Sofía Álvarez
Date of birth: 1913-05-23
Place of birth: Bogotá, Colombia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sofía Álvarez Caicedo
Biography
Carmen Sofía Álvarez Caicedo, better known as Sofía Álvarez (Bogotá, Colombia May 23, 1913 - Mexico City, Mexico April 30, 1985) was a Mexican film actress and singer of Colombian origin. Born and raised in Colombia, she moved with her family to Mexico in 1928. Her film debut was a small part, in the role of a prostitute in Santa (1930), the first talkie of Mexican cinema. Popularly known as the lady of the long braids, she enjoyed popularity during the 1930s and 1940s as an actress and singer. Subsequently she performed with Mario Moreno Cantinflasin the popular film Ahí está el detalle (1940). In the 1940s, Álvarez is characterized by her interpretation of elegant ladies in films like El sombrero de tres picos and México de mis recuerdos (1943). She performed with the popular Pedro Infante in three films: Si me han de matar mañana (1946), La barca de oro (1947) and Soy charro de Rancho Grande (1947). One of her most celebrated films was La Reina de la Opereta (1945). In 1950 she left the cinema to continue as a radio singer. She returned to the cinema between 1957 and 1966, when she retired from the scenes. Her last film was El Gángster (1965), with Arturo de Córdova. She was noted for her excellent voice also that delicate features that printed her characters.
Movie Credits
El Hombre Búfalo
2020-08-28
After a threat, a journalist stops publishing. His search for justice leads him to meet his destiny
The Heart of the Night
1984-03-15
A young deaf-mute who lives and has intercourse with a blind man much older than she, inevitably att
You’re Missing the Point
1940-09-11
Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to k
Ana and Bruno
2017-09-01
Ana, a nine year old girl, arrives with her mother to an isolated beach with the intention to rest a
Ladies' Night
2003-12-10
Two girls find love in the most unexpected places in modern-day Mexico City.
A Clean Shot
1960-01-28
A gunslinger avenges his father's murder.
Si me han de matar mañana
1947-05-26
Romantic triangle during the Mexican Revolution.
La barca de oro
1947-08-13
Ranch-heiress chooses a husband.
Santa
1932-03-30
Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south
Ángeles de arrabal
1949-08-26
Small-time crooks and bargirls, and also their mothers, get involved in a situation over some stolen
Soy charro de Rancho Grande
1947-11-06
Tres muchachas de Jalisco
1964-01-30
Divorced Dad's planning to remarry, so Daughter #1 notifies Mom and Daughters #2&3. Then parents
Los dos cuatreros
1965-08-20
Two wandering cowboys are falsely accused of murder.
The Gangster
1965-07-08
An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his
La ley del más rápido
1959-12-03
Young gunslinger gets his hero on. #2 in a series ("El Puma.")
La reina de la opereta
1946-01-11
Un Ángel de la Calle
1967-01-01
Doña Margarita, a lady of high society, wants for her son Pablo a wife of the same social level. He,
El puma
1959-09-09
Son of a ranching family returns home after studying in the city for a law degree. He sides with the
México de mis recuerdos
1944-04-06
After listening to the waltz "Carmelita", dedicated to his wife, President Diaz instructs Don Susani
Shadow of Pancho Villa
1933-02-08
A 1933 film.
La hermana impura
1948-03-03
Outsider comes to visit a remote village as a representative of an oil company. Once there, he disco
Flor de fango
1942-01-16
Wicked man seduces virtuous young woman; she leaves home in disgrace. Etc.
Martín Garatuza
1935-09-02
Sixteenth-century swashbuckler helps a young woman claim a rightful inheritance in the face of oppos
La niña de mis ojos
1947-05-02
Classic movie of Mexican cinema.
Un corazón en el ruedo
1950-01-05
Famous bullfighter rises from humble beginnings, finds himself enmeshed in an emotionally-draining r
The Diary
2024-10-04
Olga discovers the unfinished diary of a notorious killer and becomes captivated by its dark secrets
Mónica y el Profesor
2004-11-05
Monica is a rich swiss girl who is kidnapped with a university teacher. Together they discuss their