Blanca Estela Pavón

(Redirected from Blanca Estela Pavon)

María Blanca Estela Pavón Vasconcelos (February 21, 1926 – September 26, 1949) was a Mexican film actress and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Blanca Estela Pavón
Born
María Blanca Estela Pavón Vasconcelos

(1926-02-21)February 21, 1926
DiedSeptember 26, 1949(1949-09-26) (aged 23)
Years active1941–1949

She appeared in several classic films of the 1940s. Her career peaked in 1948 and 1949.

She won an Ariel Award for Best Actress in the 1947 film Cuando lloran los valientes (transl: When the brave cry) and was nominated for another due to her successful performances in Mexican films.

She starred alongside Mexican star Pedro Infante in several films, including Nosotros los Pobres in 1948.

On September 26, 1949, she died in a plane crash near the Popocatépetl volcano located between Mexico City and Puebla with her father Francisco and another 22 people on board. There were no survivors.[1]

Filmography

edit
 
Tomb of Blanca Estela on the Jardín cemetery.
  • The League of Songs (1941)
  • El Niño de las Monjas (1944)
  • Cuando lloran los Valientes (1947)
  • The Garcias Return (1947)
  • Los Tres Huastecos (1948)
  • La bien pagada (1948)
  • Nosotros los Pobres (1948)
  • Cortesana (1948)
  • The Well-paid (1948)
  • En los Altos de Jalisco (1948)
  • Ustedes los Ricos (1948)
  • Love in Every Port (1949)
  • Las puertas del presidio (1949)
  • La Mujer que yo Perdi (1949)
  • Ladronzuela (1949)

Ariel Awards

edit
Year Category Work Result
1948 Mejor Actriz Cuando Lloran los Valientes Winner
1949 Mejor Actriz Ustedes los ricos Nominated

References

edit
  1. ^ Avendaño, Reyna (September 26, 2018). "Presintió su muerte". El Universal. Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
edit