Susana Cora was a Mexican

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.Vogel p.151 She appeared in eighteen films, mostly during the

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican cinema ( es, Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano) is a period in the history of the Cinema of Mexico between 1930 and 1969 when the Mexican film industry reached high levels of production, quality and economic success of its ...

where she appeared in mixture of

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and

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s. She was the daughter of General Luis Amezcua and married Charles (Chick) Hill, the brother of

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, the last girlfriend of

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Selected filmography

* '' Jesusita in Chihuahua'' (1942) * ''

Cuando habla el corazón ''Cuando habla el corazón'' is a 1943 Mexican western drama film directed by Juan José Segura and Roberto Gavaldón. Set in San Andres, Chihuahua, the film stars Pedro Infante, María Luisa Zea, and Víctor Manuel Mendoza. The film was released ...

'' (1943) * ''

A Day with the Devil ''A Day with the Devil'' (Spanish: ''Un día con el Diablo'') is a 1945 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Andrés Soler and Miguel Arenas.Stavans, p. 91. Cast * Cantinflas as Juan Pérez * Andrés Soler ...

'' (1945) * ''

Adventure in the Night ''Adventure in the Night'' (Spanish: ''Una aventura en la noche'') is a 1948 Mexican mystery film directed by Rolando Aguilar and starring Luis Aguilar, Miroslava and Susana Cora. The film's sets were designed by the art director José Rodrí ...

'' (1948)

References

Bibliography

* Vogel, Michelle. ''Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's "Mexican Spitfire"''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Mexican film actresses 20th-century Mexican actresses {{Mexico-film-actor-stub