Mercedes Pascual

Acting

Mercedes Pascual

Born September 25, 1930 · Madrid, Spain

Died June 9, 2019 · aged 88

She moved to Mexico at the age of nine, when her family had to leave Spain as a result of the Spanish Civil War, where she began attending ballet classes, participating in the Ballet Moderno de Bellas Artes and the Ballet de Opera de Bellas Artes. She later studied acting with maestro Seki Sano and at the Andrés Soler Theater Academy. Her debut as an actress was in the play La soga in 1952. The fo…

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Jóvenes delincuentesJóvenes delincuentes · 1991
Jóvenes delincuentes
6.31991
MovieDramaCrime
A group of young people lives in a world of drugs and crime, they wanna be free.
Vieja moralidadVieja moralidad · 1988
Vieja moralidad
6.31988
MovieDramaHistory
The relationship between a nephew and his aunt in the begining of Mexico's 20th century.
Ángel de fuegoÁngel de fuego · 1992
Ángel de fuego
5.91992
MovieDrama
The young trapeze artist Alma is part of the show of a miserable traveling circus. In an act of desperation, Alma commits incest with her father, a sick clown obsessed with the woman who abandoned them. Determined to have his child, Alma leaves the circus and joins a group of preachers led by Refugio, a woman who performs puppet shows with biblical passages in poor neighborhoods.
Recipes to Stay TogetherRecipes to Stay Together · 1996
Recipes to Stay Together
5.91996
MovieComedyRomance
"Cilantro y perejil" is a comedy about couples from the same family, hit by the economic crisis in Mexico. The plot turns around the eternal question of whether it is worth it to live as a couple. The conclusions are fun, unpredictable and very human. After ending a ten-year marriage, Carlos and Susana try to fall in love with other people without success. As the days go by, Carlos realizes that without Susana he is unable to do many things, including distinguishing cilantro from parsley.
The Skeleton of Mrs. MoralesThe Skeleton of Mrs. Morales · 1960
The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales
8.01960
MovieComedyCrime
A taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after twenty years of hellish marriage.
El juicio de Martín CortésEl juicio de Martín Cortés · 1974
El juicio de Martín Cortés
6.01974
MovieDrama
A politically-themed stage play provokes a murder. Police detective walks the cast through a reenactment of their performance as a way of investigating the crime.
Una adorable familiaUna adorable familia · 1987
Una adorable familia
6.01987
Movie
Mexican feature film
Like a BrideLike a Bride · 1994
Like a Bride
5.41994
MovieDramaRomance
Oshinica Mataraso and Rifke Groman are from two families from Europe: the Mataraso are Sephardic who came to Mexico after being expelled by the Catholic Monarchs, and the Groman are Ashkenazi and their lineage had to face the Holocaust. Oshinica and Rifke are Mexican-born Jews, although they feel treated as foreigners. Anxious to find their identity, Oshi and Rifke confront the traditions of their relatives.

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EmperatrizEmperatriz · 2011
Emperatriz
8.32011
SeriesDramaComedy
Emperatriz is a Mexican telenovela produced by Fides Velasco for Azteca. It stars Gabriela Spanic as the title character, while Bernie Paz as the male lead. Other casts include Sergio de Bustamante, Julieta Egurrola, Adriana Louvier, Marimar Vega, Miriam Higareda, Alberto Guerra, Rafael Sanchez Navarro and Carmen Delgado. Omar Fierro made special appearance in the first five episodes, and later returns in the final part of the series.[1] The filming process took place between 17 March 2011 - 30 September 2011. The series premiered on 5 April 2011, 19 days after filming the first scene, at 8:30pm, occupying Prófugas del Destino's slot, and ended on 8 November 2011. Emperatriz is also known as most selling telenovela of 2011.

Leonor Bustamante