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Margarita Isabel(1943-2017)

  • Actress
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Lucía, Lucía (2003)
Margarita Isabel was born on 25 July 1943 in Mexico City, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Like Water for Chocolate (1992), Mujeres insumisas (1995) and Dos crímenes (1994). She was married to Mario Iván Martínez Ortega. She died on 9 April 2017 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
BornJuly 25, 1943
DiedApril 9, 2017(73)
BornJuly 25, 1943
DiedApril 9, 2017(73)
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    • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Lumi Cavazos and Marco Leonardi in Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Like Water for Chocolate
7.1
  • Paquita Lobo
  • 1992
Mujeres insumisas (1995)
Mujeres insumisas
6.3
  • Rosa 4
  • 1995
Dos crímenes (1994)
Dos crímenes
7.3
  • Amalia
  • 1994
Cronos (1992)
Cronos
6.7
  • Mercedes
  • 1992

Credits

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Actress

  • Silvia Navarro and Jorge Salinas in Red Lips (2011)
    Red Lips
    5.3
    • 2011
  • Mujeres asesinas (2008)
    Mujeres asesinas
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Carmen
    • 2009
  • Yadhira Carrillo, Edith González, Ludwika Paleta, and Lidia Ávila in Palabra de mujer (2007)
    Palabra de mujer
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Consuelo
    • 2007
  • Gaby Espino, Edith González, Helena Rojo, Michelle Vieth, and César Évora in Mundo de fieras (2006)
    Mundo de fieras
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Otilia Álvarez de Velásquez
    • 2006–2007
  • Silvia Pinal in Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985)
    Mujer, casos de la vida real
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Ella misma
    • Victoria
    • 1993–2005
  • Victoria Ruffo and César Évora in Stepmother (2005)
    Stepmother
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Carmela San Román
    • 2005
  • My Love, My Sin (2004)
    My Love, My Sin
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Alejandra Madrigal de Horta
    • 2004
  • Dame tu cuerpo (2003)
    Dame tu cuerpo
    3.9
    • Dafne
    • 2003
  • Lucía, Lucía (2003)
    Lucía, Lucía
    6.0
    • Lucía's mom
    • 2003
  • Lucía Méndez in Golpe bajo (2000)
    Golpe bajo
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Eugenia Bernal
    • 2000
  • Cuentos para solitarios (1996)
    Cuentos para solitarios
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Alfonsina
    • 1999
  • La mirada de la ausencia
    Short
    • Tia de Alejandra
    • 1999
  • ¿Qué nos pasa? (1998)
    ¿Qué nos pasa?
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1998
  • Eugenio Derbez in Derbez en cuando (1998)
    Derbez en cuando
    8.2
    TV Series
    • 1998
  • ¡Que vivan los muertos! (1998)
    ¡Que vivan los muertos!
    6.2
    • Irma
    • 1998

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Cronos
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Cronos

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Margarita Isabel Morales
  • Born
    • July 25, 1943
    • Mexico City, Mexico
  • Died
    • April 9, 2017
    • Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico(respiratory failure)
  • Spouse
    • Mario Iván Martínez Ortega? - March 1995 (his death, 1 child)

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    Mother of the actor Mario Iván Martínez.

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