Elizabeth Islas Brasdefer (born July 17, 1946 in Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, Mexico) is a Mexican telenovela actress[4] who is better known as Claudia Islas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈklawðja ˈislas]).[5][6] She is very famous for her beauty and was called "Mexican Brigitte Bardot" in the past.[7] She acted in the last decade of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Claudia Islas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Islas Brasdefer July 17, 1946 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1965-2004 |
| Spouse | Jaime Bravo[1][2][3] |
| Parent(s) | Luis Roberto Islas María Luisa Brasdefer |
Biography
editClaudiaʻs surname Islas means "islands". She is a daughter of Luis Roberto Islas and María Luisa Brasdefer. She is married to Jaime Bravo.
One of her best known roles was that of Amparo de Garcés del Valle in Marisol with Erika Buenfil, who played her niece-in-law, Marisol.[8]
As of 2012[update] she lives in Miami and is retired. Her last work was in the telenovela Ángel Rebelde in 2004.
She sold her jewelry because she fell into poverty.[9]
Controversies
editAfter the death of Juan Gabriel in 2016, the actress Carmen Salinas revealed that he confessed to her son Pedro Plascencia Salinas—who was Gabriel’s pianist for over twenty years—that Claudia Islas was the person who accused him of theft after a party at her house in 1969. These charges caused Juan Gabriel to be imprisoned for 18 months in the Lecumberri Palace. Juan Gabriel himself never publicly revealed the name of the person who had accused him. Islas denied the accusations.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Character | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | La cruz de Marisa Cruces | Violeta | Main Antagonist |
| 1973 | Cartas sin destino | Lucía | Protagonist |
| 1974 | La tierra | Procopia (Propia) | Protagonist |
| 1975 | Más Negro que la Noche | Ofelia | Protagonist |
| 1977 | Pacto de amor | Delia | Protagonist |
| 1979 | Amor prohibido | Magda | Protagonist/Main Antagonist |
| 1984 | Tú eres mi destino | Rebeca de Dávila | Protagonist/Main Antagonist |
| 1988 | Pasión y poder | Nina Montenegro | Main Antagonist |
| 1992 | Baila conmigo | Nelly Moll | Antagonist |
| 1993 | Corazón salvaje | Sofía Molina Vda. de Alcázar y Valle | Main Antagonist |
| 1996 | Marisol | Amparo de Garcés del Valle | Main Antagonist |
| 1997 | El alma no tiene color | Begoña Roldán | Antagonist |
| 1999 | Catalina y Sebastián | Adela Rivadeneira de Negrete | Main Antagonist |
| 2002 | Por ti | Virginia Montalbán | Antagonist |
| 2004 | Ángel Rebelde | Doña Enriqueta Andueza Vda. de Covarrubias | Antagonist |
References
edit- ^ Marriage of Claudia Islas
- ^ Celebró Claudia Islas su 30 aniversario como actriz. Claudia Islas celebrates anniversary of her acting.
- ^ Claudia Islas cumple hoy 66 años de vida Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Stereotyped images of United States citizens in Mexican cinema, 1930-1990. Written by David E. Wilt.
- ^ Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1972-1973 by Emilio García Riera. 1995.
- ^ "Claudia Islas (Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ Biography of Islas. She was called "Mexican Brigitte Bardot." Archived December 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marisol
- ^ Claudia sold her jewelry. Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine Claudia sold her jewelry in order to survive.
- ^ "Juan Gabriel: Revelan que Claudia Islas fue quien metió a la cárcel al Divo de Juárez [Juan Gabriel: They reveal that Claudia Islas was the one who put the Divo of Juárez in prison]". Dallas News. September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2023.