Susana Cora

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Susana Cora
OccupationActress
Years active1938 - 1972 (film)

Susana Cora was a Mexican film actress. [1] She appeared in eighteen films, mostly during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema where she appeared in mixture of leading and supporting roles. She was the daughter of General Luis Amezcua and married Charles (Chick) Hill, the brother of Virginia Hill, the last girlfriend of Bugsy Siegel.

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  1. Vogel p.151

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