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Amparo Muñoz in Dedicatoria (1980)

Biography

Amparo Muñoz

Overview

  • Born
    June 22, 1954 · Vélez-Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
  • Died
    February 27, 2011 · Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain (Parkinson's disease)
  • Birth name
    Amparo Muñoz Quesada
  • Height
    5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

Mini bio

  • Immediately after her victory in the world of beauty, the world of cinema took interest in her. In Wholesome Married Life, directed by Roberto Bodegas and written by José Luis Garci, she played the temptress of José Sacristán, a married man obsessed with publicity. In Tocata y fuga de Lolita, by Antonio Drove, she was the rebellious girl who displayed her beautiful bust, a big contributor to the movie's popularity. In the 70's, Spanish cinema was at the height of destape [double meaning: "liberalization" and "nudity"], and the splendid figure of Amparo Muñoz found 9 titles in which to reveal itself, including Sensualidad (Germán Lorente, 1975), Clara is the Price (Vicente Aranda, 1975), and The Other Bedchamber (Eloy de la Iglesia, 1976).

    After appearances in Volvoreta (José Antonio Nieves Conde, 1976), Mauricio, mon amour (Juan Bosch, 1976), Acto de posesión (Javier Aguirre, 1977), and Del amor y de la muerte (Antonio Giménez Rico, 1977), among other films, her cinematic career took a notable turn when she began a relationship with the producer Elías Querejeta, facilitating her appearances in films as important as Mama's 100th Birthday (Carlos Saura, 1979) and Dedicatoria (Jaime Chávarri, 1980), which called her to the attention of other directors in both Spain and Mexico, such as Felipe Cazals (The Seven Cuckoos), Antonio Artero (Take That, Bitch), Pilar Miró (We Will Speak Tonight), Fernando Méndez-Leite (Summertime Sonata), Jaime Camino (The Open Balcony), Emilio Martínez Lázaro (Lulú of the Night), Imanol Uribe (The Black Moon), and Fernando León de Aranoa (Familia).
    - IMDb mini biography by: Amparo

Family

  • Spouses
      Víctor Rubio(1991 - 1994) (divorced)
      Patxi Andión(1976 - 1983) (divorced)

Trivia

  • Did not finish her reign as Miss Universe. She gave up the crown six months later when she refused to be manipulated by the organization and rejected taking a trip to Japan.
  • Was declared persona non-grata in the Philippines in 1984 after she engaged in a hair pulling incident the manager of fellow Miss Universe (Philippines, 1969) Gloria Diaz. She alleged that the manager try to pimp her to wealthy businessmen and politicians, which she turned down. The feud resulted to Amparo's deportation, upon the request and intervention of Joseph Estrada, then mayor of San Juan, a close friend of Diaz.
  • Was the first, and so far the only, Spaniard to ever win the Miss Universe title.
  • Miss Spain in 1973, and Miss Universe in 1974.
  • Brother Pedro Muñoz.

Quotes

  • I've lived my life the best I could, never intending to harm anyone. If I have hurt anyone, it has been myself and my parents, who have suffered a great deal. I've respected everyone, most of all God, though I haven't been treated with respect myself. I hope people will start to do that now.

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