Rosa Furman

Rosa Furman Epstein (25 October 1930 – 29 October 1999) was a Mexican actress.

Career Furman was born in Mexico City to Favy Furman Jaitzer of Mogilev, Belarus, and Sulamita Epstein Lamdansky of Aukštadvaris, Lithuania. She was raised in Pachuca, Hidalgo. She studied dramatic arts and English at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. and Anunciación de María (1963), both at Guadalajara's Teatro Degollado. She also received critical acclaim for her performance in the French film Le Rapace (1968), which was shot in Mexico and contains her only starring role. She and Diana Ochoa memorably played sisters "La Seca" and "La Meca", two gossipy spinsters, in the comedy La presidenta municipal (1975), starring María Elena Velasco (as La India María), Adalberto Martínez "Resortes" and Pancho Córdova. She had a supporting role in Albur de amor (1980).

In 1997, she received a nomination for the Ariel Award for Best Actress in a Minor Role (Mejor Actriz de Cuadro) for her performance in Profundo carmesí (1996).

Death She died from cardiac arrest on October 29, 1999, at age 69.

Filmography

De color moreno (1963) - Aspirante a bailarina Viento distante (1965) - Aunt Lola de mi vida (1965) Amor amor amor (1965) - (segment "Lola de mi vida") Pedro Páramo (1967) - Dorotea la Cuarraca Domingo salvaje (1967) Santo vs. the Martian Invasion (1967) - Esposa en fiesta (uncredited) Santo vs. the Villains of the Ring (1968) - Mujer en una sesión (uncredited) Guns for San Sebastian (1968) - Agueda Le Rapace (1968) - Camito Los amigos (1968) Un Quijote sin mancha (1969) - Presidenta de la moral (uncredited) La maestra inolvidable (1969) - Bruja Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) - 2nd Woman in the Night Yesenia (1971) - Trifenia Los marcados (1971) Pubertinaje (1971) - (segment "Juego de espejos") El medio pelo (1972) - Romana The Revengers (1972) - (uncredited) Mi niño Tizoc (1972) - Turista gringa La yegua colorada (1973) - Mujer en restaurant El profeta Mimi (1973) - Prostituta asesinada Calzonzín inspector (1974) Descenso del pais de la noche (1974) - Esposa de Rodrigo La presidenta municipal (1975) - Eufracia Mastuerzo 'La Seca' Santo vs. las lobas (1976) - Ana Celestina (1976) - Alisa Alucarda (1977) - (uncredited) La plaza de Puerto Santo (1978) - Candida La casa del pelícano (1978) - Amelia Matar por matar (1979) El secuestro de los cien millones (1980) Albur de amor (1980) - madre de Alfredo Veneno para las hadas (1986) - Señora Krinsky (uncredited) Oro, dolor y muerte (1991) Profundo carmesí (1996) - Sara Silberman Abolengo (1998) - Doña Mercedes Entre la tarde y la noche (2000) - Mother Superior (final film role)