Aurora Bautista Zúmel was born in Villanueva de los Infantes, Calladolid, Castilla-LaMancha, Spain on October 15, 1925. She attended primary school in Madrid, shortly before the Civil War. At the outbreak of the war, the family moved to the town Archena, and then went to Barcelona. Here she did her undergraduate studies and after completion joined the Barcelona Theatre Institute to study drama.
Aurora played in “Eco y Narciso”, which was her first play, and although she had no intention of being more than an amateur, in 1944 she debuted in “La malquerida de Benavente”, with the company of Lola Membrives and a year later, was represented in the Madrid Spanish theater work “The Dream of a Summer Night”, directed by Cayetano Luca de Tena, under whom she was also in “La conjuración de Fiesco” (1948).
In 1948 Aurota had her first movie role at the hands of Juan de Orduna, in the movie “Locura de amor”, starring alongside Fernando Rey and earned her the Award Interpretation. After the success of this film she played “Pequeñeces” (1949) and “Agustina de Aragón” (1950) and, for the theater, “The Barber of Seville”. In 1953 she returned to film in the “Condenaados”, directed by Mur Oti, and then made “La gata” (1955) and “El marido” (1956), along with Alberto Sordi. Under the direction of Juan Antonio Bardem in ”Sonatas” (1959) and “Teresa de Jesús” (1961). Also during this phase of her career plays the role of Antigone in “Requiem por un mujer” and in “A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “Yerma”.
Bautista then went on tour in America, where she staged the miraculous masterpiece “The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife”, by Garcia Lorca, filmed “Rodó” in Argentina, and married the doctor Hernán Ramón Cristerna. A few days after the wedding she returned to Spain to shoot with Miguel Picazo what is considered her best performance, “La tía Tula”, which earned her the National Award for Performance in 1965.
Two years later, in Mexico made a new version of “El derecho de nacer” and in 1968, “Cristobal Colón”, back in Spain. It was followed by the films “Pepa Doncel” (1968), the film version of Antonio Gala’s “Benavente”, “Una vela para el diablo” (1973), Eugene Martin, “Los pasajeros” (1975), Jose Antonio Barrero, along with Paul Naschy and Henry Gregor, “El mirón” (1977), by José Ramón Larraz, and a remake of “Cristobal Colón” (1977).
In 1977 Aurora returned to the stage with a work by Arrabal, “Oye, Patria, mi aflicción”, for which she won the X Prize in 1979 Mayte. In 1982 released the first play of Mario Vargas “Llosa, La señorita de Tacna”, which two years later she received the award for Best Actress Award Valladolid City Theatre. Then she did the series “Cómicos” (1985), for television, filmed “Extramuros”, and “Paso a paso”, by Richard Harris.
Returning to film, she shot in 1987 “Divinas palabras y” directed by Jose Luis Garcia Sanchez “Divinas palabras”, and the following year, “Amanece que no es poco”. Her other works during this period were the television series “El olivar de Atocha”, and the play “artas de mujeres y Morirás de otra cosa”, with lead actor Manuel Gutierrez Aragon, and “Bodas de Sangue” by Garcia Lorca, which was his debut Buenos Aires. Her last film appearance was in “Tiovivo c. 1950” (2004). The recognition achieved throughout her career has resulted in numerous awards and accolades, in addition to those already mentioned, include the Gold Medal of Fine Arts Circle and the silver medal of the city of Zaragoza.
Aurora appeared in three Euro-westerns in the mid to late 1960s in supporting and cameo roles. With her recognition in Spain her name was always a draw for film goers. Today Aurora is retired
BAUTISTA, Aurora (aka Aura Batis) (Aurora Bautista Zúmel) [10/15/1925, Villanueva de los Infantes, Valladolid, Castilla-LaMancha, Spain - ] – stage, TV actress.
Deguello - 1965 (Danger City woman) [as Aura Batis]
$20,000 on Number 7 – 1967 (Peggy)
One by One – 1968 (Dolly’s maid)
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