Elizabeth Islas Brasdefer (born July 17, 1946 in

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) is a Mexican telenovela actress who is better known as Claudia Islas (). She is very famous for her beauty and was called "Mexican

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" in the past. She acted in the last decade of the

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Biography

Claudiaʻs surname ''Islas'' means "islands". She is a daughter of Luis Roberto Islas and María Luisa Brasdefer. She is married to Jaime Bravo. One of her best known roles was that of Amparo de Garcés del Valle in '' Marisol'' with

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, who played her niece-in-law, Marisol. she lives in

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and is retired. Her last work was in the telenovela ''

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'' in 2004. She sold her jewelry because she fell into poverty.Claudia sold her jewelry.
Claudia sold her jewelry in order to survive.

Controversies

After the death of

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in 2016, the actress

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revealed that he would have confessed to his son Pedro Plascencia Salinas —who was Juan Gabriel's musician— that Claudia Islas would have been the person who accused him of theft after a party at his house in 1969. The fact caused Juan Gabriel to remain imprisoned for 18 months in the Lecumberri Palace. In life, Juan Gabriel never revealed the name of the person who had accused him. The actress denied the accusations.

Filmography

References

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