Columba Domínguez
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Columba Domínguez (2013)
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Columba Domínguez Adalid March 4, 1929 Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico |
| Died | August 13, 2014 (aged 85) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, painter |
| Years active | 1945–2014 |
| Partner(s) | Emilio Fernández (1947-1952) |
Columba Domínguez Adalid (March 4, 1929 – August 13, 2014) was a Mexican actress, singer, and painter. Considered a crucial figure in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, she was one of the muses of the film director Emilio Fernández, with whom she was romantically linked for several years. She is remembered particularly for her performance in the film Pueblerina (1949), which is considered one of the jewels of the Mexican Cinema.
Columba Domínguez Adalid was born on March 4, 1929 in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. She moved to Mexico City with her family when she was very young. While attending a party with one of her sisters, she was discovered by the Mexican film director Emilio Fernández, who started her acting career with small roles in films such as La perla (1945) and Río Escondido (1947).
In 1948, Fernandez give her the antagonistic role in the film Maclovia (1948), with María Félix. Her performance was praised by critics and, thanks to this film, Fernández entrusted with the leading role that would become her best film: Pueblerina (1948). Thanks to this movie Columba rose to stardom rapidly and became known worldwide to be presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In that same year she participated in La Malquerida, with Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz.
Following the success of Pueblerina, Columba was contracted in Italy to appear in the film L'Edera (1950). That same year, she filmed Un día de vida (1952), which went unnoticed in Mexico, but became a huge success in the former Yugoslavia.
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