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Isela Vega

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vega and the second or maternal family name is Durazo.
Isela Vega
Vega in 1974
Born
Isela Vega Durazo

(1939-11-05)5 November 1939
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Died9 March 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 81)
Mexico City, Mexico
Partner(s)Alberto Vázquez, Jorge Luke [es]
ChildrenArturo
Shaula

Isela Vega Durazo (5 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Mexican actress,[1] singer-songwriter,[2] and filmmaker.

Career

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In 1957, Vega was chosen as "Princess of the Carnival" in Hermosillo. Shortly afterwards, she began modeling. In 1960, Vega began her acting career,[3] which continued until her death. Vega's most widely known role is that of Elita in Sam Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. She also wrote the song, "Bennie's Song", which appears in the film. She was subsequently photographed nude for the July 1974 issue of Playboy magazine.

Vega won five Ariel Awards, including for La Viuda Negra (1977) Herod's Law (1999), and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (2017).[3]

In the 1980s, Vega made her debut behind the camera by writing, producing and directing a number of films. She was called to sing the songs "Amanecí en tus brazos" and "El Siete Mares" in the 1986 film Gringo mojado. Overall, Vega participated in 150 movies.[3]

Personal life

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Vega was born and raised in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. She has a son named Arturo with singer Alberto Vázquez, with whom she had a short-lived troubled relationship, but never married; and a daughter, Shaula,[4] who is an actress and dancer, from her long lasting relationship with the actor Jorge Luke [es].[1]

Vega died of cancer in Mexico City on March 9, 2021, at the age of 81.[5]

Filmography as actress

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Filmography as writer, director, producer

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  • 1980: Navajeros (producer)
  • 1982: Una gallina muy ponedora (producer)
  • 1986: Los amantes del señor de la noche (writer, producer, director)
  • 2018–2019: "Like La Leyenda"

References

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  1. ^ a b Televisa Espectáculos Archived 11 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) - IMDb". Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via www.imdb.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Fallece Isela Vega a los 81 años; padecía cáncer". El Universal (in Spanish). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Isela Vega". IMDb. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Last Hour: Mexican actress Isela Vega dies". 10 March 2021.
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