Mercedes Soler (actress)
{{short description|Mexican film actress}}
{{For|the American journalist|Mercedes Soler (journalist)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mercedes Soler
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Mercedes Díaz Pavia
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|11|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|02|16|1914|11|19|df=y}}
| death_place = Mexico City, Mexico
| other_names = Meche Soler
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1933–1958
| spouse = Alejandro Ciangherotti
| children = 3
}}
Mercedes Soler (born Mercedes Díaz Pavia; 19 November 1914 – 16 February 1971) was a Mexican American film actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She appeared in over 20 films in her career.
Early life
Mercedes Soler was born in the United States as Mercedes Díaz Pavía on 19 November 1914 to Domingo Díaz García and Irene Pavía Soler, but was raised and lived in Mexico. She was the younger sister of Fernando Soler, Andrés Soler, Domingo Soler, and Julián Soler, a family known as the Soler Dynasty.{{cite web|url=http://de10.com.mx/top-10/2018/05/24/dinastia-soler-los-reyes-de-la-epoca-de-oro-del-cine-mexicano|title=Dinastía Soler, los reyes de la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano|language=es|website=De10|first=Estephanie|last=Gutiérrez|date=24 May 2018|accessdate=16 August 2018}}
Personal life
Mercedes Soler was married to Alejandro Ciangherotti until she died on 16 February 1971. They had two sons, Alejandro Ciangherotti II and Fernando Luján, and one daughter, Mercedes Ciangherotti de Gomar.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Águilas de América | Mercedes | |
| 1935 | Tierra, amor y dolor | ||
| 1937 | Such Is My Country | Isabelita | |
| 1943 | Internado para señoritas | ||
| 1944 | Felipe Derblay, el herrero | ||
| 1947 | Ecija's Seven Children | ||
| 1948 | Los viejos somos así | Hermana religiosa | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Ojos de juventud | Enfermera | Uncredited |
| 1949 | El vengador | Doña Marta | |
| 1949 | Yo maté a Juan Charrasqueado | ||
| 1949 | Coqueta | Maestra | |
| 1949 | El diablo no es tan diablo | Marcela Villacanela | |
| 1950 | When the Night Ends | Ana María | |
| 1950 | It's a Sin to Be Poor | Doña Mariquita | |
| 1951 | Burlada | Yolanda | |
| 1951 | Women's Prison | Rosa | |
| 1952 | A Place Near Heaven | Enfermera | |
| 1954 | Lágrimas robadas | ||
| 1954 | La Perversa | Doña Dolores | |
| 1955 | El Seductor | ||
| 1955 | Sólo para maridos | ||
| 1956 | Amor y pecado | Madre de Miguel | |
| 1957 | El vampiro | Maria - servant | |
| 1958 | El gran premio | Madre superiora | (final film role) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0812970}}
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Category:Mexican film actresses
Category:20th-century Mexican actresses
Category:American emigrants to Mexico
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:Golden Age of Mexican cinema
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