África Ruiz Prats, known as África Pratt (born 18 September 1946) is a former Spanish actress and vedette. She was born in 1946 in

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. After her father's death, who was a soldier, she moved with her mother to

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, where she studied in Alfaro. She then stayed seven years in Madrid studying

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, so she debuted as a vedette at Celia Gámez company. She first appeared in magazines, such as ''

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''. In 1960s she appeared on stage in ''Colomba'' and ''Su Excelencia la Embajadora''. With Alfredo Alaria she appeared in ''Japón, mon amour'', and finally she was hired by Zorí and Santos. From 1973 she starred in ''Tío ¿de verdad que vienen de París?'' along

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, ''Cuentos de las sábanas blancas'', ''Los bingueros'', ''Un lujo a su alcance'' along

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m Arturo Fernández and Nadiuska, ''La llamaban La Madrina'', ''¡Qué gozada de divorcio!'' along Andrés Pajares, ''Quiero un hijo tuyo'', ''El cura ya tiene hijo'' and '' Al este del oeste'', along Fernando Esteso, most of them directed by Mariano Ozores.

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* 1948 births Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Spanish stage actresses Spanish vedettes Living people 20th-century Spanish actresses {{Spain-actor-stub