Quick Facts
Born:
1879-12-27
Birthplace:
Lugo, Galicia, Spain
Credits:
69 Total Roles
Prudencia Grifell
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Biography
Prudencia Grifell (December 27, 1879 ā June 7, 1970), born Prudencia Grifell Masipon, was a prolific actress of the Golden Era of the Cinema of Mexico.
Grifell was born to Spanish stage actors and started her acting career herself at the age of ten in theater in Venezuela and touring Spain and Latin America. By the 1900s she had become very popular and moved to Mexico to continue her career in stage, after the Spanish Civil War she decided not to go back to that country but instead to relocate in Mexico permanently after 1940.
Three years later, already at the age of 61, she appeared in her first film Internado para seƱoritas ("Girls Boarding School") with the stars Mapy CortĆ©s, Emilio Tuero and Katy Jurado. Just as Sara GarcĆa, her co-star as the Vivanco sisters in two films, she mostly played feisty but lovable granny roles.
Grifell was born to Spanish stage actors and started her acting career herself at the age of ten in theater in Venezuela and touring Spain and Latin America. By the 1900s she had become very popular and moved to Mexico to continue her career in stage, after the Spanish Civil War she decided not to go back to that country but instead to relocate in Mexico permanently after 1940.
Three years later, already at the age of 61, she appeared in her first film Internado para seƱoritas ("Girls Boarding School") with the stars Mapy CortĆ©s, Emilio Tuero and Katy Jurado. Just as Sara GarcĆa, her co-star as the Vivanco sisters in two films, she mostly played feisty but lovable granny roles.
Known For
El seƱor doctor
SeƱora MartĆnez
Little Red Riding Hood
Abuelita
The Third Word
Angelina
Why Was I Born a Woman?
DoƱa Rosa
The Shadow of the Tyrant
DueƱa de burdel
The Smile of the Virgin
Self
Over the Waves
Calixta GutiƩrrez de Alfaro
PensiĆ³n de artistas
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Why Was I Born a Woman? MOVIE | DoƱa Rosa |
| 1966 | The Waltzes came from Vienna and the Children from Paris MOVIE | Self |
| 1965 | El seƱor doctor MOVIE | SeƱora MartĆnez |
| 1961 | Caperucita y sus tres amigos MOVIE | Red Riding Hood's Grandmother |
| 1961 | Senda prohibida MOVIE | Federico's Mother |
| 1961 | Mis abuelitas... no mƔs! MOVIE | Self |
| 1961 | The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies MOVIE | DoƱa Teresa Vivanco y de la Vega |
| 1960 | La hermana blanca MOVIE | Madame Bernard |
| 1960 | The Shadow of the Tyrant MOVIE | DueƱa de burdel |
| 1959 | Little Red Riding Hood MOVIE | Abuelita |