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Lilia del Valle
Acting

Lilia del Valle
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-04-30,Ciudad de México, México
Gender
Female
Biography
Lilián Hedwig Elisaveth Welkery Gundlach, known as Lilia del Valle, was a Mexican actress born in Mexico City on April 30, 1928. She was the daughter of German immigrants and, along with her younger sister, began her primary education at the German School in Mexico City. The family later spent two years in Berlin, where the girls became fluent in German. Upon returning to Mexico, Lilia continued her studies while also taking painting lessons at the academy of Spanish artist José Bardasano, encouraged by her parents. Her rise to stardom was swift. She acted alongside Víctor Parra, Roberto Cañedo, Blanca de Castejón, and Jorge Mistral. Although she began with dramatic roles, she found her greatest success in comedy. Some of her notable films include Las tres alegres comadres (1952) and Las interesadas (1952), where she shared the screen with Amalia Aguilar and Lilia Prado; Mis tres viudas alegres (1953) and Las cariñosas (1953), where Silvia Pinal replaced Prado; and Nadie muere dos veces (1953), alongside Luis Aguilar and Abel Salazar. She also starred in Esposas infieles (1956) with Columba Domínguez and worked with the famous comedian Germán Valdés "Tin Tan" in El bello durmiente (1952) and La isla de las mujeres (1953). One of her most challenging roles was in La bruja (1954), where she had to endure long hours in makeup. In this film, she starred alongside Ramón Gay, a major leading man in Mexican fantasy cinema. In addition to her film career, Lilia performed in theater and toured extensively as a singer, accompanied by a trio. After filming Secuestro en Acapulco (1963), she decided to step away from acting to focus on her personal life. She only returned briefly for a special appearance in La recta final (1966), directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada. Over the years, she married three times and had a son, Marco Antonio Sánchez Welker. On January 7, 2013, Lilia del Valle passed away in the Dominican Republic at the age of 84.

Filmography

5.5

El gran autor
1954-05-05

En busca de la muerte

6

En busca de la muerte
1961-01-01

6.5

Kid Tabaco
1955-02-17

6.167

The Witch
1954-01-17

6.333

Burlada
1951-04-04

Out on the Big Ranch

5.8

Out on the Big Ranch
1949-01-21

The Sleeping Beauty

7.232

The Sleeping Beauty
1952-08-29

6.3

Los margaritos
1956-04-26

Here Come The Freeloaders

5.75

Here Come The Freeloaders
1953-04-02

My Three Merry Widows

6

My Three Merry Widows
1953-09-16

Las interesadas

6.25

Las interesadas
1952-10-31

Nosotras, las taquígrafas

6

Nosotras, las taquígrafas
1950-12-28

8.167

Las cariñosas
1953-11-18

5.667

El cardenal
1951-12-31

5.167

Siete pecados
1959-07-16

La isla de las mujeres

6.714

La isla de las mujeres
1953-04-15

5.8

La fe en Dios
1950-10-17

El Cristo de mi Cabecera

6.333

El Cristo de mi Cabecera
1951-01-03

Unfaithful Wives

5

Unfaithful Wives
1956-11-01

Nadie muere dos veces

5.643

Nadie muere dos veces
1953-09-15

Seis meses de vida

8

Seis meses de vida
1951-11-10

Las tres alegres comadres

5.667

Las tres alegres comadres
1952-01-01

Médico de guardia

6

Médico de guardia
1950-07-26