Marga López

Marga López
Born	Catalina Margarita López Ramos June 21, 1924 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Died	July 4, 2005(2005-07-04) (aged 81) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Carlos Amador (married twice: 1941, 1961; divorced twice) Arturo de Córdova (1964–1973)
Children	Carlos and Manuel
Parents	Pedro López Sánchez Dolores Ramos Nava
Relatives	Juan, Miguel, Dolores, Pedro, María and Manuel (siblings)
Awards	Ariel Award for Best Actress 1955 La Entrega Ariel Award for Best Actress 1950 Salón México Ariel Award for Best Actress 1948 Soledad

Marga López (21 June 1924 – 4 July 2005), born Catalina Margarita López Ramos, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress. Born in Argentina, she later acquired Mexican nationality.

Biography

Her parents were Pedro López Sánchez and Dolores Ramos Nava. She had six siblings: Juan, Miguel, Dolores, Pedro, María and Manuel. She debuted in show business in her home country as a child, with her siblings in the group known as Los Hermanitos López.

In 1936, they journeyed through Latin America including Mexico. There she met her future husband Carlos Amador, a cinema producer, whom she married twice, in 1941 and in 1961. They had two children, Carlos and Manuel. In 1964 she married actor Arturo de Córdova, who died in 1973. They acted together in Sinful.

She appeared in more than 80 movies in the Golden Age of the Cinema of Mexico, sharing credits with Pedro Infante, Ernesto Alonso, Tin Tán, Amparo Rivelles. She also appeared in many telenovelas, her last one being Bajo la misma piel.

Death

By 2005, she was an emphysema patient and had acute episodes of bronchitis. Reportedly, she was a chain smoker and did not give up tobacco until 2004. On Tuesday, 19 April 2005, she suffered a heart attack while undergoing a health check-up test at a hospital in Mexico City. She died on July 4, 2005, from cardiac arrhythmia.

Films

• Salon México, 1949
• Cri Cri el grillito cantor, 1963

External links

• Marga López at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Lopez, Marga
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Date of birth	June 21, 1924
Place of birth	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Date of death	2005-07-04
Place of death	Mexico City, Mexico