Rita Macedo

Rita Macedo

Born: December 8, 1928
Died: December 6, 1993
in Mexico City, Mexico
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Rita Macedo was a Mexican actress who performed during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She won the Best Actress Ariel Award in 1972 for "Tú, yo, y nosotros". She also was instrumental in bringing many works of international writers to the Mexican stage.

She was married to a pioneer of Mexican radio, television and film, Luis de Llano Palmer, by whom she had two children, Julissa, an actress and musician, and Luis de Llano Macedo, renowned telenovela producer. On December 5, 1993, Macedo committed suicide after being diagnosed with cancer.

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Cambiando el destino
Title: Cambiando el destino
Character: Hermana Angustias
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A musical band of teens travel by plane to a scheduled event where they will perform in scenario have an accident and get lost in the middle of the desert.
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Title: Alcanzar una estrella
Character: Virginia
Released: May 14, 1990
Type: TV
Alcanzar una estrella is a Mexican telenovela first broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in 1990. The telenovela, which was also broadcast in Latin America and on Univision in the United States, tells the story of an introverted girl's infatuation with her teen idol. The leading roles were played by singers Mariana Garza and Eduardo Capetillo, ex-members of the Mexican pop band Timbiriche. The two also sang the theme songs for the telenovela, which were written by Ricardo Arjona. Arjona and other singers such as Patricia Manterola also made acting cameos. The telenovela was remade into an American show on Nickelodeon called Hollywood Heights. The show premiered June 2012. The success of the telenovela was such that it was made into a film Más que alcanzar una estrella and a sequel telenovela Alcanzar una estrella II, starring Sasha Sokol and Ricky Martin. The story was produced by Luis de Llano, producer and manager of Timbiriche and Garibaldi, and written by actress Rita Macedo, de Llano's mother. Alcanzar una estrella turned out to be Macedo's last credit as an actress before she committed suicide in the mid-1990s.
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Poison for the Fairies
Title: Poison for the Fairies
Character: Jaime's Grandmother (uncredited)
Released: October 2, 1986
Type: Movie
In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.
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Title: The Turn of the Screw
Character: Señora Grose
Released: October 30, 1981
Type: TV
A young governess arrives to a country house to care for two small orphans. Suddenly she realizes that the mansion is infested with ghosts and evil presences that seek to possess and eventually destroy the children.
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Angel del barrio
Title: Angel del barrio
Character: Da Rosa
Released: June 17, 1981
Type: Movie
Retired boxer is the moral compass of his slum neighborhood.
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Angel del barrio
Title: Angel del barrio
Released: June 17, 1981
Type: Movie
Retired boxer is the moral compass of his slum neighborhood.
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Los indolentes
Title: Los indolentes
Character: Inés Alday
Released: June 28, 1979
Type: Movie
Wealthy family in the 1940s have failed to change with the times, and now everything's collapsing in their lives.
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Espejismo de la ciudad
Title: Espejismo de la ciudad
Character: Trinidad
Released: March 25, 1976
Type: Movie
Family from a farming community move to the capital and lose their moral compass.
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The Other Virginity
Title: The Other Virginity
Character: Eva's Mother
Released: April 24, 1975
Type: Movie
Two young waitresses, Laura and Eva, become romantically involved with a movie distributor, Adrian, and his friend Luis.
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Castle of Purity
Title: Castle of Purity
Character: Beatriz
Released: May 10, 1973
Type: Movie
A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.
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Once Upon a Scoundrel
Title: Once Upon a Scoundrel
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
After falling for Alicia, greedy and powerful Mexican landowner Carlos has her fiancé thrown in prison on a bogus charge. To trick Carlos into releasing her man, Alicia teams up with her Aunt Delfina and tries to convince Carlos that he's a ghost.
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Tú, yo, nosotros
Title: Tú, yo, nosotros
Character: Silvia
Released: June 19, 1972
Type: Movie
Three interwoven stories where the characters experience deception, passion, love and rejection.
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Victoria
Title: Victoria
Released: June 8, 1972
Type: Movie
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Los ángeles de la tarde
Title: Los ángeles de la tarde
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
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Una mujer honesta
Title: Una mujer honesta
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
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Jesús, nuestro Señor
Title: Jesús, nuestro Señor
Character: Virgen María
Released: April 8, 1971
Type: Movie
Third movie in "Life of Christ" trilogy.
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El juicio de los hijos
Title: El juicio de los hijos
Character: Marta
Released: March 25, 1971
Type: Movie
Widow with teenaged children faces hostility from her dead husband's mother, who seems to know a family secret she wants to use against her.
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The Corrupted
Title: The Corrupted
Released: February 10, 1971
Type: Movie
Hotel with a dozen stories unfolding simultaneously: man with brain tumor, child with leukemia, drug-traffic magnate and his paid escort, rich widow and her paid escort, lesbian seduction scenario, etc etc...
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Nosotros los jóvenes
Title: Nosotros los jóvenes
Character: Tía Amparo
Released: June 9, 1966
Type: Movie
Young-adult movie about a crew of 8 or 10 upper-middle-class boys and girls -- mostly about the romance between two of them.
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El fugitivo
Title: El fugitivo
Released: February 3, 1966
Type: Movie
Drifter returns to his home town for revenge, but he get caught up in the town's interpersonal dramas.
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Neutron vs. the Maniac
Title: Neutron vs. the Maniac
Character: Rebecca Núñez
Released: August 13, 1965
Type: Movie
Neutron, a wrestler/superhero, investigates a series of murders at a sanitarium.
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A Bullet for Billy the Kid
Title: A Bullet for Billy the Kid
Released: November 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Western gunfighter Billy Kid decides to embark upon a new life and, accompanied by his sister, sets off on the long journey to his ranch. The journey is fraught with danger as Billy is attacked by both gunmen and lawmen.
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The Paper Man
Title: The Paper Man
Character: Victoria, esposa del Torcuato
Released: October 5, 1963
Type: Movie
A deaf and mute vagabond finds a large denomination bill in a Mexico City dump, and while he tries to buy something with it, others try to con him into giving it away. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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The Curse of the Crying Woman
Title: The Curse of the Crying Woman
Character: Selma
Released: August 15, 1963
Type: Movie
A young woman inherits a mansion, only to discover that it is haunted by witches and evil spirits.
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Cielo rojo
Title: Cielo rojo
Released: November 5, 1962
Type: Movie
Troubled young man meets his father for the first time.
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The White Rose
Title: The White Rose
Character: Carmen López de Yáñez
Released: July 19, 1961
Type: Movie
An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell his land, resorting to a devious scheme to try to take over the property.
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Juana Gallo
Title: Juana Gallo
Character: Starving woman
Released: May 21, 1961
Type: Movie
Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entanglements.
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El globero
Title: El globero
Released: May 18, 1961
Type: Movie
Loose remake of Chaplin's The Kid.
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Quinceañera
Title: Quinceañera
Character: Teresa, Beatriz's mother
Released: June 9, 1960
Type: Movie
María Antonia, Beatriz and Leonor are three classmates who are anxiously awaiting the celebration of their 15th birthday. However, each of them will have to cope with their complicated personal situation.
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La estrella vacía
Title: La estrella vacía
Character: Teresa
Released: May 5, 1960
Type: Movie
Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.
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Una bala es mi testigo
Title: Una bala es mi testigo
Released: March 10, 1960
Type: Movie
Cowboy goes to track down the man who murdered his brother, but it turns out to be someone other than the one he was looking for. Together, they set things straight and take care of the real murderer.
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Nazarin
Title: Nazarin
Character: Andara
Released: June 4, 1959
Type: Movie
After hiding a murderer, a Catholic priest is forced into self-exile and decides to embark on a pilgrimage through the Mexican countryside.
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Pueblo, canto y esperanza
Title: Pueblo, canto y esperanza
Released: May 17, 1956
Type: Movie
Anthology-movie with episodes set in Cuba, Mexico and Colombia.
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Los bandidos de Río Frío
Title: Los bandidos de Río Frío
Character: Mariana del Sauz
Released: February 4, 1956
Type: Movie
Luis Aguilar heads the cast in this story of a band of outlaws whose exploits are more fun than negligible.
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La mujer ajena
Title: La mujer ajena
Released: October 26, 1955
Type: Movie
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The Medallion of Crime
Title: The Medallion of Crime
Character: María Álvarez
Released: June 22, 1955
Type: Movie
Going out for a drink with the guys after work, a salaryman get in over his head with a gangster's moll and a murder.
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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Title: The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Character: Patricia Terrazas
Released: May 19, 1955
Type: Movie
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
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Las infieles
Title: Las infieles
Released: July 9, 1953
Type: Movie
Governess falls in love with the uncle of the children she's teaching. Then complications.
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Mi adorado salvaje
Title: Mi adorado salvaje
Released: March 21, 1952
Type: Movie
The old folks back home in Spain have arranged a marriage for their niece living in Mexico. To side-step their demands, she pretends to be already married, with a male acquaintance who agrees to pose as her husband while her relatives are visiting.
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Salón de belleza
Title: Salón de belleza
Released: November 16, 1951
Type: Movie
Employees and clients at Merle's Beauty Stuff have illicit romances and cheating husbands and that kind of thing. Meanwhile, the cop that directs traffic outside gets an opportunity to become a movie star.
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Stronghold
Title: Stronghold
Character: Beatriz Vega
Released: October 25, 1951
Type: Movie
In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs money to finance his revolt against the Emperor Maximilian.
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Por querer a una mujer
Title: Por querer a una mujer
Released: September 14, 1951
Type: Movie
Ranch melodrama: romantic triangle leads to multiple murders.
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Manos de seda
Title: Manos de seda
Character: Elsa
Released: July 4, 1951
Type: Movie
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El señor gobernador
Title: El señor gobernador
Released: May 18, 1951
Type: Movie
Newly-elected state governor is challenged by his responsibilities.
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Heart of beast
Title: Heart of beast
Released: February 21, 1951
Type: Movie
Wanted criminal has plastic surgery, starts new life in a distant town. Old habits die hard.
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By the False Door
Title: By the False Door
Character: Adela Quiroga
Released: November 16, 1950
Type: Movie
Bernardo is in love with Adela and although she does not belong, he has always helped her family although they only care about money and not the virtues of man.
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Duelo en las montañas
Title: Duelo en las montañas
Character: Esperanza
Released: February 18, 1950
Type: Movie
1910: Revolutionary leader escapes military, hides in small town, falls in love.
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El rencor de la tierra
Title: El rencor de la tierra
Released: November 10, 1949
Type: Movie
Mexican movie
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Felipe de Jesús
Title: Felipe de Jesús
Character: Rosalia / Maria
Released: August 5, 1949
Type: Movie
Biography of the first Catholic Saint to be born in Mexico.
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The Cockfighter
Title: The Cockfighter
Released: October 27, 1948
Type: Movie
In Michoacan in the 1920s, Gabriel, a young farmer and champion cockfighter, finds himself in violent opposition to Roman, who not only wants to beat Gabriel's fighting cock, but to steal Gabriel's wife Rosa.
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Rosenda
Title: Rosenda
Character: Rosenda
Released: October 20, 1948
Type: Movie
A ruffian sends his assistant to force a peasant girl to marry him, but while he is bringing her to him, he falls in love with her.
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La casa colorada
Title: La casa colorada
Released: August 22, 1947
Type: Movie
Mexican Revolution: rich man's son kills somebody over a woman, runs off to the war, goes home afterwards. Many complications, much melodrama.
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Cinco rostros de mujer
Title: Cinco rostros de mujer
Character: Elena (as Concha Macedo)
Released: February 26, 1947
Type: Movie
"The great love of his life" happened five times; one of those women just wrote him a letter. Which one will it be?
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Internado para señoritas
Title: Internado para señoritas
Released: November 11, 1943
Type: Movie
1940s-style teen comedy set in a private school for girls.
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Las 5 noches de Adán
Title: Las 5 noches de Adán
Released: April 18, 1942
Type: Movie
Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children to come live with him.