Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Carmen Collado

 These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Carmen Collado was born in Valencia, Valencia, Spain on June 21, 1897. She was a Spanish theater and film actress who began her career in the theater. During the 1920s, she was a member of several prestigious theater companies, including the Andamuz-González, Ladron de Guevara-Rivelles, and Angulo-Rambal companies. In the 1930s, alongside her husband, actor Enrique García Álvarez, she became a prominent figure in the company of Valeriano León and his wife, Aurora Redondo when they embarked on a tour across the Americas. She performed in key productions, including the acclaimed “Yerma” (1934), written by Federico García Lorca, where she shared the stage with notable figures such as Margarita Xirgu, Enrique Diosdado, and Pilar Muñoz.After the Spanish Civil War, she was exiled to Mexico, where she transitioned into cinema. She made her film debut in 1942 in “Jesús de Nazareth”, directed by José Díaz Morales, portraying the character Claudia, and shared the screen with José Cibrián, Adriana Lamar, and Aurora Walker. That same year, she starred in the drama “Secreto Eterno”, directed by Carlos Orellana, alongside Orellana, Marina Tamayo, and David Silva. Her final known performance came in 1965 playing a townswoman in the Spanish, U.S.A. co-produced Spaghetti western ““El hijo del pistolero” (Son of a Gunfighter), directed by Paul Landres and starring Russ Tamblyn.

COLLADO, Carmen [6/21/1897, Valencia, Valencia, Spain – 3/21/1981, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico (bronchopneumonia)] – film actress, married to writer, actor, singer Enrique García Álvarez [1896-1973] (19??-1973).

Son of a Gunfighter – 1965 (townswoman)