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María Eugenia Dávila(1949-2015)

  • Actress
  • Writer
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María Eugenia Dávila was a recognized first Colombian actress. Her maternal grandparents had a theatrical group, the Compañía Cardeño, which between 1888 and 1935 toured Greater Antioquia. She went to Bogotá and in 1959, at the age of 10, he received an opportunity with a small role in the first Colombian soap opera: El 0597 está ocupado (1963).

She was noted for multiple roles in film, theater, and television. However, with her money and her fame, she found an escape in drugs and alcohol, which brought her many problems in her work, to the point that in her last years she did not manage to work for her almost advanced age. Although she underwent treatments to overcome her addictions, her health was deteriorated.

María Eugenia Dávila in her last days remained hospitalized due to health problems caused by her drug addiction. Before I had lived in tenancy homes and living in poverty

She passed away on her birthday on May 9, 2015, at the age of 66, after suffering from several months of respiratory conditions.
BornMay 9, 1949
DiedMay 9, 2015(66)
BornMay 9, 1949
DiedMay 9, 2015(66)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

El día que me quieras (1986)
El día que me quieras
7.2
  • Actress
  • 1986
Karla contra los jaguares (1974)
Karla contra los jaguares
4.3
  • Verónica
  • 1974
Te voy a enseñar a querer (1990)
Te voy a enseñar a querer
TV Series
  • Isabel de Mendez
Fernando Allende and Adela Noriega in Pretty María (1995)
Pretty María
7.2
TV Series
  • La Maga Segrera

Credits

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Actress



  • Silencio
    Short
    • Emma
    • 2010
  • Esto huele mal (2007)
    Esto huele mal
    5.7
    • Mercedes
    • 2007
  • Zharick León in El baile de la vida (2005)
    El baile de la vida
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Adelina (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • La septima puerta (2004)
    La septima puerta
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 2004
  • Robinson Díaz in Bolivar soy yo (2002)
    Bolivar soy yo
    6.4
    • Mother of Simón Bolívar
    • 2002
  • Zharick León in A donde va Soledad (2000)
    A donde va Soledad
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Felicia's Aunt
    • 2000
  • Tabú (1999)
    Tabú
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Juez
    • 1999
  • Armando Gutiérrez and Coraima Torres in Geminis (1996)
    Geminis
    TV Mini Series
    • Julia de González
    • 1996
  • Fernando Allende and Adela Noriega in Pretty María (1995)
    Pretty María
    7.2
    TV Series
    • La Maga Segrera
    • 1995
  • Edmundo Troya in Paloma (1994)
    Paloma
    TV Series
    • 1994
  • La maldición del paraíso (1993)
    La maldición del paraíso
    6.2
    TV Series
    • 1993
  • Linda Lucía Callejas in Lucerito (1992)
    Lucerito
    TV Series
    • 1992–1993
  • Señora Isabel (1993)
    Señora Isabel
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Maria Consuelo (1993)
    • Maria Consuelo
    • 1993
  • Crónicas de una generación trágica (1993)
    Crónicas de una generación trágica
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Catalina Josefa Alvarez del Casal
    • 1993
  • La 40, la calle del amor (1992)
    La 40, la calle del amor
    TV Series
    • 1992

Writer



  • El bazar de los idiotas
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Maria Eugenia Davila
  • Born
    • May 9, 1949
    • Medellin, Colombia
  • Died
    • May 9, 2015
    • Bogota, Colombia(respiratory problems)

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  • Trivia
    Mother of Juan Sebastián Dávila.

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