Amparo Rivelles

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivelles and the second or maternal family name is Ladrón de Guevara.

María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara^[1] (11 February 1925 – 7 November 2013) was a Spanish actress.^[2]

Amparo Rivelles
Rivelles in 1940
Born	María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara (1925-02-11)11 February 1925 Madrid, Spain
Died	7 November 2013(2013-11-07) (aged 88) Madrid, Spain
Other names	Amparito Rivelles
Occupation	Actress
Father	Rafael Rivelles

Life and career

Born in Madrid on 11 February 1925,^[3] she was the daughter of actor Rafael Rivelles and actress María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara [es],^[1] and the half-sister of actor Carlos Larrañaga.

She made her film debut in Armando Vidal's Mari Juana.^[3] She went on to have a long career in Spanish cinema with lead roles in films both iconic for the Francoist regime and complicit with its values.^[4] She was reputed for her "elegant, sophisticated, haughty" style.^[5]

She spent 20 years in Mexico, where she worked in Mexican films and telenovelas.

During her long career, she earned a LatinACE award, a Goya Award, as well as a National Theater Prize.^[6]

Selected filmography

• El olor de las manzanas (1999)
• Sombras y luces. Cien años de cine español (1996)
• El día que nací yo (1991)
• Esquilache (1989)
• Hay que deshacer la casa (1983)
• La coquito (1977)
• ¿Quién mató al abuelo? (1971)
• El juicio de los hijos (1970)
• Una vez un hombre... (1970)
• La cruz de Marisa Cruces (1969)
• Anita de Montemar (1969)
• La casa de las muchachas (1969)
• Los problemas de mamá (1968)
• El dia de las madres (1968)
• Cuando los hijos se van (1968)
• Los novios de mis hijas (1964)
• La mujer dorada
• Un ángel tuvo la culpa (1960)
• El Esqueleto de la señora Morales (1960)
• El amor que yo te di (1959)
• The Battalion in the Shadows (1957)
• Mr. Arkadin (1955)
• El indiano (1954)
• The Lioness of Castille (1951)
• Dawn of America (1951)
• Woman to Woman (1950)
• The Duchess of Benameji (1949)
• The Sunless Street (1948)
• Si te hubieses casado conmigo (1948)
• Fuenteovejuna (1947)
• Anguish (1947)
• The Faith (1947)
• The Nail (1944)
• Eugenia de Montijo (1944)
• Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree (1943)
• Deliciosamente tontos (1943)
• A Famous Gentleman (1943)
• Malvaloca (1942)
• We Thieves Are Honourable (1942)
• Heart of Gold (1941)

Honours

• Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (13 December 2002)^[7]