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Amparo Baró San Martín MML (21 September 1937 – 29 January 2015) was a Spanish actress. She starting working in theatres with Adolfo Marsillach. She first garnered critical and popular acclaim for her role as "Sole" in ''
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''. Her career spanned more than 50 years. She worked on stage, as well as in films and television.


Life

She discovered her vocation when her brothers took her to the theater, and 20 years later, she debuted on stage. This started the career of this fine, young-faced actress with roles in stage and in film distribution. After completing high school at a young age, she began her artistic activities, integrating into several groups of amateur theater in her native
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. Her professional debut was on stage along with Adolfo Marsillach, in Windsor Theater (
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), in 1957. She was honored numerous times for her work. On 7 December 2007, the
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presented her with the Gold Medal for Merit in Work. She died from cancer, aged 77, in 2015.Notice of death of actress Amparo Baró
, vertele.com; accessed 29 January 2015.


Filmography

*'' Siete mesas de billar francés'' (2007), de
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*'' Al otro lado del túnel'' (1994), de Jaime de Armiñan *'' Las cosas del querer: Segunda parte'' (1993), de
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*'' Soldadito español'' (1989), de
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*'' Las cosas del querer'' (1988), de
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*'' Mi general'' (1987), de
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'' (1985), de Fernando Huertas *'' En septiembre'' (1982), de
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*'' Apaga... y vámonos'' (1981), de Antonio Hernández *'' 27 millones libres de impuestos'' (1980), de
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Honours

* Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 7 December 2007).Boletín Oficial del Estado
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References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baro, Amparo 1937 births 2015 deaths Best Supporting Actress Goya Award winners Actresses from Barcelona Spanish stage actresses Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Deaths from cancer in Spain 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses