Prudencia Grifell
Date of birth: 1879-12-27
Place of birth: Lugo, Galicia, Spain
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Doña Prudencia Grifell, Prudencia María Victoria Grifell Masip
Biography
Prudencia Grifell (December 27, 1879 – June 7, 1970), born Prudencia Grifell Masipon, was a prolific actress of the Golden Era of the Cinema of Mexico. Grifell was born to Spanish stage actors and started her acting career herself at the age of ten in theater in Venezuela and touring Spain and Latin America. By the 1900s she had become very popular and moved to Mexico to continue her career in stage, after the Spanish Civil War she decided not to go back to that country but instead to relocate in Mexico permanently after 1940. Three years later, already at the age of 61, she appeared in her first film Internado para señoritas ("Girls Boarding School") with the stars Mapy Cortés, Emilio Tuero and Katy Jurado. Just as Sara García, her co-star as the Vivanco sisters in two films, she mostly played feisty but lovable granny roles.
Movie Credits
Over the Waves
1950-09-13
The life of the musician Juventino Rosas, who despite his talent lived an existence of misfortune an
La sexta carrera
1953-01-01
Mexican feature film
Why Was I Born a Woman?
1970-08-20
A family gathers to celebrate Mother's Day, that day a woman discuss many problems about her woman c
Apartment house
1951-02-08
Personal dramas among the residents of an apartment house.
El amor abrió los ojos
1947-07-24
Soledad
1947-11-28
Soledad, a maid born in Argentina, works at a Mexican farm. The son of her employer will deceive her
Nosotros los rateros
1949-09-07
A young woman, a thief and a lawyer find themselves in the same hotel room without planning it. Merc
Pepito and the Monster
1957-09-30
The boy Pepito, is looking for work to help his grandmother, who is not receiving her pension. He wa
Los nietos de Don Venancio
1946-06-13
Historia de un corazón
1951-01-01
Internado para señoritas
1943-11-11
1940s-style teen comedy set in a private school for girls.
X Murderer
1955-03-18
A murderer turns himself to the police, but claims amnesia and insists he's unable to tell them anyt
Caperucita y sus tres amigos
1961-04-20
Villagers think the Big Bad Wolf has returned to his fierce, wild-animal ways. Also gypsies.
Angel Face
1956-03-01
Mischievous little girl pulls a variety of pranks for the purpose of preventing her parents from div
Those Green Eyes
1952-04-22
Orphan girl under the protection of a benefactor begins to suspect that her mother had an affair wit
El monstruo en la sombra
1955-03-10
The Third Word
1956-07-03
The English-language title of this Mexican musical was The Third Word. Singer Pedro Infante stars as
El genial Detective Peter Pérez
1952-09-03
A clumsy investigator must unravel a deadly mystery when a passenger is killed during a long-distanc
Cuando me vaya
1954-06-04
Fictionalized version of the life of songwriter Maria Grever.
La ladrona
1954-03-18
Twin sisters butt heads over a feller. One goes into a convent, the other becomes a professional thi
Two Faces Have the Destiny
1952-03-21
Ruined alcoholic doctor escapes a tropical plague and begins a new life back in civilization, taking
To Hell with Women
1955-02-17
Small-town elects a female mayor. She suppresses all the time-honored masculine pastimes, and the me
El plagiario
1955-04-28
Gangster's daughter learns about her dad's illegalist lifestyle.
The Case of the Wee Murdered Woman
1955-05-27
Ghosts and premonitions; a married woman discovers the true love of her life while being plagued wit
Una mujer en la calle
1955-02-03
An implausible accident causes a street prostitute to become close friends with an aristocratic old
The Vivanco Ladies
1959-04-09
Two women of lesser descent are dedicated to stealing to support their brother's daughter.
Mi desconocida esposa
1958-01-22
After moving from Guadalajara to Mexico City, a young woman gets embroiled in a series of puzzling m
Senda prohibida
1961-04-06
The story of Nora, a poor but ambitious young woman, who uses her beauty to seduce a rich and marrie
Una sombra en mi destino
1946-01-01
Mexican movie
Pensión de artistas
1956-08-24
Between-engagements troupers at a theatrical boarding-house con a rich acquaintance into financing a
Préstame tu cuerpo
1958-04-01
Heaven Can Wait scenario; a young woman dies forty years ahead of schedule because her guardian ange
El señor doctor
1965-10-07
It's about a country doctor that comes to the city while a clinic is built in his home town... he ru
Póker de ases
1952-12-25
Four brothers try to manage their careers and love-lives under the close supervision of a domineerin
The Shadow of the Tyrant
1960-08-22
In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find the
Las infieles
1953-07-09
Governess falls in love with the uncle of the children she's teaching. Then complications.
La hermana blanca
1960-12-08
A young woman believes her fiance has died, and she enters a convent.
The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies
1961-01-18
After being arrested the two adorable grannies spend some time in jail and then stand trial for the
School for Mothers-in-Law
1958-12-01
Dizzy society matron plucks a hobo out of the gutter to rehabilitate him.
Después de la tormenta
1955-01-21
This Mexican melodrama may have been released above the border as After the Storm. The principal cha
Mis abuelitas... no más!
1961-03-30
Bush-league actor allows two adorable grannies to believe he's their long-lost grandson. Then: compl
El globo de Cantolla
1944-07-07
Three boys and three girls in the 1890s.
The Force of Desire
1955-07-22
Wicked girl uses nude modeling as a way to seduce a wealthy painter into marriage, while still tryin
La dama del alba
1950-02-25
Family rescues a woman from the river nearby where their daughter committed suicide years before. Un
El hombre que me gusta
1958-11-13
A man facing bankruptcy and ruin rehearses a couple of scenarios relating to suicide, until his fami
The Waltzes came from Vienna and the Children from Paris
1966-01-13
Unmarried opera singer has a baby, and her friends convince her to pass it off as the grandchild of
Horas de agonía
1958-01-08
Nubile young woman seems to be quite free with her affections... but she has a deep, dark secret. De
Adulterio
1945-03-01
Man commits suicide over his wife's infidelity. His father spends the rest of his life trying to fig
Ladronzuela
1949-12-28
Homeless girl placed in a court-appointed foster home under the care of a social worker.
María Cristina
1951-11-15
Decent, hard-working young woman gradually finds her way toward love and happiness. With occasional
México nunca duerme
1959-03-26
Fretful granny is upset when her granddaughter isn't home by 9 PM on Saturday night, so she teams up
Mi adorado salvaje
1952-03-21
The old folks back home in Spain have arranged a marriage for their niece living in Mexico. To side-
El ruiseñor del barrio
1952-08-15
Ten or twelve years ago, a young man wrecked his car and his wife was killed in the accident. Today,
Nuestras vidas
1950-05-24
Frivolous woman falls in reallytruly love for the first time, but her past catches up with her and h
Little Red Riding Hood
1959-05-05
The classic story of the Red Riding Hood spiced up by a couple of funny characters like the dog Duke
Prisionera del pasado
1954-10-28
Romance between a flamenco singer performing in Mexico and a gov't soldier during the Mexican Revolu
Recién casados... no molestar
1951-08-09
Newly-married woman discovers that her husband's a virgin and not the notorious Don Juan that she'd
Mujeres que trabajan
1953-04-22
Women connected with a female-run employment agency and a women-only boarding house bond together in
Sublime melodía
1956-11-01
Young widow with kindergarten-age daughter butts heads with her mother-in-law.
The Smile of the Virgin
1958-12-04
Marita, a charming little girl, lives in the country with her grandmother. Her best friend is a mode
Lodo y armiño
1951-11-30
Wealthy libertine tries to seduce another man's mistress by threatening to send him to jail if she d
Inmaculada
1950-09-15
A single mother discovers her daughter getting ready to elope with an unworthy boyfriend, so she sit
Entre tu amor y el cielo
1950-11-30
The Devil's Money
1953-09-11
Los dineros del diablo (The Devil's Money) is a Mexican drama film directed by Alejandro Galindo. It
La culpable
1946-01-01
Mexican movie
Esposa o amante
1950-06-21
Raffles
1958-01-01
Siete mujeres
1953-01-01
Mexican feature film
Melodías de amor
1955-11-16