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My Take
Katy Jurado is a figure I have a lot of respect for. A Mexican actress born in Guadalajara, she followed pioneers like Dolores del Río, Lupe Vélez, and María Félix into Hollywood, then opened doors for the Mexican actresses who came after her. Her range is what stands out to me: she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in 1952, earned Ariel Awards back home, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Crossing borders and excelling on both sides of them in that era took real talent and grit, and her career stands as proof of it.
Overview
María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), known professionally as Katy Jurado ( jə-RAH-doh, Spanish: [ˈkati xuˈɾaðo]), was a Mexican actress. She followed in the footsteps of earlier Mexican actresses in Hollywood, including Dolores Del Rio, Lupe Velez, and María Félix. And her talent for playing a variety of characters helped to promote later Mexican actresses in American cinema.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Katy Jurado
- Name (Japanese)
- ケティ・フラド
- Reading
- けてぃ・ふらど
- Born
- January 16, 1924 – July 5, 2002
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / journalist / critic / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1952 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- 1974 Ariel Award for Best Actress
- 1997 Golden Ariel
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.