Amparo Muñoz

Amparo Muñoz

Born: June 21, 1954
Died: February 27, 2011
in Vélez-Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
Amparo Muñoz y Quesada (21 June 1954 – 27 February 2011) was a Spanish actress, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe 1974 competition in Manila, Philippines, being the first and only Spaniard Miss Universe titleholder to date.

Muñoz surrendered both the title and crown after six months due to refusal to follow the rules and regulations of the Miss Universe Organization. During that time, no successor was willing nor assigned to officially take her vacated placement.

After her shortened reign, Muñoz became a popular actress in Spain and starred in several comedies, including Mama Turns 100, and in the dramas Clara es el Precio, The Other Bedroom and Dedicatory. Her personal life was often shrouded in notorious events and public controversies. She died on 27 February 2011 due to cerebral aneurysm complications and was cremated and buried at the Roman Catholic cemetery of Saint Michael in Málaga, Spain.

Movies for Amparo Muñoz...

Terra de canons
Title: Terra de canons
Released: September 15, 2000
Type: Movie
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A Paradise Under the Stars
Title: A Paradise Under the Stars
Character: Olivia
Released: April 20, 2000
Type: Movie
Like her mother before her, beautiful Sissy wants to be a dancer at the Tropicana, Havana's famous cabaret. But her father, Candido, forbids her to do so because of his ongoing grudge against Armando, his former rival and choreographer at the nightclub.
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Women
Title: Women
Character: Maria
Released: October 17, 1997
Type: Movie
Five women, all in their forties, try to find out what's important for them in life.
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Pictures
Title: Pictures
Character: Rosa
Released: October 18, 1996
Type: Movie
Azucena is 22 years old and lives with her mother, who, due to a past trauma, can no longer speak. Azucena works in a photography lab with her best friend Paqui, and has just broken up with her latest boyfriend Dani. Azucena lives in fear of sex and physical contact, hiding in her own sheltered world. Cesar, a plastic artist feels an obsessive attraction for Azucena, as a result, making her his inspiration. This obsession is painfully observed by Jacinto, the unstable artist's lover, who is himself involved in a violent and destructive relationship with Cesar.
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Family
Title: Family
Character: Carmen
Released: October 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Santiago wakes up like any other morning. He goes down to the kitchen and his whole family is waiting for him: it's his birthday. They all sing "Happy Birthday to You" and give him presents. But when he opens the present of his youngest son, he gets angry and says he doesn't like it. The boy starts crying and saying that he loves him, but Santiago answers that he doesn't believe him and he tells the boy that he is fired and that he wants another son, who is thinner, who doesn't need glasses and who resembles him more. Written by Pablo Montoya
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Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders
Title: Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders
Character: Dra. Mina Westenra
Released: June 17, 1996
Type: Movie
1996 Spanish horror film that is the eleventh in a long series about the werewolf Count Waldemar Daninsky, played by Paul Naschy. Following his near-fatal heart attack in 1991, Naschy made this film as an intended comeback, but it was poorly distributed and received bad reviews.
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La intrusa
Title: La intrusa
Character: Gracia
Released: June 16, 1993
Type: Movie
The Galgo brothers are inseparable macho loners living in the heart of Andalucia at the turn of the century. One day Rafael comes home with Gracia, who is to be his servant and lover. They become trapped in a hell of their own making.
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The Black Moon
Title: The Black Moon
Character: Lilit
Released: April 14, 1990
Type: Movie
After experiencing a series of traumatic, seemingly unrelated, accidents, Eva begins to notice that her daughter Luna is behaving in increasingly strange ways.
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Title: Sabbath
Character: Lilit
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: TV
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Al acecho
Title: Al acecho
Character: Marta
Released: October 30, 1987
Type: Movie
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In the Shade
Title: In the Shade
Character: Helena
Released: June 12, 1987
Type: Movie
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Los invitados
Title: Los invitados
Character: La Catalana
Released: March 5, 1987
Type: Movie
A murder is committed in a small village of Andalusia.
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Love Ravings
Title: Love Ravings
Character: Angélica Durán (segment "Delirio 1")
Released: November 13, 1986
Type: Movie
In this anthology film, a female actor cheats on her formerly famous husband, a married couple go to extremes, and an antiquarian falls for a young man.
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Lulú de noche
Title: Lulú de noche
Character: Nina
Released: February 20, 1986
Type: Movie
German, a young theater director, tries to organize a theater play about Lulu, a prostitute that was killed in London by Jack the ripper. While looking for the protagonist, Rufo appears, an introvert jazz musician. He could play Jack the ripper.
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La reina del mate
Title: La reina del mate
Character: Cristina
Released: April 19, 1985
Type: Movie
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Sexo contra sexo
Title: Sexo contra sexo
Character: Widow #1
Released: November 24, 1983
Type: Movie
The engineer José Luis, husband of the fichera and dancer Estrella Raleigh, dies in a plane crash. During the burial, Estrella discovers that her husband was having an affair. It's quickly revealed that things are a bit more complicated than they initially appear.
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A Real Man
Title: A Real Man
Character: Laura Monteros
Released: October 30, 1983
Type: Movie
Unsympathetic portrait of a man who's too macho to display his feelings.
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Wild Beauty
Title: Wild Beauty
Released: July 15, 1983
Type: Movie
One night with a total stranger. And fate brought them together once again. That's where their whirlwind romance started.
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Se me sale cuando me río
Title: Se me sale cuando me río
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Mexican feature film
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El gran mogollón
Title: El gran mogollón
Character: María Ángeles
Released: October 28, 1982
Type: Movie
In a western and Mediterranean country, very fond of bullfighting and soccer, legislative elections are held, that is, "El Gran Mogollón" is elected from the bosses. Each leader feels that his position is secure, and some are preparing to take the presidency of "El Gran Mogollón", when the surprise arises: the P.E.R. has won by a wide margin.
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Hablamos esta noche
Title: Hablamos esta noche
Character: Clara
Released: September 16, 1982
Type: Movie
Victor is the engineer who has set up the Nuclear Power Plant Zapater. Alongside his professional problems he also hasa difficult family situation: a divorce, a teenage homosexual son, a relationship that is not satisfactory, the emergence of a new woman. With just a few days to the inauguration, Luis Maria, an engineer close friend of Victor, responsible for a serious accident in the past and addicted to alcohol, warns of the possibility of a malfunction of the plant. Nothing guarantees the truth of this warning, but to find it out the inauguration is suspended
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El diablo en persona
Title: El diablo en persona
Character: Lupita
Released: March 7, 1982
Type: Movie
Young rural-gentry dude sows wild oats, settles down to raise a family, and fights in the Revolution, all at the same time.
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Si las mujeres mandaran (o mandasen)
Title: Si las mujeres mandaran (o mandasen)
Character: Agustina
Released: February 1, 1982
Type: Movie
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Trágala, perro
Title: Trágala, perro
Character: Sor Patrocinio
Released: November 16, 1981
Type: Movie
Sister Patrocinio is a nun who is stigmatized by Christ in her hands and feet. Although some believe in this mystical fact, others suspect of manipulation and take it to the court of justice.
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The Seven Cucas
Title: The Seven Cucas
Character: Cuca's Daughter Crescencia
Released: October 7, 1981
Type: Movie
A worker's wife and six pretty daughters are desired by all the men in their little town, so he decides to move his family elsewhere.
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Como México no hay dos
Title: Como México no hay dos
Character: Silvia Escandon
Released: September 15, 1981
Type: Movie
Rags-to-riches story about the rise of a fictional ranchera-music superstar.
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The Minister's Wife
Title: The Minister's Wife
Character: Teresa
Released: August 27, 1981
Type: Movie
Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence. The Marchioness of Montenegro is an aging aristocrat, ruined economically, but still with wealthy and influential friends. She helps Rafael finds a new job in Madrid as the gardener in the mansion of Antonio Fernández Herrador, Minister of economy in the new democratic Spanish government.
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The Great Victory
Title: The Great Victory
Released: June 10, 1981
Type: Movie
The adventures and misadventures the popular singer Rigo Tovar, his relationships, trips and unparalleled successes
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Memorias de un Visitador Médico
Title: Memorias de un Visitador Médico
Character: Magdalena
Released: November 13, 1980
Type: Movie
A pharmaceutical salesman travels around the country and has sexual adventures in every place, but no woman really interests him. When returning from one of his travels, he is hit by a car and falls in love with the driver, but none of his tactics of conquest get results. Written by Anonymous
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Dedicated to...
Title: Dedicated to...
Character: Clara
Released: June 4, 1980
Type: Movie
A mix of characters and actions create only a semblance of a plot in this confusing tale of intrigue, undefined crimes, and incest. A newspaper reporter is working on a story about a criminal serving time in jail. He interviews the prisoner, has an affair with the criminal's daughter, and also spends some time in bed with his editor's wife. His amorous life is an adjunct to his searching out the details of the prisoner's case -- though tragedy strikes before the journalist can wrap everything up. In the meantime, it becomes clear that the daughter and imprisoned father had an incestuous relationship, raising more questions than answers.
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El tahúr
Title: El tahúr
Character: Alejandra
Released: November 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Three childhood friends; when they grow up, the poor boy is shut out from the possibility of romancing the girl because of class issues. He leaves town, learns to play pro-level poker, wins a fortune, then goes home to ruin his rival's life.
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Mama Turns 100
Title: Mama Turns 100
Character: Natalia
Released: September 17, 1979
Type: Movie
Ana and her husband Antonio arrive in the manor in the countryside of Spain where she worked as a nanny many years ago, for the centennial birthday of the matriarch.
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L'anello matrimoniale
Title: L'anello matrimoniale
Character: Alba
Released: January 24, 1979
Type: Movie
Monica, the young wife of a luminary plastic surgeon, and the mother of a little girl, is tempted to sleep with a handsome neighbor: Giorgio, the owner of a beauty salon and the father of a boy. Since she is very much in love with her husband, she asks him for permission to yield to Giorgio, very insistent on her point. The surgeon, tolerant, gives her permission ...
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Acto de posesión
Title: Acto de posesión
Character: Berta
Released: September 5, 1977
Type: Movie
Raquel's not able to have children, so she and her boyfriend manipulate another young woman into bearing his child.
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Del amor y de la muerte
Title: Del amor y de la muerte
Character: Elena
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Don Diego goes to war and his son Don Gonzalo is, in his absence, the new lord of the region. The milling Elvira, one of the mistresses of Don Diego, has a beautiful daughter, Elena, who has the desire of Don Gonzalo. But Elena is also the daughter of Don Diego and to separate the love of his brother, they marry her to Rodrigo, the pastor. This will be the beginning of the tragedy.
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Mauricio, mon amour
Title: Mauricio, mon amour
Character: Doctora Verónica Anglada
Released: September 20, 1976
Type: Movie
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La otra alcoba
Title: La otra alcoba
Character: Diana
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Marcos, an important businessman working in Madrid, is wealthy, ambitious and has political aspirations. On top of it, he has a beautiful wife, Diana. Their married life, however, is marred by the fact that, after years of married life, they do not have children. At the last minute Diana backs down from adopting a Vietnamese orphan. She is determined to have a biological child. However, Marcos is sterile and has kept this a secret from his wife. When he tells her the truth, Diana reveals that she already knew it having recently consulted a gynecologist who determined that she can conceive.
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Volvoreta
Title: Volvoreta
Character: Volvoreta
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Sergio falls in love with Federica, the maid of the house whom everyone calls "Volvoreta" ("butterfly" in Galician). Aware of the situation, the mother of the young gentleman dismisses the maid, who has no choice but to go to the capital city. But Sergio's love is so strong that he will follow her wherever she goes.
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Clara es el precio
Title: Clara es el precio
Character: Clara Valverde
Released: April 30, 1975
Type: Movie
In a city on Spain’s Costa Brava, Clara Valverde, a young beautiful woman, lives with her husband Juan. Juan is an architect and has planned a daring urbanistic project. In reality, the project is not viable. Clara, to keep her marriage and finances a float, works as a porno actress in an underground film industry. In spite of her job and her marriage, Clara is still a virgin. Her marriage has never been consummated because her husband is impotent for which she blames herself. In her work she does not allow to be penetrated. One day she goes to a reunion with Kellerman, an American millionaire who seems to be interested into put into fruition Juan’s project. However soon Clara learns that what he really wants is to blackmail her. The owner of the house, Jorge, finds out Claras’s real occupation and if she does not have sex to the American would tell everything to her husband.
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Sensualidad
Title: Sensualidad
Character: Ana
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
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Tocata y fuga de Lolita
Title: Tocata y fuga de Lolita
Character: Lolita Villar
Released: September 26, 1974
Type: Movie
Carlos, a widower in his forties, lives with his daughter Lolita and his sister Merche. He is a candidate to Spanish Court's Proctor, so frequently travels outside Madrid. During one of those trips, he is forced to return at home precipitously, because his sister informed him that Lolita has left the house to live with some friends.
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Vida conyugal sana
Title: Vida conyugal sana
Character: Modelo publicitaria / Fantasía obsesiva de Enrique
Released: February 11, 1974
Type: Movie
Enrique is a thirty-year-old lawyer who is married to Ana. Apparently he is a normal man who has only one obsession: the commercials. He feels a real passion for the erotic world of the ads either in billboards, trash cans, public transport, magazines or television. The continuous publicity bombardment ends up leading him towards a neurosis that changes his personality.
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Title: Miss Universe
Character: Miss Spain 1974
Released: July 22, 1955
Type: TV
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the United States-based Miss Universe Organization. The contest is the largest pageant in the world in terms of live TV coverage, airing yearly in more than 190 countries worldwide to an audience of over 2.5 billion people. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The Miss Universe Organization and its brand, along with Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, are currently owned by the WME/IMG talent agency.