Amalia Aguilar
| Amalia Aguilar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Amalia Rodríguez Carriera 3 July 1924 Matanzas, Cuba |
| Nationality |
Mexican Cuban |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer and singer |
| Years active | 1945–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Raúl Beraún (1956-1962) |
Amalia Aguilar (born 3 July 1924 in Matanzas, Cuba) is a Cuban born Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered one of the icons of the Rumberas film.
Amalia Rodríguez Carriera was born on July 3, 1924 in Matanzas, Cuba. She and her sister Cecilia were stimulated artistically by their parents from their childhood. She studied ballet in Havana, with teachers like Lita Enhart, Lalo Maura and Jorge Harrison. She began her career next to her sister Cecilia. They were called "The Aguilar Sisters". The two girls were part of the Cuban Theatre Company. In Havana, the Aguilar Sisters met the famous Cuban dancer Julio Richard, who was looking for young dancers for his ballet. Initially, Amalia was rejected by Richard due to her inexperience. After some years, Cecilia got married when they were on a tour in Panama. Julio Richard noticed Amalia again and decided to take her to Mexico as a dance partner.
In Mexico, Aguilar debuted at the Theatre Lírico and the main cabarets of Mexico City, as well as in the XEW radio program La Hora Mejoral, with Carlos Amador. In the same year, she filmed her first movie Pervertida, with Ramon Armengod and Emilia Guiú. Her success and fame soon drew the attention of the United States. The Hollywood producers take her to act in some of the major nightclubs in the country.
During her stay in the United States, she worked alongside stars like Bob Hope, Carmen Miranda, Xavier Cugat and The Lecuona Cuban Boys. In Hollywood, she filmed the movie A night in the Follies (1947), with Evelyn West. In Hollywood, the producers intended for Amalia to star in a film about the life of Lupe Vélez, but Amalia refused to work in the Hollywood industry and decided to return to Mexico.
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