from the colonial era, which owns ...

'' (1976) *'' The Children of Sanchez'' (1978) *''

Border Cop ''Border Cop'' is a 1979 crime action film directed by Christopher Leitch and starring Telly Savalas. Savalas plays a United States Border Patrol agent who has a close run-in with a dangerous organized crime boss. The film is distributed by Trom ...

'' (1979) *''Missed'' (1982) * ''The Honorary Consul'' (1983) *''

Amityville 3-D ''Amityville 3-D'' (also known as ''Amityville III: The Demon'') is a 1983 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy, Candy Clark, Lori Loughlin and Meg Ryan. It is the third fil ...

'' (1983) as Dolores *''

Old Gringo ''Old Gringo'' is a 1989 American romantic adventure film starring Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, and Jimmy Smits. It was directed by Luis Puenzo and co-written with Aída Bortnik, based on the 1985 novel '' The Old Gringo'' by Mexican novelist Ca ...

'' (1989) *''

Cabeza de Vaca In Mexican cuisine, ''cabeza'' (''lit.'' 'head') is the meat from a roasted head of an animal, served as taco or burrito fillings. Typically, the whole head is placed on a steamer or grill, and customers may ask for particular parts of the body ...

'' (1991) *''

Perdita Durango ''Perdita Durango'', released as ''Dance with the Devil'' in the United States, is a 1997 action-crime- horror film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, based on Barry Gifford's 1992 novel ''59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango''. It stars ...

'' (1997) *''

The Other Conquest ''The Other Conquest'' (Spanish: ''La Otra Conquista'') is a 1999 Mexican historical drama film written and directed by Salvador Carrasco, produced by Alvaro Domingo, and executive produced by Plácido Domingo. The film is set during the aftermat ...

'' (1998) *''Santitos'' (1999) *''Todos hemos pecado'' (2008)

Selected television series

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Cuna de Lobos ''Cuna de lobos'' (English: ''Cradle of wolves'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Téllez for Televisa, broadcast by El Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). The series, about the struggle for power within a wea ...

'' (1986) as Elvia *''

La Dueña (Mexico) LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

'' (1995) as Martina *''

Cañaveral de Pasiones Canaveral may refer to: *Cape Canaveral, a headland in Brevard County, Florida, USA which is the site of the Kennedy Space Center *Cape Canaveral, Florida, a city in Brevard County, Florida, USA *Cape Canaveral Space Force Station *Kennedy Space C ...

'' (1996) as Remedios *'' Rubí'' (2004) as Pancha Muñoz *''

Mañana es para siempre ''Mañana es Para Siempre'' (English title: ''Tomorrow is Forever'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2008. It is an adaption of the 2007 Colombian telenovela '' Pura sangre''. It aired on Canal de las ...

'' (2008) as Rosenda *'' Corazón salvaje'' (2010) as Kuma

Personal life

She married lawyer Alonso Echánove, and together they had two daughters and one son. Their oldest son, Alonso Echánove, is an actor. Their daughters are journalist Peggy Echánove and pop singer Marisol de las Mercedes Echánove, professionally known as

María del Sol María del Sol (; born Marisol de las Mercedes Echánove Rojas October 24, 1961 in Guanajuato, Guanajuato) is a Mexican singer. She is the daughter of lawyer Alonso Echánove and the actress/journalist Josefina Echánove and the younger sister of ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Echanove, Josefina 1928 births 2020 deaths Actresses from Guanajuato Mexican film actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican stage actresses Actresses from New York (state) 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses 21st-century American women