Marisol (actress)
Marisol, also Pepa Flores ( born February 4, 1948 as Josefa Flores González in Málaga ) is a Spanish actress and singer, a child star of the '60s, who was for a time as a Spanish answer to Shirley Temple.
Life and work
Josefa Flores González Born received a vocal and dance training. At the age of eleven, she saw the film producer Manuel J. Goyanes on television, where she appeared as a member of a vocal and dance ensembles from Málaga. Goyanes took the girl under exclusive contract and gave her the name Marisol.
Three Goyanes - schmaltz from the hand of director Luis Lucia - "Un rayo de luz ", " Ha llegado un ángel " and " Tómbola " - brought Marisol early 60s out great. " These films put bluntly on unrestrained sentimentality and the singing skills of the chubby-cheeked innocence," as it is called in the big people lexicon of the film. Developed Marisol films in Spain and Latin America to the veritable box office - - At the height of her career, Marisol mid-60s had matured into a teenager and received properen with George Sherman for the first time a director of international renown set aside. The result was the " surrealist -inspired Cinderella Story " "La nueva cenicienta " and became a big failure. Her appearance in Mel Ferrer staging Cabriola the following year (1965 ) was largely ignored.
" Marisol fared like her idol Shirley Temple; she could not credibly drop the Little Sunshine - image and grow into substantial adult roles. " Nevertheless, the artist joined continue until in the 80s, regularly before the camera. With " La chica del molino rojo " she strove in 1973 to a change of image. That same year, Marisol made her stage debut in the play ' Quedate a desayunar '. As a character actress she appeared in 1976 with the part of the teacher in Mario Camus ' resistance and underground drama " Los días del pasado ".
Under the diminutive of her actual name, as Pepa Flores, Marisol looked early 80s with small roles in two major productions Carlos Saura ( Blood Wedding, Carmen ) with. 1984 could see ' Pineda Proceso a Mariana ' it in the TV series. Her last trip flopped as a serious actress in the dramatic subject ( film " Caso cerrado ").
Political activities
When Josefa ' Pepa ' Marisol Flores was intensely involved in the Communist Party of Spain, PCE. In this role, she vehemently defended the "achievements " of Marxism, took part in demonstrations against NATO and engaged in supporting the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro's regime.
Filmography
As an actress in movies