Biography
Prudencia Grifell (December 27, 1879 – 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 señoritas ("Girls Boarding School") with the stars Mapy Cortés, Emilio Tuero and Katy Jurado. Just as Sara García, her co-star as the Vivanco sisters in two films, she mostly played feisty but lovable granny roles.
Filmography
all 82
Movies 82
Director 2
Why Was I Born a Woman? (1970)
El señor doctor (1965)
Caperucita y sus tres amigos (1961)
Senda prohibida (1961)
The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies (1961)
The Shadow of the Tyrant (1960)
La hermana blanca (1960)
Little Red Riding Hood (1959)
The Vivanco Ladies (1959)
The Smile of the Virgin (1958)
School for Mothers-in-Law (1958)
El hombre que me gusta (1958)
Préstame tu cuerpo (1958)
Horas de agonía (1958)
Raffles (1958)
El organillero (1957)
Sublime melodía (1956)
Pensión de artistas (1956)
The Third Word (1956)
Angel Face (1956)
Melodías de amor (1955)
El plagiario (1955)
X Murderer (1955)
To Hell with Women (1955)
Necesito un marido (1955)
Una mujer en la calle (1955)
Después de la tormenta (1955)
Cuando me vaya (1954)
La ladrona (1954)
Un minuto de bondad (1954)
The Devil's Money (1953)
Las infieles (1953)
Mujeres que trabajan (1953)
La sexta carrera (1953)
Siete mujeres (1953)
Póker de ases (1952)
Sor Alegría (1952)
El genial Detective Peter Pérez (1952)
El ruiseñor del barrio (1952)
Two Faces Have the Destiny (1952)
Lodo y armiño (1951)
María Cristina (1951)
Peregrina (1951)
Historia de un corazón (1951)
Entre tu amor y el cielo (1950)
Inmaculada (1950)
Over the Waves (1950)
Esposa o amante (1950)
Nuestras vidas (1950)
Ladronzuela (1949)
Nosotros los rateros (1949)
Soledad (1947)
El amor abrió los ojos (1947)
Los nietos de Don Venancio (1946)
La culpable (1946)
Una sombra en mi destino (1946)
Adulterio (1945)
Sierra Morena (1945)
El globo de Cantolla (1944)
Viejo nido (1944)
Internado para señoritas (1943)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1879-12-27
Deathday1970-06-07 (90 years old)
Birth NamePrudencia María Victoria Grifell Masip
Birth PlaceLugo, Galicia, Spain
ChildrenPepe Martínez, Maruja Grifell
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known As Doña Prudencia Grifell, Prudencia María Victoria Grifell Masip
AwardsAriel Award for Best Actress
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