Linda Loredo (June 20, 1907 – August 11, 1931) was an American-born actress and dancer of Mexican descent. She is most commonly associated with

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versions of

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short subjects. Her sister, Maria Loredo (1905–1998), was also an actress.

Career

Loredo was born in

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. She entered silent films in 1927, playing Carmen in the ten-installment silent serial ''

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'', but her career really came into its own with the advent of sound. The

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produced foreign-language versions of their most popular series –

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, ''

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'' and

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– for the lucrative Spanish markets in both hemispheres. She appeared in four Laurel and Hardy shorts, including an English-speaking one, '' Come Clean'', which was released after her death. She is one of only two actresses to have played both Laurel's and Hardy's wife, alongside

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, and the only one to have done so more than once. Typically, the headline stars would stay on upon completion of the English-language version, and then would speak their foreign lines phonetically from cue cards in shot-for-shot remakes; they would be joined by native-speaking supporting players to round out the cast. Loredo's fluency in Spanish was of great value in the making of these films.

Death

Loredo entered

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on June 11, 1931, for an emergency

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and succumbed two months later to

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, age 24.

Filmography

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'' (1927) – Carmen *'' After the Storm'' (1928) – Malay Dancer *''Great Gobs'' (1929) *'' La Vida Nocturna'' (1930) – Sra. Laurel *''El Jugador de Golf'' (1930) *''La Estación de Gasolina'' (1930) *''¡Pobre Infeliz!'' (1930) *'' Radiomanía'' (1930) – Sra. Hardy *'' Politiquerías'' (1931) – Sra. Hardy *''El Alma de la Fiesta'' (1931) – Doctora *''La Señorita de Chicago'' (1931) *'' Come Clean'' (1931) – Mrs. Laurel

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loredo, Linda 1907 births 1931 deaths Deaths from peritonitis Actresses from Arizona American film actresses American actresses of Mexican descent 20th-century American actresses