About Gloria Marín
Lived 1919 – 1983 (aged 63). Gloria Marín was a Mexican television actor, film actor, stage actor and actor.
Gloria Méndez Ramos (19 April 1919 – 13 April 1983), known professionally as Gloria Marín, was a Mexican actress. She was considered a celebrated female star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
During her career, Marín appeared in about 100 films and television series. She received an Ariel Award nomination for her leading performance in the 1948 film Si Adelita se fuera con otro.
Biography Gloria Méndez Ramos was the daughter of ballet dancer María Laura Ramos Luna (who performed under the stage name Laura Marín) and businessman Pedro Méndez Armendáriz, making her a first cousin of actor Pedro Armendáriz. She began her career at age six, performing in musical comedies and plays within a traveling theater company managed by her mother.
Marín debuted as a leading actress in Los millones de Chaflán (1938). Following Negrete's return from a singing engagement in New York, the two began a highly publicized, decade-long romantic relationship. Over the course of their relationship, the couple co-starred as a romantic duo in 11 films. El caso de la mujer asesinadita (The Case of the Murdered Little Lady) (1955) The Coyote (The coyote) (1955) Pecado mortal (Mortal sin) (1955) Nuevo amanecer (1954) Ley fuga (1954) El fantasma se enamora (The ghost falls in love) (1953) Ni pobres ni ricos (Neither rich nor poor) (1953) Un gallo en corral ajeno (Rooster in a Foreign Corral) (1952) El derecho de nacer (The right to be born) (1952) .... María Elena Mujer de medianoche (Midnight woman) (1952) Hay un niño en su futuro (There is a child in your future) (1952) Forever Yours (1952) .... Soledad El sol sale para todos (The sun sets for everyone) (1950) El pecado de quererte (The sin of loving you) (1950) .... Graciela Witch's Corner (1949) La venenosa (The poisonous woman) (1949) Si Adelita se fuera con otro (If Adelita goes out with another) (1948) Bel Ami (1947) .... Magdalena En tiempos de la Inquisición (In the times of the Inquisition) (1946) La noche y tú (The night and you) (1946) The Associate (1946) Canaima (1945) .... Maigualida Hasta que perdió Jalisco (Until Jalisco loses) (1945) Una mujer que no miente (A woman who doesn't lie) (1945) Twilight (1945) .... Lucía Alma de bronce (Soul of Bronze) (1944) Así son ellas (That's How They Are) (1944) Una carta de amor (A Love Letter) (1943) .... Marta María Mireles Tentación (Temptation) (1943) El jorobado (The Hunchback) (1943) .... Aurora de Nevers La posada sangrienta (Inn of Blood) (1943) Qué hombre tan simpático (1943) Beautiful Michoacán (1943) La virgen que forjó una patria (The virgin who forged a fatherland) (1942) .... Xochiquiauit Historia de un gran amor (Story of a great love) (1942) .... Soledad The Count of Monte Cristo (1942) Seda, sangre y sol (Silk, blood, and sand) (1942) .... Rosario Gómez El que tenga un amor (He who has love) (1942) La gallina clueca (1941) ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! (Oh! Jalisco, don't give up!) (1941) .... Carmela The Unknown Policeman (1941) with Cantinflas Amor chinaco (1941) The 9.15 Express (1941) Cuando los hijos se van (When the children leave) (1941) .... Mimi El jefe máximo (The great boss) (1940) Los apuros de Narciso (1940) Odio (Hate) (1940) Cantinflas ruletero (1940) El muerto murió (The dead man died) (1939) Every Madman to His Specialty (1939) La casa del ogro (1939) Cantinflas jengibre contra dinamita (1939) The Girl's Aunt (1938) Los millones de Chaflán (Chaflán's millions) (1938)
Television "Al rojo vivo" (1980) "Cancionera" (1980) "Honrarás a los tuyos" (1979) "Lágrimas negras" (1979) "La hora del silencio" (1978) "Mundo de juguete" (1974) ... Madre Superiora "La hiena" (1973) "Los hermanos coraje" (1972) "Una vez, un hombre" (1971) "Maldición de La Blonda" (1971) "El oficio mas antiguo del mundo" (1970) "Prohibido" (1970) "Mi amor por ti" (1969) "Engañame" (1967) "La dueña" (1966) "Alma de mi alma" (1965) "Puente de cristal" (1965) "La piel de Zapa" (1964) "Gabriela" (1964) "La madrastra" (1962) "Un rostro en el pasado" (1960)
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Who was Gloria Marín?
Mexican actress (1919–1983)
When was Gloria Marín born?
Gloria Marín was born on 19 April 1919 in Mexico City.
When did Gloria Marín die?
Gloria Marín died on 13 April 1983 in Mexico City.
What was Gloria Marín's occupation?
Gloria Marín was a television actor, film actor, stage actor and actor.
What nationality was Gloria Marín?
Gloria Marín was Mexican.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gloria Marín. https://biography.guide/gloria-marin/
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