Actress Rosa de Castilla, icon of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, dies at the age of 90

• Actress Rosa de Castilla was an icon of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
• She was considered a pioneer of the female ranchera.
• She was one of the most beautiful faces of Mexican cinema.

Actress Rosa de Castilla dies. The Patronato y Consejo honorario de la Casa del Actor has confirmed that Mexican actress and singer María Victoria Ledesma Cuevas, known as Rosa de Castilla, has died at the age of 90, according to El Universal.

The actress was nominated in 1954 for the Ariel Award by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas in 1954 and belonged to the so-called Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was a pioneer of musical television in Mexico. She was born in Encarnación de Díaz Jalisco, the daughter of Salvador Ledesma Márquez and María de la Luz Cuevas Cuéllar and grew up with three brothers, Luis, Javier, and Liduvina.

Rosa de Castilla was considered one of the most beautiful faces of Mexican cinema

From a very young age Rosa de Castilla lived in Cañada Honda, Aguascalientes. She later moved with her family to the city of Aguascalientes and is very identified with that place. It was there that she began her career at the age of 14, with successful appearances at the Río Rosa nightclub.

She made movies with actors like Jorge Negrete, Pedro Armendáriz, Luis Aguilar, Joaquín Cordero, Antonio Aguilar among others. She appeared in various productions of the time, among the best known are Los tres alegrías compadres (1952), Rumba Caliente (1952), Tal para cual (1953) as well as more than 30 other Mexican films. Filed Under: Rosa de Castilla dies

Rosa de Castilla was considered the pioneer of the female ranchera

As for her musical career, she recorded with emerging labels and major labels of the fifties and sixties, such as the recently created Columbia, RCA Víctor, and Orfeón. She recorded singles such as No Volver, Amaneciendo te Vas, No me extrañes nunca, among the most remembered for performing with the iconic Mariachi Vargas.

She withdrew from acting until she returned to the cinema in 1990 with La Paloma de Marseille. She once again won over the critics, winning the Bravo award for best film actress from the Rafael Banquells association. She later completely retired from the stage to live in the Actor’s House, where she remained until her death on Monday. Filed Under: Rosa de Castilla dies

La Asociación Nacional de Intérpretes (ANDI) reported Rosa de Castilla’s death

The sad news also began to circulate on social networks. The official ANDI Instagram account confirmed Rosa de Castilla’s death. “La Asociación Nacional de Intérpretes communicates the sad death of the interpreting partner Rosa de Castilla. Actress and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.”

«To her family and friends we send our deepest condolences from the Consejo Directivo y Comité de Vigilancia of ANDI.» This accompanied a photograph of the Mexican actress and people immediately offered their condolences. «May she rest in peace.» «Goodbye dear companion.» «A great loss.» «RIP» Filed Under: Rosa de Castilla dies

Celebrities mourn the death of the beloved Mexican actress

Condolences from some celebrities also appeared on social media, especially on Twitter. Laura Zapata and Monica Garza both tweeted the sad news Rosa de Castilla’s death.

“María Victoria Ledesma Cuevas, better known as Rose de Castilla. Singer and actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was nominated for the Ariel Award in 1954,″ shared Mónica Garza. «They are looking for the relatives of the dearest Rosa de Castilla. They have not answered the calls, they do not know that the precious has already gone to heaven RIP,” tweeted Laura Zapata. Filed Under: Rosa de Castilla dies