- Katy Jurado
Infobox actor
name = Katy Jurado
imagesize = 200px
caption = Katy Jurado in "High Noon ".
birthname = María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García
birthdate = birth date|1924|1|16
birthplace = Guadalajara,Jalisco ,Mexico
deathdate = Death date and age|2002|7|5|1924|1|16
deathplace =Cuernavaca ,Morelos ,Mexico
yearsactive = 1943 - 2002
spouse = Víctor VelázquezErnest Borgnine (1959-1963)
goldenglobeawards = Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
1952 "High Noon "Katy Jurado (
January 16 ,1924 –July 5 ,2002 ) was anAcademy Award -nominated Mexicanactress .Early life
Born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García in
Guadalajara, Jalisco , she started her career inHollywood and moved back to continue filming in Mexico.Career
Her role in the Mexican movie "Nosotros Los Pobres", opposite the well-known Mexican actor
Pedro Infante , brought her fame. She subsequently appeared in many Hollywood movies (she continues the road started byDolores del Rio andLupe Velez ) including "The Bullfighter and the Lady ", "High Noon " (earning aGolden Globe for Best Supporting Actress), "Arrowhead ", "Broken Lance " (for which she received anAcademy Award nomination), "The Racers", "Trial", "Trapeze", "The Badlanders ", "One Eyed Jacks ", "Barabbas", "Stay Away, Joe " (oppositeElvis Presley ), "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid ", "The Children of Sanchez ", and "Under the Volcano". Her last film performance was in the Mexican film "Un Secreto de Esperanza ". She also co-starred in the short-lived television series "a.k.a. Pablo ".She was the first Latina/
Hispanic and Mexican nominated for an Academy Award. She is also one of only three Mexican actresses to have been nominated for an Oscar. The other two areSalma Hayek as Best Actress in 2002 for "Frida " andAdriana Barraza as Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for "Babel".Personal life
Jurado was married twice, first to Mexican actor Víctor Velázquez, with whom she had two children, and later to actor
Ernest Borgnine .Death
She died of
kidney failure andpulmonary disease in 2002, at the age of 78 inCuernavaca, Morelos , Mexico.###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
title=Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
years=1953
for "High Noon "
before=Kim Hunter
for "A Streetcar Named Desire"
after=Grace Kelly
for "Mogambo "External links
*imdb name|0432827
*findagrave|6577493
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