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Fan CastingElvira: The Enchanting Legacy

by Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, A24

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Step into the mystical world of Elvira Quintana, an icon of Mexican cinema whose extraordinary life journey, marked by passion, resilience, and charisma, is brought to the silver screen in a spellbinding biopic.read more

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Fan Casting María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García(Katy Jurado)

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Description of María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (Katy Jurado):

María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García, known professionally as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress. Jurado began her acting career in Mexico during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In 1951, she was recruited by American filmmakers in Mexico and began her Hollywood career during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She acted in popular Western films of the 1950s and 1960s. Her talent for playing a variety of characters helped pave the way for Mexican actresses in American cinema. She was the first Latin American actress nominated for an Oscar, as Best Supporting Actress for her work in Broken Lance (1954), and was the first to win a Golden Globe Award, for her performance in High Noon (1952).