Susana Canales Niaucel (5 September 1933 – 22 March 2021) was a Spanish

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and

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. Initially a

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she switched to playing grown-up parts in the early 1950s. She starred in the 1951 drama ''

Black Sky ''Black Sky'' (Spanish: ''Cielo negro'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Susana Canales, Fernando Rey and Luis Prendes.Mira p.259 A woman working in a shop falls in love with a bohemian poet. Cast * Susana ...

'' (1951). Canales died on 22 March 2021 in her hometown,

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, at the age of 87 from natural causes.Muere la actriz Susana Canales, icono del cine de posguerra, a los 87 años
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Selected filmography

* ''

White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...

'' (1948) * ''

'' (1951) * ''

Such is Madrid ''Such is Madrid'' (Spanish: ''Así es Madrid'') is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Susana Canales, José Suárez (actor), José Suárez and Manolo Morán.Bentley p.128 Cast * Susana Canales as Eulalia * José ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Adventures of Gil Blas ''The Adventures of Gil Blas'' (French: ''Les Aventures de Gil Blas de Santillane'', Spanish: ''Una aventura de Gil Blas'') is a 1956 French–Spanish adventure film directed by René Jolivet and Ricardo Muñoz Suay and starring Georges Marchal, B ...

'' (1956) * ''

Return to the Truth ''Return to the Truth'' (Spanish: ''Retorno a la verdad'') is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Susana Canales, Julio Peña and Germán Cobos.de España p.9 Plot Cast * Susana Canales * Julio Peña * Ge ...

'' (1956) * '' Count Max'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

Revolt of the Mercenaries ''Revolt of the Mercenaries'' (Italian: ''La rivolta dei mercenari'') is a 1961 Italian-Spanish historical adventure film directed by Piero Costa and starring Virginia Mayo, Conrado San Martín and Susana Canales.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.139 The fi ...

'' (1961)

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008.

External links

* 1933 births 2021 deaths Spanish film actresses Actresses from Madrid Spanish child actresses Expatriate actresses in the United States Spanish expatriates in the United States {{Spain-actor-stub