- Elsa Aguirre
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birthname = Elsa Irma Aguirre Juárez.
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location =Chihuahua, Chihuahua ,Mexico
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2003 Lifetime AchievementElsa Irma Aguirre Juárez (born
September 25 ,1930 ) is aMexican actress of theGolden Age of Mexican cinema . She is considered as one of the belle divas of theCinema of Mexico . The actress Alma Rosa Aguirre is her sister.Early life
Elsa Aguirre was born in Chihuahua City, state of
Chihuahua ,Mexico in 1930. Her family was characterized by its discipline, due to that her father was in the military. Elsa was a very shy girl but nobody imagined that this timid girl would become one of the most sensual actresses of the Mexican cinema. Her siblings are: Hilda, Mario, Alma Rosa and Jesus.Career
Her career beginning was fortuitous. She was discovered when she was teenager, in a
beauty contest held by a cinematographic production company called "CLASA Films Mundiales", which was looking for new talent. Thus, she and her sister Alma Rosa were chosen to appear in their first film called "El sexo fuerte" in 1945, directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel. Since then, Elsa Aguirre has starred in many types of films such as drama, romance, action, fiction, etc. throughout her career. Elsa Aguirre appeared with her sister Alma Rosa in some of her films.One of her most unforgettable films is "Algo flota sobre el agua" (1947) directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna, in which she starred with Arturo de Córdova. Elsa’s beauty inspired a song called "Flor de azalea", composed by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza and Manuel Esperón exclusively for her. This song was the soundtrack of this film.
Other films considered among her best are:
*"Cuidado con el amor" (1954) directed by Miguel Zacarías, and co-starringPedro Infante and Eulalio González “Piporro”.
*"Vainilla, bronce y morir (Una mujer más)" (1956) directed by Rogelio A. González, co-starringIgnacio López Tarso .
*"Pancho Villa y la Valentina" (1958) directed by Ismael Rodríguez and co-starringPedro Armendáriz .
*"Ama a tu prójimo" (1958) directed by Tulio Demicheli, also starring her sister Alma Rosa and Mario Moreno “Cantinflas ”, among other productions.Elsa Aguirre also has appeared in
theatre , television series and singing in live shows.Personal life
Elsa Aguirre briefly dated some actors such as
Jorge Negrete and Eulalio González “Piporro”.Elsa married three times. The first time was to Armando Rodríguez Morado. They had one son named Hugo, who died in a car accident when he was thirty years old. Elsa and Armando divorced. Her second marriage was to the filmmaker José Bolaños, who was famous in Mexico because he was
Marilyn Monroe 's Mexican lover.After the failure of her second marriage, Elsa married
yoga instructor José Rafael Estrada Valero. Some journalists confused him with another yoga instructor named José Manuel Estrada Vázquez, mainly because of their similar names and because the latter was her teacher of yoga. Her third marriage ended when José Rafael died.Elsa Aguirre practices yoga and
vegetarianism since the beginning of the 1970s. Over the years, she credits these disciplines in helping her to keep her health and youthful beauty and mind. She conducts conferences about yoga and her beauty secrets.Elsa has been interested in
Oriental philosophies, mainly by her father's influence, who practicedfreemasonry .Awards
Elsa Aguirre has won many awards and recognitions throughout her career. She has won the "Ariel de Oro" (
Mexican Academy of Film , 2003,Mexico ) for her lifetime achievement in the film industry. Shared award with the Film Library of theUNAM .
*Luminaria de Oro Recognition (2005, Mexico).Filmography
External links
*imdb name|id=0013690|name="Elsa Aguirre".
* [http://www.alma-latina.net/01actresses/e/elsa_aguirre.shtml "Elsa Aguirre"] at theTelenovela Database .
* [http://mx.geocities.com/actricesmexicanas/ElsaAguirre/"Elsa Aguirre."] Biography, pictures and filmography es icon.
* [http://cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx/estrellas/elsa_aguirre.html "Estrellas del Cine Mexicano: Elsa Aguirre."]ITESM Database es icon.Persondata
NAME= Aguirre, Elsa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Juárez., Elsa Irma Aguirre
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DATE OF BIRTH= 1930-9-25.
PLACE OF BIRTH=Chihuahua, Chihuahua ,Mexico
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