María Mercader
María de la Asunción Mercader Forcada (Spanish: [maˈɾi.a meɾkaˈðeɾ]; 6 March 1918 – 26 January 2011) was a Spanish film actress who appeared in some forty films between 1923 and 1992. Julian Gorkin wrote that her cousin was born Montserrat in the family of Caridad Mercader, mother of Ramon Mercader who murdered Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in 1940, and during and after the WWII Montserrat who was very similar to Maria used her documents.
María Mercader | |
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| Born | María de la Asunción Mercader Forcada[1] 6 March 1918 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 26 January 2011 (aged 92) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1923–1992 |
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| Children | Manuel De Sica Christian De Sica |
| Parent(s) | Luís Mercader Marina (father) María Salses (mother) |
| Relatives | Ramón Mercader (cousin) |
She moved to Italy in 1939. She was the second wife of film director Vittorio De Sica.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1923 | La bruja | ||
| 1939 | Molinos de viento | Margarita | |
| 1939 | L'étrange nuit de Noël | Conchita | |
| 1939 | Il segreto inviolabile | Virginia | |
| 1940 | La gerla di papà Martin | Giorgina | |
| 1940 | Marianela | Florentina | |
| 1940 | Su mayor aventura | ||
| 1940 | Then We'll Get a Divorce | Grace Peterson | |
| 1940 | Una famiglia impossibile | Edvige Bartolla | |
| 1941 | La forza bruta | Nell | |
| 1941 | The Prisoner of Santa Cruz | Carmela | |
| 1941 | L'attore scomparso | L'attrice ingenua | |
| 1941 | Due cuori sotto sequestro | La studentessa | |
| 1941 | Brivido | Cristina Palffy | |
| 1941 | The King's Jester | Gilda | |
| 1942 | L'uomo venuto dal mare | La fidanzata del marinaio | |
| 1942 | Se io fossi onesto | Clara | |
| 1942 | A Garibaldian in the Convent | Mariella Dominiani | |
| 1942 | Finalmente soli | Angela | |
| 1942 | Forbidden Music | Claretta Melzi | |
| 1942 | Madrid de mis sueños | Consuelo Aguilera | |
| 1942 | La fanciulla dell'altra riva | Manuela Vega | |
| 1943 | Il treno crociato | Clara | |
| 1943 | La vita è bella | Nadina | |
| 1943 | Non sono superstizioso... ma! | Rosetta De Rosa | |
| 1943 | I nostri sogni | Matilde Moscapelli detta 'Titi' | |
| 1943 | La primadonna | Costanza Salvotti | |
| 1945 | Nessuno torna indietro | Vinca | |
| 1945 | The Gates of Heaven | Maria | |
| 1945 | L'ippocampo | Donata Sandi | |
| 1945 | The Song of Life | Maria | |
| 1947 | Christmas at Camp 119 | Fiammetta | |
| 1948 | Heart | Clotilde Serra, la maestrina della Penna Rossa | |
| 1948 | The Mysterious Rider | Elisabetta | |
| 1952 | Hello Elephant | Maria Caretti | |
| 1976 | Giovannino | Giovannino's mother | |
| 1984 | Claretta | Princess of Montenevoso | |
| 1988 | Lights and Shadows | La Mare | |
| 1991 | The House of Smiles | Elvira | |
| 1991 | Count Max | Madre di Pierre | |
| 1992 | Al lupo al lupo | Presentatrice Premiazione | (final film role) |
References
- Maria Mercader i Fordada - Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (in Catalan)
- "Vittorio De Sica". tcm.com. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
External links
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