María Sonia Furió Flores (30 July 1937 – 1 December 1996) was a

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

-born

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

actress.

Early life

Furió was born in

Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...

, the daughter of Nicolás Furió Cabanés and María Flores Guillén. She was very young when her family emigrated to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

because of the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...

. She became a naturalized Mexican citizen on 2 May 1952 at age 14.

Career

Furió's debut was in the film ''Y mañana serán mujeres'' (1955). She studied modern and folkloric dance, English, French, painting, and sculpture. She completed her studies in stagecraft at the Academia de Andrés Soler. She won a golden medal from the Asociación Israelita for her role in the film ''Los desarraigados'' (1960). For her work in ''La cárcel de Cananea'' (1960), she received a trophy from the Asociación de Críticos Mexicanos.

Filmography

*''

Se los chupó la bruja ''Se los chupó la bruja'' ("The Witch Suckled Them") is a 1958 Mexican horror comedy film directed by Jaime Salvador and starring the double act Viruta y Capulina (Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine), Sonia Furió, and Octávio Arias. Plot ...

'' (1958) *''

Vacations in Acapulco ''Vacations in Acapulco'' (Spanish:''Vacaciones en Acapulco'') is a 1961 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Antonio Aguilar, Ariadna Welter and Fernando Casanova.Riera p.372 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1961) *''

El tuerto Angustias ''El tuerto Angustias'' (English: "The One-Eyed Angustias") is a 1974 Mexican Western drama film directed by José Delfos and starring Sonia Furió, Julián Bravo and Leonardo Morán.Amador & Ayala Blanco, p. 285Tapia Campos & Aguilar Plata, p. 70 ...

'' (1974)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Furio, Sonia 1937 births 1996 deaths Mexican film actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican stage actresses Spanish emigrants to Mexico People from Alicante 20th-century Mexican actresses