Lilia del Valle
Date of birth: 1928-04-30
Place of birth: Ciudad de México, México
Known for: Acting
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Biography
Lilián Hedwig Elisaveth Welkery Gundlach, known as Lilia del Valle, was a Mexican actress born in Mexico City on April 30, 1928. She was the daughter of German immigrants and, along with her younger sister, began her primary education at the German School in Mexico City. The family later spent two years in Berlin, where the girls became fluent in German. Upon returning to Mexico, Lilia continued her studies while also taking painting lessons at the academy of Spanish artist José Bardasano, encouraged by her parents. Her rise to stardom was swift. She acted alongside Víctor Parra, Roberto Cañedo, Blanca de Castejón, and Jorge Mistral. Although she began with dramatic roles, she found her greatest success in comedy. Some of her notable films include Las tres alegres comadres (1952) and Las interesadas (1952), where she shared the screen with Amalia Aguilar and Lilia Prado; Mis tres viudas alegres (1953) and Las cariñosas (1953), where Silvia Pinal replaced Prado; and Nadie muere dos veces (1953), alongside Luis Aguilar and Abel Salazar. She also starred in Esposas infieles (1956) with Columba Domínguez and worked with the famous comedian Germán Valdés "Tin Tan" in El bello durmiente (1952) and La isla de las mujeres (1953). One of her most challenging roles was in La bruja (1954), where she had to endure long hours in makeup. In this film, she starred alongside Ramón Gay, a major leading man in Mexican fantasy cinema. In addition to her film career, Lilia performed in theater and toured extensively as a singer, accompanied by a trio. After filming Secuestro en Acapulco (1963), she decided to step away from acting to focus on her personal life. She only returned briefly for a special appearance in La recta final (1966), directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada. Over the years, she married three times and had a son, Marco Antonio Sánchez Welker. On January 7, 2013, Lilia del Valle passed away in the Dominican Republic at the age of 84.
Movie Credits
El gran autor
1954-05-05
A story of passion and deceit, where love overcomes the misfortunes and finally triumphs.
En busca de la muerte
1961-01-01
Kid Tabaco
1955-02-17
Tony Ray is not enough to impress Diana thus decides to become a boxer. At last he can have it all:
The Witch
1954-01-17
Thieves break into a scientist's laboratory to steal a secret formula, and in the process they kill
Burlada
1951-04-04
Fancy gentleman uses his charms to exploit a bunch of women.
Allá en el Rancho Grande
1949-01-21
Remake of famous 1936 ranchera musical.
The Sleeping Beauty
1952-08-29
A Mexican comedy loosely playing off of the tale of Sleeping Beauty. A caveman wakes up after a thou
Los margaritos
1956-04-26
Two brothers named Margarito butt heads courting the same woman.
Here Come The Freeloaders
1953-04-02
Authorities close down a restaurant after a violent crime is committed on the premises; the employee
My Three Merry Widows
1953-09-16
Dead man's will reveals he had three wives.
Las interesadas
1952-10-31
Three young women sharing an apartment take in a man they injured in a car accident; while he's reco
Nosotras, las taquígrafas
1950-12-28
Young women in the steno-pool have to balance work, romance, and touchy-feely bosses.
Las cariñosas
1953-11-18
When three beautiful young nurses from Jalisco, afflicted with a rare disease called "sexappealitis"
El cardenal
1951-12-31
Mexican feature film
Siete pecados
1959-07-16
Seven dresses/seven models at a fashion show, and each one represents one of the seven deadly sins.
La isla de las mujeres
1953-04-15
Spoofy south-sea adventure, mostly about the hot babes.
La fe en Dios
1950-10-17
Criminal on the lam assumes the identity of a dead priest and takes his place in a rural parish.
El Cristo de mi Cabecera
1951-01-03
1830s, guerrillas in the hills resisting the French occupation. Meanwhile, their leader has a French
Unfaithful Wives
1956-11-01
A bunch of stories where wives are unfaithful for different reasons: money, revenge or pleasure.
Nadie muere dos veces
1953-09-15
Big-league criminal escapes from jail, tracks down his ex-wife at a seaside resort. She kills him i
Seis meses de vida
1951-11-10
Venezuelan comedy directed by Víctor Urruchúa.
Las tres alegres comadres
1952-01-01
When three poor young women fail in their attempts to break into films and night clubs in Mexico Cit
Médico de guardia
1950-07-26
The director of a hospital deceives a poor couple in order to steal their newborn child and sell the