Irasema Dilián (born Eva Irasema Warschalowska; May 27, 1924 – April 16, 1996) was an actress. Born in

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to Polish parents, she began her film career in

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, and appeared in Italian, Spanish and Mexican films.

Biography

Irasema Dilián was born in

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, to Polish parents. She began her film career in

, having appeared in

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's '' Maddalena, Zero for Conduct''. Over the next few years she worked for de Sica,

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, and

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, together with actors like

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and Rossano Brazzi. She appeared in four Spanish films between the years 1946 and 1949 before moving to

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and making her debut in '' Girls in Uniform'' (1951), a remake of the 1931 German picture '' Mädchen in Uniform''. In 1952, Dilián was nominated for an

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for '' Stolen Paradise''. Over the next several years, Dilián starred in a number of important films with such major stars as

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, Pedro Armendáriz and

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, and played the leading female role in

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's ''

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'' (1954). Some of her Mexican films were scripted by her Italian husband, Dino Maiuri. Dilián's last Mexican-made film was '' Pablo and Carolina'' (1957), though she did appear in several co-productions in 1956. In 1958, she appeared in her last Spanish-speaking film.

Filmography

*'' Maddalena, Zero for Conduct'' (1940) *'' La Comédie du bonheur'' (1940) *'' Schoolgirl Diary'' (1941) *'' Teresa Venerdì'' (1941) *''I Sette peccati'' (1942) * '' Violets in Their Hair'' (1942) * '' The Princess of Dreams'' (1942) *'' Malombra'' (1942) * '' Music on the Run'' (1943) *''Cero en conducta'' (1945) *''

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'' (1946) * '' A New Play'' (1946) * '' When the Night Comes'' (1946) *'' The Captain's Daughter'' (1947) *'' The Courier of the King'' (1947) * '' Thirty Nine Love Letters'' (1950) *'' Women Without Names'' (1950) *'' I'm in the Revue'' (1950) * '' The Merry Widower'' (1950) *'' Born of Unknown Father'' (1950) * '' Girls in Uniform'' (1951) *'' Stolen Paradise'' (1951) * '' Angélica'' (1952) * '' The Woman You Want'' (1952) *'' The Coward'' (1953) *''

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'' (1953) *'' The Unfaithful'' (1953) *''Dos mundos y un amor'' (1954) *''

'' (''Abismos de pasión'') (1953)https://www.filmlinc.org/films/wuthering-heights-1953/ *''Un Minuto de bondad'' (1954) *'' La Desconocida'' (1954) *''Historia de un abrigo de mink'' (1955) * '' Spring in the Heart'' (1956) *''Y si ella volviera'' (1957) *'' Pablo and Carolina'' (1957) *''La Estrella del rey'' (1957) *''La Muralla'' (1958)

References

External links

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Cine Mexicano
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dilian, Irasema Brazilian people of Polish descent Brazilian expatriates in Mexico 1924 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Brazilian actresses Golden Age of Mexican cinema