María José Alfonso

María José Alfonso
Born
María Josefa Alfonso Mingo

(1940-03-27) 27 March 1940
OccupationActress
Years active1962-present

María Josefa Alfonso Mingo (born 27 March 1940) is a Spanish actress.[1] She has appeared in more than ninety films since 1962.

Biography

After studying drama, she made her theater debut in the play The Taming of the Shrew, alongside Fernando Fernán Gómez and Analía Gadé.[2] Shortly thereafter, she began acting in films, appearing in Fernando Palacios's Vuelve San Valentín in 1962. This was followed by Manuel Summers's La gran familia (1962) and La niña de luto (1964), which launched her career in Cinema of Spain.

She made her television debut in 1961 on Fernando García de la Vega's music program Escala en hi-fi, where she performed songs using playback technology.[3]

As a film actress, she starred in prestigious films such as Mario Camus' The Wind Blows Hot in Summer (Con el viento solano, 1965), Mariano Ozores' Manolo at Night (1973), and Pedro Masó's The Family, Thank You Very Much (1979).

With a career spanning more than 50 years, she has worked alongside artists such as Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Jaime Salom, and Antonio Gala.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1962 La gran familia
1963 La becerrada Sor Matilde
1964 The Girl in Mourning
1965 Behind the Mask of Zorro Manuela
1966 With the East Wind Lupe
2001 Mine Alone Madre Angela

Awards

Medals Circle of Cinematographic Writers

Year Category Movie Outcome Ref.
1964 Best actress The girl in mourning Winner [4]

References

  1. ^ "María José Alfonso - Personajes de cine". Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  2. ^ "María José Alfonso : "Esta profesión es dura, pero tiene pellizco, no te suelta"". aisge.es (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "María José Alfonso: «El teatro me debe trabajo que el filete está por las nubes»". larazon.es (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "::: CEC ::: Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". www.cinecec.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.