Isabel Garcés

• Name — Isabel Garcés • Born — 28 January 1901 • Birthplace — Madrid, Spain • Died — 3 February 1981 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Birth Name — Isabel Garcés Cerezal • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1959-1975 (film)

Isabel Garcés was born in Madrid in 1891. At only five years of age, she started performing at the Madrilenian Teatro del Príncipe as part of the children's troupe led by Jacinto Benavente. Later, Tirso Escudero booked her into his Teatro de la Comedia (Madrid). Her first role there was as the "ugly woman" in El orgullo de la Albacete, a play in three acts by French playwright Pierre Veber. Her next theatre was Teatro Eslava, where she moved together with Catalina Bárcena and Gregorio Martinez Sierra. In that theatre, she notably was Pepita Morer's substitute in Las lágrimas de la Trini by playwright Carlos Arniches. After that, she moved to the Teatro Infanta Isabel and became part of its troupe led by Arturo Serrano Arín. She stayed with the theatre for twenty seasons, notably beating the record of 200 performances in 40 comedy plays. At that theatre, she was part of the original casts of such plays as Pedro Muñoz's El refugio, El alfiler and La tonta del rizo, Adolfo Torrado El famoso Carballeira, Chiruca and Mosquita en palacio and Jacinto Benavente's Su amante esposa, El alfiler en la boca, El marido de bronce and Ha llegado Don Juan. She appeared in her first film at the age of 58. Her roles were that of typical sweet, absent-minded grandmother. In particular, she starred in many musical "child prodigy" comedies, playing a humorous counterpoint to child protagonists such as Marisol and Pili and Mili. She died in Madrid on 3 February 1981, at the age of 80.

• Year — Title — Role • 1959 — Una gran señora • 1960 — My Last Tango — Clarisa • 1961 — An Angel Has Arrived — Herminia • 1961 — My Wedding Night — Gabriela • 1963 — The Daughters of Helena — Doña Helena • Marisol rumbo a Río • Como dos gotas de agua — Ángela Goñi • 1965 — Búsqueme a esa chica • 1967 — Las cuatro bodas de Marisol • 1968 — Solos los dos • Cristina Guzmán — Mónica • 1969 — El taxi de los conflictos • 1970 — Growing Leg, Diminishing Skirt — Doña Ramona • 1971 — The Rebellious Novice — Sister Estefanía • 1975 — Como matar a papá... sin hacerle daño • Una abuelita de antes de la guerra • Las bodas de Blanca