María Begoña Palacios Ríos (28 December 1941 – 1 March 2000) was a Mexican film and television actress.
She became known for participating in several Mexican films in the 1960s, such as ''
Rosa Blanca'' (1961) and ''
El tejedor de milagros'' (1962), the latter with
Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (May 9, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was a Mexican-American film actor who made films in both Mexico and the United States. With Dolores del Río and María Félix, he was one of the best-known Latin American mo ...
. She later worked on some soap operas, the last of which was ''
La chacala'', her final acting role.
Outside her native Mexico, she is arguably best known for having married American film director
Sam Peckinpah
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. They married in 1965, after Palacios had a minor role in Peckinpah's film ''
Major Dundee
''Major Dundee'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, and James Coburn. Written by Harry Julian Fink, the film is about a Union cavalry officer who leads a conten ...
'' that same year. A stormy relationship developed, and over the years they would go on to marry, divorce and remarry. They had one daughter together, Maria Guadalupe "Lupita" Peckinpah (b 1973).
On 1 March 2000, she died in
Mexico City
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of
hepatitis C
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. According to the wishes of her daughter, her remains were transferred to
Malibu, California
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.
Selected filmography
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The White Renegade'' (1960)
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Rosa Blanca'' (1961)
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El tejedor de milagros'' (1962)
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The Bloody Vampire'' (1962)
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Cita con la muerte'' (1963)
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Major Dundee
''Major Dundee'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, and James Coburn. Written by Harry Julian Fink, the film is about a Union cavalry officer who leads a conten ...
'' (1965)
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Fiebre de juventud'' (1966)
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1941 births
2000 deaths
Mexican film actresses
Mexican television actresses