Socorro Avelar (1925 in Cuernavaca,

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– 11 February 2003) was a

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actress.

Life

Avelar studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature of the

National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

. In 1946, she debuted as a director for the play ''Doña Clarines''. The following year, she went to the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature. In 1950, she debuted as a stage actress in the play ''Rosalba y los llaveros'', and as a film actress in 1962 film ''

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 ...

''. She also wrote the play ''Los irredentos'' (The Unredeemed) which was never released. On February 11, 2003, she died of

stomach cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas. Lymph ...

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