Amparo Arozamena (August 24, 1916 – April 30, 2009) was a Mexican actress of film and television, best known for her character roles in the 1960s. During the same decade, she became most noted for her role of "Doña Chole" in the Telesistema Mexicano sitcom Los Beverly de Peralvillo (1968–1973). Arozamena had been acting since her early teens and had her first feature film released at the age of thirteen.

Biography

Arozamena was born on August 24, 1916, in Mexico City, Mexico. She was the youngest daughter from Eduardo "Nanche" Arozamena (a popular character actor from the variety stage) and his first wife, treble of theatre Clemencia Sánchez Méndez. Many of the family's members had artistic background and successful performing careers. Although Amparo began her career during her early teens in the silent era, she wasn't well known until she played character roles in comedy films during the 1960s, theater plays and TV shows in the 1970s.

Death

She died on April 30, 2009, aged 92, from a heart attack and old age. After losing her second husband, she lived with her niece, the soap-opera writer and playwright Marisa Garrido Arozamena.^[1] At the time of her death, Amparo Arozamena was one of the few surviving silent film actors, having appeared in the 1929 silent movie, La calle del ensueño.

Filmography

References

External links

• Amparo Arozamena at IMDb