María de la Asunción Mercader Forcada (Spanish: [maˈɾi.a meɾkaˈðeɾ]; Catalan: Maria de l'Assumpció Mercader i Forcada [məˈɾi.ə məɾkəˈðe]; 6 March 1918 – 26 January 2011) was a Spanish film actress who appeared in some forty films between 1923 and 1992. She moved to Italy in 1939, later becoming the second wife of film director Vittorio De Sica.[2]
María Mercader | |
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 Mercader in 1941 | |
| Born | María de la Asunción Mercader Forcada[1] 6 March 1918 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 26 January 2011 (aged 92) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1923–1992 |
| Spouses |
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| Children | Manuel De Sica Christian De Sica |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Caridad del Río (aunt by marriage) Ramón Mercader (cousin) |
Mercader's paternal aunt by marriage was Caridad Mercader, whose son Ramón Mercader murdered Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in 1940.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | La bruja | ||
| 1939 | Molinos de viento | Margarita | |
| 1939 | L'étrange nuit de Noël | Conchita | |
| 1939 | Il segreto inviolabile | Virginia | |
| 1940 | La gerla di papà Martin | Giorgina | |
| 1940 | Marianela | Florentina | |
| 1940 | Su mayor aventura | ||
| 1940 | Then We'll Get a Divorce | Grace Peterson | |
| 1940 | Una famiglia impossibile | Edvige Bartolla | |
| 1941 | La forza bruta | Nell | |
| 1941 | The Prisoner of Santa Cruz | Carmela | |
| 1941 | The Actor Who Disappeared | L'attrice ingenua | |
| 1941 | Due cuori sotto sequestro | La studentessa | |
| 1941 | Thrill | Cristina Palffy | |
| 1941 | The King's Jester | Gilda | |
| 1942 | L'uomo venuto dal mare | La fidanzata del marinaio | |
| 1942 | Se io fossi onesto | Clara | |
| 1942 | A Garibaldian in the Convent | Mariella Dominiani | |
| 1942 | Finalmente soli | Angela | |
| 1942 | Forbidden Music | Claretta Melzi | |
| 1942 | Madrid de mis sueños | Consuelo Aguilera | |
| 1942 | La fanciulla dell'altra riva | Manuela Vega | |
| 1943 | Il treno crociato | Clara | |
| 1943 | La vita è bella | Nadina | |
| 1943 | Non sono superstizioso... ma! | Rosetta De Rosa | |
| 1943 | I nostri sogni | Matilde Moscapelli detta 'Titi' | |
| 1943 | La primadonna | Costanza Salvotti | |
| 1945 | No Turning Back | Vinca | |
| 1945 | The Gates of Heaven | Maria | |
| 1945 | L'ippocampo | Donata Sandi | |
| 1945 | The Song of Life | Maria | |
| 1947 | Christmas at Camp 119 | Fiammetta | |
| 1948 | Heart | Clotilde Serra, la maestrina della Penna Rossa | |
| 1948 | The Mysterious Rider | Elisabetta | |
| 1952 | Hello Elephant | Maria Caretti | |
| 1976 | Giovannino | Giovannino's mother | |
| 1984 | Claretta | Princess of Montenevoso | |
| 1988 | Lights and Shadows | La Mare | |
| 1991 | The House of Smiles | Elvira | |
| 1991 | Count Max | Madre di Pierre | |
| 1992 | Al lupo al lupo | Presentatrice Premiazione | (final film role) |
References
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