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Elena Garro(1917-1998)

  • Writer
  • Actress
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Elena Garro was born on 11 December 1917 in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. She was a writer and actress, known for Las puertas del paraíso (1971), Solo de noche vienes (1966) and Juego de mentiras (1967). She was married to Octavio Paz. She died on 22 August 1998 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
BornDecember 11, 1917
DiedAugust 22, 1998(80)
BornDecember 11, 1917
DiedAugust 22, 1998(80)
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Known for

Las puertas del paraíso (1971)
Las puertas del paraíso
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1971
Jorge Negrete in Love in Jalisco (1942)
Story of a Great Love
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1942
Elsa Aguirre in Solo de noche vienes (1966)
Solo de noche vienes
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1966
Juego de mentiras (1967)
Juego de mentiras
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1967

Credits

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Writer

  • Que hora es? (1996)
    Que hora es?
    7.8
    Short
    • story
    • 1996
  • Las puertas del paraíso (1971)
    Las puertas del paraíso
    6.9
    • story
    • 1971
  • Memories of the Future (1969)
    Memories of the Future
    5.8
    • novel
    • 1969
  • Juego de mentiras (1967)
    Juego de mentiras
    7.4
    • story "El árbol"
    • 1967
  • Elsa Aguirre in Solo de noche vienes (1966)
    Solo de noche vienes
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1966
  • Perfecto luna
    Short
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Las señoritas Vivanco (1959)
    Las señoritas Vivanco
    7.9
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Jorge Negrete in Love in Jalisco (1942)
    Story of a Great Love
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1942

Actress

  • Humanidad
    Short
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 11, 1917
    • Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
  • Died
    • August 22, 1998
    • Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico(pulmonar emphysema)
  • Spouse
    • Octavio Paz1937 - 1959 (divorced, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mother, with Octavio Paz, of Helena Paz Garro.

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