Matilde Artero is a

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actress who appeared in films from 1926 through 1961. She began her work in

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, starting with Luis R. Alonso's ''La loca de la casa'' for Producciones Hornemann. Her first

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was as 'Pepita' with

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in the 1933 French-made Les Studios Paramount Spanish

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'' Espérame'', directed by

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. Her final screen appearance was in the production ''

At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon ''At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon'' ( es, A las cinco de la tarde, also released as ''At Five in the Afternoon'') is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring Rafael Alcántara. The film was selected as the Spanish ...

'', a Spanish

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directed in 1961 by

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.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Filmography

;Silent films * ''La loca de la casa'' (1926) * ''La ilustre fregona'' (1927) * ''El orgullo de Albacete'' (1927) ;Sound films * ''Louis J. Gasnier, Espérame'' (1933) as Pepita * ''Y tú, ¿qué haces?'' (1937) * ''Barrios bajos'' (1937) as La Celestina * ''La alegría de la huerta'' (1940) * ''Una conquista difícil'' (1941) * '' Heart of Gold'' (1941) as Rosa * ''Pánico en el transatlántico'' (1942) * '' We Thieves Are Honourable'' (1942) * '' Malvaloca'' (1942) as Doña Enriqueta * ''Audiencia pública'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) as Doña Rodríguez * '' Four Women'' (1947) * ''Confidencia'' (1948) as Pueblerina * '' A Man on the Road'' (1949) * ''Cuento de hadas'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''Lola, la piconera'' (aka ''Lola, the Coalgirl'') (1952) as Vieja de la reja * ''Cerca de la ciudad'' (1952) as Criada de Doña Casilda * '' Come Die My Love '' (1952) * ''Barco sin rumbo'' (1952) * ''Segundo López, aventurero urbano'' (1953) * ''¡Che, qué loco!'' (1953) as Clotilde * ''

La alegre caravana ''The Cheerful Caravan'' (Spanish: ''La alegre caravana'') is a 1953 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Ramón Torrado and starring Paquita Rico, Tito Sirgo and Félix Fernández.de España p.240 Cast * Paquita Rico * Tito Sirgo * F� ...

'' (1953) * ''La moza de cántaro'' (1954) * '' Malvaloca'' (1954) * ''

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'' (aka ''

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'') (1954) * ''Amor sobre ruedas'' (1954) * ''Agua sangrienta'' (1954) * ''Noche de tormenta'' (1955) * ''Nubes de verano'' (aka ''Summer's Clouds'') (1955) * ''Suspiros de Triana'' (aka ''Sighs of Triana'') (1955) * ''Una aventura de Gil Blas'' (aka ''The Adventures of Gil Blas'') (1956) * ''Encuentro en la ciudad'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''Curra Veleta'' (1956) * ''Manolo guardia urbano'' (1956) as Vieja * ''Piedras vivas'' (1956) * ''Un fantasma llamado amor'' (1957) * ''

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'' (aka ''Angels Sky'') (1957) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Llegaron dos hombres'' (aka ''Two Men in Town'') (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) * '' Juicio final'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

'' (1961) as Encargada de servicios

References

External links

* 20th-century Spanish actresses {{Spain-actor-stub