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Mercedes Ruffino(1915-1989)

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Mercedes Ruffino
Mercedes Ruffino was born on 18 June 1915 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Tortilla Flat (1942), Al diablo con la música (1958) and Melodías inolvidables (1959). She was married to Ignacio Ruffino. She died on 23 January 1989 in Miami, Florida, USA.
BornJune 18, 1915
DiedJanuary 23, 1989(73)
BornJune 18, 1915
DiedJanuary 23, 1989(73)
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Known for

Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, and John Garfield in Tortilla Flat (1942)
Tortilla Flat
6.2
  • Mrs. Marellis
  • 1942
Al diablo con la música
  • Mercedes Ruffino
  • 1958
María Elena Marqués and Enrique Rambal in Melodías inolvidables (1959)
Melodías inolvidables
  • Cantante(as Cuarteto Ruffino)
  • 1959
Una gira A.T.M. (1958)
Una gira A.T.M.
  • Mercedes Ruffino
  • 1958

Credits

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Actress

  • Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
    The Danny Kaye Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Singer (as Mama Ruffino)
    • 1963
  • Locos por la música (1962)
    Locos por la música
    • Mercedes Ruffino
    • 1962
  • Amparo Arozamena, Marco Antonio Campos, Rosa Cué, Lilia Guízar, Gaspar Henaine, Norma Lazareno, Cesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito', Mercedes Ruffino, Miguel Suárez, and Celia Viveros in El dolor de pagar la renta (1960)
    El dolor de pagar la renta
    7.0
    • Robusta (as Mamá Rufino)
    • 1960
  • Dos locos en escena (1960)
    Dos locos en escena
    6.4
    • Cantante de ópera (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • María Elena Marqués and Enrique Rambal in Melodías inolvidables (1959)
    Melodías inolvidables
    • Cantante (as Cuarteto Ruffino)
    • 1959
  • Cantinflas in Ups and Downs (1959)
    Ups and Downs
    7.1
    • Adelaida, Don Gaspar's wife (as Mercedes V. de Ruffino)
    • 1959
  • Señoritas (1959)
    Señoritas
    5.8
    • Cantante (as Cuarteto Ruffino)
    • 1959
  • Al diablo con la música
    • Mercedes Ruffino
    • 1958
  • Una abuelita atómica (1958)
    Una abuelita atómica
    • Mercedes Ruffino
    • 1958
  • Una gira A.T.M. (1958)
    Una gira A.T.M.
    • Mercedes Ruffino
    • 1958
  • Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, and John Garfield in Tortilla Flat (1942)
    Tortilla Flat
    6.2
    • Mrs. Marellis
    • 1942
  • Bud Abbott, John Carroll, Lou Costello, and Kathryn Grayson in Rio Rita (1942)
    Rio Rita
    6.1
    • Woman (uncredited)
    • 1942

Soundtrack

  • Dos locos en escena (1960)
    Dos locos en escena
    6.4
    • performer: "La ninfa"
    • 1960
  • Rita Hayworth and Tyrone Power in Blood and Sand (1941)
    Blood and Sand
    6.7
    • performer: "Verde luna" (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Cuarteto Ruffino
  • Born
    • June 18, 1915
    • Havana, Cuba
  • Died
    • January 23, 1989
    • Miami, Florida, USA(complications from diabetes)
  • Spouse
    • Ignacio RuffinoDecember 31, 1930 - September 18, 1973 (his death, 2 children)

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