María Blanca Estela Pavón Vasconcelos (February 21, 1926 – September 26, 1949) was a Mexican film actress and singer of the

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...

. She appeared in several classic films of the 1940s. Her career peaked in 1948 and 1949. She won an

Ariel Award The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award reco ...

for Best Actress in the 1947 film '' Cuando lloran los valientes'' (transl: When the brave cry) and was nominated for another due to her successful performances in Mexican films. She starred alongside Mexican star

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in several films, including '' Nosotros los Pobres'' in 1948. On September 26, 1949, she died in a

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near the

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volcano located between

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and

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with her father Francisco and another 22 people on board. There were no survivors.

Filmography

* ''

The League of Songs ''The League of Songs'' (Spanish: ''La liga de las canciones'') is a 1941 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Ramón Armengod, Mapy Cortés and Domingo Soler. Riera p.11 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico Ci ...

'' (1941) * ''El Niño de las Monjas'' (1944) * ''Cuando lloran los Valientes'' (1947) * ''

The Garcias Return ''The Garcias Return'' (Spanish: ''¡Vuelven los García!'') is a 1947 Mexican comedy film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Sara García, Abel Salazar and Marga López. Mora p.81 It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in Mex ...

'' (1947) * ''Los Tres Huastecos'' (1948) * ''La bien pagada'' (1948) * ''Nosotros los Pobres'' (1948) * ''Cortesana'' (1948) * ''

The Well-paid ''The Well-paid'' (in Spanish ''La bien pagada'') is a Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout. It was filmed in 1948 and starred María Antonieta Pons and Víctor Junco. Plot The billionaire Fernando Jordan (Victor Junco) marries Carola Rut ...

'' (1948) * ''En los Altos de Jalisco'' (1948) * ''Ustedes los Ricos'' (1948) * '' Love in Every Port'' (1949) * ''Las puertas del presidio'' (1949) * ''

The Woman I Lost ''The Woman I Lost'' (Spanish: ''La mujer que yo perdí'') is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Blanca Estela Pavón and Silvia Pinal.Riera p.56 It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in Mexico City. ...

'' (1949) * ''Ladronzuela'' (1949)

Ariel Awards

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* Mexican film actresses 1926 births 1949 deaths Ariel Award winners Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Mexico Actresses from Veracruz 20th-century Mexican actresses People from Minatitlán, Veracruz Women in Latin music {{mexico-film-actor-stub Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1949