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Angelines Fernández

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Abad.
Angelines Fernández
Fernández, c. 1940s
Born
María de los Ángeles Fernández Abad

(1923-07-30)30 July 1923[1]
Madrid, Spain
Died25 March 1994(1994-03-25) (aged 70)
Mexico City, Mexico
Resting placeMausoleos del Ángel, Mexico City
OccupationActress
Years active1955–1992
Notable workDoña Clotilde in El Chavo del Ocho
Children1

María de los Ángeles Fernández Abad (30 July 1923 – 25 March 1994), known professionally as Angelines Fernández, was a Spanish-born Mexican actress. She is best remembered for playing Doña Clotilde "La Bruja del 71" in the sitcom El Chavo del Ocho. She was an anti-Franco refugee who remained in Mexico (in addition to a brief stint in Cuba) from 1947 until the end of her life.[2]

Life and career

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María de los Ángeles Fernández Abad[3] also known as María de los Angelines Fernández Abad, was born on 30 July with a disputed year of birth, with her crypt saying, 1924,[4] and other sources citing her year as 1922 in Madrid, Spain.[5][6] She made her acting debut in the musical comedy Carlo Monte en Monte Carlo in Isabela Garcés' theatre company in Madrid.[7] She flew to Mexico in 1947 in fear for her life due to her support for the Spanish Maquis.[8] During the Spanish Civil War, young Fernández was supportive of the Republican faction. She would remain in Mexico for the rest of her life, except for international tours and a short stint in Cuba during the late 1940s. In 1950, she returned to Mexico permanently.

Angelines Fernández starred in fourteen films, including the classic El Esqueleto de la señora Morales (1960). In 1964, she took the supporting role of Sara, the nemesis of Cantinflas's character Padre Sebastián, in El padrecito. She starred in Cadenas de amor at the age of 37, and other telenovelas in the 1960s with the second to last one in 1970. It was not until she was hired in 1973 to play "La Bruja del 71" in El Chavo del Ocho that she cemented her status as a legend. She got that job when she asked her personal friend, Ramón Valdés, if he knew of any acting jobs she might be able to do.

She also participated in Chespirito's other show, El Chapulín Colorado, years later. It was with El Chavo del Ocho and El Chapulín Colorado that she achieved fame in her native Spain. The two Chespirito productions became wide international hits, reaching virtually every country in the Americas and also other, non-Spanish speaking, countries as well. The shows are still shown with re-runs in many countries. In 1974, she participated in her last telenovela and her last film and concentrated her work around Chespirito productions.

After the shows ended in 1979, she continued playing "La Bruja" on the hour-long Chespirito and on public tours. Starting later in the 1980s, she began playing Ignacia Fernández "Doña Nachita", a second regular character on Chespirito, the gossipy neighbor in the Los caquitos sketches. She remained on the show until 1992.

Personal life

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Fernández had a daughter named Paloma Fernández.[8][9]

Death

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An acknowledged tobacco smoker, she died on 25 March 1994 from a tobacco related cancer (sources mention it being throat cancer without giving further details). She is entombed at the Mausoleos del Ángel in Mexico City. She was 69.[4][10]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Telenovelas

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ @ChavodelOcho_Of (July 30, 2022). "Hoy queremos recordar a nuestra querida brujita del 71, Angelines Fernández, ya que nació un día como hoy pero de 1923" [Today we want to remember our beloved little witch from 71, Angelines Fernández, since she was born on a day like today but in 1923.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Sousa, Alana (September 13, 2019). "Aventuras na História · O segredo da Bruxa do 71: guerrilheira antifranquista". Aventuras na História (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Fernández Paz, Martín (November 11, 2018). "Un amor que venció a la muerte: la historia real de los actores que interpretaron a "Don Ramón" y la "Bruja del 71"". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Fãs prestam homenagem a intérpretes de Seu Madruga e Bruxa do 71 em cemitério no México" (in Portuguese). May 12, 2012.
  5. ^ "Biografía de Angelines Fernández". VecindadCH (in Spanish). Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Crypt photo". Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Falleció la actriz Angelines Fernández "La bruja del 71"". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). March 27, 1994. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Paloma Fernández habla sobre su mamá, Angelines Fernández". Chavodel8.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Inzunza, Francisco (September 13, 2020). "Ella es Paloma Fernández, hija de Angelines Fernández, la "eterna enamorada" de Ramón Valdés". debate (in Spanish). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ^ Rodarte, Jorge (July 13, 2021). "El pasado de Angelines Fernández, "La Bruja del 71", en el que fue guerrillera y pocos lo saben". debate (in Spanish). Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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