Gloria Marín

She received an Ariel Award nomination for her leading performance in the 1948 film Si Adelita se fuera con otro.

• Name — Gloria Marín • Birth Name — Gloria Méndez Ramos • Born — 19 April 1919 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Died — 13 April 1983 • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico • Resting Place — Panteón Jardín • Other Names — Gloria Ramos Luna • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1938–1983 • Partner — Jorge Negrete (1942-1952) • Children — 1 • Relatives — Pedro Armendáriz (cousin)

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. She later worked in the traditional Mayab and caravan circuits of Santa María la Ribera, where comedian Joaquín Pardavé noticed her and helped secure her first cinematic screen test. Marín debuted as a leading actress in Los millones de Chaflán (1938). At age 15, she briefly married customs official Arturo Vargas. She maintained a highly active shooting schedule, appearing in 19 feature film productions between 1938 and 1941, including a prominent co-starring role alongside Cantinflas in the hit comedy El gendarme desconocido (1941). In 1941, she met Jorge Negrete during the filming of ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!. Despite an initially tense first meeting over Negrete's tardiness, a strong chemistry developed between the co-stars. Following Negrete's return from a singing engagement in New York, the two began a highly publicized, decade-long romantic relationship. They lived together in common-law union for eleven years, adopting a daughter named Gloria Virginia in 1951, before announcing their irreversible separation to the press in 1952. Over the course of their relationship, the couple co-starred as a romantic duo in 11 films. A professional rivalry between Marín and María Félix sparked in 1942, when Félix beat out Marín for the leading female role opposite Negrete in El Peñón de las Ánimas. For her performance alongside Negrete in the film Si Adelita se fuera con otro (1948), Marín earned her first Ariel Award nomination for Best Actress. She expanded her dramatic repertoire during the 1940s, appearing with Fernando Soler in ¡Qué hombre tan simpático! (1943) and opposite Arturo de Córdova in standard dramas like El conde de Montecristo (1942) and Crepúsculo (1945). On May 31, 1958, she married actor Abel Salazar in Mexico City, though the marriage dissolved in divorce two years later. Marín adapted to changing age demographics in the post-Golden Age era, transitioning into television as an early pioneer of the Mexican telenovela format. She won two Diosas de Plata Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Mecánica nacional (1972) and Presagio (1974). Over a thirty-year television career, she starred in prominent serialized productions such as La hiena, Los hermanos Coraje, and La maldición de la blonda. She remained active in theater, performing in stage plays like Debiera haber obispas, Tan cerca del cielo, and La jaula de cristal. Her final landmark television role was as the Mother Superior in the long-running children's telenovela Mundo de juguete (1974–1977).

Marín died at the Hospital Español in Mexico City on 13 April 1983, six days before her 64th birthday, because of emphysema. She was interred at Panteón Jardín.

• Illustration — Marín with Isela Vega in 1975.

• Cruz de olvido (1983) • Aquel famoso Remington (That famous Remington) (1982) • El vuelo de la cigüeña (Flight of the Stork) (1979) • En la trampa (In the trap) (1979) • Coyote and Bronca (1978) • Acto de posesión (Act of possession) (1977) • Presagio (1975).... Dueña de la cantina • Los perros de Dios (God's dogs) (1974) • National Mechanics (1972).... Dora • El festín de la loba (The She-Wolf's Feast) (1972) • Nadie te querrá como yo (No One Will Love You Like I Will) (1972) • Ave sin nido (Bird Without a Nest) (1971) (Mexico) • El criado malcriado (The Ill-Mannered Manservant) (1969).... Esperanza • Primera comunión (First communion) (1969) • Las visitaciones del diablo (Visitations of the Devil) (1968).... Arminda • Bromas, S.A. (Jokes, Inc.) (1967) • La muerte es puntual (Death is punctual) (1967) • La piel de Zapa (1964) • La justicia del Coyote (The Coyote's justice) (1956).... Mara • 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)

• "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)

Gloria Marín was born in Mexico City on 19 April 1919 and died in the same city on 13 April 1983 at the Hospital Español due to emphysema, following which she was interred at Panteón Jardín. In the Wikidata authority record, her birth name is recorded as Gloria Ramos Luna, whereas English Wikipedia documents her name at birth as Gloria Méndez Ramos, noting her parentage as businessman Pedro Méndez Armendáriz and ballet dancer María Laura Ramos Luna, who performed under the stage name Laura Marín. The authority record also notes the unaccented heading Gloria Marin alongside her professional name Gloria Marín, with Spanish recorded as her working language. She descended from a theatrical family, being a first cousin of actor Pedro Armendáriz, and began performing at age six in musical comedies within a travelling theatre company managed by her mother. Marín's personal life involved several recorded unions. At age fifteen, she married customs official Arturo Vargas. In 1941, during the filming of ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!, she established a partnership with actor Jorge Negrete; English Wikipedia records that the couple lived together in a common-law union for eleven years, adopted a daughter named Gloria Virginia in 1951, and announced their separation in 1952. On 31 May 1958, Marín married actor Abel Salazar in Mexico City, a marriage that dissolved in divorce two years later.

In the post-Golden Age era, Gloria Marín adapted to evolving production formats by transitioning into television, becoming an early figure in the Mexican telenovela structure. According to English Wikipedia, her television career spanned over thirty years, beginning with Un rostro en el pasado in 1960 and continuing through serialized productions such as La madrastra (1962), Gabriela (1964), La piel de Zapa (1964), Maldición de La Blonda (1971), Los hermanos Coraje (1972), and La hiena (1973). Her final landmark television role was her portrayal of the Mother Superior in the long-running children's telenovela Mundo de juguete (1974–1977), a production specifically cited among her notable works in the Wikidata authority record. She maintained her television work into her final years, appearing in productions such as Lágrimas negras (1979), Al rojo vivo (1980), and Cancionera (1980). Parallel to her broadcast work, Marín remained active in live theatre, performing in stage plays including Debiera haber obispas, Tan cerca del cielo, and La jaula de cristal. Her feature film appearances likewise continued into her final decade, with recorded roles in National Mechanics (1972), Acto de posesión (1977), En la trampa (1979), Aquel famoso Remington (1982), and her final film credit in Cruz de olvido (1983).