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).
Broken Lance is a 1954 American Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Sol C. Siegel. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark, and Katy Jurado.
Miroslava Šternová Beková, known professionally as Miroslava Stern, was a Czechoslovak-Mexican actress.
The 10th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1952 films, were held on February 26, 1953, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
The Guadalajara International Film Festival is a week-long film festival held each March in the Mexican city of Guadalajara since 1986.
The Recourse to the Method is a Mexican-Cuban drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name written by Alejo Carpentier. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
El evangelio de las maravillas is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Fe, Esperanza y Caridad is a Mexican film comprising three short stories. It was made in 1974.
This is a complete filmography of Katy Jurado. Jurado began her career in 1943. After a notable career in the Mexican films, she went to Hollywood in the late 1940s. During the 1950s and 1960s, she appeared in notable films such as High Noon (1952), Arrowhead, Broken Lance (1954), Trapeze (1956), One-Eyed Jacks, (1960), Stay Away, Joe (1968) and many others. She was the first Latin American and Mexican woman Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee. In 1992, she received the Golden Boot Award by her notable contribution to the western movies.
A Covenant with Death is a 1967 American legal drama film directed by Lamont Johnson, from a screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus and Saul Levitt, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Stephen Becker. The film stars George Maharis, Laura Devon, Katy Jurado, and Earl Holliman.
The Widow of Montiel is a 1979 Mexican-Colombian drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It is based on a short story of the same name by Gabriel García Marquez. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.
Seduction is a 1981 Mexican erotic drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
The Bridge in the Jungle is a 1971 American adventure film written and directed by Pancho Kohner. The film stars John Huston, Katy Jurado, Elizabeth Guadalupe Chauvet, José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla', Enrique Lucero and Jorge Martínez de Hoyos. The film was released in January 1971, by United Artists.
Women's Prison is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Miroslava, Sara Montiel and Katy Jurado. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.
The Bewitched House is a 1949 Mexican mystery film directed by Fernando A. Rivero and starring David T. Bamberg and Katy Jurado. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya.
Once Upon a Scoundrel is a 1974 American-Mexican comedy film directed by George Schaefer and starring Zero Mostel, Katy Jurado and A Martinez.
Tehuantepec is a 1954 Mexican historical drama film directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Katy Jurado, Gustavo Rojo and Enrique Rambal. In the early twentieth century a railway is constructed across Tehuantepec to try and compete with the Panama Canal which was also under construction.
The Sword of Granada is a 1953 Mexican historical adventure film directed by Edward Dein and Carlos Véjar hijo and starring Cesar Romero, Katy Jurado and Rebeca Iturbide.
The 13th TVyNovelas Awards, is an Academy of special awards to the best of soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 29, 1995 in the México D.F. The ceremony was televised in the Mexico by Canal de las estrellas.
La Bandida is a 1963 Mexican film. It stars María Félix.
