Irma Torres | |
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 Torres in La novia del mar (1948) | |
| Born | March 9, 1926 |
| Died | June 5, 2010 (aged 84) |
| Years active | 1944-2002 |
Irma Torres (9 March 1926 - 5 June 2010) was a Mexican film and television actress during the golden age of Mexican cinema. [1]
Irma Torres | |
|---|---|
| Torres in La novia del mar (1948) | |
| Born | March 9, 1926 |
| Died | June 5, 2010 (aged 84) |
| Years active | 1944-2002 |
Irma Torres (9 March 1926 - 5 June 2010) was a Mexican film and television actress during the golden age of Mexican cinema. [1]
Torres began her career in 1944 in the film Maria Candelaria alongside Dolores del Rio and Pedro Armendariz. [2] She went on to star in Flor de caña, where she won an Ariel Award for Best Actress in a Picture in 1949. [3] [4]
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