Dolores Camarillo
| Dolores Camarillo | |
|---|---|
 in Ahí está el detalle (1940) | |
| Born |
Dolores Sepúlveda Camarillo March 31, 1910 San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Died |
February 8, 1988 (aged 77) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1933-1986 |
| Spouse(s) | Antonio R. Frausto |
Dolores Camarillo (March 31, 1910 – February 8, 1988) was a Mexican character actress of film, television, and theater. She also was a makeup artist for films, and was frequently billed as "Fraustita".[1]
Personal life
The daughter of actors, Camarillo was a makeup artist for films in the 1930s. She was also a makeup teacher in the Andrés Soler Institute.[2] She was married to fellow film actor Antonio R. Frausto, to whom she owed her professional nickname of "Fraustita", or meaning "little woman Frausto".
Career
Camarillo debuted as an actress in 1915 in the theatrical play, La cara de Dios (The Face of God). She appeared in 124 films from 1933 to 1986. One of her most prominent roles in her film career is that of "Paz" in the popular 1940 Cantinflas film Ahí está el detalle. In the film, she received the sixth billing, after her other co-stars. She also appeared in supporting roles with actor Joaquín Pardavé in the Lebanese character comedies El baisano Jalil (1942) and El barchante Neguib (1946).
Selected filmography
- The Coward (1939)
- El indio (1939) ... Panchita
- Here's the Point (1940) ... Paz
- El baisano Jalil (1942) ... Sofía
- My Memories of Mexico (1942) ... Conchita, Portera
- Beautiful Michoacán (1943)
- El barchante Neguib (1946) ... Regina
- Midnight (1949)
- Philip of Jesus (1949)
- When Children Sin (1952) ... Felipa
- My Mother Is Guilty (1960)
- The Paper Man (1963)