Mexican actress Ana Luisa Peluffo, an emblematic figure of national cinema with a career spanning more than seven decades in film, television and theater, died Wednesday at the age of 96, her family said in a statement.
The interpreter, considered a legend of Mexican cinema and one of the most prolific figures in the industry, “passed away peacefully, at her ranch in Jalisco, accompanied by her loved ones,” said her relatives.
According to the message, funeral services will be conducted in an intimate and private manner, in accordance with his wishes.
“We deeply appreciate the affection of all the people who, over the years, appreciated her career and enjoyed her work and company, and we ask for respect and understanding at this time. Her memory will remain alive in those who knew her,” the statement said.
Born on October 9, 1929 in Querétaro, Peluffo built a career spanning more than seven decades in film, television and theater, with more than 200 films and programs since the late 1940s.
The legacy of Ana Luisa Peluffo
His first screen appearance was in the U.S. production ‘Tarzan and the Mermaids’ (1948), filmed on location in Acapulco, which marked the beginning of an international career.
In Mexico she debuted with ‘La Venenosa’ (1949) and consolidated her fame in the 1950s. In 1955 she starred in ‘La Fuerza del Deseo’, a film that is credited with the first nudity in Mexican cinema, a fact that generated controversy at the time and made her a transgressive figure for the time.
Throughout his career he shared credits with emblematic figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema such as Germán Valdés, Manuel Valdés, Pedro Infante and María Félix.
In 1977 she starred in ‘Paper Flowers’, presented at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, which reaffirmed her presence in international film circuits.
In addition to his extensive filmography, Peluffo participated in highly rated telenovelas in Mexico, including ‘Lazos de amor’ (1995), ‘El privilegio de amar’ (1998) and ‘Contra viento y marea’ (2005), with which he reached new generations of viewers.
With his death, reported Agencia EFE, Mexican cinema loses one of its longest-lived and most representative figures, whose career spanned from the Golden Age to contemporary television, and who left an indelible mark on the country’s cultural history.
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