
Lilia Prado
Actress
Born: March 30, 1928 (78 years old)
Died: May 22, 2006
Place of birth: Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico
Biography
Lilia Prado (March 30, 1928 – May 22, 2006) was a Mexican actress and dancer. After winning a beauty contest she started working in the Mexican cinematographic industry, first as an extra, and later on in leading roles. She starred in over 100 films, being directed by Luis Buñuel in Subida al cielo (Ascent to Heaven), Abismos de pasión (Wuthering Heights), and La ilusión viaja en tranvía (Illusion Travels by Streetcar). In many films she shared scenes with Pedro Infante. She and Silvia Pinal were the only actresses who worked with Buñuel in three films.
Filmography (35)
- The Poulterer Hawk (1951, ★ 8)
- El analfabeto (1961, ★ 7.7)
- La Vida No Vale Nada (1955, ★ 8.1)
- Wuthering Heights (1954, ★ 6.1)
- Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954, ★ 6.5)
- Mexican Bus Ride (1952, ★ 6.5)
- My General's Wives (1951, ★ 6.9)
- The Hawks (1956, ★ 6.7)
- The Useless Life of Pito Pérez (1970, ★ 5.6)
- Little Town (1962, ★ 6.2)
- Faith, Hope and Charity (1974, ★ 6.3)
- The Crows are Grieving (1965, ★ 6.1)
- Una gallega en México (1949, ★ 5)
- Asesinos de la lucha libre (1962, ★ 5)
- El desalmado (1950, ★ 5)
- Nest of Virgins (1972, ★ 5.5)
- Talpa (1956, ★ 5.8)
- Confidencias de un ruletero (1949, ★ 6.3)
- Nocturno de amor (1948, ★ 6.3)
- Cinco nacos asaltan Las Vegas (1987, ★ 6.4)
- Perez Family (1949, ★ 6.3)
- Mojado de nacimiento (1981, ★ 5.8)
- Adiós Lagunilla, adiós (1984, ★ 6.2)
- Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948, ★ 6)
- Two Kinds of Schemes (1989, ★ 4.3)
- Crimen y castigo (1951, ★ 4.3)
- La Puerta Negra (1988, ★ 4.4)
- La India (1976, ★ 4.5)
- The Promised Land? (1986, ★ 5)
- Mexico De Noche (1975, ★ 5)